Wanted - ls400/430!

[Docp]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-55-Lexus-LS-430-4-3-Auto-low-miles-Lexus-plus-1-owner-/112343850681?hash=item1a28371eb9%3Ag%3APXgAAOSwCU1Y39~V&_trkparms=pageci%3A936a3342-92c6-11e7-8154-74dbd18088be%7Cparentrq%3A55b8ba0115e0ab6a862af92effefd1b5%7Ciid%3A15

 

 

Prime example - I'm in Yorkshire so quite a journey. 

[The-Acre]

12 hours ago, dendonc said:

So is my current, just outside Guildford........Ive never had a bad one but I did reject seeing quite a few when I started questioning the sellers by ebay PM.......that is when there were 'quite a few' around, although that one I linked seemed good.

Thankfully I got mine just before the owner put it on the dreaded eBay!  You get an immediate feeling about cars, and as soon as I saw mine I told myself I would pay the full asking price if need be (which I didn't!) 

[The-Acre]

4 minutes ago, Docp said:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-55-Lexus-LS-430-4-3-Auto-low-miles-Lexus-plus-1-owner-/112343850681?hash=item1a28371eb9%3Ag%3APXgAAOSwCU1Y39~V&_trkparms=pageci%3A936a3342-92c6-11e7-8154-74dbd18088be%7Cparentrq%3A55b8ba0115e0ab6a862af92effefd1b5%7Ciid%3A15

 

 

Prime example - I'm in Yorkshire so quite a journey. 

Lovely colour combo.  Doesn't it just make you slightly concerned though when they say "immaculate condition for age" 

[Guest]

M.O.T History seems good,did fail on 2 corroded brake pipes last year and advised on one,looks like the two were done but the advisory one wasn't.

nice looking LS though and as phil said its a nice colour combo.

[dendonc]

1 hour ago, Docp said:

Prime example - I'm in Yorkshire so quite a journey

Hmmm, it wouldn't be the distance that bothered me but going into regions which still practice cannibalism would put me off a lot........

[Newbie1]

15 minutes ago, dendonc said:

Hmmm, it wouldn't be the distance that bothered me but going into regions which still practice cannibalism would put me off a lot........

That would be anywhere outside of London, right

[dendonc]

22 minutes ago, Newbie1 said:

That would be anywhere outside of London, right

You seem to be a tad out of date.......they have stamped out cannibalism completely in 19 of the 32 boroughs which make up london, still practiced after closing time in 4 others. 

[Newbie1]

This 400 looks pretty good, with a good MOT history. Front upper arms replaced, too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272828410935

 

[The-Acre]

29 minutes ago, Newbie1 said:

This 400 looks pretty good, with a good MOT history. Front upper arms replaced, too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272828410935

 

Looks nice but I don't like what they've done under the bonnet.  Second thoughts, they've put the wrong picture in!

[rock on]

This 400 looks pretty good, with a good MOT history. Front upper arms replaced, too.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272828410935
 

Looks nice but I don't like what they've done under the bonnet.  Second thoughts, they've put the wrong picture in!

That's mine,
I left the engine bay dusty for those who like to have a look at an untouched bay for any leaks,drips & to show I'm not hiding anything,

The last picture is of my Aristo, & how I like my engine bays.

I did write the above in the description, [emoji16]

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[Docp]

9 hours ago, rock on said:

That's mine,
I left the engine bay dusty for those who like to have a look at an untouched bay for any leaks,drips & to show I'm not hiding anything,

The last picture is of my Aristo, & how I like my engine bays.

I did write the above in the description,

Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
 

Ah I've just missed it! Let me know if the sale doesn't go through!

 

What do people think of this: 

http://www.mosesgatecarsales.co.uk/detail/257318/used-lexus-ls-430-4-3-4dr-bolton

 

Over budget but I could stretch to it... Just wonder if the service history stack up.

[cruisermark]

Lovely car - but they seems to changing the price - when it arrived they had it at £6950 - then it went upto £9950 and now down to £8950??

[Docp]

 

55 minutes ago, cruisermark said:

Lovely car - but they seems to changing the price - when it arrived they had it at £6950 - then it went upto £9950 and now down to £8950??

Ah useful to know! Do you know how long it's been for sale for? 

 

They say they are a lexus specialist..

[dendonc]

2 hours ago, cruisermark said:

Lovely car - but they seems to changing the price - when it arrived they had it at £6950 - then it went upto £9950 and now down to £8950??

It is a lovely car & no advisories at all on the underneath, but, I wonder why it only has 33,683 on it, If I were in the market for one I would definatly go see that one, seems to be the 'Moses Gate' bolton area, looking at that & knowing me I guess it would heading down the M6 later today & back to rainy London

[The-Acre]

16 hours ago, rock on said:

That's mine,
I left the engine bay dusty for those who like to have a look at an untouched bay for any leaks,drips & to show I'm not hiding anything,

The last picture is of my Aristo, & how I like my engine bays.

I did write the above in the description,

Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk
 

Which goes to prove what my old maths teacher told was true, "must pay more attention"!!

[cruisermark]

7 hours ago, Docp said:

 

Hi

They have only had it recently - about a week

[Docp]

I guess the question is... How much do people think it is worth? 

[Guest]

Yes Moses Gate cars seem to have a lot of lexus low mileage cars for sale,i spoke to them the other day about one of there GS430's for sale which only has 48,000 miles and one owner,they also have 2 very low mileage SC430 at £12,900 each.

They don't seem to update their website for cars sold very often though as a couple i've enquired about in the past have long sold.

[The-Acre]

6 minutes ago, Docp said:

I guess the question is... How much do people think it is worth? 

I really think that up to 2K should be taken off that price, or maybe even a bit more.  I think it's priced high due to the mileage, but it's not that important on these cars, good service history is more so. 

[cruisermark]

I think the facelift LS430s are following a similar trend to the Mark 4  - Low mileage good examples are coming up for sale less often and when they do dealers can command a premium which is the case here - I agree with phil - the original asking price £6950 was about right.

On the flip side a Mark 4 on AT is asking for £5900 reduced from £6500!

[nickd]

I paid just over 8K for my 06 LS with 87,000 miles.  It was a one owner with full Lexus history.  Immaculate condition.  It's the first second hand car I have ever bought where every thing worked as it should.  So if the LS with 33K is as good then I'd say its worth it.  Lovely colour as well.

 

[Docp]

Thanks for the reply. When did you buy?

42 minutes ago, nickd said:

I paid just over 8K for my 06 LS with 87,000 miles.  It was a one owner with full Lexus history.  Immaculate condition.  It's the first second hand car I have ever bought where every thing worked as it should.  So if the LS with 33K is as good then I'd say its worth it.  Lovely colour as well.

 

 

[dendonc]

4 hours ago, The-Acre said:

I really think that up to 2K should be taken off that price, or maybe even a bit more

OK, this is what might happen when folks go 'argyBarging' over these low mileage luxury cars.......mine was in an eBay auction, the bidders were going up around 20 quid a time......based on what the seller said & the 125k mileage I knew what my ceiling price would be, >I also knew I really wanted it<.......as the last minute ticked by one or maybe 2 started uping by (i think) 30 quid a bid...........it got around 730 quid or so and as the auction went into the last 12 secs I put 200Quid above the price it had reached.........Maybe the one in Bolton, which amounts to a top class very low mileage high end luxury car, I would not mess about, I would go there, cash in hand, offering him something bellow what he was asking, but if he said no I would give him the cash there & then

"I really think that up to 2K should be taken off that price, or maybe even a bit more"

Yea......& I think Tesco should take 10p off a pack of fish fingers,.......or even a bit more

[dendonc]

Edited September 9, 2017 by ColinBarber

[nickd]

10 hours ago, Docp said:

Thanks for the reply. When did you buy?

 

I picked it up April 17th this year.  I have done 5000 trouble free miles since then (as expected).  That price puts you in a LS460 but I think I was better off with a really good 430. I'm only averaging about 24MPG, but I see the car as a whole and what it offers for the cost.  Great ride, superb stereo, so comfortable and the build quality is very high.  My Avantime only averages 30MPG and that's just a 2LT.