DDLexus

Review these links on BMW 745i vs Lexus performance...

http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/BMW%2D745/

http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/L...430/Index2.htm

http://www.fast-autos.net/lexus/lexusgs430.html

aldo23

im not in the mood to read the articles, im sure its some underlining report of test driven cars in closed tracks that the lexus outperformed the BMW..blah, blah..but ill tell u what, my friend had a 96 prelude which smoked a S500 and almost beat a TL type S, go figure. as far as the lexus guys here in miami, ive smoked them plenty of times to allow me to say my car is faster..articles are meant to be read, but not by any means the truth for all cars, and for all drivers for that matter..mine is just that much faster

anyways, ill be here when the 07' LS drops..for now i'll just keep bugging you guys till then..BMW rules

RON430

No sense being confused by facts once your mind is made up. Thanks for the links. A GS430 should have a slight acceleration edge on the 745. Of course if you slow the 7 by putting nice big rims on it, the GS will get a better advantage if it stays near stock. But on the street, races are rarely even so somebody can get a jump and then convince themselves one way or the other. But to say a 745 stock will blow the doors off a stock GS430 is just having your personal reality distortion field turned up a bit too high. Now if the rumors on the 400hp for the freshened 7 are true, well that's a different story. And that's what makes waiting for the freshened 7 worth the wait.

DDLexus

Save those link to your PDA while your spending time here. Remember, you'll never beat a GS4 when you're ride is parked at the stealership

krippled

Well, about the BIAS portion of this post...hmmm....its a Lexus Club for God sake!!! I think it is natural to be
bias. Anyways..7 Series is a nice looking car. Like the another guy said, these are good and nice cars. No one can make a wrong decision about these. If I can afford a 70g worth of vehicle, it means the choice is only...How fast it goes and How does it look? Bimmers are attractive. I'm a Lexus dude so I stick with my lexus. I will get the new RX for my future wife and I will definitely trade my old LS400 to a new LS.

LexFather

They tested the new 760i sport in my Sports Car international. Looks better, everything has theblack trim and comes with some nice 20s. V-12, but the short wheelbase is only 90lbs less than the il. BMW says 0-60 in 5.4 but I think that is conservative. It actually looked not bad to me.

doug_999

Mike, I agree, the 760 with the short wheelbase looks soooo good. Almost looks like a two door.

lexusls430

Hey ddlexus where did you get that interior pic. Is it your car? It looks so familiar. hahaha i think thats the pic i took of my car, it makes no difference its just funny.

ebruce2

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OR...

So, which is it??? I'm confused.

aldo23

good point, but my point didnt come across right..its something about nice things, that we all now are nice. if u ask some1 is this watch better than a rolex, 95% would say rolex is the best watch, but i gurantee theres watches out there that are better, but they dont carry the name...as far as BMW, it looks nicer..plain and simple..it just a hotter car..i guess im the only one here that thinks the BMW looks sweet..the LS is an older mans car, and looks like a box..yes, its reliable, but it still looks to plain...the end..

RON430

Eye of the beholder.

To some people, the 7 looks nicer than the LS. To some people it looks like the prototype of Bruce Willis' cab in the fifth element. If you like it, you have the right car. A lot more people have come down on the side of not that great looking. Have to agree that the LS has an old man's car image but I would actually say the same about the 7. At least with your trade and cash down, it only costs $600 a month to drive around. All the image $600 a month can buy.

LStyle

That's a good one. If I get around to it I'll post consumer reports graph that show the 7 series being 175% below avg. It's funny because I went to a luxury motors where they have many upscale cars. I was looking to test drive a gs 400 that they had, but when I got there it was sold. The guy wanted my to test drive the 02 540 6sp. It had 42K miles on it. The check engine light was on, I had to push the gas pedal in to keep it from stalling at the red light. Everything rattled, my wife was sitting next to me and said she would never let me buy that car.

DDLexus

LSStyle.
My wife told me that we will never get a BMW again. This car was the devil. It looked great, turned heads, but was never running right. Even after several service visits, a new problem would arrive. I loved that 535i, but cannot convince my wife that German engineered cars fit our needs. In the meantime, we'll drive our Honda/Acura or Toyota/Lexus.

LStyle

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NC211

All I got to say is my 10 year old "almost" 95 LS400 is the nicest car I've ever owned. I've owned Infiniti, BMW 530, Subaru, VW, Acura & GMC. This 90k mile car, bar it's $1,200 for updated mounts and bushings, is the most comfortable, reliable, sexy, smooth and luxurious piece of machinery I've ever owned. And the best part, it only cost me $14k. Talk about avoiding depreciation crunch. BMW's are nice, but Better Maintain Weekly is no joke. One little thing breaks, and it's a like a cancer, it festers into other areas. Example: Windsield washers broke "jammed" on my 530i. That turned into a burnt out relay motor, which turned into something with the AC, which turned into an alternator and some $500 relay switch. Which turned into an Infiniti I30, which turned into increadible wind noise from the back windows, which turned into my Lexus. When this one get's passed down the food chain to my son, I'll be getting a newer used LS again, that's for sure.