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Is there a huge difference between the L and LS model?

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:22 pm
by ericem
Hi, i am aware off the extra convient things, but i mean the way it drives, is it quieter? does it have a more stiffer chasis? Thanks, i was just wondering. not that i find my legacy L loud(i need a new muffler im deaf :P ) but just wondering if there is any difference, you mostly notice more noise in the rear, but in the driver and passenger area it's as quiet as my dads LE nissan Titan.

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:06 pm
by DLC
The trim levels don't affect the suspension until you hit the turbocharged models, where they get stiffer springs and revalved struts.

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:20 am
by ericem
So is that about it? Thats good to hear, so no difference in internal sound insulation?

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:43 am
by jp233
I doubt there is any real difference in what you're talking about (interior dB levels).

Maybe the pneumatic suspension was a little quieter? Dunno. Doubtful, but its a decent change over a standard suspension.

But you can almost bet your bottom dollar that the unibody construction of all models was the same. (except for maybe minor changes between years, not trim levels)

My former 93 L and my current 94 LS don't have any real differences in interior dB level - they get louder over time due to aging seals/fit and thats the bottom line. My current 94 has a sunroof so maybe a bit louder, and the right rear window makes considerable noise.

Just sounds you have to deal with when you have a car with no window frames built into the doors. But I like them, lightweight doors that make it feel like a convertible sorta.

The only things I like better about my 94 LS over my 93 L are the convenience lights in the doors and the drivers height-adjustable seat. Other than those and the sunroof, exact same as the L trims afaik.

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:58 am
by ericem
definitly those are nice to have those features, i could probably get the seats from a yard, but the door lights, maybe i could add them myself :) Well i now hear a wind noise coming from the rear windows after recent body work, so ill go back and tell the guy to look into it. Other then that the car seems to be air tight.