Bailing out of LS400 money bags

[Tinonline]

Interesting to see at top of the market just before a recession, owners bailing on their 400’s, obviously trade included.

I’ve also seen on the face of it, good examples been shovelled at very low money. 

Like all cars…they can look great but underneath or inside  are really poor.

Mine is part shed part excellent but well sorted as they say. Just serviced it. Sub 100k interior fab.

At a cross roads really…

as it might be time  for another owner to press on with it. My son’s Merc is for sale and I’ve a very good family offer having tended it into a well sorted, low mileage motor.

I was told not to sell the year 2000 400 by an indie Lexus specialist a few years ago.

So wheels, bumpers, dings separate from a top classic…that’s all, but probs a couple of £k.  and yes a few bits at £500 tops. But not mechanical: trim side.

So if you want to shift your mettle do it now . I’ve been here before. Prices will remain high/the same but there won’t be buyers.

A big correction will follow. But for the 400? 
It’s undervalued already. The trade don’t get it and can’t shift it.

It’s the classic car market that will embrace the value and the marque, but not yet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Micholas]

I’ve been surprised by how low classic Lexus’s are worth in this country. Considering how good of a motor they are.. and how nice the LS400 looks (not so much the LS430). Mercs and BMW’s hit rock bottom and then climb, in some cases massively. But Lexus’ seem to stay low. I see what LS430’s go for in America and it’s unbelievable. If I put mine up for sale I think I would struggle to get £4K.. and mine is very well maintained. 

[jonthetourist]

Certainly more appreciated in the US

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=646147471&allListingType=all-cars&makeCodeList=LEXUS&modelCodeList=LS430&city=Pasadena&state=CA&zip=91123&location=&searchRadius=500&marketExtension=include&isNewSearch=false&showAccelerateBanner=false&sortBy=relevance&numRecords=25&dma=&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fall-cars%2Flexus%2Fls-430%2Fpasadena-ca-91123%3Fdma%3D%26searchRadius%3D500%26location%3D%26marketExtension%3Dinclude%26isNewSearch%3Dfalse%26showAccelerateBanner%3Dfalse%26sortBy%3Drelevance%26numRecords%3D25&clickType=listing

[Malc]

we are meant to be chatting about the Ls400 not the later and wholly unattractive money pit of the  Ls430  

Malc

 

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=654733171&location=&zip=91123&listingTypes=used&makeCodeList=LEXUS&modelCodeList=LS400&state=CA&city=Pasadena&dma=&searchRadius=25&isNewSearch=false&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D91123%26listingTypes%3Dused%26makeCodeList%3DLEXUS%26modelCodeList%3DLS400&clickType=listing

[Tinonline]

1 hour ago, Malc said:

we are meant to be chatting about the Ls400 not the later and wholly unattractive money pit of the  Ls430  

Malc

 

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=654733171&location=&zip=91123&listingTypes=used&makeCodeList=LEXUS&modelCodeList=LS400&state=CA&city=Pasadena&dma=&searchRadius=25&isNewSearch=false&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D91123%26listingTypes%3Dused%26makeCodeList%3DLEXUS%26modelCodeList%3DLS400&clickType=listing

Yep let’s stay on topic. This forum sticks to topic if you want to make another point feel free to start a new one.

[Malc]

I thought the USA white Ls400 in pearlescent white looks BRILLIANT 

Malc

[BigBoomer]

19 hours ago, Malc said:

we are meant to be chatting about the Ls400 not the later and wholly unattractive money pit of the  Ls430  

Perhaps the forum should separate out owners of the superior LS430 from owners of the clunky old fashioned LS400? 

[Malc]

4 minutes ago, BigBoomer said:

from owners of the clunky old fashioned LS400?

I'm a bit like my car too 

Malc

[Tinonline]

How things turn…

So my son’s Merc is definitely for sale and I’ll expedite that. As much as I’ve improved and worked on the car, it’s a biter…something about it that’s just fiddly and fussy. The seats are nice and firm but too hard on lower back. The internal bulbs are expensive and horrid to replace. The tax is bonkers. 

So keep the Lexus 400 and in due course son will buy a bonkers car that we’ll get to use and look after. 😁

My better half uttered the magic words: “so how much would it cost to sort out the Lexus?” A few bob but it’ll transform the motor to a higher value.