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BEST CAR IVE EVER DRIVEN
JOHN, 10/24/2019
updated 10/26/2020
2005 Lexus LS 430 4dr Sedan (4.3L 8cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This luxery vehicle all but drives itself. So smooth you cant feel railroad tracks. Sound system hard to believe. I purchased the car when it had 90,000 on the clock and it drives better than new. i love the thing.
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Great Luxury car with reasonable price
Cal, 12/20/2017
2005 Lexus LS 430 4dr Sedan (4.3L 8cyl 6A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
The LS430 is a great choice for a used luxury car. I own a used car dealership in Nashville and have owned and driven many cars in the past 20 years including Benz, Lexus IS 350 and GS 350. The LS 430 has the best ride and comfort. I also own a 2005 Benz E320 and it’s very fun to drive, and is superior to the LS430 when it comes to cornering as it has less body roll and better feel of the Road . The LS430 has very quiet ride and you can’t hear the engine or feel the transmission when it shifts between gears. The LS 430 is very capable and can be driven as a sport car especially with the sports mode shifter and it has a small turning radius like any small car.
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Avoid at all Costs
lexuslemon, 09/02/2009
2005 Lexus LS 430 4dr Sedan (4.3L 8cyl 6A)
18 of 26 people found this review helpful
I have always owned Lexus cars, but the newer models have gotten so unnecessarily complex that they are prone to VERY expensive failures. I could go on and on, but take for example the most recent failure of the Navigation unit. At only 28k pampered miles, the screen just up and dies. Now, not only does this screen control the GPs, but it also controls the climate control/defrost, rear view camera, Stereo including radio/CD changer. So this one gadget failing has rendered the car undriveable (no defrost.) To get it replaced is 6k....SIX thousand dollars (and not covered by warranty even though the car only has 30k miles!!) This is BAD engineering plain and simple.
Try to find a better car for the money...
Scott, 11/30/2019
2005 Lexus LS 430 4dr Sedan (4.3L 8cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have owned more than 50 cars since 1979, a few new but most were preowned. The 2005 LS430 I recently purchased with 54K miles is hands down the best of the bunch. Quiet, smooth, strong, comfortable, amazing engineering and assembly quality - what more can one ask for? Find one with lower miles and a limited number of previous owners and hang onto it. Newer cars may have more gizmos but if you are like me and don’t want tons of tech the 430 may be for you. My car lacks the nav screen and the troublesome air suspension of the Ultra version and I couldn’t be happier. Expect a few issues on an older car but if you are reasonably good with hand tools and you take advantage of the online support offered for these cars you will do fine. Every time I drive mine it makes me smile, and I hope to keep it for many years.
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LS 430 the best
Mark luth, 03/14/2017
updated 03/29/2018
2005 Lexus LS 430 4dr Sedan (4.3L 8cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Best reliable car I have ever owned with one exception. I hardly ever have trouble with it. The only thing I don't like is the plastic headlamps! And all cars have em. I keep mine very immaculate and they are not hazy but that is what happens to all the cars after they get to be a few years old and or condensation gets inside and that is not good go back to glass please !!! I highly recommend this car and imo it beats the new 460 on reliability.
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