is this worth 9K???

[cruisermark]

a bit optimistic I think!
 

1990 Grey Lexus LS 400 4.0 Saloon 4dr Petrol Automatic (241 bhp) for sale for £9,075 in HENLOW, BEDFORDSHIRE (autotrader.co.uk)

[ambermarine]

I have had a Mark 1 and it rusted from the inside out through the rear wheel arches after penetration of the very thin skin forward of the tyre .

This allows water inside the body including the cills, the problem as  on all the mark 1s I have seen .

[Malc1]

this one looks on the face of it a pretty good car ......  very rare now at this age ........... low'ish mileage and if there's no rust and the servicing is good then she should attract a sensible buyer

what it's worth tho' is anybody's guess

I had an early J reg one ( J54DAP ) ............. but my Mk3 now on 241k miles is far far better driving etc although the Mk1 did take us over lots of Germany and covered 184k miles by the time she went 

Nostalgia sadly kicks in too 👍

Malc

 

 

[BigBoomer]

IMO no, not if the owner can't be bothered to get it valeted and take photos on a sunny day somewhere nice.
Oh, there may be someone out there who just has to have a 1990 one and who will have it returned to Concours condition and store it in a nitrogen tent, and I'm sure he would pay £9k for it, but finding that unicorn could take years.
The expensive used car bubble is about to burst anyways as more and more people struggle with rising prices and looming redundancies.

[Malc1]

just seen this reduced to £8505

Malc

[PCM]

Not to me...

A few dings on the outside and strange dings on the back seats.

• Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
• Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
• Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
• Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

[Malc1]

£7395 today on autoafraider

Malc

[steve2006]

Rot has set in so approaching its Use by Date me thinks, if anyone does buy it you can borrow my MIG welder 😀

Wrong carpet in boot, rear seats crushed by child seats and a good valet needed.

Wouldn’t consider it at half the price.

[cruisermark]

22 hours ago, Malc1 said:

£7395 today on autoafraider

Malc

£6595 today 😁

[steve2006]

Admittedly prices have gone through the roof, Japanese imports have quadrupled in price from a year or two ago, the shipping alone is now more than the cars were.

Add in the taxes and registration fees on top and it’s no longer viable.

[cruisermark]

On 10/21/2022 at 11:41 AM, cruisermark said:

£6595 today 😁

its now £6395 

[Malc1]

Soon be a more realistic price 😄

Malc 

[cruisermark]

17 hours ago, Malc1 said:

Soon be a more realistic price 😄

Malc 

£6145 today !

[steve2006]

I’ll wait until tomorrow 😀

[DomTurner]

Back up to £7,795 now?

[cruisermark]

13 hours ago, DomTurner said:

Back up to £7,795 now?

thats because the markets have recovered after the new PM came in !

[cruisermark]

23 hours ago, cruisermark said:

thats because the markets have recovered after the new PM came in !

£7565 as of this morning 😀

[PCM]

Eventually someone will shout, 'Bingo!', having marked off all the 'numbers' on their card.

 

[PCM]

Now, £7,195 

[cruisermark]

This seller is not doing anyone any favours - if a preospective buyer is watching, he is going to be put off for sure with the price jumping all over the place

The price has change again to £7195

 

 

[cruisermark]

Now £6775

 

[Moleman]

WOW, a lesson to all in how not to sell a car.

[royoftherovers]

2 hours ago, Moleman said:

WOW, a lesson to all in how not to sell a car.

Is that vehicle an import ?

[ColinBarber]

44 minutes ago, royoftherovers said:

Is that vehicle an import ?

No, looks like a UK spec vehicle to me. Rear light clusters, stereo and instrument cluster all look correct.

[royoftherovers]

12 minutes ago, ColinBarber said:

No, looks like a UK spec vehicle to me. Rear light clusters, stereo and instrument cluster all look correct.

Does not seem to have an MOT history before `13. Possibly from Ireland/N Ireland Colin ?