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High Expectations Fulfilled
Mark, 10/26/2007
2008 Lexus LS 600h L 4dr Sedan AWD (5.0L 8cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
25 of 25 people found this review helpful
The LS 600 is an impressive vehicle. Although relatively silent to driver, it is quite clear there are any number of mechanical events occurring at a given time in connection with the complexities of the hybrid system. A slight rev when the car is started to charge the battery, complete silence at a stop or below 25 mph, and a symbiotic relationship between battery power,engine power and regeneration from braking and downhill driving. I am not sure any other car company could have pulled off the engineering in this car in such a tight, well thought out, and yes even emotional machine.
Airplane on the road
Ijebu, 09/09/2008
2008 Lexus LS 600h L 4dr Sedan AWD (5.0L 8cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
23 of 23 people found this review helpful
This vehicle runs so smooth, you can barely hear the sound at low idle. I seriously feel believe the car glides rather than drives. Excellent design from Lexus. I do a lot of city driving, so this is a perfect vehicle for me and my family.
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Six months of wonderful
gotom, 08/20/2008
2008 Lexus LS 600h L 4dr Sedan AWD (5.0L 8cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
30 of 31 people found this review helpful
I bought to go long distances; the pleasure of such comfort and safety after 8 to 10 hours is truly satisfying. From El Paso to San Antonio at 75 to 80 mph with 28 mpg was another plus (500 miles between fill-ups). After 7000 miles, I am completely satisfied with the car and truly believe that it is a value when compared to any other car with comparable characteristics and performance capacities.
Engineering Masterpiece
Old Gray Frogman, 06/05/2024
2008 Lexus LS 600h L 4dr Sedan AWD (5.0L 8cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
I’ve got car attention deficit disorder. I buy and sell cars more frequently than some folks change their sox. In my forty-four years of driving I’ve owned more than seventy cars. Everything from European to Japanese, Korean, Brazilian made Volkswagens and BMW roadsters made in South Carolina, but now in my sixties I’ve transitioned from wanting to carve corners to wanting to be as comfortable as possible. In pursuit of that comfort I’ve had BMW 5 series, Mercedes E class, including a terrific E55 AMG, I’ve had Lincoln Town Cars and a Mercury Marauder, and an Infiniti Q45. Along the way I also got a pretty nice Hyundai Genesis that mimics a Lexus LS460 pretty well. I’ve owned an LS400, an LS430 and an LS460, the latter of which I really loved, but ultimately sold to a friend who wanted a reliable but highly comfortable car, as he spends six or more hours a day in his. I recently sold my Porsche Boxster, as old age and a bad back were making getting in and out difficult. I decided I’d go back to a Lexus LS. Initially I was searching for a low mileage LS460, when a 600HL popped up locally. I’d vaguely remembered when they’d come out reading about them in Car and Driver, or Road & Track. Contemporary reviews didn’t see the point of a hybrid that didn’t get 80 mpg, or didn’t knock two seconds off the zero to sixty times, especially one that cost $40-50,000 more than the already excellent LS460. Well as VW and Audi have showed us with diesel gate, EPA testing ain’t the real world. The EPA estimates for the LS600hl were 20 hwy and 22 city. In real world driving, I shatter both of those regularly. I found my low miles 600 about 650 miles from me in Ohio, and flew in and then drove home to Georgia. The car I found was a one owner car with under 70,000 miles and had 37 separate service records with the same dealership I bought it from. If you find a Lexus that’s had that kind of love by its first owner, buy it. In researching the car I found prices all over the map. Most services like Kelly Blue Book don’t have enough transactions to accurately price them. The dealer I bought from essentially priced mine as if it were a fully loaded LS460L. There were several of these car priced similarly, but then a few that were trying to get two or even three times what I paid ($20,000) for LS600HLs with under 100,000 miles. I researched the most common and most expensive repairs for these cars and found not surprisingly they included air suspension. Pretty much any car with an air ride suspension can run into issues when they age. Solutions range from buying all new air shocks from Lexus for around $9000, buying remanufactured units or third party units for around $4000 or switching over to conventional coil springs for around $2000. Next up is the front end suspension components that tend to wear out more quickly as the front end is so heavy. They use unique control arms different than those on the RWD LS460, but even buying all new control arms, you can find them on the web from discount parts stores, OEM Lexus parts will run between $2000-3000 with labor rates between $1500-2000. Finally there is the hybrid battery. These have routinely been shown to go between 150,000-200,000 miles before replacement, so I’m probably okay, but I found a local company that can replace my unit with a remanufactured unit for $4000 or a brand new Lexus battery for $5500 plus labor. I figured even if all three things were to go on me in the first year, I’d still only be spending around $12,000 on repairs, making my car still a relative bargain. As for the driving experience it is serene. It’s more like being in a private jet aircraft than riding in a car. I spent six hours yesterday in and out of Atlanta in rush hour traffic, yet emerged rested without a hint of back ache. It is quiet, the ride supple, absorbing all but the biggest traffic obstacles in stride. In heavy traffic I achieved 28 mpg, on the drive from Ohio I averaged 26.5 mpg at around 75 mph. The low points are 1) it takes premium gas. I’m not about to run regular leaded in it after it was so well taken care of by its first owner. 2) my car is a 2009 and does not have blind spot monitoring. Post 2010 cars had this as an option. 3) the car has a ludicrously small trunk. That big hybrid battery, along with the reclining rear seats, eat a lot of trunk space. If I’m going on a long trip, I’ll need to toss a couple bags on the back seat. The navigation system is antiquated, but it is touch screen at least from 2008-2012. I had a Grom V-Lite unit installed which has allowed me to convert the navigation screen to Apple CarPlay. The unit work with Bluetooth or corded use. I prefer using the USB cord so my phone remains fully charged. So if you find one of these unicorns in the wild, a $120,000 new MSRP car with a good service record, I would not shy away from buying one. By all reports it is the most reliable car Lexus ever made. Just remember to budget for the eventual repairs down the line, and that even if you bought it for less than a Corolla it will still have some repair bills that can sting you if you aren’t ready for them.
The best bargain in a used car ever!
Eric, 01/31/2021
updated 08/08/2024
2008 Lexus LS 600h L 4dr Sedan AWD (5.0L 8cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
29 of 30 people found this review helpful
I bought my 2008 LS600HL from a used car dealer in Manassas Virginia in August of 2016. The car was perfect and looked absolutely brand new when I purchased it. It had less than 80,000 miles and was and is whisper quiet. The only things I have paid for in the 4 1/2 years of ownership was oil changes and to fix a strange anomaly with the wheels. My mechanic told me that on this particular car, the inside of the wheels eventual wear and cause an incredibly slow air leak. The tires have to be removed, the inside of the wheels have to be buffed and the problem is fixed. One at a time, all four wheels needed this treatment and it did solve the problem. This car has cost me the least in maintenance of any car I have ever owned. My mechanic, who works on some of the most expensive cars in the world, loves this car. Despite being one of the most expensive mass produced car when it was new, I paid less for it than most economies and it has been absolutely terrific. If you are considering purchasing a used one. If you can find it, it'll likely be the best bargain you've ever found. Update: There was a comprehensive recall for the braking system. The suspension is problematic, especially the control arms. If you spray down all rubber suspension components with AT-205,the suspension will last much longer. Actually you should spray down all rubber components including boots and door and window seals with AT-205. It will all last much longer.
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