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Is the Levinson stereo really worth $1,900? I like the NAV, even though you can't use it while driving. Are other options worth the price? Comfort package? $1,092 comfort plus $3,000. I don't understand what is so worth the money in those items.
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Replying to: bobcat63 (Mar 01, 2008 7:17 pm) Having moved into a GM product I am pleasantly surprised to find several options that work better than any of the 5 Lexi I have owned. Standard equipment on my new Buick is heated steering wheel, laminated glass all around, tilt mirrors that actually allow curb visibility for parking, logical seat deployment upon exit, and great seat heaters that allow a choice between seatback only or seatback and cushion. They cool the driver and passenger also, just like the Lexus. I would give the advantage to Lexus for the NAV system and the ML stereo except the MP-3 port on the GM machine is much handier than the Lexus, which is placed in the rear of the center console in a black hole requiring a flashlight to find. Fit and finish is comparable and there is no need to look for those blasted fasteners Lexus uses on the engine covers which pop out and disappear whenever one must remove a cover to check what is underneath. Note also that Lexus techs are not too diligent in replacing those that are lost...holes are left empty, since most owners never raise the hood? Finally, I cannot detect wind noise with the Buick...a frequent topic of complaint on this link. |
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I have the '08 LS460. I have had the alarm go off twice for no apparant reason. Once in the middle of the night. I have also returned to my car after shopping and had all the windows down and the moonroof open. It also is noisy, I cant really tell whether it is wind or road noise, but whatever it is I did not have it in the car {LS430} that I foolishly sold to Carmax in order to buy this one. Carmax gave me $7000 more for my car than Lexus would, which made it cheaper even after paying sales tax on the total price. This treatment after being a loyal customer since they came out in '89. This is my 10th Lexus. I wish to hell I had kept my LS430. I think this will be my last Lexus. |
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Replying to: marday (Mar 02, 2008 5:44 pm) Now I am really  I am thinking of getting a x5 as my future and next car but for reliability i am thinking getting a lexus as my next future car but ur review is surprising |
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Replying to: bmlexus (Mar 03, 2008 10:57 am)
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Replying to: marday (Mar 03, 2008 11:56 am) My 08 LS460 is the LWB. I do get the impression that the SWB version is less perfect. I gather yours is the SWB? Renny
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Replying to: tricky73 (Mar 03, 2008 11:56 am) I wouldn't say they build bad cars some problems nothing very big or maybe the exceptional of the GS recall, still they do build better reliability than the european cars. |
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Replying to: marday (Mar 03, 2008 11:56 am) 1. Sometimes driving this car is so sweet, I think I am dreaming. It can be smooth in acceleration through all gears and tons of power. At other times, usually at slower speeds, the care can rev a little between shifts, seems sluggish, and noisier than the time I drove it before. I call it my Jekel & Hyde car. 2. Of course there is the wind noise on the driver side window. 3. The brakes are hard to make a smooth stops. 4. The command center is too complex to work and is a joke. My new top of the line Chevy pickup truck shames this Lexus in its simplicity. 5. The car tends to catch groves in the street, pulling the car left or right, especially noticeable when braking. 6. It is difficult to hold the car precisely in curves. 7. Some time the high pressure injectors make alot of noise. Sometimes they make none. When I take the car to the dealer complaining about any of this, they don't know what to do. My conclusion is that if you want a car that has exquisite fit and finish, goes fast in a straight line, and is smooth as glass doing it (most of the time), then buy an LS 460. If you want a car that goes pretty fast, can do just about anything the Lexus can do with more simplicity, and costs a lot less, buy a Buick or something else. Lexus has screwed this car up. I will not buy another. P.S. - I drove both the big BMW and Mercedes before I bought the LS. All three of these cars have gone off the deep end on gadgets. It seems to be a battle of the whistles and bells instead of the ease of operation. I would say the Lexus still has a ways to go on everything but fit and finish when comparing to the other two. Of course, it is a little cheaper, for what that is worth. |
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| Is it available on the LS 460 (base model)? How does it work? How does it compare with the old Euro-tuned suspension on the LS 430 (without which I would not have acquired this car, which I still drive with joy)? Is the Euro-tuned suspension still available on the LS 460? | |
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