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LS430 with Landau Top discussion (merged threads)

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Old 12-24-06, 10:04 AM
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Those tops keep the cars cooler ... lots of the "hot" states do that especially Florida (as someone had mentioned).
Old 12-24-06, 11:39 PM
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Looks like a "Pimp my Ride" car.

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Old 12-25-06, 09:48 AM
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Whatever - ain't saying I like it or dislike it but to me it's no different than that slammed look a lot of people seem to like on these boards.
Old 12-25-06, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by MadMax96
Saw this LS430 on eBay - the color caught my eye when I saw the thumbnail image.

Then I saw the roof.... I can honestly say I've never seen this done to a LS430, let alone any other Lexus. I've seen it done on new style Maximas, Camrys, and of course Cadillacs and Lincolns... but damn.

Picture is attached. All I can say is "WHY?!?!?!?!"
I SAW THIS TOO, I WAS LIKE WTF!!!! my gf was like what??!! what??!! i showed it to her, and she was like i dont like the color lol.
Old 12-27-06, 01:01 AM
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i wonder if that's a mod those owners did and the moment they saw it done they were thinking... "holy sweet mother of everything sacred - WTF did i do to my car??!?!"

hahahahaha
Old 12-27-06, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by cliffud
i wonder if that's a mod those owners did and the moment they saw it done they were thinking... "holy sweet mother of everything sacred - WTF did i do to my car??!?!"

hahahahaha
LMAO...That would be priceless. I don't like it but some people do obviously.
Old 12-27-06, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by cliffud
i wonder if that's a mod those owners did and the moment they saw it done they were thinking... "holy sweet mother of everything sacred - WTF did i do to my car??!?!"

hahahahaha
I think it would be even better if you were able to say that to the owner of the car if you ran into them. "WTF were you thinking? Are you on crack???"

We could probably have fun with this..... other things you might say to the owner:

"I didn't know Lexus offered a pimp package on the LS430"

"Did you actually pay extra to make your car look like a turd?"
Old 12-28-06, 09:26 AM
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WHAT IF.. I mean WHAT IF for some strange reason, some "baller, actor, BLING FAMOUS GUY decides to do this to his car and advertises it on the DUB MAGS, VIP MAGS, all the major rags out there, I bet people on here would be all over this "trend".....WHAT IF....... WOuld you do it?

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Old 12-28-06, 11:28 AM
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guys the sad part is that here in South Florida we see these nasty cars ALL the time. JM Lexus almost always had one like this in ther showroom. Luckily since the LS460 came out they don't have any desire to destroy those....for now.
Old 12-29-06, 11:57 AM
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costs $2,000 for a good ragtop with a fiberglass mold . an installer in richmond,va told me its for "retired floridians and drug dealers". the LS430 is called the Palm Beach Edition as i recall. wack
Old 12-29-06, 08:48 PM
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I saw an early 90's LS like this in Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago, it was white with a white top, had a really bad pinstriping job on it and gold badging including one that said "Florida Edition". It was pretty rough.
Old 12-29-06, 09:23 PM
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i wonder how hard they are to take off. From what i've noticed is that they bring quite a bit LESS money on ebay? Unbolt it maybe?

Ugh sooo ugly. Think of the drag it produces. All that engineers work.. wasted to look like crap.
Old 12-30-06, 07:41 AM
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Oh no
Old 01-02-07, 07:43 AM
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yea down here i see alot of ragtop lexuses even the es models have them ,its probably an option at the dealer ,i think its whack tho
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Classy!


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