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New or Used: Shifting the 5-speed Lexus to a New Owner?

George writes:

Hello again, Steven,

You may recall our email last March regarding our 1992 Lexus SC300 5-Speed. Thanks for the reply; guess the timing was bad for you with tax time coming up. As you may recall, the car is all original, black with gray interior, looks and runs great, and has slightly less than 25K miles. Here’s the back story:

Sajeev Mehta and Steve Lang Oct 02, 2012

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Dave M. On one hand Honda tends to make a strong, competitive product that should give you years of excellent service. On the other hand it's built on the bones of a GM product, who has a tendency to underbake their products until right before cancellation. NUMMI worked out well for GM; I wonder if this will work out well for Honda....
RICHARD @mebgardner I have no issues with the way the car is configured. No offensive nannies.
RICHARD @el_scotto above
RICHARD @SPPP. It's the perfect use case. Most of my wife's driving is short trips around town. The car will get better MPG in that environment than interstate cruising.
RICHARD The longest interstate trip I have been on so far is about 45 minutes. We live in Tennessee so that included significant elevation changes and travel at 75 mph. Next weekend, we will take a 3-hour trip for a wedding. I would not hesitate to drive long distances in this car. It is much more comfortable, quiet, composed than my wife's previous Ford Fusion Titanium while matching that car's performance. We drove from TN to Santa Fe, NM in the Fusion earlier this summer and that car became uncomfortable and tiring after about 3 hours behind the wheel.

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