1999 LS400 for £10,990…Would you buy it?

[Jon Evans]

@Rabbers There was a radio panel game in the 1960s(?) that they were on. It had a segment where they would tell a shaggy dog story that ended in a mishearing of a well known phrase. The most famous one I think is "You can't have your kayak and heat it", others include "People in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones" or "A hod's as good as a sink to a blind Norse".

They were very long, eloquent stories which ended in a terrible pun. I have several old books of them but unfortunately they haven't aged well. A lot of the stories are based on phrases or pop culture long since forgotten, like for example "Let us now praise famous men and the fathers that begat us", which is 3 pages long and ends with "Let us now press famous men, and the fathers at regattas!".

[Rabbers]

9 minutes ago, Jon Evans said:

 

They were very long, eloquent stories which ended in a terrible pun....

Sounds quintessentially British.  Not all languages lend themselves to puns as does English, which may or may not be regrettable.

[MartinH]

44 minutes ago, Rabbers said:

Sounds quintessentially British.  Not all languages lend themselves to puns as does English, which may or may not be regrettable.

Mais non, non, on ne regrette rien !

[dutchie01]

Friend of mine from Spain owns a 30 yr old Nissan Patrol that he keeps in his second home in the mountains. Car runs some 5k km pa not more and he owned it from new. He will never sell it because it is HIS Nissan Patrol. Car needs mot of course and some years ago the rust was so through the chassis the garage advised him to sell it as repair was more expensive than a new car. He had it repaired as it is HIS Nissan Patrol.  Morale of the story is that most cars you forget the moment they are gone and some just creep under your skin. Nothing to do with money or exclusivity but all to do with emotion, a feeling a car can give you. From all the cars i owned over the years 3 stood out, my first car a bloodred alfa bertone gt junior coupe. At 20 years old my dreamcar. And an Opel Omega Station 6 cylinder diesel that was the family car when the children were young, big enough to haul friends, bikes and whatever around for years. Last one the IS250 immaculate buildquality and gives you a special feeling driving it. I understand the Saab owning uncle.

[BodgerBen]

Sadly I couldn’t resist, the green LS400 will be delivered to me on 8th November, then I’ll get it booked into Lexus Guildford for a service and cam belt change. The underside is good, but will go into the body shop after the service to be protected where necessary.

 

[Boomer54]

29 minutes ago, BodgerBen said:

Sadly I couldn’t resist, the green LS400 will be delivered to me on 8th November, then I’ll get it booked into Lexus Guildford for a service and cam belt change. The underside is good, but will go into the body shop after the service to be protected where necessary.

 

She's barely been doing 1,000 miles a year for the last 8 years. For 1999 she looks very good down below. Not sure if I should rewrite that.

Congrats on your buy I dare say Malc will have something ( a lot) to say about it.

[Malc1]

She looks a peach and I’m sure you’ll be getting another half million miles from her ……. a delightful young lady with all the curves in the right places …… can you remember / tell us ££££££ you paid for this “ delight “  ……. 
whatever it is it’s better value than some of these brand new Lexus Takumi whatnots at @£80k depreciating at £150 a DAY 

Well done ….. I sort of envy you but know I’m struggling to use each of mine every other day sensibly knowing I can only use the Honda Legend 3.5ltr visiting London family etc coz of ULEZ thievery 

Well done  👍 

Malc 

[BodgerBen]

I didn’t haggle much with the dealer, so I paid pretty much full asking price.

And I’m happy, it was delivered on 8th November, in atrocious weather. The trader will have made a fair few quid on the sale, which is absolutely fine by me.  

It’s what I had hoped for, a full main dealer service history with all the invoices for everything that had been spent over the 20+ years ownership of the second owner (old boy) and third (his wife).

I did go to Lexus Guildford for this years service and cam belt change, but it’s an absolute mess there. Nowhere to park, a tent for sales and service. The dealer is in the middle of a big update or refit, which is a minor bit of inconvenience for me, but does allow me to try Grove Garage in Brighton, who has done a fair bit of work on my silver LS400. So this car is booked in for a full service and cam belt change on 5th December at Grove.

I’m currently a very happy owner of a rather nice green LS400.

[Malc1]

14 minutes ago, BodgerBen said:

I didn’t haggle much with the dealer, so I paid pretty much full asking price.

And I’m happy, it was delivered on 8th November, in atrocious weather. The trader will have made a fair few quid on the sale, which is absolutely fine by me.  

It’s what I had hoped for, a full main dealer service history with all the invoices for everything that had been spent over the 20+ years ownership of the second owner (old boy) and third (his wife).

I did go to Lexus Guildford for this years service and cam belt change, but it’s an absolute mess there. Nowhere to park, a tent for sales and service. The dealer is in the middle of a big update or refit, which is a minor bit of inconvenience for me, but does allow me to try Grove Garage in Brighton, who has done a fair bit of work on my silver LS400. So this car is booked in for a full service and cam belt change on 5th December at Grove.

I’m currently a very happy owner of a rather nice green LS400.

Sounds absolutely ACE,  Well Done ……. do keep us uptodate ongoing …… a “ peach “ of a car for sure 👌 

Malc 

[BodgerBen]

We did pop into Lexus Guildford, with the aim to keep the service history with Guildford up to date, but. There was nowhere to park, the dealership was/is undergoing a major refurb, reception in a tent, a complete mess. So, as our silver LS has history from the specialist Grove Garage in Brighton, we took the car to them for a complete check over, cam belt change and annual service.

Leigh did the cam belt change/service and found nothing else that was needed.

We’ve swapped the DHP wheels from our silver LS and the silver one has now gone to a happy new owner.

A set of five Michelin Pilot sport tyres get fitted tomorrow, and it’s booked in for a complete lanoguard protection over the Christmas holiday, which allows time for a thorough clean and dry before the protection is applied.

We’re very happy with the car, the guy we use for valeting, AK AutoKleen said the presentation was perfect, the car is great, which was reinforced by Grove Garages verdict, that it’s about as good a LS400 as you’ll get.

[Malc1]

Well done, ENJOY her to the full  .  just another 500,000 miles to go with the usual ,simple regular and preventative maintenance .........  simply ENJOY

Malc