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Mar 13, 2008 | 09:57 AM

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newport996

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newport996 is infamous around these parts

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Originally Posted by dcentric

don't assume i'm bent out of shape lady. not the case, i said i love Lexus in general for what they are, but i'm not blind to their shortcomings either. you seem to be the one with the emotions tied to their car.

Not at all...just realize the 996 has some shortcomings as well....

Mar 13, 2008 | 10:02 AM

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dcentric

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believe me i know. Lexus are rock solid in reliability, and that counts for a lot.

Mar 13, 2008 | 10:05 AM

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believe me i know. Lexus are rock solid in reliability, and that counts for a lot.

So are 996s....thats not its shortcoming....I sold mine with 145k miles on the clock.....drove it 25k miles a year. It ran perfect, and still looked brand new.....

One of the pics just before I sold her.....