Duramax Lexus
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What a POS !!!
I had 3 Toyotas and 1 Lexus and I don't understand why people loves them so much, all 4 were junk.
I am at my 5th CTD and I will get more.
Coincidence ? Odds ? Weird ? You name it, but I stick with what I trust.
The Duramax, on the other side has a good review in my "garage".
I had 3 Toyotas and 1 Lexus and I don't understand why people loves them so much, all 4 were junk.
I am at my 5th CTD and I will get more.
Coincidence ? Odds ? Weird ? You name it, but I stick with what I trust.
The Duramax, on the other side has a good review in my "garage".
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I showed that to my wife and she abought went nutz. She loved it. I gota admit I would drive it. I think it looks prety sweet. I like things like that, that no one else would have. I fiond it kinda comical that on this site if someone post pics of there truck with "bling" wheels and shiney trinkets its sweet but the second someting other than a Dodge truck is posted with shiney stuff its to "bling bling" for everyones taste.
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I fiond it kinda comical that on this site if someone post pics of there truck with "bling" wheels and shiney trinkets its sweet but the second someting other than a Dodge truck is posted with shiney stuff its to "bling bling" for everyones taste
I've owned far more veichles than Dodge trucks, including Toyotas and BMW's. I just personally don't care for what's termed "bling" meaning, what is to me, an excess of chrome or high-gloss metallic parts. What you choose to drive is your choice. I don't care - and I don't care what others think about what I drive.
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{snip} The true moron is the guy with the camper doing 20mph slower than traffic, with the illusion he's being "safe" while in actuality he's the road hazard. The safest speed is the average speed that the majority of traffic is flowing, and people who are speeding tend to be paying more attention than those day dreaming slowly. If you feel that the "average speed" is too much for you to handle, do everyone else a favor and stick to the back roads. {snip}
I tow a 35' travel trailer and I can and sometimes do push it up to 70 mph where legally posted and where traffic conditions permit (very light traffic) but much more of the time, I'll cut it back to 55-60 mph in the right lane on the 4-lane highway and take my time and increase my safety factor because I KNOW that I can't stop that rig in the same distance that the truck can stop by itself. I don't consider that moronic behavior.
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What is so inherently dangerous about towing that fast? We have semi's "towing" 90k+ lbs at 70-75mph daily, running hundreds of thousands of miles a year without incident. The true moron is the guy with the camper doing 20mph slower than traffic, with the illusion he's being "safe" while in actuality he's the road hazard. The safest speed is the average speed that the majority of traffic is flowing, and people who are speeding tend to be paying more attention than those day dreaming slowly. If you feel that the "average speed" is too much for you to handle, do everyone else a favor and stick to the back roads. Also that vehicle is rated for 6500lb towing capacity, so if you think that extra 500lbs on a trailer is a big safety issue you don't have a clue.
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What a POS !!!
I had 3 Toyotas and 1 Lexus and I don't understand why people loves them so much, all 4 were junk.
I am at my 5th CTD and I will get more.
Coincidence ? Odds ? Weird ? You name it, but I stick with what I trust.
The Duramax, on the other side has a good review in my "garage".
I had 3 Toyotas and 1 Lexus and I don't understand why people loves them so much, all 4 were junk.
I am at my 5th CTD and I will get more.
Coincidence ? Odds ? Weird ? You name it, but I stick with what I trust.
The Duramax, on the other side has a good review in my "garage".
we've seemed to have good luck with toyotas on the other hand...my mom has had 2 LS400s and now has an LS430. The 1992 LS400 we traded in at ~219,000 miles, never had one problem. The 1995 LS400 had 226,000 miles when we traded it in (I think, somewhere around there), that cars brakes ALWAYS squealed and the brakes always seemed a little funny, but other than that it ran like a top. The one she has now is a 2005 LS430, 89,000 miles (neither me or my dad can figure out how she puts so many miles on cars
), and has been good so far. I just did the brakes on it, original brakes lasted 85,000, but they were worn down so far it destroyed the electric pad wear sensors. 
Ive heard of the V6 and smaller lexus's having some problems, and some problems with the 4.6 V8 in the tundra/LX470/Land Cruiser, but the Aisin tranny/4.3 liter Lexus V8 (I think its a 3UZ-FE) is a great powertrain IMHO.
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bnold - what sort of mileage could he get out of this LX 450 (I-6 Land Cruiser)...I've seen several of them around for very cheap leately and have had little dreams of picking one up for some off-roading and winter use. Then again, I understood from some they get about 12mpg on a good day. Is that true? Thanks - sorry to hijack thread...
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that plaftorm is actually great offroad. throw some different wheels and tires on it and a few other changes and you have a great expedition rig.
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Engine sure looks cramped in there. Good for some, don't like the wheels. Reminds of the black H2 I saw that was lowered on 24's. 
I disagree. Drivers who are actually going the speed limit aren't the threat. It may be aggravating to come up behind one but you can't say it's dangerous. Maybe you come from a trucker background so it's different when you have to control that much weight but most of the time truckers are going slower anyway.
Towing with a Lexus SUV doing 85 mph is plain dangerous. Not towing and driving 85 mph is dangerous.
The true moron is the guy with the camper doing 20mph slower than traffic, with the illusion he's being "safe" while in actuality he's the road hazard. The safest speed is the average speed that the majority of traffic is flowing, and people who are speeding tend to be paying more attention than those day dreaming slowly.
Towing with a Lexus SUV doing 85 mph is plain dangerous. Not towing and driving 85 mph is dangerous.
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I don't think the wheels are that "blingy". I worked at a caddy dealer and man did I see some "blingy" wheels. If those 20's on the lexus were wrapped in rubber bands I'd think more "bling" but it has good size conforming tires. If they were spinners......"bling bling".
If I could afford it....and repairs, I'd drive it or let the wife drive it to tote kiddies. I'd bet it would get way better mileage with her behind the wheel though.
If I could afford it....and repairs, I'd drive it or let the wife drive it to tote kiddies. I'd bet it would get way better mileage with her behind the wheel though.
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bnold - what sort of mileage could he get out of this LX 450 (I-6 Land Cruiser)...I've seen several of them around for very cheap leately and have had little dreams of picking one up for some off-roading and winter use. Then again, I understood from some they get about 12mpg on a good day. Is that true? Thanks - sorry to hijack thread...