Hi.... Long Time Looker...short Term Owner

skyway · October 19, 2015

Hi guys, n girls,

having just bought myself my dream model of car (ls430) I would like to take the time to say hi and thank you all very much for all the advice and posts I have been reading over the years on theses cars although it seems I took none of anyones advice in buying the car I did just got googly eyes and bought it. (so many things wrong with it hard to know where to start)

Bluesman · October 19, 2015

Hi Allan and welcome to the LOC, we are a
friendly bunch and some of us even know how to pull them to bits and
put them back together again, with of course the one bolt and washer
left over.

We recommend you spend a couple of mins
looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later.

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/

Regards Mike.

skyway · October 20, 2015

Hi mike I have read the rules.. and i look forward to my quiz later (multiple choice?)

steve2006 · October 20, 2015

Hello and welcome to the LOC.

Tell us about the problems with the LS430 and feel free to post some pictures :)

skyway · October 22, 2015

So a bit of a crazy one this and a tad long I reckon also (sorry for the saga in advance).

I have been wanting an ls400 or 430 for a long long time ended up with a fiat multipla and a honda jazz for some strange reason.

You guys might have seen a LS430 for sale on eBay in portugal, I messaged the guy who told me there was only 2 things wrong with the car that was the steering tilt (surprise surprise) and a small tear in the seat.

A plan quickly formed in my head of a quick pick up and extended drive back to the uk, I rang a friend to see if he wanted to go on a road trip he said yes before I even told him where 'n' why. so off we went.

we flew to Lisbon stayed the night right near a crack house. (thanks airbnb) took the train the next morning 2 hours and ended up in the sticks. The station was like 20 miles from the town. We met the owners nice people.

And there she was sat in the station car park where the owners had left her for 2 weeks while they went on holiday(it got it's 1st wash as it had rained).

we quickly had a look around the car and yes there was the 2 things wrong, a hole in the back seat and the tilt......however it was then I heard the phrase I forgot to mention that....

some other tears in other seats

headlamp was hazed

tyres need a balance as it judders at 55-65

one of the ciggy lighters don't work

key fobs are broken

hole in the backbox

parking sensors broken

headlamp washers missing

trip computer is showing 99 mpg etc

sunblind been torn out on rear passenger side

no tax

and an inch of dust n dirt over everything.(inside the car)

I had travelled a long god damn way for this car and promised a good friend a road trip... and so I just stuck my head very firmly in the sand handed over the cash and drove off thinking i'm gonna need my breakdown cover.

To keep it short we drove from portugal to valencia then back through the pyrenees to france and up to calais staying at some amazing places, ate some great food and met some lovely people totaling a week of driving and 1800 miles and you know what that damn missed used, uncared for car didn't miss a beat the whole way through sun, rain and my terrible driving skills.

We did have to change the windscreen wipers in the rain and we noticed that all 5 tyres on the car were in fact different makes so no need to check the balancing I guess.

Do I regret it... no I do not. I love that car (maggie) yes I know It's maybe sad to name a car but she got us back safely, In return I promised her I would repair every little thing wrong with her I could (with your help kind sirs)

Thank you for your time reading this and your wonderful forum which convinced me to buy a lexus in the 1st place. (can't thank you enough)