Interesting read!
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Interesting read!
Some of you guys may have seen this a while back as it was an old article. This was a comparison test back in 04 with all the big luxo cars competing.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
I remember looking at this a few yrs back (didn't even have my license then) and dreaming that maybe I'll have the chance to experience one of these awesome machines!
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
I remember looking at this a few yrs back (didn't even have my license then) and dreaming that maybe I'll have the chance to experience one of these awesome machines!
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Thanks for the post Tee! I figured there were probably some very good reading material on CL already. Nice to be reassured you really are driving cream of the crop this side of a Bentley or Rolls
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Owner-driven limosines
Taken from the Robert Cumberford article:
"These are 'owner-driven limosines.' " [which (imo) describes the LS430 in three words.]
2001 - 2006 Lexus LS430 | Pretty Much a Used-Car Sure Thing
"When the Lexus LS400 was launched in 1989, it was as close to a perfect new product as the automotive world had ever seen, and it scared the hell out of some haughty European firms. When the 2001 LS430 model came along, it was even better. And after the first owner or lessee decides after perhaps three years and 45,000 miles that it's time to move on, these superb sedans become bargain-priced treasures for second owners ....."
"These are 'owner-driven limosines.' " [which (imo) describes the LS430 in three words.]
2001 - 2006 Lexus LS430 | Pretty Much a Used-Car Sure Thing
"When the Lexus LS400 was launched in 1989, it was as close to a perfect new product as the automotive world had ever seen, and it scared the hell out of some haughty European firms. When the 2001 LS430 model came along, it was even better. And after the first owner or lessee decides after perhaps three years and 45,000 miles that it's time to move on, these superb sedans become bargain-priced treasures for second owners ....."
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