Recently we lost our beloved Barbarella to a deer strike. Even with what would be considered reasonable damage to repair, the car was written off. We set out to find a suitable replacement for her, and thought of various cars to fill the roll. Once you drive an LS though, it is almost impossible to imagine driving another luxury car.
The challenge with these cars is that people who know them, keep them and drive them the million miles the cars are regularly able to drive on a reasonable maintenance schedule. The fully optioned Ultra Luxury models are often kept, and don't often come up for sale. When two came up for sale recently, we knew we were looking at heading to the East to get one.
Bardot came up for sale in Montreal and we headed off to see her first. As it turns out, we didn't need to see the other. Like Barbarella, she's a UL, and unlike Barbarella every single option works. Every. Single. One. No rust, paint is beautiful, and she's a solid driver. A deal done, we took the 3800 km test drive home. I'm happy to say that the test drive was uneventful.
I'll look at what the plans will be in the long term. Unlike the last UL, we don't need to repair anything before we can have some fun with it. So for now, just a few pictures.
IMG_9797 by
Duane Jacka, on Flickr
IMG_9764 by
Duane Jacka, on Flickr
HTTZ2789 by
Duane Jacka, on Flickr