Early Ls460s how are they holding up?
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333,xxx miles and 07. rear trunk latch, starter, front and rear air struts, front control arms, valve cover gaskets. The control arms were cheap from ebay, and my son installed them. The valve covers gasket set need to get from dealer as the aftermarket was jacked. This is a sensitive issue as you have mechanical fuel pumps and oil going to sprayers in the top of the valve cover need to be careful. still runs great, it was used as a limo for a couple years. Not thrilled about the air shock suspension is all.
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I think your car deserves it's own thread here or something. This is the second time I've read about it and I'm always mentioning it when the question is raised about the reliability of these things. You are proof of how dependable these cars are. Three hundred and thirty three thousand miles is no joke...not many cars can do that with as little problems as your car has had. Christ! Even my old Honda Accord has had more go wrong with it than that - and I consider it to be one of the most reliable vehicles ever built.
What I look for in core reliability is the power train and practical reliability aspect of not being a write off at high millage.
Cars like BMWs become a write off once one of the major components fail for the given cost to keep it going.
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Like I said before Toyota seems to have a long game strategy with repeat buyers. I bet the reason why we don't get Panasonic batteries anymore is for some ridiculous import restriction loophole. This is why BMWs are partially built to 85% to avoid import fees.
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I'm not a big fan of how the new ones look either, too me they look just like the new ES 350. In fact I'd say the ES 350 looks a little better, because it's sleeker, yet you can tell it's bigger than ES 350's of years past.
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07 with 60xxx. No problems at all except warped rotors which my Toyota dealer turned at no cost since I bought a set of tires from them. Completely satisfied with service at my Toyota dealer and the car. Going to keep it for a long time. Its as good as my previous LS 430 .
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