my dad's 1994 E320 is dying
so im looking for a newer car for him to drive around in Taipei
hes only there half of the year and only needs it for short drives to run errands and such

so i did a quick search for lexus in taiwan and this is what i found

http://www.ocar.com.tw/index/cardetail/id/56380

interesting specimen
didnt think people there would have the same taste as we do on CL
lol

wish he had painted the rear backup radar though
and could do without the ugly walnut stick on

And he needs to dump it...but other than that it looks good

Very nice, and I agree could have painted the back up sensors and needs a drop

Very nice!

u cant drive around in lowered cars in taiwan. the roads are fine, but the problem is getting the car from the road to the parkade or garage, thats the problem. steep bumps, tight corners, and small parking spots. the price isnt too bad, abou5 15K CAD, or abou 12.5/13K USD

looks iiight

price says $458,000. hehe

$458,000 that really ='s to about 12k? whao? pretty cool ride though i thought they would have right hand drives ...

taiwan is left hand drive, just like usa and canada.

Damn, how many people here on CL are from Taiwan? I thought I was alone lol...

And yeah, lowered car + Taiwan = no good. I almost scraped once going up a really steep incline in my parents RX350 over there heh.

He could put it on bags. But taht car is clean.. I think those are diff signal mirrors than we have here.

100k km on it
i wonder if it is a good deal or not

dad is also considering a 2000 E240 for 500k TWD (16K CAD)

yeah, 458,000 NT, conversions like 1:30

ur dad wants a sedan? i saw a lot of cifero's there. plus the price of gas is about the same as here in vancouver, so it isnt too bad. especially compared to 30mins away in hk ($150 bucks a fill up!)

sedan is a must
luxury is a must
reliability is one of the most needed
Cifero are actually not that great
most of the ones in taiwan are made in taiwan

hes actually pretty well off but doesnt need the latest cars or the best
he is consulting for a chinese company in beijing for half of the year
other half being in taipei so doesnt want to worry about the car getting too flashy when not in the country

it isnt really gas thats the problem

it is the engine displacement levy the government imposes annually and on the insurance as well
anything more than 2.8L costs about 800 CAD more in levy (that is on top of base rate for cars under 2.8L)
not to mention more insurance too