Lexus LS 400

Price Paid:  $46200.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 /LS 400

Summary:
Lots of toys. Has lots of suprise gadgets like the auto headlamp feature which I wouldn't ask for if it didn't have it. Does everything so well that it's boring. A bit like turning the sound off on a video game.

Strengths:
All round good but best for showing off wealth.

Weaknesses:
Bored of it already. My next car is going to be something like a VW Golf but I'll probably keep this one for ten years. Almost as ugly as the LS430.

Similar Products Used:
My first and last luxury car. Quieter than the Jags I've been in.

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 LS 400

Summary:
Lexus is a "nice" car, but not a "great" car.
I have both Mercedes and Lexus, to be honest with you,
I like Mercedes better than Lexus.
Lexus's engine is weak compare with Mercedes (hope the
new LS430 will solve this problem). Also, I don't
understand why such great car company wants to follow the
foot steps of Mercedes. Lexus always want their cars look
like Mercedes, I don't think this is necessary.
If you see the picture of the new LS430, you will find out that
it looks very similar to the old S-Class.
Paying $56,000, I think we desire a car that has its own
"unique" style. Also, hope the car can have a high resale value
like Mercedes E-Class.

Strengths:
Stereo system

Weaknesses:
Engine, look too much like Mercedes,

Similar Products Used:
Mercedes E320

Price Paid:  $49850.00 from Mission Viejo Lexus

Summary:
I LOVE THIS CAR!! I have said this so often since I bought it a year ago. It is so comfortable and a joy to drive! My business and life are hectic, and I want a car I don''t have to think about, that makes driving in So. Calif. traffic pleasant and smooth. Others may find this car a bore. For me, it''s pure pleasaure!

Strengths:
Automatic lights. Sound system. Plenty of room front and back. Automatically handles the little things of driving.

Weaknesses:
Upkeep is expensive. Service offsets that expense somewhat. Everyone wants to take my car on trips!!

Similar Products Used:
This is my first automatic and luxury car. Drove Alpha Romeo Spyder and Toyota Celica convertible previously.

Price Paid:  $30000.00 from Fresno

Year / Model Reviewed:
1999 Lexus LS400

Summary:
A perfect car. Amazing ride, power, and quality. We bought used for my wife, as the C320 was just way too small for a kid the car seat in the back. Got a Certified 1999 with 49k miles from the local dealer. The car looks brand spanking new. You cannot tell it has more than 100 miles on it. We drove it to Carmel right away, and it got 24 mph highway, about 16 in town. The highway figure includes some passing and mountain climbs, too, though. I was amazed at the power and the smoothness of the ride. This car is darn near perfect. Inside, it looks like a top-of-the-line Toyota -- duh. Nothing flashy or remarkable about the looks. The transmission is absolutely invisable. It's the closet thing to continuously variable I've ever experienced. Shifts are undetectable.

Strengths:
Ergonomics, smooth ride, power, quality.

Weaknesses:
Sort of bland, in a way.

Year / Model Reviewed:
1999 LS 400

Summary:
previous "ringer" comments aside, the LS 400 is known as about the most reliable, quiet, quality vehicle out there. Obviously someone who put over 30,000 miles on a '99 LS 400 hasn't owned a S class Mercedes over 6 months. And he almost certainly never even owned an LS.

Strengths:
Hard to knock in any category. Not the sexiest car around, but looks good enough.

Weaknesses:
A sport suspension option would be nice