Drumr13

Haven't been able to take em out again and really get a feel for both and compromises with each. Wife has a Subaru Ascent. I'd say I'm a bit hellbent on sticking with Lex, ya know what you get. Acura doesn't really do it for me and don't feel like dealing with long term issues with the German rides.

dan25man

Just get a 1999 Toyota Century and forget about everything else. The ULTIMATE driving luxury. Good enough for the Japanese royal family. (Joking!) No, I don't have any real world experience with the LS500 or GS350. Just to say keep trying different cars and see what feels right to you. I'm in a LS460 now, but someday maybe a LS500. Or maybe a Merc S580, or a BMW 740i... Gonna drive them all when I'm actually in that market.

Nalod

op like myself stated the Teutonic lux machines are not interesting given the preference to have the Toyota reliability goodness.
My take is the A8, S class and 7 series might be technically better and perhaps the interiors more to my liking. Im a former Teutonic snob myself.
No right or wrong here. My hope is this car does not financially stress me out or become a pain in the ***. I mostly had very good luck with my BMW's but they lost their souls when they offered no manual Trans in sedans and the only way to get them on 3 series is to have boy racer interiors which did not appeal to me.
The german builds are excellent vehicles and all things being equal perhaps I roll with one of them. But not all things are in my book and my boxes get checked with the LS500.

Nalod

I actually came up on a recent vintage Century on the road and nearly drove off it! Had no idea what it was given its a beast. sort of Bentley big!!!!
It was right hand drive of course. Strange but very cool!!!!!