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I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before (apologies if it has), but I came across this article via a link on another Lexus forum. It confirms what everyone who has been driven in my LS600h has said, i.e. something along the lines of - wow, this is really quiet!
http://elevatingsound.com/the-price-of-quiet-driving/
For me, the quiet and refined environment inside the LS is one of the best things about the car. Great to see the LS at the top of the list!

I remember my grandad saying the same about electric windows... Power steering... Central locking... Etc... 
They don't get dirty, they adjust to your needs, your speed and surroundings, eliminate blind spots... And remove the need to look over your shoulder so you can keep looking forward... Maybe...
 
Brilliant I say!
 
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Going back to an RX.....just shows how the 'lure of the new' has got into your psyche? We're surrounded by ads trying to tell us to buy 'new' stuff. Why should a car be 'out of date' at 5 years old/60K miles? Cars CAN go on to 200K -see ads. If you worked out just how much you spent......ludicrous!
'Even' a 10 yr old RX is more than enough, and has less complexities to fail.

If I were you I would also consider this very rare GS which just showed up: https://usedcars.lexus.co.uk/en/used-lexus/Lexus/GS-450h/35-Premier-19-Alloys-pbbux96
To be honest I'm a little bit tempted to buy it by myself but I've just done major service and bought new set of tyres for my current one so you can have it [emoji846]

I don't like that thing, I don't get used to understeer at 5-10mph and don't think it is right. Might five Lexus a call and see what they think of it.

 
I’d say most people would have no idea it’s a Toyota. Quite a few ‘proper’ petrolheads have absolutely no idea what an ISF/RCF/GSF is, the best I can do is say they’re similar to a BMW M3/4/5...
I haven’t really thought about what the brand says to me. I suppose it’s just different, not following the usual procession to the Audi/BMW/Mercedes showroom. Only once you’ve done your homework, or owned one, you ‘get’ the Lexus brand. Mostly it reliability, customer service and design that I like, and the sweet sound of a NA V8! 
 

The price of two V12 Toyota Centuries. Blimey.

It says “Toyota”

Which is no bad thing. Everyone knows a Lexus Is a posh Toyota like an Audi is a posh veedub.





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I love my GS but money no object an LS500h or the LS500 they do in the states with the 3.0 twin turbo V6

I know technically an RX would have more space in it and for my line of work a car that can handle a dirt track would be perfect but...I’ve managed without an SUV for years and I just don’t like them.

As tempting as an RCF or LC would be - I really do need a car with 4 doors. The LS is the pinnacle four door Lexus. As it were I’m debating buying an LS460 as the current shape LS is and will remain out of my budget for quite some time.

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No. Hideous over priced tiny car with a silly little transverse mount diesel engine. Horrible.

I’d save 20k and get a Hyundai or find more and get a proper car with the engine facing the correct way with a proper number of cylinders.


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My GS 250 does this and my fathers Porsche Boxster does it to a far worse extent. It's to do with the steering geometry that's used. All my tyres and his have worn evenly, it's just a "thing" they do. 

Spending 30k isn't to be taken lightly, but if you've got it spare I agree with Malc, why hesitate?  And we know what happens to he who does don't we..... 

Beautiful car, perfect colour combination. Must be like new if only 14K miles. I'd love that car but can't bring myself to have something quite that long, but if it suits your circumstances.....
I'm surprised it's not for sale via a Lexus main dealer at that age and mileage (but what do I know). I'm currently keeping an eye on RX540H post 2012 for sale but only looking on the Lexus website. Where were you looking when you found the LS?
 
 

I found this idly looking and although I love my GS250 this seems a good step up. I know it’s expensive but it’s also very new in age and miles.
 
I’ve looked through the forum and not many of these about. I’ve heard the engine/transmission are solid but anything to worry about. Are these money pits as they get on?
 
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201811082252488
 
Servicing wise I’d be using a Lexus dealership. I’ve found them helpful with the GS.
 
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Welcome to the wonderful world of the 460!
I've had mine for 6 years now and it has been completely reliable...…...just like my 400 was.  Mine has 142,000km (88,000miles) on it and passed the Dutch version of the MOT the other day.  I am very aware of the reported problems on the 460 and ask my garage (the local Lexus dealership) to pay particular attention to the air suspension and the steering links. They told me that there are no problems at all. BTW, the reason I use the dealership is because a) they know the car and b) they don't charge the exorbitant prices you guys have to pay in the UK.
Mind you, I don't have to drive on the bloody awful roads that you have to suffer.

I was looking at LS460s today. In three years a late 2016 will still be quite new but depreciated some. I’m interested.


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Some wintery scenes from Glencoe

Technically this is Autumn but it was cold enough to be winter...a square crop of one from earlier this year

_DSC3877 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

I've shown this scene as a 2:1 countless times, however I came across an old card and found one I took at a slightly longer FL which I probably did so I could make a 16:9 version but when I got home I never did. Two years later and well...it was lovely and clear and more importantly dead still but by ***** it was cold.

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Loch Tulla - one from early in 2016. I had a great morning in Glencoe and stopped off here on the way back hoping some light would come through. It didn't. It was also very cold. This hi-key processing isn't my normal way of doing things but the original is just so flat. I keep meaning to do this composition come summer or autumn - this year for sure.

_DSC7054 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

One from last winter. Again very cold but once the sun was out it wasn't so bad.

_DSC2386_Rendition 2 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Canyon Anisclo

These were all deliberately composed and cropped to hide a too large to clone out mega sized bird hide further to the left.

These are from my first visit there so I took a variety of images as the light and cloud changed.

_DSC3114 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

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Not long afterward taking this the sky got a bit dull and flat

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Sunset was nice 😄

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With the greatest of respect - that's a silly statement and if you genuinely would pay that then one might say that you have too much money burning a hole in your pocket. It's not like you'd even be getting a 'genuine Lexus battery' for that extortionate amount because Lexus don't make batteries!
It's a 12V battery, nothing more, nothing less and it's an easy 10 minute job to DIY. Even if you don't want to DIY there's still no need to pay such a ridiculous amount, as the screengrab below from another topic on this very forum shows:
 

One might recommend you pay the £320 and have it done properly.

That way, should the very worst happen, they’d have no reason not to warrant a warranty claim or give good will if something more serious was to go wrong.


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You know the head rest should be touching your head or at least close to touching it. It’s there for your safety and to prevent whiplash in the event of a collision...

Just sayin...


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Pena Montanesa

Bit of a peachy evening - never been here other than driving past 3 years back and was keen to explore the area further and find a good angle to shoot the side of this mountain. Turns out Canyon Anisclo is the place to do it. This aspect of the mountain reminds me of a certain one back home...

 

_DSC3172 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

This turned out to be my favourite composition and the one I would retake another time

 

_DSC3184 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

Wider take

 

_DSC3187 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

One dusk came in it was a proper colour fest - it was very hazy (being Spain and quite hot) so the colour fades away into the shot. One could de-haze it but I rather like the layered feeling to the shot and the depth you get.

 

_DSC3192 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

 

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Two French Castles

Chateau de Montbrun

_DSC3857 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

Chateau Azay-Le-Rideu

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Three from the cold snap on Skye. Loch Cill Chriosd is fast becoming my favourite Loch in Scotland to shoot. It's such a challenge to even get a still day on Skye and the reeds add another dimension. On one hand they can act as a wind breaker but on the other they can sway in the slightest wind. All these were timed so the Loch was totally ripple free and all the reeds were still. These were beautiful moments in time but I was sad the moorland wasn't redder (by the time the still day had presented itself the colours on the Moors were weaning) and the sky had more feature to it. Still, light and reflections were all present so 2 out of 3 ain't bad.  Bloody cold though - summer cannot come back soon enough and with it the lovely green grasses and reeds.

The specific composition I have done many times before a) I like it b) it is carefully chosen to hide a row of distant pylons I am too lazy to clone out - it's easier to compose them out and also the road and cottages in the distance

_DSC1536 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

_DSC1537 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

_DSC4482 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr