What are your choices for "overbuilt" Lexus/Toyotas? (or even other brands)
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The 22RE in the older Toyota trucks are indestructible... Whenever we get one in on trade or something, it's always running, guaranteed. They always have a gazillion miles on them as well!
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Because not only is it built to the quality standards of Lexus (which no other sports car ever has been), it's a Lexus engineered to handle its immense horsepower and the performance demands that go along with it.
Essentially, the LFA will most certainly prove to be the first reliable supercar.
Remember the story recently about the guy who sold his life away to buy a Lambo Gallardo? He's like one of the only supercar buyers to actually drive the thing into the ground (cross country road trips, ect.). It only lasted to about 95,000 miles and the engine crapped out which would be astronomically expensive to even fix, so he couldn't. 95K is nothing on any typical car today, yet on a Lambo with mostly normal driving conditions can't even do it. The car's supposed to be built for 200mph pressure.
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I bet if someone wanted to use the LFA as a daily driver, I bet it could easily do 200K+.
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Then again, the original Lexus LS400 took the same amount of time to develop (or at least about 8 years) which was completely unprecedented. Hence its success.
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i remember reading first review of LS400 in Autobild. As much as I remember "bad, bland copy of Mercedes. Drives like a boat. Uses interior switches from Corolla, etc, etc."
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And we all know that Mercedes is the one that later copied the LS. The S-Class from the period looked 20 years old sitting next to the LS.
Obviously, Autobild didn't know anything about cars.
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From what I read, Newsweek or Business Week, Hyaundai is requesting parts suppliers to create lifetime parts while Honda and Toyota are only requesting 150,000 mile quality parts.
So I would say the Sonatas you see today will be here longer than today's Camrys.
I only buy and own Honda's and Toyota's built in the 90's in Japan. Every single one has been rock solid. RX300, 90 Honda Accord, 97 Civic (still driving this one), 91 MR2.
The 3S-GTE and 2JZ-GTE were bullet proof in their time, vastly over built.
So I would say the Sonatas you see today will be here longer than today's Camrys.
I only buy and own Honda's and Toyota's built in the 90's in Japan. Every single one has been rock solid. RX300, 90 Honda Accord, 97 Civic (still driving this one), 91 MR2.
The 3S-GTE and 2JZ-GTE were bullet proof in their time, vastly over built.
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I only buy and own Honda's and Toyota's built in the 90's in Japan.
For the most overbuilt vehicle, I would say the LS400, or any Land Cruiser.
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