Ls400 "in Great Condition"!

[The-Acre]

It's worth posting this just because it's so bad!

I went to Horsham in Sussex today to view a green 1999 LS 400 V203 ELL

If it appears again, and I'm sure it will, don't bother if you're looking for one.

The eBay listing said "In great condition, inside and out" They also said it has full service history, and a cam belt change.

I went out the back where it was parked, the first thing I saw was a fair sized dent in the drivers door, with a smaller one behind. a piece of chrome trim hanging off, a broken rear light, tyres with shiny edges, a rust bubble on the rear wing, and a mouldy boot interior. The aerial didn't work (although he had a spare) and the bonnet wouldn't stay up (but I suppose that's expected)

The wheels were very bad. I popped the bonnet, and held it up with a stick, the transmission oil was brown, and the engine oil was dark and only came halfway up the dipstick.

There was a VSC check message displayed on the dash. The interior was so filthy that even a professional valeting company may have declined to do it. I tried to start the engine but it was completely out of fuel. Then came the service record. The last stamp was in 2007 which meant there was 90K and nearly 9 years of non history.

Still, on the positive side, it had 3 keys and the steering column motor worked, but that was it. And I nearly forgot, there was some damage to the internals of a headlight and a chip on the windscreen. Sad really to see such a car totally neglected, and it's only had two owners from new!

[Spacewagon52]

Imagine what you would be feeling like if you had travelled 200 miles to see it!

[Verbout]

Or imagine what it would have looked like if the advert had said "needs some attention"

[The-Acre]

Good points! For my last LS400 I drove up to Birmingham, it took 5 hours due to the M25, but at least it was a good car. Travelling back up on the train to collect it was nice, it was a great drive back. I still kick myself for parting with it. In fact I still kick myself for parting with the 430, although the Volvo is a great car with a very high spec.