Obsolete....the follow up question
What to replace it with? I'm not willing to pay the price of a new LS. I did drive a M37/Q70 Infiniti, and I did like it. It had road feel, power, and handled better than the 430, yet not quite a Euro car.
I like a lot of the Euro cars, but most are for leasing and not for owning. If I had the cash (no car payments), I would buy a new A8, S8, or S7. My wife's A8 has been very reliable.
I like the LS430, take criticism that I drive a "grandfather car," but a friend of mine said yesterday that once you've had a top of the line car.....it's hard to get used to anything else.
I've been looking at A6's (2013 CPO's), knowing that I will be giving up reliability, and size, but it is a fun car, four wheel drive, and it is different from the LS430.
If I'm putting odds on it.....I'll probably still be in the LS, because I still like it. I've just got this thing in my head about being in a car that is thirteen years old.
I like a lot of the Euro cars, but most are for leasing and not for owning. If I had the cash (no car payments), I would buy a new A8, S8, or S7. My wife's A8 has been very reliable.
I like the LS430, take criticism that I drive a "grandfather car," but a friend of mine said yesterday that once you've had a top of the line car.....it's hard to get used to anything else.
I've been looking at A6's (2013 CPO's), knowing that I will be giving up reliability, and size, but it is a fun car, four wheel drive, and it is different from the LS430.
If I'm putting odds on it.....I'll probably still be in the LS, because I still like it. I've just got this thing in my head about being in a car that is thirteen years old.
It is all in your head
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Just did a round robin in my 98 from DC to Fayetteville, NC last weekend just over 800 miles total. Not one hiccup 1400040 miles on the clock as of tonight. Bought it with 117k miles on it in July of 2013. Don't get wrapped up in the cars age its still a very impressive vehicle.
Reliability of a 13 years old LS430, is not a concern.
Pretty much whatever newer cars in this level you switch to, would cost way more then you would lose if the LS430 get totaled
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Just did a round robin in my 98 from DC to Fayetteville, NC last weekend just over 800 miles total. Not one hiccup 1400040 miles on the clock as of tonight. Bought it with 117k miles on it in July of 2013. Don't get wrapped up in the cars age its still a very impressive vehicle.
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so the resounding answer is, keep it. This car is unusually reliable, even well past 100k.
heck, if you wanted extreme reliability, proactively replace the 4 or 5 minor things (air shocks excepted) that are known to fail and confidently drive it to 200k, enjoying each mile.
indeed that is the beauty of this forum.....we have an excellent idea of what fails, how to fix it, and approximately when. It is free, and I wouldn't be surprised if our conclusions are very similar to the data that Toyota holds on the same subject.
heck, if you wanted extreme reliability, proactively replace the 4 or 5 minor things (air shocks excepted) that are known to fail and confidently drive it to 200k, enjoying each mile.
indeed that is the beauty of this forum.....we have an excellent idea of what fails, how to fix it, and approximately when. It is free, and I wouldn't be surprised if our conclusions are very similar to the data that Toyota holds on the same subject.
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Keep it.
It comes down to reliability. What would the cost of replacement be for something that gives similar quality and longevity. As you know, the LS is VASTLY over engineered. I can't think of anther car at anywhere near the price that provides that assurance. IMHO, the risk of going German is much higher than the risk of keeping the LS due to (un)reliability issues.
It comes down to reliability. What would the cost of replacement be for something that gives similar quality and longevity. As you know, the LS is VASTLY over engineered. I can't think of anther car at anywhere near the price that provides that assurance. IMHO, the risk of going German is much higher than the risk of keeping the LS due to (un)reliability issues.
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