difference between 04-05 ls430
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...eadExists=true
what about this car? i think i can get a good deal with this one?
what about this car? i think i can get a good deal with this one?
Lead Lap
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 4,189
Likes: 16
From: NY/NJ
Get modern luxury is all you want is Nav and ML. If you want the lovliness of suede, more leather on the interior, and headlamp washers, then upgrade to the CL... because that double pane (some say pain) glass makes it that much more quiet inside when you're getting your groove on with your honey inside a 5% tinted LS430...
Lead Lap
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 4,189
Likes: 16
From: NY/NJ
Didn't want to...
ML is nice... but once you get a CL or UL, you'll never regret not getting a ML...
Driver
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 102
Likes: 0
From: MD
The car you listed...I am not diggin' the interior. The Lexus I bought has a ecru interior...and now I do not like dark interiors whenever I am in a car that has it. People say that lighter colored leather is harder to maintain...I guess I will see that in time...but for now think about looking at different interior colors.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Ian
Good mileage though, but I wouold try and talk then down $2000.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Ian
Good mileage though, but I wouold try and talk then down $2000.
Thread Starter
Pole Position
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 255
Likes: 0
From: New Jersey
i got them down to $21,500. im actually going there tomorrow to see the car, you think i can get them down to $20,000? if i can that would be amazing, i cant find any others for around $21,500 with under 50,000 miles. anyone here can tell me where else to look other then cars.com or autotrader?
Racer
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,358
Likes: 87
From: Delaware
The car you listed...I am not diggin' the interior. The Lexus I bought has a ecru interior...and now I do not like dark interiors whenever I am in a car that has it. People say that lighter colored leather is harder to maintain...I guess I will see that in time...but for now think about looking at different interior colors.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Of course, this was just my perspective. That's why God makes vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
PS---ROTWEILER...I JUST REALIZED THIS...THIS DEALER IS LESS THAN 5 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE. WHERE IN NJ ARE YOU? DO YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THAT LS THIS WEEKEND? EMAIL ME DIRECTLY VIA THIS SITE!
ClubLexus Stories
Celebrating Lexus & Toyota from Around the Globe
8 Tips for Improving Your Hybrid or Plug-in Hybrid's Efficiency!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Best Lexus Models No One Remembers
Joe Kucinski
TRD Off-Road Premium: Best 2026 4Runner, Except This One Thing
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Lexus & Toyotas to Drive Before You Die!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Lexus/Toyotas With The LEAST 5-Year Depreciation
Joe Kucinski
Lexus LC500 Convertible Auction: A Preview of Rising Values?
Brett Foote
GX 550 vs TX 550: Best 3-Row Luxury Lexus Family Hauler
Michael S. Palmer
9 Best Lexus Models You Can Buy for Half Price (And 1 You Shouldn't!)
Joe Kucinski
2026 Lexus NX Buyer's Guide: Models, Features, Prices & More!
Brett Foote
Lexus Champion
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,159
Likes: 4
From: Maryland
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
From: FL
Moderator
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,761
Likes: 72
From: Atlanta, GA
I think all the trims are nice just depends on what you want out the LS, just owning LS430 is a prize in it self. The LS430 in any trim is a great car!
Pole Position
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,875
Likes: 31
From: wi
I agree, I have the premium package with smart access and love my care. Not a Ultra, or a CL or even a ML. But it is still a 430 rather than any other car, and I still have plenty of options and fun. Saved a ton of money also.
Correct. No Navigation = No Mark Levinson system on the '04+ models as well. I wasn't really interested in Navigation itself, so I compared side-by-side the Non-ML system and the ML system. There is a lack of depth and detail in the Non-ML system compared to the ML. This was with the two '05 cars parked side by side and getting out of one and into the other repeatedly and comparing them on the same source material.