zeeshan66

Greetings! I currently drive a 94 supra, no plans on giving it up but I love the new LS and joined to learn why its better than the 7, A8, or S class. I'm from Toronto, Ohio and currently live in Trinidad...where an LS430 can sell for about 150k USD!!! Luckily i'll be able to grab one from the states..if I can't fall out of love with it! The only car I can see that competes with it as far as prestige and value is the Maserati Quattroporte

here's a little of what brought me here (not mine but got me interested in the LS)







and some shots of my supra

zeeshan66

So I've decided to get the ball rolling as far as narrowing down my search for the right LS. If anyone has links or leads to cars that fall into the follow please pass it along..

I'm looking for
Lexus LS460awd L

Exterior: Starfire pearl, matador red mica, obsidian
Interior: black leather

Additional Options: Package C according to Lexus website this includes;
• Power rear sunshades
• Power rear seats with power-adjustable butterfly headrests and memory
• Power lumbar massage and four-way lumbar adjustment for outboard rear seats
• Rear-seat side airbags (SRS)
• Semi-aniline leather-trimmed interior with Alcantara® headliner
• Power rear-door sunshades
• Climate-comfort rear seats with heat/cool ****
• Four-zone automatic climate control with interior air filter, smog sensor and automatic recirculation mode
• Rear-seat Air Purifier
• Rear-seat cool box
• Rear-seat audio controls
• Mark Levinson® 19-speaker, Reference Surround Sound Audio System
• Advanced Parking Guidance System
• Windshield-wiper deicer
• Enhanced interior heater
• Higher-capacity battery
• Pre-Collision System (PCS) and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
• HDD Navigation System
• XM NavTraffic®
• Lexus Enform®
• Adaptive Variable Air Suspension (AVS) and Variable Gear-Ratio Steering (VGRS)

A few side questions...
1) any years or models i should avoid?
2) Options that are a "must have?"
3) Any aftermarket options suggest?

This is all I can think off right now but i'll definitely update this as i learn more..Cheers and thanks for any help in advance

Nospinzone

2) Options that are a "must have?"

The Pre-Collison System in my opinion. That should be no problem to find in southern climates.

OBRon

I agree, pre-collision with adaptive cruise control is great. Of course, luxury package plus Mark Levinson sound. Cold weather package.

The 2011 has the brake override system for safety but other than that, the 2010 is essentially the same.

I got Alabaster leather with mine, custom ordered, and it's absolutely gorgeous.

I8ABMR

alabaster??? wow thats probably lighter than the cashmere

zeeshan66

would love to see pics

Luxofreak

Because:

1) It's built like a tank

2) It doesn't break

3) Controls are intuitive and easy to use

4) Japanese electrics and electronics are years ahead of everyone else's

5) Everything works, always.

cheez80

iTrader: (1)

alabaster <3

zeeshan66

that's the re-assurance i definitely wanted to hear.

OBRon

Here's an idea of what an alabaster interior looks like. Please keep in mind that the greenish tint of the windshield affects the shading. Note the color of the seatbelt and the alcantara on the B-pilar.



I took this on an overcast day. The color of the seat looks different in sunshine. Basically, it's a very light neutral color. It's like the parchment but without the yellowish tint.

OBRon

My photo, above, doesn't do justice to the way Alabaster looks. Here's a photo from the Lexus site:



The color looks different depending on lighting conditions.

zeeshan66

"Note the color of the seatbelt and the alcantara on the B-pilar." that's some excellent attention to detail. Not just textured plastics! Thanks for the pics don't think i've seen the seats like that before. beautiful.

something like this obron?
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...5&aff=national

vancouverl

mine has the same interior its an o7 with Black Sapphire Pearl

OBRon

That's a good picture, vancouverl. It's really hard to get a good picture of the interior. I wish I could describe the color of the dark top parts. Sort of a warmish charcoal. The luxury carpeted floor mats that came with my car is the same color.

I have to say I love the matte wood, especially on the steering wheel. It has a lower coefficient of friction so it slides on the hands more easily when steering. It has a silky feel.