Personally I think the LS has somewhat of a "timeless" style. Afterall my 02 is now 5 years old and it still gets looks when I drive it. I do agree though that the later years of the LS took a lot away from it. Personally, aside from the exhaust cutouts, I think the earlier year sports blow away the later year ultimates due in large part to the choice of wheels Lincoln used. With all that said though I am somewhat disgruntled with the apparent mechanical issues the LS poses. I know several people with Lexus, Infinitys and especially Acuras that have way fewer problems than we do. Sure the repairs may cost more but they seem to be a lot less frequent. I only have 57K on mine and I have babied it but I'm still starting to have the same issues everyone here talks about pop up. My fiance's 01 Accord EX has nearly 140K and has had nothing but brakes and tires on it, and trust me she drives it like sh*t. And don't even get me started on the gas mileage difference, and that V6 puts out 240HP to my V8s 255? 15 HP difference that's barely noticeable unless I guess you like speeding tickets which I don't. Don't get me wrong I'm not even attempting to compare a Honda to my beloved LS, just my $0.02.