Lexus LS460...experience? Comments?

"FKA-RacecaR" (FKA-RacecaR) 01/26/2015 at 09:54 • Filed to: None

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Thinking about a 4th gen Lexus LS460 as the next daily drive now. Found !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! one locally.

I will be looking for a used one, since the top of my budget is about $25k. Anyone have any experience with these as a mechanic? As an owner?

Thanks for any input.

nafsucof > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 09:56

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i have no experience, but i like those ALOT!

Brian Silvestro > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 09:57

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I assume they're absurdly reliable, just like the generations before them. But I'm not sure.

They are nice cars though, daily driver-wise.

Nibby > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 09:59

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Do yourself a favor and don't get a luxury car with black interior unless you enjoy roasting your balls on an open fire.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 09:59

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Yes. Do it.

macanamera > Nibby 01/26/2015 at 10:00

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macanamera > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:00

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Very reliable, very comfortable, very boring.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:02

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No experience with the LS.. but my Step-dad had a third gen GS 450h and now owns a fourth gen GS 450h F-sport. Great cars, reliable, fast and comfortable as a bloody limousine.

FKA-RacecaR > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:07

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Not sure how ~400hp in a RWD big body would be boring. Even if it does weigh a shit ton, I would think the V8 would make up for it.

FKA-RacecaR > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 01/26/2015 at 10:08

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I've been looking at GS's as well. But I've always wanted a big body luxury sedan.

Jagvar > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:10

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Old boss had one. Loved it to pieces. According to him, it needed nothing apart from the occasional oil change. He eventually traded it in on an RX330, a move he's regretted ever since.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:10

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Not to be an ass here, but have you ever driven a lexus? The ones I've driven could hardly be called boring, that said, I've never driven an LS more than a few km on city streets.

I've driven a few Lexus GS's several hundred miles, never felt boring at all and the new IS is AMAZING.

Jagvar > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:10

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Like sex after 20 years of marriage.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:12

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The only reason my sted-dad bought the GS is because we live in Norway, and he thinks an LS would just be too big. I'd've gone for an LS myself if I could afford it.

macanamera > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 01/26/2015 at 10:14

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I've driven no less than 3 of this model LS, one for over a hundred miles. I've driven GS, and daily drove an IS for 2 years. Good enough?

Lexuses are pretty boring, but they are fantastic cars.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:15

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Just wondering mate :)

EL_ULY > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:16

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i'd love one nooow!!!!!! Awesome engine, suspension (those twin upper arms yo!), brakes, nav system, and many many other things!

-Ex Lexus Master Tech

EL_ULY > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:18

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boring??? Flagship Japanese Luxury V8 RWD sedan...no sir, not at all

-Ex Lexus Master Tech

macanamera > EL_ULY 01/26/2015 at 10:28

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bruh there isn't too much exciting about an LS other than a buttery smooth, quiet ride and the most comfortable seats ever.

MHunter905 > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:28

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Its only boring until you try to park it in a crowded lot. Then it becomes a combination of embarrassing and frustrating. I was waiting to get down a row of cars last night while some poor soul was trying to reverse park one of these. He went back and fourth 7 or 8 times before he wedged it into the spot. Would be great on the open road/highway I'm sure.

Sam > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:32

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Take everything that is great about the 7-series, and replace the German engineering with Japanese engineering.

EL_ULY > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:33

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You can really throw these around. Especially with air suspension. Even if not, The twin front upper control arms, thick as fuck sway bars, and Torsen rear end, one can toss thing sleek and powerful beast around with ease. Intuitive, well made, and very capable for DD and when the road gets tight outside the city. These are a blast to drive.

macanamera > EL_ULY 01/26/2015 at 10:39

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I love it when you talk like that

PS9 > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:40

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One just rolled by me on my bike on my way home from work. So...uhh..it looked nice?

#NotHelping

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:42

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A bit boring, but you could do worse. Expect the highest levels of comforband relaxation, excellent reliability and build quality, and sufficient power. And a lot of numbness, but who cares at that point?

FKA-RacecaR > EL_ULY 01/26/2015 at 10:48

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I think you may have just sealed the deal for me.

FKA-RacecaR > EL_ULY 01/26/2015 at 10:50

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I think you just sealed the deal for me.

FKA-RacecaR > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:52

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And that is kind of what I am looking for. Maybe add an aftermarket exhaust to give a low rumble.

I'll have exciting when I import an Evo IV in 6 years.

macanamera > FKA-RacecaR 01/26/2015 at 10:54

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I wouldn't add an exhaust. This car is all about blissful silence and comfort, adding an exhaust would kind of be defeating the purpose.

FKA-RacecaR > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:55

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Yea, I was thinking that too. As for the "maybe".

Buuut, I have to buy one first. Then I'll just go from there.

EL_ULY > macanamera 01/26/2015 at 10:57

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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nibby 01/26/2015 at 14:14

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It has cooled seats though.

Nibby > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/26/2015 at 16:11

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Those things don't work instantly. And they don't help with the steering wheel, shifter, or any other part you might touch.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nibby 01/26/2015 at 16:20

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Well then, I'll just use my Florida legal tactic that I don't quite have yet and have 10% tint!

FKA-RacecaR > EL_ULY 01/28/2015 at 14:57

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Being an ex Lexus Mechanic, is there anything I should look out for? Issues that occurred across the board on these? Anything?