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- Welcome to "What Car Should You Buy,"

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where we give real people
real advice about buying cars.

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Al lives in San Diego.

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He's always been a car enthusiast

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but he's getting to retirement age.

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He loves Alfa Romeos

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and all sorts of classic
British sports cars,

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Triumphs and Jags.

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But now, he's shopping

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for something cool and
comfortable for his age,

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with a budget of

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up to $70,000.
(cash register chiming)

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What car should he buy?

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Al, you got great taste, my friend.

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Alfas, Triumphs.

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They're a fun time, but
they're young person's game.

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See, you're 70.

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Do you want to be tracking down faults

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and ancient wiring harnesses,

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tuning finicky carburetors

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or do you just want something
that you can enjoy driving?

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If it's the latter, I've
got the car for you.

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The Lexus LC 500.

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It's fast, reliable,
comfortable in spades,

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and most importantly,

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it won't make you look like
you're trying too hard.

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See, the reason midlife
crisis cars don't work

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is that they don't fit
the person driving them.

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Your average middle manager

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is not some rowdy middle
finger to the establishment,

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burnout, spewing hellcat owner,

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but they buy the car anyway,

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hoping to evoke that image.

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They're conflating cool with young

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and only one of those is achievable.

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The LC 500 does not do that.

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It's an expensive car, a
luxurious car, a comfortable car.

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A car that you need to
be a little well off

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and probably a little
older to actually buy,

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but it's got an incredible
engine, gorgeous styling.

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No one in their right mind
will tell you that's not cool.

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You can't turn back the clock,

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but once you hit 70,

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you can buy a car that's cool for you

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and won't make you look
like you're trying too hard.

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(engine revving)

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(upbeat music)