Lexus LS400? Luxury everyday or money pit waiting to happen?

Now you're getting it. Buy the LS400 and take solace in the fact that you're giving all the people in here with nothing better to do, something else to moan about :-)

That one actually made me laugh out loud. Well played.

And the, well, rather optimistic figure been quoted for the Passat ;-)

You say that as if you'd know the difference yourself......

And what would you know, Mr. Girlie shopping trolley?

Now you're mistaking "never having owned" with "not being able to tell the difference".

Well I'm not blinkered enough to assume that 'because I own it it must be best' - so, probably loads more than you Mr. "The best car ever changes depending on what I own - and everything I haven't tried must be shit". Also, you rate cars on the cup holders...

:-)

That's good because obviously, my car is the best car ever anyway.

Post corrected.

Heh, dude you've got NOTHING here - you owned and paid your own money for a Cinquento Sporting :-)

Yes, and?

That was a brilliant little thing - especially once I'd lowered it, stuck a strut brace on and a DTM exhaust and K&N. (20% across the range, you know....)

I'd have another if it suited my requirements or had room for a track toy.

So, it's OK for you to own a girlie shopping trolley, but I'm to be mocked for it? That's not really fair...

Nah a Cinq would be better suited to seriously twisty stuff - like the Nav rallies Carl does or something I reckon. Most tracks have far too many fast bends and straights that would hurt the fun of the Cinq really (for the record I quite like Cinq Sportings as it happens for some odd reason heh). But down a really tight country lane, with a pod of lights on the bonnet, in a lowered/stiffened one would be a right giggle.

Shouldn't the 75 be heading that way, what with it not being your normal use car any more?

cheers, clive

It is heading that way, but you can never have too many toys.

I've seen them on an M plate... they *may* have been produced a bit earlier.

Rule of thumb as I understand it, is if it's got the air intake slits in the offside front wing, it's one of the newer diesels.

I believe they did a new and improved E250TD at the same time.

I'll see what the job brings if/when it starts. that Alfa 75 Steve just posted does look rather tasty. Shame it isn't a V6.

Is it a turbo Yes, no, or Not enough of one to win a reace/argument/discussion on usenet.

SteveH in modifying shock horror admission. He could have bought a Punto for that much and retained the value etc, etc, etc.

Feck off.

It looked 'just right' once it had been hit with the lowering stick.