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i have never seen a ls like this have you guys?

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Old 08-04-09, 07:30 AM
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Default i have never seen a ls like this have you guys?

While looking for Ls on cars.com i came across this? a ls with cloth top? never seen this ever,


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http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...eadExists=true

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This picture looks photo-shopped. There is no stock version of the LS like this. So this would have to be aftermarket. Looks very ugly. The red piping on the black seats I have only seen on Bentley's.
For some reason the wheels don't look real in the pics.
Who knows...
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It's a taste thing. Bad taste, IMO.

Chrysler tried to get dealers to stop selling 300s with aftermarket carriage tops. Dealers in urban areas politely said "No" due to the high demand for this look.
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It's real. You want to see that car when it was new?

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...005-ls430.html

and

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...s430-ever.html
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wow i had no idea, that thing is UGLY
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It is an old school style cloth/vinyl tops made popular back in late 70's -80's American lux cars (Chrysler, Cadi, Buick, & Lincoln) and is played out like the poka dots! I never liked it the look saw one you knew it was some old skool cat driving it. BTW the color piping seats was a must with that syle as well, i'm talking diamond tucked seats and later came the gold package. Some dealers are trying to keep this look alive when it should just die.













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i was actually on the way back from reno to las vegas and seen an ls extremely similar to this and then about 3 miles up the road a buick with the exact same scheme HAHA
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Originally Posted by debian
This picture looks photo-shopped. There is no stock version of the LS like this. So this would have to be aftermarket. Looks very ugly. The red piping on the black seats I have only seen on Bentley's.
For some reason the wheels don't look real in the pics.
Who knows...
Cheers,
Ian
Oh no... it's real... it's unfortunately very real. Be afraid... be very afraid. This is the listing on official Warnock site.

http://www.warnocklexus.com/VehicleDetails/458326583

I bring my Lexus there, so next time I got there, I might have to check it out. It's not CPO vehicle and for 2005 with less than 35K and "base model.. I'll pass thank you on the $29K price.
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Originally Posted by UZ214
While looking for Ls on cars.com i came across this? a ls with cloth top? never seen this ever,
So did you put a depost on it yet???

If not, I'm taking it
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us LS guys have seen it all
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I have seem it here while ago, the dealer call it specail edition and charge big premium for it. Hah, nice way to ruin a LS.
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that is a horrible horrible looking ls, but my grandfather had his lincoln like that and it looked like it belonged on the lincoln, not so much on a lex or ls for that matter.
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euwwww that's just wrong
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Black on black... if the top was white, I would have gone for it...
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OMG...nice interior tho lol


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