I'm thinking it's time to get out of the Lexus lines
09-06-14, 09:14 AM
#31
Driver
These forums, and other similar forums for other products are great places to get help on technical issues, discuss alterations and modifications ,and be kept up to date on any TSB's.
In Summary
If you can't get along with your dealership, find another.
Your Lexus / Mercedes / BMW /Fiat Panda costs too much to run ?
You were complaining about a $240.00 cost in one of your posts, put things in perspective ,that is the cost of 3 fill-ups.
You understand that the LS 460 a luxury car primarily designed for old guys to buy and drive back and forth to the office, the airport and take another couple out to dinner. It is a perfect car for long motor trips and going away for the weekend.
Some of us who understand depreciation buy them 3 years old used and drive them for 10 years, then repeat as necessary. I expect and budget that my car will cost me 2K in year in maintenance and wear items which turns out to be 20K over the next 10 years. My expectations are that it will cost less (based on past experience) but in owning any vechicle one needs to err on the side of caution.
My car is stock, I buy OEM parts and use a good Lexus Service department. It does what it supposed to do, if it breaks I will pay to have it fixed, period.
Consumer reports ranks the 460 as one of the most reliable luxury cars and I don't need a MB or BMW decal to prove my success or ***** length . I want a safe, boring, reliable car that meets the old guy criteria mentioned above.
In Summary
If you can't get along with your dealership, find another.
Your Lexus / Mercedes / BMW /Fiat Panda costs too much to run ?
You were complaining about a $240.00 cost in one of your posts, put things in perspective ,that is the cost of 3 fill-ups.
You understand that the LS 460 a luxury car primarily designed for old guys to buy and drive back and forth to the office, the airport and take another couple out to dinner. It is a perfect car for long motor trips and going away for the weekend.
Some of us who understand depreciation buy them 3 years old used and drive them for 10 years, then repeat as necessary. I expect and budget that my car will cost me 2K in year in maintenance and wear items which turns out to be 20K over the next 10 years. My expectations are that it will cost less (based on past experience) but in owning any vechicle one needs to err on the side of caution.
My car is stock, I buy OEM parts and use a good Lexus Service department. It does what it supposed to do, if it breaks I will pay to have it fixed, period.
Consumer reports ranks the 460 as one of the most reliable luxury cars and I don't need a MB or BMW decal to prove my success or ***** length . I want a safe, boring, reliable car that meets the old guy criteria mentioned above.
Last edited by Nospinzone; 09-06-14 at 03:38 PM. Reason: To conform to forum rules
09-06-14, 01:36 PM
#32
These forums, and other similar forums for other products are great places to get help on technical issues, discuss alterations and modifications ,and be kept up to date on any TSB's.
In Summary
If you can't get along with your dealership, find another.
Your Lexus / Mercedes / BMW /Fiat Panda costs too much to run ?
You were complaining about a $240.00 cost in one of your posts, put things in perspective ,that is the cost of 3 fill-ups.
You understand that the LS 460 a luxury car primarily designed for old guys to buy and drive back and forth to the office, the airport and take another couple out to dinner. It is a perfect car for long motor trips and going away for the weekend.
Some of us who understand depreciation buy them 3 years old used and drive them for 10 years, then repeat as necessary. I expect and budget that my car will cost me 2K in year in maintenance and wear items which turns out to be 20K over the next 10 years. My expectations are that it will cost less (based on past experience) but in owning any vechicle one needs to err on the side of caution.
My car is stock, I buy OEM parts and use a good Lexus Service department. It does what it supposed to do, if it breaks I will pay to have it fixed, period.
Consumer reports ranks the 460 as one of the most reliable luxury cars and I don't need a MB or BMW decal to prove my success or ***** length . I want a safe, boring, reliable car that meets the old guy criteria mentioned above.
In Summary
If you can't get along with your dealership, find another.
Your Lexus / Mercedes / BMW /Fiat Panda costs too much to run ?
You were complaining about a $240.00 cost in one of your posts, put things in perspective ,that is the cost of 3 fill-ups.
You understand that the LS 460 a luxury car primarily designed for old guys to buy and drive back and forth to the office, the airport and take another couple out to dinner. It is a perfect car for long motor trips and going away for the weekend.
Some of us who understand depreciation buy them 3 years old used and drive them for 10 years, then repeat as necessary. I expect and budget that my car will cost me 2K in year in maintenance and wear items which turns out to be 20K over the next 10 years. My expectations are that it will cost less (based on past experience) but in owning any vechicle one needs to err on the side of caution.
My car is stock, I buy OEM parts and use a good Lexus Service department. It does what it supposed to do, if it breaks I will pay to have it fixed, period.
Consumer reports ranks the 460 as one of the most reliable luxury cars and I don't need a MB or BMW decal to prove my success or ***** length . I want a safe, boring, reliable car that meets the old guy criteria mentioned above.
. Let's at least try to help and comfort him on this forum
, and be a step above all the other forums and show Whitbaby that he's part of the Fam, and we don't kick friends in the junk when they're down
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Last edited by Nospinzone; 09-06-14 at 03:40 PM. Reason: Edited quoted post
09-06-14, 04:51 PM
#33
Idk. Some people just prefer mediocrity. I could not imagine, ever, even considering driving a hyundai. But there are people who go out and drop 40-50k on one. If you're bored of lexus buy a vette or an Amg benz on warantee and enjoy life.
Dont move backwards and buy a hyundai.
Dont move backwards and buy a hyundai.
09-07-14, 02:39 AM
#34
Idk. Some people just prefer mediocrity. I could not imagine, ever, even considering driving a hyundai. But there are people who go out and drop 40-50k on one. If you're bored of lexus buy a vette or an Amg benz on warantee and enjoy life.
Dont move backwards and buy a hyundai.
Dont move backwards and buy a hyundai.
09-07-14, 06:43 AM
#35
Lexus Fanatic
Dont move backwards and buy a hyundai
Hyundai will be at the top o' the heap before long. I'd take an Equuus, Genesis or the new KIA K900 over the problematic and unreliable BMW's right now. Their warranties are also almost too good to be true.
09-07-14, 08:17 AM
#36
Yes, some older folks have an aversion to Japanese products.
Now that Japanese products are more widely accepted, I believe Korean products are suffering from fickle American perception.
If you sleep on Korean products, the joke is on you. I fully believe they are following a similar path taken by Japan years ago.
After visiting S. Korea a few years ago, I admit that I was blown away at the modernity of Seoul. In my own ethnocentric way, it was like just about any large American city ... that just happened to be filled with Korean citizens! I came home completely convinced of Korean products from that day on.
Me? It's one thing to buy Samsung TVs, but it's another thing altogether with lux cars. I'm all in with Lexus, but can't fault anyone going with an Equus or Genesis. They just might be the smart / smarter / smartest ones.
Now that Japanese products are more widely accepted, I believe Korean products are suffering from fickle American perception.
If you sleep on Korean products, the joke is on you. I fully believe they are following a similar path taken by Japan years ago.
After visiting S. Korea a few years ago, I admit that I was blown away at the modernity of Seoul. In my own ethnocentric way, it was like just about any large American city ... that just happened to be filled with Korean citizens! I came home completely convinced of Korean products from that day on.
Me? It's one thing to buy Samsung TVs, but it's another thing altogether with lux cars. I'm all in with Lexus, but can't fault anyone going with an Equus or Genesis. They just might be the smart / smarter / smartest ones.
09-07-14, 03:07 PM
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Leaving lexus line
Sorry for your trouble. One bad dealership doesn't speak for lexus as a whole. I have had ls400-430 and 460. Great vehicles. I hate to say this but you will be back.
09-20-14, 10:25 AM
#38
Lead Lap
Thread Starter
Got rid of my Lexus yesterday...
Got rid of my Lexus yesterday...
Traded it in on a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander Limited.
I will probably be migrating to the Toyotanation's Highlander forum.
There are some people on here I would like to thank, like jmcraney, and some people I would not like to thank...you know who you are. ;->
Oh, I do have an ATEQ Quickset www.tpms-tool.com that I got from a member on here and never used. It is used with a laptop and has the cable, dongle and CD software.
I paid $100 and will sell for $55 shipped to lower 48.
Ciao,
Whit
Traded it in on a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander Limited.
I will probably be migrating to the Toyotanation's Highlander forum.
There are some people on here I would like to thank, like jmcraney, and some people I would not like to thank...you know who you are. ;->
Oh, I do have an ATEQ Quickset www.tpms-tool.com that I got from a member on here and never used. It is used with a laptop and has the cable, dongle and CD software.
I paid $100 and will sell for $55 shipped to lower 48.
Ciao,
Whit
09-20-14, 11:26 AM
#39
interesting change in direction. do you mind elaborating a bit?
sick of the type of car the LS is or just life happened?
sick of the type of car the LS is or just life happened?
Got rid of my Lexus yesterday...
Traded it in on a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander Limited.
I will probably be migrating to the Toyotanation's Highlander forum.
There are some people on here I would like to thank, like jmcraney, and some people I would not like to thank...you know who you are. ;->
Oh, I do have an ATEQ Quickset www.tpms-tool.com that I got from a member on here and never used. It is used with a laptop and has the cable, dongle and CD software.
I paid $100 and will sell for $55 shipped to lower 48.
Ciao,
Whit
Traded it in on a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander Limited.
I will probably be migrating to the Toyotanation's Highlander forum.
There are some people on here I would like to thank, like jmcraney, and some people I would not like to thank...you know who you are. ;->
Oh, I do have an ATEQ Quickset www.tpms-tool.com that I got from a member on here and never used. It is used with a laptop and has the cable, dongle and CD software.
I paid $100 and will sell for $55 shipped to lower 48.
Ciao,
Whit
09-20-14, 02:04 PM
#40
Lead Lap
Thread Starter
The dealer's attitude on the alignment kind of triggered it.
Wifey and I are both in our mid-seventies and the quads in our legs aren't what they used to be and the Lex was kind of low-slung making access increasingly difficult for her (me too but I wouldn't admit it ;=>. With all the ins and outs on our 2800 mile trip down around SoCAL, etc., last week really reminded us of that.
So I bought a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander Limited...with the higher seats it's now just like sliding onto a bar stool.
I'd had it seven years and was getting kind of tired of it too, so just seemed the right time to make a change. Too bad, still had 6 months and 14K miles left on the warranty.
Last edited by WhitBaby; 09-21-14 at 08:59 AM.
09-20-14, 03:01 PM
#41
I remember when everyone used to say the same thing about Japanese products (some still do).
Hyundai will be at the top o' the heap before long. I'd take an Equuus, Genesis or the new KIA K900 over the problematic and unreliable BMW's right now. Their warranties are also almost too good to be true.
Hyundai will be at the top o' the heap before long. I'd take an Equuus, Genesis or the new KIA K900 over the problematic and unreliable BMW's right now. Their warranties are also almost too good to be true.
Shame cause I love the look of the 7 series , but I will not buy into one ...ever.
Got rid of my Lexus yesterday...
Traded it in on a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander Limited.
I will probably be migrating to the Toyotanation's Highlander forum.
There are some people on here I would like to thank, like jmcraney, and some people I would not like to thank...you know who you are. ;->
Oh, I do have an ATEQ Quickset www.tpms-tool.com that I got from a member on here and never used. It is used with a laptop and has the cable, dongle and CD software.
I paid $100 and will sell for $55 shipped to lower 48.
Ciao,
Whit
Traded it in on a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander Limited.
I will probably be migrating to the Toyotanation's Highlander forum.
There are some people on here I would like to thank, like jmcraney, and some people I would not like to thank...you know who you are. ;->
Oh, I do have an ATEQ Quickset www.tpms-tool.com that I got from a member on here and never used. It is used with a laptop and has the cable, dongle and CD software.
I paid $100 and will sell for $55 shipped to lower 48.
Ciao,
Whit
09-20-14, 03:25 PM
#43
Actually kind of a combination of the above.
The dealer's attitude on the alignment kind of triggered it.
Wifey and I are both in our mid-seventies and the quads in our legs aren't what they used to be and the Lex was kind of low-slung making access increasingly difficult for her (me too but I wouldn't admit it ;=>. With all the ins and outs on our 2800 mile trip down around SoCAL, etc., last week really reminded us of that.
So I bought a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander...with the higher seats it's now just like sliding onto a bar stool.
I'd had it seven years and was getting kind of tired of it too, so just seemed the right time to make a change. Too bad, still had 6 months and 14K miles left on the warranty.
The dealer's attitude on the alignment kind of triggered it.
Wifey and I are both in our mid-seventies and the quads in our legs aren't what they used to be and the Lex was kind of low-slung making access increasingly difficult for her (me too but I wouldn't admit it ;=>. With all the ins and outs on our 2800 mile trip down around SoCAL, etc., last week really reminded us of that.
So I bought a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander...with the higher seats it's now just like sliding onto a bar stool.
I'd had it seven years and was getting kind of tired of it too, so just seemed the right time to make a change. Too bad, still had 6 months and 14K miles left on the warranty.
, so you made an excellent choice Sir. She likes to find reasons to drive it so she's always out and about driving to different places throughout the day
. I Pray this highlander serves You and the Wife
way better then the LS did, and that you come back and let us know how your doing
, and how's that Toyota holding up.
09-20-14, 05:12 PM
#44
Actually kind of a combination of the above.
The dealer's attitude on the alignment kind of triggered it.
Wifey and I are both in our mid-seventies and the quads in our legs aren't what they used to be and the Lex was kind of low-slung making access increasingly difficult for her (me too but I wouldn't admit it ;=>. With all the ins and outs on our 2800 mile trip down around SoCAL, etc., last week really reminded us of that.
So I bought a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander...with the higher seats it's now just like sliding onto a bar stool.
I'd had it seven years and was getting kind of tired of it too, so just seemed the right time to make a change. Too bad, still had 6 months and 14K miles left on the warranty.
The dealer's attitude on the alignment kind of triggered it.
Wifey and I are both in our mid-seventies and the quads in our legs aren't what they used to be and the Lex was kind of low-slung making access increasingly difficult for her (me too but I wouldn't admit it ;=>. With all the ins and outs on our 2800 mile trip down around SoCAL, etc., last week really reminded us of that.
So I bought a new tricked-out Toyota Highlander...with the higher seats it's now just like sliding onto a bar stool.
I'd had it seven years and was getting kind of tired of it too, so just seemed the right time to make a change. Too bad, still had 6 months and 14K miles left on the warranty.
