block heater?
11-18-10, 09:22 PM
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block heater?
where is the block heater in the 92 ls400?? the car is canadian...i dont understand, you buy an 80 000 dollar car and it doesn't even have a block heater...wtf. Parking in the garage rust's the vehicle from the road salt btw.
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The Canadian dollar plunged in value against in the U.S. dollar and other world currencies from 1991 through 1992 -- that is why the LS400 cost so much in Canadian dollars back then.
By 1992, the base price of an LS400 in 1992 had risen to US$42,600 for several reasons. Leather and remote entry were made standard and Toyota was being accused of "dumping" -- i.e. selling the LS400 below its manufacturing cost. Also, cars with a base list price over $30,000 were subject to a U.S. luxury tax beginning late in 1990. The LS400 I bought in early 1990 had a base price of exactly US$35,000 and a sticker price of a little over US$36,000 ... and it didn't have a block heater either ... and neither does the 2000 LS400 (original sticker price US$61,770) I drive now.
I avoided the luxury tax on my 1990 LS400 by purchasing it before the luxury tax took effect.
By 1992, the base price of an LS400 in 1992 had risen to US$42,600 for several reasons. Leather and remote entry were made standard and Toyota was being accused of "dumping" -- i.e. selling the LS400 below its manufacturing cost. Also, cars with a base list price over $30,000 were subject to a U.S. luxury tax beginning late in 1990. The LS400 I bought in early 1990 had a base price of exactly US$35,000 and a sticker price of a little over US$36,000 ... and it didn't have a block heater either ... and neither does the 2000 LS400 (original sticker price US$61,770) I drive now.
I avoided the luxury tax on my 1990 LS400 by purchasing it before the luxury tax took effect.
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The Canadian dollar plunged in value against in the U.S. dollar and other world currencies from 1991 through 1992 -- that is why the LS400 cost so much in Canadian dollars back then.
By 1992, the base price of an LS400 in 1992 had risen to US$42,600 for several reasons. Leather and remote entry were made standard and Toyota was being accused of "dumping" -- i.e. selling the LS400 below its manufacturing cost. Also, cars with a base list price over $30,000 were subject to a U.S. luxury tax beginning late in 1990. The LS400 I bought in early 1990 had a base price of exactly US$35,000 and a sticker price of a little over US$36,000 ... and it didn't have a block heater either ... and neither does the 2000 LS400 (original sticker price US$61,770) I drive now.
I avoided the luxury tax on my 1990 LS400 by purchasing it before the luxury tax took effect.
By 1992, the base price of an LS400 in 1992 had risen to US$42,600 for several reasons. Leather and remote entry were made standard and Toyota was being accused of "dumping" -- i.e. selling the LS400 below its manufacturing cost. Also, cars with a base list price over $30,000 were subject to a U.S. luxury tax beginning late in 1990. The LS400 I bought in early 1990 had a base price of exactly US$35,000 and a sticker price of a little over US$36,000 ... and it didn't have a block heater either ... and neither does the 2000 LS400 (original sticker price US$61,770) I drive now.
I avoided the luxury tax on my 1990 LS400 by purchasing it before the luxury tax took effect.
btw i went to canadian tire and bought a magnetic one, unfortunately the block is aluminum, and the oil pan is ribbed so i put it on the side of the oil pan...not the greatest spot but we shall see.
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