If I ever grow tired of German reliability

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 09/17/2015 at 21:17 • Filed to: None

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It’s nice to know that there’s an understated, powerful, highly optioned and sublimely comfortable Japanese cruiser that even someone whose bank account has been drained on Phaeton repairs !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Thanks, Tavarish, you made me remember that I like the pre-facelift Lexus LS. There’s nothing that gets me all that exited about it, but my God it’s good value. Also, I can’t remember the last time a car with completely uninspired styling looked this good.

MLGCarGuy > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 21:25

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You just have to make sure you find a pre-facelift LS460 without air suspension or else you’ll be suffering like a German car.

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 21:35

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The Japanese know how to take a nice car and remove all the passion and zest from it. Nevertheless I would be quite happy to own one.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 21:37

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Still looking for my IS Sportcross. There’s one nearby — for $17,000...

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 09/17/2015 at 21:38

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The Japanese know how to take a nice car and remove all the passion and zest from it.

As a result, they tend to go about the job of being a safe, comfortable car much better than the competition. At least up until recently, when Lexus started upping the passion and everyone else started upping the reliability.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/17/2015 at 21:38

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Holy CP

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 21:40

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I even commented on there that this is one of the only ones I think I have ever agreed with

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 09/17/2015 at 21:42

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Breaking news: Tavarish recommends car that isn’t likely to implode within 20 minutes, entire world implodes as a result.

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 21:43

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I have never been in a Jap lux car but I am guessing it is no more safe or comfortable than a comparable S Class. The only thing this car has going for it better than a S Class is reliability. It's an very very very good car. One of the best made at the time but it isn't a car I would ever see being collectable or lusted after like its competitors

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 21:43

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EDIT: whoops, it’s actually “only” 14.5k!

Still absurd, because I’ve found ones in good condition for half, but whatever. They’re all auto, so no real loss in my heart as of now.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/522502…

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 09/17/2015 at 21:47

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We had a GS when I grew up. In this case, it’s not just a little more reliable. It’s the difference between a car that always brakes down and one that never does. And yeah, it’s never going to be a collector or enthusiast’s car. It’s meant for people who just want a car to do the job as best as possible,. This is why I tend towards Germans in terms of used luxury cars (like I sad, the playing filed right now is very even), but even if I can’t love the LS, it gets absolutely all of my respect.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 21:49

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Maybe its because I owned a Civic...

But I hate to admit that I’ve really liked how these Lexus’ looked

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 21:50

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I agree it gets respect and it would be the perfect car to suggest to a family member/friend looking for used luxury but it isn't the one for me for fun.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 09/17/2015 at 21:50

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Fair enough.

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 22:15

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Dat Japanese mobstermobile

Also, for less than 20K it is a tremendously good car.

Amoore100 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/17/2015 at 22:26

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I feel like Toyotas are not really cars anymore (well modern ones at least) in that they work so uniformly and consistently that it’s like turning on a computer...they always sound the same when they start, nothing is ever different, nothing interesting ever happens...

Amoore100 > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 09/17/2015 at 22:27

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I do too. Just not as much the new Predator spindle ones.

Tohru > JR1 09/17/2015 at 22:28

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Honda is, after all, the Japanese word for “without soul”.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Amoore100 09/17/2015 at 23:57

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That is precisely what ninety-something percent of the population wants from a car.

Amoore100 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/18/2015 at 00:09

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Unfortunately. I hate ninety-something percent of the population sometimes.

JR1 > Tohru 09/18/2015 at 08:25

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When I look at the current lineup I gotta say I believe you