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It is odd Lexus Link is not mentioned in the brochure - great catch by ljflx.
wwest - is soemwhile a new word - even if you correcet the placement of the first e. Just kidding. By the way you said the Turanzas are the quietest tires but is it the summer ones or the all seaon?
I'm also not up on Bluetooth, but on the Acura website I learned a little about it. As stated previously here, it allows you to connect your Bluetooth enabled phone wirelessly in the car. In the new Acura TL, and I'm sure the LS is just as good, the phone can be anywhere in the car. When a call comes in the Bluetooth audio system allows you to answer it just by speaking. And you can dial by voice, too. Again, in the Acura there is a built in microphone incorporated into the headliner.
It is not for GPS; you'll note no other Lexus vehicles with GPS have an antenna. It is also not for satellite radio and Bluetooth as those are new for 2004 and the LS has had the antenna for three years now (at least it hasn't been).
syswei - I'm still missing it. What section did you see it in?
Start noticing GM brand trucks, just above the windshield in front of the driver's head. Many of them have that type antenna and it is for satellite radio.
If it helps, my '99 has a Nav but has no antenna.
They are still using the silver/ecru combo for the TV ads. Very conservative and understated.
Lexus LS 400 with 90K miles on ebay.
It was a beautifully cared for car with grey glossy paint and the darker grey interior.
Yesterday I had bid it up to $6300.
1:07 secs. before the bid period was over 2 other people bid and it finished at $6605.
Judging from the page views at the end of the
bid I knew there were at least 2 other people viewing the auction, but I held my ground and stayed with my earlier bid.
just didn't feel comfortable going any higher.
Will try again soon.
It needed new struts, $330 at sears, rear brake pads, $100 brake fluid flush and another $100 to change out refrigerant.
I shipped the A/C control head off and had the LCD display replaced, $200.
Running fine.
car but that is no guarantee that I would have gotten it.
This was a no reserve auction and ebay only bids
as much as it needs to get you the car.
In other words, 1 of the 2 other bidders could have posted a max bid of 7K.
No use crying over spilt milk. There will be another one.
Here is the car I was bidding on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item- =2433769975
Retail on it was $7800.
I have used all three of these and they are very handy. You don't even have to be around when the auction ends because it's all automated. It allows you to keep from getting into a bidding war and running up the price. You just go the the proxy site and set up your max bid. They bid it automatically just before the auction ends, usually something like 8,7,6,5 seconds. However, they do not give an absolute guarantee they'll be the last bid placed. Occasionally, at times when Ebay's traffic is really high, your bid may not make it in before the auction ends. But, they allow you to choose how many seconds before the auction ends so you can compensate for heavy trading times. They say Sunday afternoons and evenings are the busiest.
I haven't used them for to buy a car, but I would. I'm pretty sure they all handle car purchases.
I was going back and forth reloading the page to check and see if someone else had bid.
I did this constantly for the last hour of the bid.
Everytime I did it, the page had been loaded 3-4 more times. Which means 2 or 3 people were watching the bid.
This was all happening at 11pm EST.
So there were some serious bidders there.
I am looking forward to owning a LS400.
I want one bad.
That is a nice LS400. Oh, I guess I should tell you, I actually bought my GS300 off of Ebay. It's in exceptional condition. You can contact the seller "directly" through Ebay and the seller can close the auction early if he or she is willing to accept your offer. That's what I did. We agreed on the price and he ended the auction about 30 minutes early. That could be an even better way than using a bidding service. My dad and I bid on a '96 Infiniti G20 with only 10,000 miles. It belonged to a doctor's wife who rarely drove. It was in showroom condition. But, I was bidding manually (on dial-up. have dsl now!) and we were out bid at the last minute. If I had known about and used a proxy bidding service we probably would have won.
This one only had 77K miles.
About perfect.
Threw a $7508 bid in the last few minutes. Another guy responded with a $7999.99 bid and then threw a $8100 bid at it for good measure.
Still didn't meet the seller's reserve. He would be foolish not to take $8100 for that car.
THANKS,
BERNIE
LS is a RWD car and not the most ideal on snow. With proper snow tires/chains, it should be fine. If you need a snow-capable vehicle, get a AWD or 4x4 SUV/truck.
Good luck with your mum's car search.
Both my LS430 and LS400 are fine in the New England weather. Granted, I don't drive the 430 with the summer tires, but simply investing in a set of 4 snow tires ought to take care of that. I honestly think this notion of Luxury cars performing poorly in the snow is a myth.
After all, how did you think people in the 1950's and 60's drove in the snow? Having lived in NE for over 20 years, I feel that getting an 4WD vehicle just for the winter weather is pure nonsense. I don't even have Snow's on the LS400, just Michelin MXV4 tires. It does skid somewhat on unplowed roads, but I have never been stranded. (I live in a Hilly area). Don't let the weather detract you from buying a great car.
SV
It isn't just the snow that will be a problem, it's the idiots with 4WD that in the process of proving the vehicle's ability forget that the driver is the primary portion of the equation.
If we could get everyone to drive sensibly, and well, in adverse roadbed conditions then I wouldn't hesitate taking an LS430 out.
But.
If you can stay in, DO.
If you are caught OUT, go home.
If you have rear bias 4WD, have snowchains on board.
Any ideas on what the problem may be? Will appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.
Good luck.
That slippery lightly snow covered bridge deck is still out there somewhere awaiting your unwary arrival.
Good luck.