Those of us that keep our cars forever will understand this the most: pick the color you really want, even if it costs extra. Sure, it sucks that most automakers now charge extra for the “good colors”, but are you really going to miss that measly $495 upcharge every time you stare at your car for the next 15-20 years…
They’ve had them for a long time. There are good and bad examples, but if done right they are fine.
Eating lunch while reading a Jalopnik article that drew heavily from Devil Wears Prada was not even on my *wildest* gay bingo card for 2024. What a delight, even if the paint jobs are bleak lol
“Queue up pedantic know it all commenters on this article.”
The design and quality of the LC transcend depreciation. It’s a once in a generation kind of car, IMO. We’ll never see anything like this from Toyota/Lexus ever again once they kill off the 5.0 V8.
Conceptually, I don’t know if the market will take to it like that.
I’ll be really interested to see how well this can sell with a 4cyl at this price point. I think the truck looks great, I’m sure it’s capable, and I’m sure the engine will do just fine. Conceptually, I don’t know if the market will take to it like that.
Another unanswered question is, how did they know to meet her when she arrived in LAX?
This car is
a diamond in therough.
Got a feeling there’ll be a YouTube series soon featuring this car, so we’ll probably find out.
It’s still way more attractive and reliable than the new one, so NP.
If you say this, you can’t shit on the Murano anymore.
I’d observe that guardrails aren’t really designed to stop ANYTHING that’s heading straight at them at highway speeds. They are designed to keep cars traveling parallel to the rail from driving further off the road if they veer off course for some reason.
Toyota/Lexus body on frame SUV. One of mine has 350,000, the other is at 200,000 and i have zero concerns about it making it to 250,000. Land Cruiser, GX, 4Runner, LX, etc. If its a model made in Japan, you can count on it going the distance. Tundra, Tacoma, sequoia and other American/Mexican made models come in second…
The problem with it isn’t that it won’t last 250k miles. The question is if it will still be yours in 250k miles.
Within a 200 mile radius, I found a Jalop favorite: Acura TL SH-AWD 6sp Manual at an Acura dealership in Indianapolis for $12k: https://www.edmartinacura.com/used-Indianapolis-2012-Acura-TL-Tech+Man-19UUA9E59CA008380
Acura = Reliable. 6sp > 5sp. Torque Vectoring AWD. 300+ HP. 2012 mean no ugly beak of the 2009-2011.
Sav…
Maybe he’s afraid. Or maybe he’s tired, or hungover, or stressed. Or maybe it’s a consistent and ongoing propensity for drug abuse.
Not sure why a Cybertruck having the same issue is national news, but whatever.
If I win the lottery, first car I am getting is a convertible LC500, and having it manual swapped. Wish I could own one...but I am poor driving my 5 speed manual 1998 Nissan Sentra that does not even have a tach, no oil level/pressure gauge or light, no coolant temp or level gauge/light either....only an oil temp…
You earned your star from the flashbacks of my Air Force days you just gave me.
