I don't think there will ever be another Lex like the 430. Rant alert!
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My dad had a 98 400 (w/ air suspension) and then an 04 430 UL, both bought new. The 430 was superior in every way, bigger, even smoother and quieter but for some reason we both agreed we missed the 400. Not sure why, maybe it was because it was both of our first experiences with Lexus and it was just such a step up from any car he'd had before (Cadillacs, Lincolns, etc) and something he had wanted for a long time (he had almost bought one three times before, in 1990, 1993 and 1995). Maybe because he got the 400 when I was a senior in high school and I had a great time driving it around to parties and school events and such...but that car to me is a very special car.
I still look around on eBay and auto trader every so often for a good cream puff 98-00 LS400...not sure why I would buy such a thing but I have a feeling someday I will just to have as a third car or something.
I still look around on eBay and auto trader every so often for a good cream puff 98-00 LS400...not sure why I would buy such a thing but I have a feeling someday I will just to have as a third car or something.
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Yep, thats how I feel about that 98. I wanted that car for myself! By the time he traded it on the 04 I was already an adult, not living at home, with a job and a Lexus of my own actually and while I loved it, seeing where I was in my life and since I wasn't there driving it and riding in it and such it wasn't the same.
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Yep, thats how I feel about that 98. I wanted that car for myself! By the time he traded it on the 04 I was already an adult, not living at home, with a job and a Lexus of my own actually and while I loved it, seeing where I was in my life and since I wasn't there driving it and riding in it and such it wasn't the same.
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I walked into a Palm Beach, Florida Lexus dealer when the LS400 first came out in the USA and before Lexus arrived in Canada. I was in shorts and a t shirt and just wanted to see the car and hoped to be able to sit in it. The salesman came over to me and asked if I wanted to learn more about the car. I told him I would, but that I told him I lived in Canada and was not a buyer, he said OK - and gave me a full 20 minute presentation. After he finished he asked me if I would like to drive the car. I was shocked, but said yes ( of course ) and 10 minutes later I walked away hoping one day to buy one. Sadly, I never did.
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