The Swede

My friend is the Lexus brand manager for Europe. If you tell me what you're after, I can ask him. I am in Brussels end of next week anyway.

The simple reason why I have this one in my top 5 (put the sound on: LOUD !) ;)

My top 5: - Mercedes S63 AMG - Mitsubishi Evo IX (properly tuned) - Range V8 td - Porsche 911 S (simple, manual version without gizmos and toys) - Audi Sportquattro (white one) So far, we number 1 and 2 are ticket off. Back to work now to get 3, 4 and 5 :D

Interesting statement since horse steak is tastier than beef steak...

Also put this question here http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=80956 Just got an "offer" from a company with website www.offer-autotrader.com . They offered 2645,-GBP. Does anyone have any experience with this? Always wary for a scam. Most companies just buying cars, like "webuyanycar", normally offer stupid money for your car. Logged on to their website and they seem genuine though. I cannot find any complaints or bad stories on the web and they do not seem to ask for any details such as credit cards, etc.

Not sure the LS460SEL is in de same price league as the LS430 of the topic here

If it's something they forgot to take out when manufacturing, why do you have to pay for it ???

You can reuse them... but after a while they do wear out. I'd recommend to replace them if you did not do so for a while.

Can you show how it should look like?

Does it have any of these inflatable bolsters? They tend to squeak.

Anything to look out for? You seem to have a 2002 LS430 :)

Looking around for an LS430 to upgrade the girlfriend's car (a GS430). First question: Is it worthwhile to go for a post facelift vs a pre facelift? My thinking currently is that a pre-facelift generally is much cheaper (3.5k vs 6k for a post facelift ?) and that the few toys might not be worth it while a 2002 car will be as reliable as a 2005. Then again, is there a point in swapping from a MKII GS430 to an LS430? Is it really an improvement? Thoughts? Second question: When getting an LS430, any model, what are the weak points to look for when buying the car? For info: the Lexus is the 3rd / 4th car in the household and only used as a runabout covering 3000 miles per year.

Why should one be careful if he wants one with ACC ?

Thanks. And happy my amplifier is still working then :D

Can I ask two stupid questions? 1. Does the big satnav always come with ML stereo ? 2. Why on your picture of the display does it not show a setting for Automatic Sound Levelling?