Most relaxed at 70mph, quietest, used Jap?

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Fri 21 Nov 2008 21:31
Most relaxed at 70mph, quietest, used Jap? - AllFumbs
I'm looking to buy a used Japanese car. I had wanted a diesel automatic but they are rare. Then I realized there's something more important to me than out-and-out economy. I want serenity at seventy: a car that's nice to drive. I'm sure you know what I mean, though it's subjective and somewhat indefinable.

Moreover, I need reliability so well-proven that the car I settle on is in plentiful supply secondhand; and sorry, but it must be available as an automatic.

Don't want much, do I (like most of us)?

Thank you,

AF.
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Fri 21 Nov 2008 21:47
Most relaxed at 70mph, quietest, used Jap? - Oilyman
Lexus LS400
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Fri 21 Nov 2008 21:48
Most relaxed at 70mph, quietest, used Jap? - legacylad
Beat me to it by seconds.....
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Fri 21 Nov 2008 22:15
Most relaxed at 70mph, quietest, used Jap? - gordonbennet
Much cheaper and anonymous with Lexus qualities.....Toyota camry.

Also consider Honda legend.
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Fri 21 Nov 2008 22:19
Most relaxed at 70mph, quietest, used Jap? - GroovyMucker
I find my Avensis reasonably quiet and restful (incidentally, I saw RE 57 FUL the other day) at 70-ish.

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Sat 22 Nov 2008 02:51
Most relaxed at 70mph, quietest, used Jap? - uk_in_usa
What about a Nissan QX? I knew a couple and they were amazingly quiet and smooth
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Sat 22 Nov 2008 03:02
Most relaxed at 70mph, quietest, used Jap? - jase1
Any car in good order, other than some carpy little box is quiet once it hits 70 isn't it?

Even my old Daewoo, which has a GM lump in it -- not an engine known for its refinement -- is inaudible at this speed. Wind and tyre noise -- they're a totally different matter.

But yeah, a big lazy V6 of Japanese persuasion is probably the way to go. Mitsubishi Galant V6?
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