No spooly boi may be the reason they are still so reliable.

 

What is boi?

 

Debatable.......the brake actuator on a 460 costs more to repair/replace than the turbos on a 4.0 engine. The cost to keep my 4 cars fixed so far has firmly been in favor of the Germans since they have easier to find and cheaper parts with faster install.

 

body on intercooler... it's used to indicate forced induction

ex: "after the modifications to the intake, the supra really became one whistly boi"

 

For three years, and that third year they were separated by less than 200 units.

 

I don't think that was an error at all, Lexus never needed a V12. Thats such a small niche market...

I never said they were a true peer, but they competed more competently than they do today.

Closer to the Germans now?!? No way. They don't have anything that competes over $70,000.

Only at the beginning.

Toyota can make reliable turbo engines.

 

I mean, if BMW can do it and Toyota can't, we're definitely in upside-down land.

 

we've absolutely already been in upside down land when toyota, former makers of commercials like this:



had to go to BMW to make a fun car for them

 

I honestly thought for the longest time that those cars were ALL riced out, then I learned they were like that from factory!

 

Exactly!....

 

I never ever want inspections. Though you’re not wrong about the junkers. Police here do pull over vehicles like crazy that are posing a threat like that, so that’s good.

Our property taxes are $1300 a year lmao, our house is almost comically undervalued by the county, I pay $100 per car per year for my specialty tags at $30 bucks more, it’s normally $70. The boat is $35 a year for tags.

New stuff has come out, TN has gone from 47th to 50th for total tax burden. Couldn’t be happier.

Though I won’t tint a car that dark ever again, because I want ZERO probable cause to ever be pulled over. Speaking of, if anyone has a frame that covers what county you are, that’s PC just fwiw. Really stupid that dealers sell cars with their logos on them that cover it.

 

you have such a grievance against Lexus and more so Toyota. Just enjoy your Mercedes

 

I’ll get into it later but from 1990-2006ish Lexus absolutely positively was tier 1. LS wiped the floor with everyone for way cheaper through 2006 for starters. SC400 came out and all the mags said it was a better car than the 8 series at literally half the price. LX had the nicest interior you could get in its class early 2000s with the 100. It was underpowered, but many trucks were then so not a huge deal like today. GS400 blew everyone away. RX invented the crossover…

I’ve said this before but IMHO Lexus still has the cred, even if it’s from the past that they’re resting on.

 

No they were always one step below, AMG, RS, M and the 12 cyl cars all exist and Lexus has NEVER had an answer for them.

In 2005 you could have bought an LS, or an S600, SL600, CL600, S55, S65, CL55, CL65, SL55, SL65, 760Li, Alpina B7, S6 V10, A8 W12 and in 2007 the S8 V10.......in what world does the LS even enter the conversation vs those? Mercedes alone clearly proves just how unserious Lexus was since they shoved every engine possible into EVERYTHING they made, to this day Lexus has never come close and never will since they just keep moving themselves lower downmarket by both sales volume and the types of cars they sell. The LC500 should be the NORM not the exception for a luxury brand.

 

I don't have a grievance against Lexus, I just call it like I see it. I'd like to own a Lexus again I just need them to offer the kind of vehicles I want, and as a Lexus fan I would like to see them compete at a high level.