At $144,000, the Lexus LS600h L will "find a home in only the most exclusive driveways," says Senior Editor Paul Williams, but this hybrid comes with almost everything: V8 power, all-wheel drive, and even a reclining ottoman seat.
While I'm sure this is a fine driving car, the real issue to me is that Toyota still doesn't know the root of the problem of unintended acceleration. There were 60 reports of UI - AFTER the fixes were made. Yes, Toyota is going to throw out some ridiculous comment saying the fixes were not done properly. I mean, really, it is just inserting a postage-sized shim - not rocket science here folks..
Also, 900k+ Toyota are to go through a 'service campaign' to fix engine oil leaks. This is apparently "not a recall because it does not affect safety". Correct me if i'm wrong, but if you are travelling on the highway and your car stops because it is out of oil, then does that not constitute a safety issue? And because Lexus vehicles are more expensive than Toyota's doesn't mean they are any safer. The president of Toyota USA can not say with absolute certainly the 8.5m vehicles being recalled will be safe. This oil leak issue brings it to ~9.5m vehicles!
My Corolla was brought in to service the engine oil leaks on 3 separate occasions - bunch of babboons these Toyota guys..
Man, i'm getting really tired of Toyota, really fast..