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Re: LS Choice [houdini1]
by bmlexus
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Nov 06, 2008 (4:25 pm)
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Replying to: houdini1 (Nov 06, 2008 8:04 am)
...the one we looked at and drove had most options incl. nav and listed for about $71K. It was offered to me for $59K . I was flabbergasted at that price and would have bought it but my wife insisted on the LX.
$59k  that was a very big discount
I think the new cruiser would have been a better choice, but I guess its not your decision.
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- #163 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [ljflx]
by bmlexus
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Nov 06, 2008 (4:29 pm)
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Replying to: ljflx (Nov 06, 2008 7:36 am)
On the SUV front the LX is driving me crazy. It is so perfect. I drove it again yesterday. My wife has taken over the LS leaving me to drive the GX on my longer business jaunts. The GX rides great but that LX is a dream. I don't know - I'm just lost on this SUV front.
I insist on getting the LX, without looking any further.
Its superior to all other suvs, nothing comes close 
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- #164 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]
by houdini1
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Nov 06, 2008 (7:03 pm)
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Replying to: bmlexus (Nov 06, 2008 4:25 pm)
Yes, the LX was for my wife so she made the choice. As the saying goes, she got the gold mine and I got the shaft ! 
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- #165 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]
by ljflx
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Nov 07, 2008 (11:46 am)
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Replying to: bmlexus (Nov 06, 2008 4:29 pm)
"I insist on getting the LX, without looking any further."
If it were only that easy. You see this is not a financial issue. If it was I'd figure out a way to overcome that. This is a wife issue and she wants no part of anything that big. I can get the LX with a list of $83K at $1299 for 42 months with zero down and they'll also pay my last month GX payment. But the wife doesn't want it. She loves it as a passenger but not as a driver. I'd take it in a heartbeat as it's the best SUV I've ever been in - by far. Highlander Ltd or Highlander Hybrid Ltd is the favorite right now. If you look at the Highlander close it looks like a smaller LX. What Lexus should have done is morphed the GX off the new Highlander when it got updated instead of the old 4runner. A higher MPG Lexus at a level over the RX would have been smarter than a lesser level gas guzzling SUV to the LX.
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- #166 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [ljflx]
by bmlexus
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Nov 07, 2008 (4:39 pm)
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Replying to: ljflx (Nov 07, 2008 11:46 am)
higher MPG Lexus at a level over the RX would have been smarter than a lesser level gas guzzling SUV to the LX.
Couldn't agree more.
If she wants a midsize luxury suv, X5?
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- #167 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]
by ljflx
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Nov 07, 2008 (7:34 pm)
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Replying to: bmlexus (Nov 07, 2008 4:39 pm)
Have never liked the X5. It's an SUV - so interior comfort, quietness and plusher ride rule over sport. The LX scores 10 to the 10th power in all of those (dealer let me hold it about 3 hours yesterday so I checked it out thoroughly). As well we need a third row for the bigger family occassions when we need seating for 6. We initially thought we'd pass on that as my son is off to college next September, hence the ML had some consideration. But we re-thought it (which is why the LX started floating around). So you see I've got too many limiting factors. I liked the MB GL a lot but if I'm taking that size I'd opt for the LX. Before this LX then I'd have preferred that GL. But all that is irrelevant as both are too big. We have a nice mix of cars now - the super plush LS460L which I love, the GX which is plush and a great SUV, but I'm tired of it (plus I hate taking any last year model of anything) and great sport luxury in the G35. I loved the 3 series for that spot too but the interior of the G35 was a lot better to us, hence our decision there. Money was no issue and in fact BMW had deals so great at that time that the 3 was a tad cheaper.
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- #168 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [bmlexus]
by ljflx
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Nov 08, 2008 (8:49 pm)
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Replying to: bmlexus (Nov 07, 2008 4:39 pm)
Ruled out the Highlander today. They just wanted way too much on a lease of the Highlander ltd and I'm too spoiled by luxury. I can only imagine what they'd want for the hybrid and never even bothered to ask. Truth is the Highlander was so high a lease cost that I felt stupid by not going back to Lexus or trying MB. But we didn't have a chance to do a lot with SUV's today as we're very busy with other things. But late in the day - near closing and after ruling out the Highlander - we stopped in the Benz dealership. My wife astonished me when she said the GL felt a lot smaller than the LX even though it is 4" longer. It is narrower and lower profile so that nust have done it. To her the GL was an enlarged GX whereas the LX felt like a boat. Build quality on the GL looks top notch. It's now the front and center favorite. Salesmen told me he can give me a great deal. We'll see early next week when I see him. It was so late in the day that we never test drove it. I did drive it once a while back and was very impressed with it though and I very much like the styling, so it might very well end up being my first MB. Would be an interesting garage with an LS460L, an MB GL and an Infiniti G35.
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- #169 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [ljflx]
by houdini1
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Nov 09, 2008 (9:29 am)
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Replying to: ljflx (Nov 08, 2008 8:49 pm)
Women are funny critters. When my wife first drove the LX she also thought it was too big. The drivers seat was not adjusted correctly for her. It was too far back and too low. After I adjusted it to fit her properly, she loved it.
In our test drives she felt that the new LX actually felt and looked smaller than the old one. Go figure.
Any chance of a diesel GL? Good luck.
PS: Took our first road trip this week end in the new LS (2006). I am happy to report that after the round trip of a little over 400 miles I really love this car. MPG on the trip was a little over 25 mpg and that included quite a bit of in town driving and quite a few freeway jam ups. Couldn't be more pleased.
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- #170 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [houdini1]
by ljflx
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Nov 09, 2008 (10:23 am)
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Replying to: houdini1 (Nov 09, 2008 9:29 am)
The LX 570 just feels much bigger than the GL even though it's 4 inches shorter. It's just the way the vehicle is set-up. It's definitely wider and feels a lot wider. That and the ground clearance and height of the vehicle is what does it. But the LX is the most comfortable vehicle I'ver ever sat in.
I've no interest in diesel. It seems that the dealerships here are having a hard time selling or leasing the few they get in. Seeing the big discrepancy in fuel prices between gas and diesel isn't helping. Yesterday I saw 2 of the 3 grades of gas under $2 and 93 octane was barely over $2 at $2.09. Regular was down to $1.79 at this station. Diesel was $2.99 at this station. There are some stations in southern NJ that now have all three grades of gas under $2.
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- #171 of 191
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Re: LS Choice [ljflx]
by bmlexus
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Nov 22, 2008 (2:02 pm)
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Replying to: ljflx (Nov 09, 2008 10:23 am)
Hello,
I was just wondering, did you test GL benz yet?
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