LS460 fan

I learned my lesson....driving from louisville to Roanoke Virginia .....nav took me 2 hours out of my way....DONT TRUST the Nav.......Luckily i printed out directions before leaving and after noticing i was lost i looked and found my way back .....2 HOURS LATER......WAKE UP LEXUS......70k car with poor navi.......sad sad sad

i added 20inch chrome wheels after being told that i couldnt do it and that it would make the care run funny. I ordered my wheels from these guys and they took the time to contact a lexus engineer and found the right wheels and the right sensors for the tire presure. Give them a call and ask for brian or phil at www.wheelplay.net

I am told that LS 460L Touring version will not accept the standard OEM 18" Lexus Rims. The parts dept manager at my local lexus said he thought so but he is checking on it. Reason: The touring/sport version has different brake system and the 18" oem wheels might not fit. He is not completely sure either way. They sold only 2 or 3 of these touring version cars. It comes standard with 19" wheels and air suspension and different brakes.

Personally, i have never been fond of the Lexus wheel styling (this is my 5th LS). These 19" wheels are not bad but they are not that hot either.

Anyway, I am considering putting winter tires and will probably put the Michelin x-ice (rated high by consumer reports). I have had all blizzaks for past 10 years, which were ok.

For next spring, I want to get 20" wheels. 21" wheels might be too rough? If any of you have experience with 21" wheels - even on a 430 but with air suspension, please post comments. Since my car has air suspension, I am hoping that the "comfort setting" will reduce the jarring of low profile 20" or 21" tires.

I am looking for inexpensive wheel+rim options - Perhaps around $2000 (I saw a few sites which had packages in that price range). The real fancy sites seem to cost $5000+ for rims. Certainly, those are beautiful wheels but I don't want to spend that much. I think i saw 20" tires at tirerack for around $250 each. Hopefully, I can find rims at around $250 each? I really like tirerack but unfortunately, they don't seem to have any wheels for my car. They offer wheels upto 19" for the standard 460L but not the touring version. I guess the normal wheels won't fit my car?

My car is white and I am considering wheels with mostly black wheels ( to hide brake dust). Besides, the black wheels seem much less expensive than Chrome wheels. My car has horrible brake dust problem - which I expected because I was told at the time of ordering the touring package that the brakes and tires will last only 15,000 miles. This is not a complaint against lexus. I ordered it with full knowledge.

If anyone needs to know how to access the service screen email me or msg me and i will let you know how to do it........Im not sure if its ok to post it here. if so i will do so.....

I didnt find anywhere on the service screen to turn off the feature of not being able to use the phone and nav while driving .....maybe someone else will have better luck.

BTW, DID i tell you guys i love my lexus.......LOL...........on a another note i left my headlights on last night when i put the car in the garage, I usually leave the settings to auto and i turned on the headlights to look for something.......I called roadside assistant and they were at my house in 15mins............BRAVO......

the good news is i was talking to the tech and mentioned that feature about not being able to do the nav and cell phone feature while drivng and told him about on the older lexus you can access the service screen.........well he gets in and shows me how to access the service screen on the LS460.......i was in awe.......then i did it again after he left .........i searched for a few minutes to see if i can turn that feature off.........but not owning a lexus before i didnt knwo what to look for........if anyone needs the info on how to access the service screen on the ls460 please email me .........or i can post it on here.......i didnt know if i could get in trouble for doing so.......

btw did i tell yall i love my LS460!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woke on a nice monday morning and decided i was going to go buy a BMW 750li.....Arrived at the dealership around 1100am and was out the door around noon after writing a check for $88,754.00. I live in louisville and my 17yr old had to be in lexington for orientation at the university.....had a nice drive there and dropped him off........on the way home (louisville) the car just died on me. As i was sitting there in 95 degree weather i was trying to figure out how to get things to work since the dealer never showed me anything....just gave me the keys and i was off. it just so happened my sales person called to check on me and i told her i was stuck on the side of the road broken down and she said she would call back and never did. While i was sitting there the radio just came on... so i pressed the start button and the engine started....I hauled !Removed! back to louisville and as i pulled up to the dealership ..."ENGINE MALFUNCTION, SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE" showed up the display...walked in was furious...sales manager offered me brand new 750li fully loaded ...$90k plus on show room floor.. even exchanged.....I accepted ......the only problem was.......two other cars parked next to it (both BMW, One of the a M5) wouldnt start.....after trying to jump them for 45mins they moved both cars....got to the black beauty 750 and guess what.............WOULD NOT START....they put on a battery charger......jumpers.......mechanic......etc.......after 2 hours of this circus.........i didnt even have to ask the manager walked over to me and handed me my check back in shame....

Same day i called over to mercedes dealership and told the sales person to prep the new 2007 CLS 550 and that i was on my way to come get it .......Nice car ...raw horsepower ....seen one seen em all........Seats were very uncomfortable......RETURNED.........

Went over to the lexus dealership and they had the LS460 on the floor............took my breath away.......i knew this was the car......didnt even drive it ....wrote em a check and I have been happy ever since....Not one complaint.........called lexus and spoke to a engineer about adding new 20inch wheels ........he helped me out and now people follow me and ask me about this car........when i take it to the dealership its a great conversation piece......from people of all ages.......GO LEXUS ...i will always be a fan