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shadrach74 · 01-11-2013, 06:57 AM

Hands down the most reliable is my current DD which is a '98 Lex GS400 with 210,XXX on the clock. The Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 with VVT is one of the best V8s I've ever driven. 4.0 with 300HP and 310ftLbs. It burns almost no oil between 10,000 oil changes and has onle stranded me once (diff failure@198K, likely due to my driving style). The build quality exceeds any European car I've ever owned (and I've owned all of the German and Swedish makes). Still able rip off sub 6 second 0-60 times after 15 years and 210K

The Boxster is the most fun, but seems like an expensive and unreliable trinket after 8 years of Lexus ownership.

A close second in the fun department was an '89 BMW 325is (E30). This was one of the best mixes of practicality and fun in a single package. It made it to 255K before a girlfriend unintentionally took it off road and trashed the undercarriage cracking the engine block and transmission case...

Honorable mention goes to my 1992 Audi 200Q. One of the first Audi S cars to be imported even though it was not named as such. This was my city car when I lived in SF. 240hp I5T 5 spd. I blew the doors off more than one older, normally aspirated 911 at 8000ft on I80 when Tahoe bound. It had 280K on the clock when I let it go...

01-11-2013, 06:57 AM	#3
shadrach74 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Frederick MD Posts: 658	Hands down the most reliable is my current DD which is a '98 Lex GS400 with 210,XXX on the clock. The Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 with VVT is one of the best V8s I've ever driven. 4.0 with 300HP and 310ftLbs. It burns almost no oil between 10,000 oil changes and has onle stranded me once (diff failure@198K, likely due to my driving style). The build quality exceeds any European car I've ever owned (and I've owned all of the German and Swedish makes). Still able rip off sub 6 second 0-60 times after 15 years and 210K The Boxster is the most fun, but seems like an expensive and unreliable trinket after 8 years of Lexus ownership. A close second in the fun department was an '89 BMW 325is (E30). This was one of the best mixes of practicality and fun in a single package. It made it to 255K before a girlfriend unintentionally took it off road and trashed the undercarriage cracking the engine block and transmission case... Honorable mention goes to my 1992 Audi 200Q. One of the first Audi S cars to be imported even though it was not named as such. This was my city car when I lived in SF. 240hp I5T 5 spd. I blew the doors off more than one older, normally aspirated 911 at 8000ft on I80 when Tahoe bound. It had 280K on the clock when I let it go...