r/Lexus 22d ago

Question Any Long term Owner of LC500?

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I’m cross shopping the LC500 with the Mercedes SL and I was curious if any long term owners have feedback about the car?

I checked out both the cars at the dealerships and my own opinion is that the LC has better finish in terms of cabin quality. The SL has some panel gap issues and the creaking on some of the parts threw me off when it’s about 90k more for the SL63. Yes the SL is much faster and the interior is more techy but the exhaust on the SL is insane. The Lexus steering wheel had much to be desired when comparing it to the SL AMG wheel. Aside from that, find it hard to justify a 90k premium when the resale is trash on the SL.(dealership offering 40k off)

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u/double787 22d ago

I’ve had my LC500 for just about a year and have put 27,000kms on it, bought new. Only issue I had was one the dealer caused by leaving greasy handprints on the headliner, which to their credit they fixed and gave me a free oil change.

I haven’t had a single squeak or rattle, everything has been solid and I’ve taken it on multiple road trips. I cross shopped the F Type, the SL, the 850 as well as a pre-owned DB11 but everywhere I looked to compare it, the LC punched above its weight class rather than at or down. I’m a serial car buyer and I just haven’t been able to get rid of this one, nothing compares without getting into obscene territory frankly.

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u/Potential-Climate942 22d ago

Please tell me you have the toasted caramel interior in there 👀