Best years...LS?
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Originally posted by v8huntr
i think 00 is the best year. last year of 2nd gen. i have 96 and it's been a great car. 130k miles and it's still going strong. i personally don't like the style of 3rd gen lexus. they look too much like avalon and lower level lexus sedens. body style of 2nd gen lexus ls400 is simple and clean. one of the best looking luxury car ever made.
i think 00 is the best year. last year of 2nd gen. i have 96 and it's been a great car. 130k miles and it's still going strong. i personally don't like the style of 3rd gen lexus. they look too much like avalon and lower level lexus sedens. body style of 2nd gen lexus ls400 is simple and clean. one of the best looking luxury car ever made.
Between the three below major changes had occurred.
1-90-94
2-95-97
3-98-00
I happen to agree with you on the 2000.
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My fav is the 2004 facelifted LS430. I think its headlights are beautiful as they wrap around and come to a point (and projector xenons). It makes the whole car come together better and makes it more edgy. I also prefer the 2004's taillights. The 6sp auto doesn't hurt either
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from the 2003 to the 2004
There is a slight facelift, not sure if its noticible unless u have two LS430s side by side. Plus a big difference is the tail lights, the 2004 that I have does not hvae the orange blinder (its clear) while the 2003 has the orange. Plus the rims are standard 6 spokes for the 2004, or the 5 spoke for the sports tuned version.
There is a slight facelift, not sure if its noticible unless u have two LS430s side by side. Plus a big difference is the tail lights, the 2004 that I have does not hvae the orange blinder (its clear) while the 2003 has the orange. Plus the rims are standard 6 spokes for the 2004, or the 5 spoke for the sports tuned version.
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98-00 is my is the one I like since I own one.
I like the 01-04 because of the more updated appearance but the UFC20/21 is a more subtle and classy look so thats a plus too. Kinda hard to decide which is better. I guess they are all good in their own ways.
I like the 01-04 because of the more updated appearance but the UFC20/21 is a more subtle and classy look so thats a plus too. Kinda hard to decide which is better. I guess they are all good in their own ways.
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I like them all, although I feel now that the 1st gens look a bit dated and the second gen is starting to as well. I've had them all, I started leasing them since 92 and enjoyed each generation. My personal favorite was and still is the 3 gen with the upgraded HIDs as was the wood steering wheel etc. I like my 430 but on too many occasions people often mistaken it for the old big body S class, once someone even called it an RL whhhaaaatt!! well they do share the same conservativeness in some aspects.
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