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I am also considering the same color combination that you bought [black cherry/cashmere]. Are you happy with the combination? I have heard comments from others that the paint shows swirls soon after a buffing or waxing. But I love the combo.
Did you deal with the Internet Sales person or someone else? I plan to do my shopping via the net.
Your a great help.
I tried using Internet Sales (I got 5 quotes), but all the quotes but one were $2K to $3K over invoice. Coliseum Lexus quote was around $1K over invoice. I went to my credit union (County Federal here in San Jose), and their car buying service could do it for $1K over invoice. I got Serramonte Lexus to agree to that deal and put a deposit on a black cherry LS to be delivered in two weeks. In the meantime, Lexus of Stevens Creek received a black cherry in their inventory, I told them my deal with Serramonte, they matched it, I cancelled my deposit with Serramonte, and bought the car at Stevens Creek. LS inventories are high right now in the Bay Area so it's good time to buy; however, finding black cherry may be a challenge.
Good luck...I hope this helps!
OTH, I do a lot of sewing and bought a new sewing machine last summer (the way some of you buy cars-LOL). This machine was made in Japan. On a Yahoo Group for the sewing machine, there evidently was a batch of bad paint because it was chipping & peeling off the bed of the machine of hundreds of owners. The bed & housing of the machine are metal--not plastic. I've not had that problem, but I'm seeing little holes where I've pierced the paint with a safety pin. That is NOT normal.
It sort of makes one wonder if there was a bad batch of paint somewhere in Japan.
I'll never forget the year some turf care chemicals left a factory either mislabeled or the wrong strength, but golf course greens were burned up all over our area from normal use of the chemical. It was a mfrg. problem with major consequences.
"Stuff" happens.
That'd be really great - it will help mmm1 and anyone else who comes along looking for that information.
http://www.lexus.com/home/faqs/lps.html
swiftm
It is nice to make and receive handsfree calls on the LS... just another reason to love this car even more!
For many of you new LS430 owners, thought you might like to hear how older LSs are fairing. Granted, the 2nd gen LS400 is different from the 3rd gen LS430, but still these cars are from the same genre, and share a lot more in common....
Needed fixing/changing:
1) Brakes @ 50K (front) and 100K miles (rear)
2) New tires @ 45K miles, 65K miles, and 90K miles
3) Battery @ 100K miles
Service history up to date
30K @ ~$250
60K @ ~$650
90K @ ~$1300
Oil change every 5K miles.
Of course, I feel like changing the car every so often. Have found myself test driving an '02 and an '04, but still love the 2nd gen design so much. But I will definitely go for the MY2007, and finally move on.... I know I will miss my old reliable LS400, but I am looking forward to the next gen so much.
I have a Sony s710a and am able to send the entire cell telephone book to the nav system at one time. The Motorola a630 I had would not allow all the book to be sent at once, each entry had to be sent individually. Both work fine in all other respects with the car.
The Motorolla V710 has some of it's bluetooth functions crippled by Verision, the only carrier currently using this phone. Quoted is an excerept from a online review of the phone at http://www.nuclearelephant.com/papers/v710.html
"After buying the new v710, many consumers quickly discovered they were unable to perform several basic functions which other similarly equipped phones, from other carriers, were capable of doing. Simple functions, such as sending a phone book record to another phone or a picture to a laptop computer, exist only in some locked area of the v710 no one can access. This is because some critical Bluetooth profiles have been deactivated on the handset; primarily OBEX (Object Exchange) , OPP (Object Push Profile), and SPP (Serial Port Profile). These services are responsible for transferring photos and phone numbers or performing synchronization with a PC wirelessly. Lack of these feature has also caused many vehicles with Bluetooth support (such as the Prius, Acura TL, and BMW) to malfunction."
In mixed driving I get about 22
In town Probably about 19-20 but I don't drive a lot in town so I am not really sure. Most of my driving is Mixed.
I check every tank fill-up, best 29mpg, worst, 19mpg. I live and travel here in FL which is flat,flat, 'til north FL.
This is one fine automobile! Comfort, quiet, superb performance, great milage, driver side bolster seat adjustment, oscillating a/c outlets etc.,etc
Good luck.
COCOON
(Default value)
A: Steering Column:
1. Auto tilt away: (on)/off
B. Air Conditioning
1. Set temp shift: +2C/+1C/(normal)/-1C/-2C
2. Air inlet mode: manual/(auto)
3. Compressor mode: manual/(auto)
4. Compressor Air Inlet operation: normal/(link)
5. Step motor initialize: on/(off)
6. Evaporator control: manual/(auto)
7. Exhaust gas sensor sensitivity: most/more/little more/(normal)/little less/less/least
8. Auto mode: manual/(auto)
9. Button press Beep: off/(on)
10. Filter sensitivity: less/(normal)/more
11. Foot air leak: off/(on)
C. Lighting System
1. Interior light Setting: off/(on)
2. Lightingt time: 7.5 sec/(15 sec)/30 sec
3. Illumination system: (available)/not available
4. Light control: (available)/not available
5. ACC off control: (available)/not available
6. Light auto off delay: off/(30 sec)/60 sec/90 sec
7. Light control type: (current)/old
8. Response time: 1 sec/(0.15 sec)
9. Display on sensitivity: dark2/dark1/(normal)/light1/light2
10. Display off sensitivity: dark2/dark1/(normal)/light1/light2
11. DRL function: (on)/off
12. Driver foot light: off/7.5 sec/(15 sec)/30 sec
13. Passenger foot light: off/7.5 sec/(15 sec)/30 sec
D. Wiper System
1. Auto wipe: (available)/not available
2. Intermittent operation time: (10 sec)/15 sec/20 sec
3. Rewipe control: off/3 sec/(speed modulated)
4. Speed mode: (available)/not available
E. Combination Meter
1. Units: (US)/UK/Metric
2. Compass Calibration: 0 through 15, no default.
F. Power Window Control
1. Up on door key: (on)/off
2. Down on door key: (on)/off
G. Clearance Sonar system
1. Front buzzer: (off)/on
2. Rear buzzer: off/(on)
3. No move buzzer: off/(on)
4. Low key battery buzzer: off/(on)
5. Keep sense buzzer: off/(on)
6. F&R buzzer frequency: (1.0&1.5)/1.3&1.8/1.5&2.0
7. F&R buzzer volume: low/medium1/(medium2)/medium3/high
8. Rear sensor: (on)/off
9. Reverse range sensor: All/FCM4,R/(FSDE2,R)
10. Non-park range sensor: All/F,RCM2/(F)
11. N-range sensor: off/(on)
12. Front side distance distance sensitivity: short/(long)
13. Approach display off: (off)/on
14. Display timeout: 5 sec/10 sec/20 sec/(invalid)
15. Sonar display off: 1 sec/2 sec/(3 sec/4 sec
H. Front Power Seat Control System
1. Headrest control: (available)/not available
I. Power Door Lock System
1. Unlock on key twice: (on)/off
2. Unlock on shift to P-position: on/(off)
3. Autolock once: on/(off)
J. Key Reminder System
1. Key reminder volume: (large)/medium/small
2. Key reminder sound: (normal)/fast/slow/0 sec
K. Sunroof System
1. Open on door key: (on)/off
2. Close on door key: (on)/off
3. Open on remote button: (on)/off
4. Door key operation: tilt/(slide)
5. Remote operation: tilt/(slide)
L. Theft Deterrent System
1. Passive mode: on/(off)
2. Warning Horn: (on)/off
3. Entry delay: 0 sec/(14 sec)/30 sec
4. Glass sensor: (on)/off
callmedrfill, "2007 Lexus LS" #258, 10 Jun 2005 10:23 am!make=Lexus&model=LS%20430&ed_makeindex=.ef3fc23
Have you had any experiences with hail?
Thank you
I like the 2005 and may buy it, but am wondering whether it would be worth it to wait a little longer for the 2006.
Thanks.
Good luck.