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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 06:35 AM
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like the post says,and it is apples to oranges next to the 430.with in 2 miles i was missing the ls.i am not a suv person but i thought that the rx would have a better ride.my center storage bin needs to be replaced and i am waiting for lexus care to inspect it and see if they are going to pay for the replacement.man you get spoiled with the ls430.

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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jimbosr1
like the post says,and it is apples to oranges next to the 430.with in 2 miles i was missing the ls.i am not a suv person but i thought that the rx would have a better ride.my center storage bin needs to be replaced and i am waiting for lexus care to inspect it and see if they are going to pay for the replacement.man you get spoiled with the ls430.
a friend of mine just bought an 11' rx350 - 4 weeks later a Great Dane trounces in the road right in front of him - $8k worth of damage, the adjustable projection headlamps alone were $2k a piece! needless to say it has been devalued greatly and it is his first Lexus experience. I felt so bad for him! but if I had known he was going for a Lexus, I would have encouraged him to go for a CPO LS430.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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My wife has a 11' rx350. It rides good to me for a suv, it smooth just like the ls except for wind noise on highway. The tech in the rx is nice but i do perfer my ls over it. But trufully my wife doesnt even like the truck coming from a c300 sport benz. She say its boring after a couple months of owning. I dont know why she didnt go for the ml350 insteed. Somebody already hit the rx back pass. door 1600.00 worth damage 2 weeks later someone back into my ls430 and damaged the left side of rear bumper 650.00 damage what a month. Both incidents happened at my wife job parking lot.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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i guess they didnt have security cameras,sucks
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbosr1
i guess they didnt have security cameras,sucks
nope so she used uninsured claim and I was in my car car when the a hole back in me luckily they had insurance.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbosr1
like the post says,and it is apples to oranges next to the 430.with in 2 miles i was missing the ls.i am not a suv person but i thought that the rx would have a better ride...
I had an RX350 loaner as well. These are pretty much exactly my thoughts. The LS felt special while the RX felt like a nice minivan to me lol.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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My only complaint about the RX350 (aside from being too high for my wife to enter) is the slight fore-aft pitching motion on some roads.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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I had an RX350 loaner as well. These are pretty much exactly my thoughts. The LS felt special while the RX felt like a nice minivan to me lol.
Like a minivan, minus the utility, flexibility, and 3rd row.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexusAnja
Like a minivan, minus the utility, flexibility, and 3rd row.
Hahaha yes! And for $10-20k more too! Like what Porsche, Lambo, and Ferrari do...'less is more'
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 06:13 PM
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the rx350 seems to ride much more stiffer then my dads rx 400h
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