LS430inDE.

Hi!

I'm interested in your comment that the Nav on the Accura can be used in motion. Is the Nav on the Lexus simply crippled while the car's in motion or am I missing something?

I'm considering a friend's leased 2006 LS430 with 56,000 miles. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Hey..how YOU doin'?

I've always loved "nice" cars. While my friends in high school were drooling over Corvettes and Mustangs and Camaros I was drooling on the Caddys and Mercedes and BMW's..that was the 80's..lol. Then I bought my first car...a 1994 Acura Legend! It was white, and when washed/waxed/ArmorAll'ed, that thing was beautiful! I traded it in w/175k miles to the Acura dealer and got a used 2002 Acura 3.5RL, w/34k miles. I still have it.

Starting in 2005, I think Acura's flagship went downhill. I think the 3.5RL is an overpriced techno-advanced Accord! They lost the luxury image brand, so that forced me towards Lexus.

I'm the proud owner of my first Lexus--bought in April, 2009. The greatest car I've ever owned and probably even driven.

After highschool, I did 12 years in the Marines. President Clinton cut and slashed the defense budget while he was sleeping with Monica Lewinski, and his perspective on terrorism was non-existent. In the meantime, our enemies (radical Islamists) were bombing us at sea (USS Cole) and at home (first World Trade Center bombing), just to name a few. How quickly we forget.

Because of DoD budget cuts, a LOT of military/Dept of Defense personnel were forced out..including me. We used to be manned---and I DO mean MANNED, not staffed with enough MEN to fight 2 wars in 2 different theaters. (ex- one in Europe, one in Asia) You hear all the time now, on the drive-by media, "the military personnel are wearing thin with all the extended deployments", etc. You can thank Slick Willie for that..

I landed my civilian job with the great military experience and training from the finest the USA has to offer...the Marines. I'm now a technical rep. for a fire/security technology company (cameras, card access, fire detection, etc).

I have never been married, and don't have any kids. I love going out in Philadelphia, Sixers games, nice restaurants, doubledating, etc.

I soooo love my Lexus...

Semper Fi.

Thanks for visiting!

Ara

5/09 update...the Air Force made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I'm back in, but now with the USAF! I'm currently in training to be a C-5 Crew Chief.

Stay tuned!