What made you buy your LS430?
01-30-09, 08:01 AM
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Yep, I know what you mean. It's hard to describe. Maybe it's that deep "clunk" when the door closes enveloping you in airlock silence and then the unusually smooth whirr of the starter and ultimately the way it glides down the road. Not pretentious like mercedes but classic in its own inimitable fashion.
02-03-09, 10:27 AM
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I notice you have an S550. How would you compare the LS and the S550? I know that they are pretty different in some regards, but how do you like the S overall compared to the LS? I drove the new S and thought it was waaaay ahead of the prior generation, and whereas I did not care to own the prior gen, I think I'd enjoy the new one....
02-05-09, 07:33 PM
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Don't own a ls430,but do own a 2000 ls 400 and 2006 Gs430. Absolutely love my Ls,which is now driven by my wife.Purchased the Gs430 in the summer of '08,while lookin for a 430. We told the salesperson that we were there to look at an 05-06 Ls430,he then proceeded to show us a 06 Gs430,sayin he misunderstood.Anyway after hearing the roar of the 430's exhaust,plus the interior amenities,i was sold. Not smart!Everyday i wish i stayed with my first choice....the Ls.The Gs has nothing on the Ls as far as ride quality,and comfort,but i should have known that.I'll be lookin to trade my Gs real soon,as soon as the car market improves.
02-06-09, 06:23 AM
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I would still like to think that a nice luxury vehicle, with a nice wood grain interior, slight drop, nice stereo system (not to overpowering), maybe even a light tint job, 18 or 19" wheels (they don't have to be chrome with the extremely aggressive deep dish rim and cambered) , and of course with the entire vehicle being clean at all times and all paint and body work in pristine condition is what being vip is all about.
There is a distinct line between vip and rice (chimpira style) but the closer you get to it the harder it is to see.. and i know a lot of people who think they are vip are very very close to this line if not already past it...
02-06-09, 06:40 AM
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First noticed the LS's back in 1991, I was in college and my boss at the time bought a 91 400. I rode in it once and was impressed. After graduating college I opened a business and had a little more disposable income to mess around with. My first dream car was a 91 triple black convertible vette, then I graduated to SL 500's. I had remained friends with my old boss though and a few years later he was selling his '95 400 and I bought it. That car has spoilded me, it is reliable, easy to drive, and I especially like the nakimichi sound system. Now I can't imagine driving anything except LS's, would like a 460 but am settling for a '05 430 for now. I'm not sure I would have the patience for any other make of car since driving that '95 400 for so long, it's built far better than the S class mercedes I've owned.
02-09-09, 12:36 PM
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....... slight drop, nice stereo system (not to overpowering), maybe even a light tint job, 18 or 19" wheels (they don't have to be chrome with the extremely aggressive deep dish rim and cambered) , and of course with the entire vehicle being clean at all times and all paint and body work in pristine condition is what being vip is all about.
02-09-09, 01:01 PM
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02-09-09, 04:40 PM
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For me, maybe it was some jealousy on my part seeing these "rich snobs" drive around in their BMW and MB's. Every time I would pass one of them and see some old guy in a 7 or S, I'd think "what a dumb rich guy with too much money to blow..." Now with my LS, I really don't care about them anymore or think that way, now I think "what a dumb guy with too much money to blow..." 
I'm sure the person driving the Yaris that I meet every once in a while is thinking "what a rich bast*rd with too much money and trees to kill..."
I'm sure the person driving the Yaris that I meet every once in a while is thinking "what a rich bast*rd with too much money and trees to kill..."
02-10-09, 06:29 AM
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02-10-09, 08:27 AM
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On good source material, it's flat out awesome. For example, the soundtrack to Master and Commander (with the DVD playing on the screen) where the cannonball comes through the fog past your head and crashes through the ship just behind you... then the aftermath.... that's simply chilling, it's so real sounding. If I had a 460 I'd probably sit in the garage and watch movies.
On a serious note tho, the LS460 is nice when modded up. I don't think is a huge jump over the LS430 minus a few new toys added, and some improvements on old features. I still would take one, but who knows what Lexus has up their sleeves for the next LS. BTW just think how cheap an LS600 & 460 will be in yrs surely they will entice some of us 430 owners.
02-10-09, 09:04 AM
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yeah TEE i like your setup you gots there. i had to choose between the car and the ht room and i'm sure you can figure out which one i went with. maybe one of these days i'll pay off a car, forget about upgrading it and then i can do some of those other cool things... or maybe one day i can have my ls and ht room too..
regarding the prices coming down on the ls600's, i keep hearing all this stuff about hybrid batteries being expensive to fix, i.e. that its not a good idea to go buy a cheap prius with 150k miles on it. i wonder if this holds true for the ls 600's as well? the resale value will drop, but how will the hybrid components hold up after high mileage or what is even considered high mileage for them??
regarding the prices coming down on the ls600's, i keep hearing all this stuff about hybrid batteries being expensive to fix, i.e. that its not a good idea to go buy a cheap prius with 150k miles on it. i wonder if this holds true for the ls 600's as well? the resale value will drop, but how will the hybrid components hold up after high mileage or what is even considered high mileage for them??
02-15-09, 04:54 PM
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what made me by a LS430,
well my first baby i ever drove was a 95 Toyota Avalon loved it, but ended up a total lost crashed it....sad news was i bought a 95 Acura TL and a 92 Acura integra both cars was good but the tranny shifted alittle to hard for me then, my tranny went on the Acura integra ended up selling the both of them ... then i bought another Toyota(lexus) ...95 ES 300 shifted welll drove like a dream and i promised myself i would never drive any car besides a Lexus or Toyota which are the same car and then my eyes got glued to the LS430 i love her like if she was my baby... Lexus we go hard!!!...(there is no better baby) lexus till the wheels fall off.....can wait for my girlfriend to cop the ES 330 or 350 coming SOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
well my first baby i ever drove was a 95 Toyota Avalon loved it, but ended up a total lost crashed it....sad news was i bought a 95 Acura TL and a 92 Acura integra both cars was good but the tranny shifted alittle to hard for me then, my tranny went on the Acura integra ended up selling the both of them ... then i bought another Toyota(lexus) ...95 ES 300 shifted welll drove like a dream and i promised myself i would never drive any car besides a Lexus or Toyota which are the same car and then my eyes got glued to the LS430 i love her like if she was my baby... Lexus we go hard!!!...(there is no better baby) lexus till the wheels fall off.....can wait for my girlfriend to cop the ES 330 or 350 coming SOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
03-12-09, 05:13 PM
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Just a bump and thanks for all the stories ... anymore out there?
Just got back from an ATL-MCO trip in the LS430 and had a chance to explore just exactly how comfortable the 16 seating adjustments could be. Never knew what is was like to move the driver's seat bottom fwd and bkwd and what a difference it could make. Ahhh something new to love about my Lexus.
Just got back from an ATL-MCO trip in the LS430 and had a chance to explore just exactly how comfortable the 16 seating adjustments could be. Never knew what is was like to move the driver's seat bottom fwd and bkwd and what a difference it could make. Ahhh something new to love about my Lexus.