Johnhav430

The LS430 would be the car for me. I had to go to NYC today and as usual, northbound, around exit 13 it turns into a parking lot. Once again, this confirms what I believed back in 2005, that this is a good car to be stuck in traffic with.

On the way back, I filled up with premium at Costco, jumped back on, and did 80 miles straight on the highway, around 72 mph on cruise control. The dash read 28.5 mpg. Not too shabby!

2KHarrier

I thought this was going to end with the punchline "A pig that great, you can't eat all at once!"

toddmorr

you're exactly right, it's unbeatable combination of decent gas mileage, roomy interior, good cargo space, excellent reliability all translate into very low cost of operation over high miles

Johnhav430

Well around Carteret, I did see a flock of three-legged billy goats, and was wondering wth is going on....

The crazy thing is that 28.5 was just over 80 miles.....that included about 6 miles of stop/go driving!

I was thinking about this, if a person were to post their dash showing the mpgs.....how it could be validated, is to post the tank avg. This cannot be reset really by the driver, only by refueling, and then the miles since refuel. If it showed 28.5, and 90, it would be valid! This thing sips premium fuel at 72 mph, seriously. I kinda don't get why the EPA forced Lexus to drop it from 25 to 23 back in the day. 23 sounds pretty bad, and woulda discouraged a lot of folks from buying this car.

mannye

I don't think so. Keep in mind that a 2006 LS 430 was costing pretty close to 70k once all was said and done (options, taxes tag etc...) and even with prices at 4 bucks a gallon the wealthy initial owners of these big luxury cars don't really care too much about mpg. A small minority might. Now the second hand market is a different story and those numbers might matter a little more. But as a second-hand buyer I can tell you that (at least for me) the high cost of gasoline is dwarfed by the value the LS 430 offers as a used car. And let's face it, when you punch it, the LS opens it's gullet and chugs premium like it was a cold beer after spending a day breaking rocks in the desert.

Johnhav430

good point......I suppose if wealthy, a person may not even know or care about EPA numbers....thing is, the EPA tests a small % of cars, these are for the most part self reported! But not sure why it got cut from 25 to 23, it's the same car, just like the HP went down from 290 to 278...at first I was avoiding 2006's in my search, until I found the way in which it was measured changed....so I honestly believe that under ideal conditions, my mpg numbers are on....27-28 is sweet with a V8!

my buddy says I confuse him, I want a V8, and I want mpgs....he also claims I drive with an egg between my foot and the gas! lol

Scootymad

Yeah, nobody look at my MPG in that case. I spend more time with my foot up it than not, so naturally I don't pass too many service stations that carry 98....

empringham

I take my LS skiing in banff to lake Louise almost every weekend. About a 700 Km round trip from where i am at, and i love doing it in my 430.