I said
Quite clearly in a jokey way as I know no-one who talks like this anymore !!
No harm meant at all
I had a choice to get a LS430 when I was looking, It had same mileage as my car has and had the premium pack but if any of its special toys were to go wrong I would not be able to afford to fix it
I just feel that "in my opinion" the LS400 is more "connected" rather than "unconnected" for example springs and shocks rather than air suspension, cable operated throttle rather than electronic. These are just a few but I could go on
I am not saying LS430 isn't a nicer car because I think that it is but in terms of quality I think that when they made the LS400 it was all to do with the car and the people and when they built the LS430 it was more about profit and cost cutting. For example LS400 exhaust is stainless and will never need replacing and on the LS430 the exhaust is mild steel which given time will rust.
LS430 is still a nice car but I think it was made on a tighter budget