General Car Conversation - 2026 Part 1
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Lol early 2000 Lexus cars are almost dead on ***** accurate.
I ran out of gas in the middle of one of the busiest intersections in town YEARRRRRS ago.... the kicker is, it was shiny LS430 broken down right in front of a BMW dealership lmaoooooo.
When the range indicator goes down from a numeric range and says "low fuel", get your *** to the gas station ASAP at least in an LS430. You've got a gallon or less left by that point.
Do cars really have "reserve" tanks? Or is that a myth? I know on some Mercedes there is an "R" on the gauge (not mine)... But a back up fuel tank seems silly to me.
I ran out of gas in the middle of one of the busiest intersections in town YEARRRRRS ago.... the kicker is, it was shiny LS430 broken down right in front of a BMW dealership lmaoooooo.
When the range indicator goes down from a numeric range and says "low fuel", get your *** to the gas station ASAP at least in an LS430. You've got a gallon or less left by that point.
Do cars really have "reserve" tanks? Or is that a myth? I know on some Mercedes there is an "R" on the gauge (not mine)... But a back up fuel tank seems silly to me.
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Sucks not to be able to rapidly and universally reload though, also have to suffer on trips if you tend to do those.
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The LX570 is ridiculous, in the opposite way. The light comes on with 5 gallons left!!!! That has to be for off roading to scare people to plan accordingly.
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My Passat says in the manual that below 1/4 tank that it may not sustain full pressure during max maneuvering, the S4 however uses a totally different system to avoid that. My newer cars have 3 in tank pumps and a baffle to be able to run down to under 1/8 tank and still sustain full G turns under max power.
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I didn’t mean a literal reserve tank, I meant “reserve” as in the gauge says zero but will still have a gallon or two left in the tank so dumbasses like me who ignore the gauge/DTE/warnings don’t run out of gas.
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Oh bc we drove "old man cars" when we were young???
Oh yeah. You were before me with BETTER ones, but I never had a car without leather, sunroof, etc etc. You drove Lexuses before I did, and I bought the old man car LS430 at age 30.
Boomer Mom even said it was an old man's car when I bought it, not in a bad way... just an observation. Then she took a ride in it and was like "this can't be real how nice this car is/rides..."
Oh yeah. You were before me with BETTER ones, but I never had a car without leather, sunroof, etc etc. You drove Lexuses before I did, and I bought the old man car LS430 at age 30.
Boomer Mom even said it was an old man's car when I bought it, not in a bad way... just an observation. Then she took a ride in it and was like "this can't be real how nice this car is/rides..."
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Ive owned more LS430s than you have as well so I'm also quite experienced with them plus my 6 other Lexuses that I've owned/own
Last edited by Striker223; Feb 22, 2026 at 09:21 AM.
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Oh bc we drove "old man cars" when we were young???
Oh yeah. You were before me with BETTER ones, but I never had a car without leather, sunroof, etc etc. You drove Lexuses before I did, and I bought the old man car LS430 at age 30.
Boomer Mom even said it was an old man's car when I bought it, not in a bad way... just an observation. Then she took a ride in it and was like "this can't be real how nice this car is/rides..."
Oh yeah. You were before me with BETTER ones, but I never had a car without leather, sunroof, etc etc. You drove Lexuses before I did, and I bought the old man car LS430 at age 30.
Boomer Mom even said it was an old man's car when I bought it, not in a bad way... just an observation. Then she took a ride in it and was like "this can't be real how nice this car is/rides..."
Thats a story you will never live down either lol. Your son will tell it to his kids!
I'm the same way about paying for gas too. I HATE overpaying for gas because of where I am etc
Last edited by SW17LS; Feb 22, 2026 at 09:46 AM.
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For the record it never says "zero" (shouldn't you know that?) it says "low fuel" and drops from a numeric range, usually around the 20mpg mark.
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Good point! They stopped doing it that way with the LS460, but you're right the 400 and 430 say "LOW FUEL". Then that light comes on under the E.
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I have never said they are junk, just that they aren't the best of their era and FOR THE EFFORT INVOLVED keeping one perfect I would rather invest that effort into better cars.