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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Three friends of mine who are carless, l-o-v-e this car so much, they pay me to drive them to/from work, this since May of this year. It was their idea; they approached me, I agreed & put the money into a special account just to see what would happen. So far, that account has accumulated over $5K and counting (5 months). It was just for fun at first, but it looks like I'll have to declare this on my taxes for this year at this rate. If this keeps going well into next year, I'll use the proceeds to upgrade to the Executive edition.

So yes, even some of your close friends will pay you to shuttle them around.

It's all about converting the envy factor into income.
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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if you didnt put it into an account, it could have stayed under the table
and if there are any irs agents reading this, im sure neither burnaby or I would ever do such a thing.
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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Nowadays, the government can follow you to the grave and maybe even beyond (your successors),

...so, as they say, it's "Pay me now, or Pay me later..."
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Burnaby
Three friends of mine who are carless, l-o-v-e this car so much, they pay me to drive them to/from work, this since May of this year. It was their idea; they approached me, I agreed & put the money into a special account just to see what would happen. So far, that account has accumulated over $5K and counting (5 months). It was just for fun at first, but it looks like I'll have to declare this on my taxes for this year at this rate. If this keeps going well into next year, I'll use the proceeds to upgrade to the Executive edition.

So yes, even some of your close friends will pay you to shuttle them around.

It's all about converting the envy factor into income.
lol i wish i can provide that kind of service here haha. your friends contribute 1k a month to sit in your car? man, you are pretty much getting the car for free
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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A fleet of Executives would be a natural limo fleet imho. IMO.

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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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I can hardly wait to see a stretch version, lol. It should look lightyears better than a stretch Hummer limo...
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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The south side of a northbound cow looks better than a stretch Hummer. JMO.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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The trunk on the LS is way too small to be a good limo. One can barely fit a single suitcase in it. Unless your passengers will not mind riding with their bags on their laps.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 08:55 AM
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The trunk space of the LS460L's without the rear seat upgrade is actually not bad -18 cu.ft., comparable to other cars in it's class, but with the Rear Seats Upgrade/Executive Package, it shrinks to under 13 cu.ft.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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hmm, when i was little id put a wagon behind my bike and pull ppl around, how come i never thought to charge em, damn it lol
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 02:13 AM
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Evidently there are those using the LS professionally as a for-hire transport:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=313178

LS 460 taxi.
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