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Old 10-06-03, 02:09 PM
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330 vs. LS430

There is someone who compliments a LS430 and he gets attacked, then all the people who attack him get attacked.. We have some BMW people who LOVE Lexus.... I guess in part because many of them own(ed) Lexus vehicles.
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synopsis of that discussion: lexus still outdoes bmw in reliability, pricing, etc.. and the bmw owners know that
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Wow... I'm very surprised by these bimmer owners' attitude towards Lexus. Very mature, civilized, and logical.
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Old 10-06-03, 03:15 PM
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Originally posted by ChronoJ1
Wow... I'm very surprised by these bimmer owners' attitude towards Lexus. Very mature, civilized, and logical.
Thats what I'm screamin
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Thank goodness we dont have he middle finger icon here. hehhee
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Old 10-06-03, 04:11 PM
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Originally posted by schoy
I didn't FEEL as though the Lexus had much power (though, in reality, I'm sure it did). The car just felt heavy. The automatic, even in sports mode, only let me get to around 3000 rpms before shifting. Sluggish is the best word to describe the driving experience. No connection to the road. Basically, no driving exhilaration.
As much as he was a fan of Lexus, this guy obviously doesn't know how to drive. The 2004 LS430 does 0-60mph in 5.9 seconds. Does that sound sluggish and heavy to you? Can't get the tach over 3000rpm? Man, this guy's been driving a stick too long, because he forgot how to drive an auto! I haveno problem hitting redline. Maybe his ECT setting was on normal or VSC was on?
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Old 10-06-03, 04:20 PM
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Originally posted by LexAristo
Thank goodness we dont have he middle finger icon here. hehhee
[THERE IS A REASON WHY WE DONT HAVE IT OVER HERE NICK ]

Ask and ye shall recieve.

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good to see there are some people with their head straight over there
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Guess not all Bimmer owners are cocky
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Old 10-06-03, 05:54 PM
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Most of the BMW owners are pretty cool and they just love the performance of the bimmer. I think they got nothing against Lexus, not just like MBworld. I enjoy to read on the bimmer forums than the MB...IMO.
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Doesn't anyone else on here own a BMW as well as a Lexus?

The BMW is more fun to drive period (BMW 330i here). The reliability is not as good as Lexus, but it's still above average. If you want total fun in terms of driving, go with the BMW. If you want a better line up of sportier looking cars, you go the BMW route once again.

The Lexus is all about luxury, reliability and great customer service (had a GS430, which was great, now have a RX330, which I also enjoy). Very refined cars with excellent features (NAV / ML Audio, etc...).

Both brands serve a different crowd. The average age of a buyer of a Lexus is higher than the average age of a BMW buyer.

Can't we all get along?

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yeah actually a lot of bimmer people are very cool people and they know about cars as well as know how to respect all the cars. specially if you go to 5 series forum or so, you can see the maturity level, just like the GS forum or so here on CL.

most of the time it's those 3 series people (kids?) that get ignorant and think they are the king... pretty pathetic i have to say. but then i also see a lot of cool 3 series people too
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Originally posted by lex400sc
As much as he was a fan of Lexus, this guy obviously doesn't know how to drive. The 2004 LS430 does 0-60mph in 5.9 seconds. Does that sound sluggish and heavy to you? Can't get the tach over 3000rpm? Man, this guy's been driving a stick too long, because he forgot how to drive an auto! I haveno problem hitting redline. Maybe his ECT setting was on normal or VSC was on?
I think people are going to pass out when I say this..but.. I Completely Agree with you!!
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Originally posted by SCLexus3.0
I think people are going to pass out when I say this..but.. I Completely Agree with you!!
Screw the 4th of July, New Years Eve, AND Christmas, a new day has gone down in history!
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Originally posted by VVT-i
Most of the BMW owners are pretty cool and they just love the performance of the bimmer. I think they got nothing against Lexus, not just like MBworld. I enjoy to read on the bimmer forums than the MB...IMO.
We are just mad that are cars go in the shop more than your cars!! For reals man, MB's arent put together as your Lexus's. We just rib over there, nothing too serious!
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