Lexus LS 400 2000/X

[Malc1]

wish you well  .........  remember it's a Bank Holiday and banks will delay bank transfers if the suggested buyer wants to run away with your limo and not pay properly !

Best wishes

Malc

[borderslad]

….this is a personal, private and confidential message for the ‘eye’s only’ of Malc 1.

if you receive this post, in error, please, I would ask you now to cease reading this message forthwith !

….Malcolm - hi! I would refer to your earlier post when you expressed both your disappointment and concern regarding the missing Torch in my Lexus LS 400 toolkit case.

I truly understand and agree with your suggestion that, said missing Torch, does indeed have a devastating reduction in the typical resale value of my Lexus LS 400 ! I believe your assessment of £2.000 to be, based on your extensive experience and knowledge, to be realistic ! 
 

of course, what you could not know, Malcolm, was, when I was initially researching a fair price for my vehicle a figure of £6.495 did not seem unreasonable. then I remembered, in horror 😲, that wretched Torch was missing from the toolkit ! accordingly, I promptly recalculated the asking price to £4.995. then, I thought, is £1500 a fair valuation for said item, no I thought, I believe, like you, £2000 to be fair and reasonable to our fellow member’s - hence my advertised price of £ 4.495 - which also read’s so much better than asking £4.995 ( see what I did there? ).

if you are not Malcolm reading this - re my opening paragraph - shame on you…….l☹️😃😃😃😃😃

anthony

 

 

 

[borderslad]

….Malcolm, thank you for the reminder.😃

going to talk dirty now - will only want to receive, at this price, paper money 😲,

just dont’t understand plastic, telegraphic transfer’ - too old, now…🫣

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[borderslad]

….hi all ! you will miss me when I stand down when I sell my car - not! 🙄

here’s a pub quiz question unique to the 1997 - 2000 Lexus LS 400 !

look at the under front bumper light array. typical inboard Fog Light’s ok but also, what appear’s to be, Cornering Light’s. 🤔

a report indicate’s that Mr Toyoda’s crew picked up a rumour in the early 90’s that the US Feds were going to legislate for low level Amber run light’s to the front of all passenger vehicles ! ready to comply the ‘ Turn Light’s’ we’re a late design change in readiness for the new law!

in fact, the legislation, if true, never materialised. in UK, Europe and USA they are dummy light’s - not wired into the main lighting loom - except Japan !

…..not many people know that……

anthony

 

 

[borderslad]

[borderslad]

…..back again and again an……….!🙄

subject: Lexus LS 400 body panel gap’s.

in the mid 80’s when the F1 Project ( Lexus to be ) was in development the industry norm for car panel gap’s was 7mm - Rover, probably more 🤭 ! 
 

only Mercedes - Benz managed to reduce their gap’s to 5mm.

imagine the horror and dismay on the engineer / designer’s face’s to be told by Mr Toyoda’s suit’s that they WILL achieve 4mm 😲 for the F1 Project panel’s !

I have measured every panel gap on my Lexus LS 400 - all are 4mm ! 
 

did the engineer / designer team’s deliver ? check the picture’s out…….!
 

anthony

[borderslad]

…..reversing sequence for my 2000 Lexus LS 400……

turn engine on and select reverse gear….

on selection only the near side door mirror panel tilt’s down to show the ground view in preparation to reverse to the left….

reverse to the right and the off side door mirror only  tilt’s down to show similar…

please don’t tell me how much it cost Toyota to design, fabricate, assemble and install a sensor that can calculate left from right steering - why not just tilt them both down - together 😲 ?

that will be how Toyota spent $1bn to research and develop the Lexus LS 400, launched in the US in 1989 !

anthony

[borderslad]

….’tell me, do the sun visor light’s and folding door mirror’s work, chief ?’ you might ask.

yes, is the answer…

anthony

[HPS13]

Hi

You certainly have provided an extensive list of working components for your car.

I'm sure that any interested parties will be in touch should they have a desire to view / purchase, especially with the comprehensive information you have provided. 

Good luck with a sale and update us when you have a buyer. 

Regards

 

[Malc1]

Have you thought about a potential buyers Test Drive ? 
Malc 

[borderslad]

…..Hugh - thank you, so much, for your encouraging note of support!

yes, I shall dive onto my keyboard, as soon as the ‘folding’ is handed over and update all my Viewer’s accordingly!

thank you, again

anthony

[borderslad]

….hello, Malcolm and thank you for your suggestion.

a test drive ? of course, I shall be happy to demonstrate all the available and legal performance parameter’s of The LS plus any ancillary on-board driving support system’s !

will the Prospective Buyer be able to test drive The Lexus on The King’s Highway ? yes but only if they can produce a dedicated, hard copy, Insurance Certificate for my Lexus LS 400 - Registration No: OYY 655.

why is that ? one may say - I have my Personal Comprehensive Insurance Certificate that, clearly, show’s a clause stating:

Malcolm may also drive a motor car or motorcycle registered in the UK, Channel Island’s, or Isle of Man, which does not belong to them and is not hired to them under a hire purchase scheme.**

‘so what, exactly, is your problem, Anthony, in my test driving your car, today ?’

simple’s - my response would be:

please remember that cover for driving another car or motorcycle is limited to Third Party Only which means there is no cover for any loss or damage to the vehicle being driven.**

still a No - the car is not for you then, sir !

( the only exception may be a test drive on one’s private land, that’s a no from me, or maybe a car park or other area not on the King’s Highway )

anthony

**extracted directly from my current NFU Mutual Comprehensive Certificate of Motor Insurance.

 

[borderslad]

….oo’er, 36 replie’s to date and 23 ( now 24 ) of them are mine ! so sorry officer, my keyboard seem’s to have a mind of it’s own - maybe, it just get’s excited at the whirlwind speed of my one finger typing 😳! ( so admire 10 finger typing skill’s - why did the early, blossoming computer giant’s assume every new purchaser could type like skilled typewriter operator’s ? 🤔 ).

today’s subject is my Lexus LS 400’s leather interior:

open a door and sit yourself down in any of the 5 available seat’s and take in a 360* view of the interior cabin. excluding the fabric headlining, feel’s like cashmere-it’s not, and the rear shelf ( both unmarked ) you will note every surface is enrobed (😳-a chocolatier word ! ) in supple leather ! yes, every surface - front seat back panel’s / pocket’s even footwell side panel’s. my lifetime experience indicate’s many car brand’s save a measly few euro’s or gbp and use budget vinyl on unseen / unused area’s when offering ‘leather option’s’ - not Lexus, well not in the 90’s, anyway !

the swathe’s of leather surface’s are impeccable! no fading, no creasing, no cut’s, no tear’s, no staining, no crazing, no dryness - just a slim abraded / wear mark on the outside driver’s back cushion ( not seat ). my custom mixed ( from sample ) in Wessex, grey, Gliptone Scuffmastef Kit ( £44 ) has solved that flaw !

….after nearly 24 year’s of use and 170.000+ mile’s, Anthony, how do you account for the outstanding condition of your leather interior and how has it been achieved ? 😳

….er, I can only surmise no small children have been secured on the back seat or older children on the other seat’s ?

the car may have been used only by the owner with occasional accompaniment’s ?

historically, known as ‘an old git’s car’ ( like me 🙂 ! ) they tend to be treated with extra care and caution - which is how you get to be ‘an old git’ ! curiously, The LS 400 now has a quickly emerging ‘youngtimer’ following / attraction - maybe, they have twigged you can fit twin turbo’s+ and tune the affordable V8 power plant to increase power from 290 bhp to over 900 bhp ! 😲😲…has been done in the US !

…but I believe the main reason for the leather condition is because it has been cleaned, nourished and cared for !

cleaned ? ok, nourished ? meaning what, exactly ?

with over 68 year’s of driving experience ( I was ploughing field’s at 12 behind the wheel of a Fordson Major Tractor ! 🫣 ) I have owned / driven many, many vehicle’s with the passenger car’s often fitted with leather interior’s. have only ever used Gliptone leather care product’s for the finest result’s - namely their: Leather Conditioner first then a follow-on application of Cleaner with Glycerine ! 
 

typically, I always apply The Cleaner twice a year ( following first Conditioner prep on receiving car ), whatever the leather fitted car, in the Spring and Autumn. thus, my Lexus has had 5 application’s to date, will apply the 6th prior to sale, in warm weather for absorbtion !
 

….find a pair of your Wife’s / Girlfriend’s / Other’s kid gloves and feel the smooth, supple, moist and soft texture - my Lexus LS 400 leather feel’s the same ! 😃

moral: when you are inspecting a Lexus to purchase ( any model ) alway’s, alway’s do make sure the interior is in seriously good condition - you and your family and friend’s will be sitting in it for hour’s / year’s  ahead ! 😲. ok, the outside metal part’s / panel’s may require improvement - but a skilled welder and paint sprayer can often solve the problem - but be careful it doesn’t up like Trigger’s Broom ! 😲. 
 

visit your local, very friendly, Lexus Main Dealer and ask, at the service desk, for a new centre arm rest in Wessex, grey, leather ( code 15 ) for a year 2000 Lexus LS 400 ! - watch his / her’s / other’s face break into a sympathetic half smile and with no attempt to access their keyboard to search they will just reply, knowingly ‘ NLA, I’m afraid’ ( No Longer Available ) !………that is why you need to purchase an older Lexus car with a very, very good leather interior ! !

….ok, ok Anthony - show us how good your Lexus LS 400 leather interior really is ! bet the fitted carpet is filthy just like all the other’s I have seen !

…..here come the picture’s……

anthony

….£ 4.495 for all this and more - are you seriously kidding me, Anthony ? No - 😳 .

coming soon : The Service History Record’s and a list of What does not work on my Lexus LS 400 !

 

[borderslad]

[borderslad]

mileage during ownership analysis:

….so Anthony, you purchased your Lexus LS 400 during July, 2021 at 160.189 mile’s at collection.

the current mileage is displaying 170.688 which is + 10.449 mile’s.

can you explain how you accrued this mileage over a near 3 year ownership period ( c 3.483 per year ).

yes (😳), for two year’s, now, I have been a Volunteer Community Transport Driver for a major, national care and protection agency. the around 6 month’s of last year I was a member of their Cancer Car Team. the work involved the collection, from home, of single nhs cancer patient’s from all over The Scottish Border’s. our task was to drive / escort / care and protect them to The Western Hospital, Cancer Clinic, Edinburgh for treatment. very reluctantly, I had to stand down due to spiralling mileage and associated cost’s.I remain a Driver but now only accrue nominal, local, mileage.

thank you, Anthony….

you are so welcome…(😳).

 

[borderslad]

…..just a note to say a big Thank You to all my past, present ( and future ! ) Viewer’s as the counter has just moved up to 1.000 View’s !! 

your interest is amazing, thank you, again and give yourselves a round of applause……!👏👏👏👏👏👏😃😃😃😃😃😃

Anthony

[Malc1]

Your transporting cancer care patients gave them all the best quality, the finest of drives one could ever expect …….. Well Done ………. 
 

My gf too transported me in this limo comfort when I too was going to the hospital for radiotherapy and cancer care ……. certainly sure it was better than common’o’gdn taxi style shunting around for me 🤣

Well Done you in your hospital transport guise 👏

Malc 

Add £50 to the asking price eh 🤔

[borderslad]

….Malcolm - thank you…..how nice are you !

yes, all my passenger’s were so thrilled, when they first saw The Lexus, to be collected in a limo - then so  silently whisked up to Edinburgh  City - many drifting off to a blissful sleep in the back seat ! I used to tease them and say ‘ I understand you asked the office for the limousine, today’ - alway’s raised surprise and a chuckle 😃.

probably around 5 of the total 10.5k miles, within 6+ month’s on cc dutie’s - all without missing a beat !

anthony

 

[borderslad]

….just a quick note to add a term and condition concerning the sale of my Lexus LS 400.

I have received interest enquirie’s from a couple of oversea’s potential buyer’s. comfortable at the price and willing to collect for onward export to their home countrie’s.

reluctantly, I have now decided to only sell my Lexus LS 400 to Great Britain purchaser’s only ( ie: GB mainland only ).

why, you will ask ? simply due to the bureaucracy and unnecessary risk, hassle and stress ! 

the Author’s decision is final.

anthony

 

[Malc1]

Excluding then ….. IOW. IOM Hebrides  Mull  Arran  Orkneys  Shetland  Skye  Sheppey ( me ) AND   N.I. too 👍

Malc 

but Skye and Sheppey now have a bridge link so that’s ok ?  and I’m not demanding independence ……. yet  👌

[Chris Skelton]

 

[steve2006]

Chris, hello, are you still there? Your keyboard is not typing anything.

[borderslad]

….🙄 thank you Malcolm, ‘ I wondered when you would notice that, Wilson’ ( Dad’s Army 👨‍🚀, remember ? ).

a new, additional, term and condition has now been listed concerning the sale of my Lexus LS 400:

all interested Lexus Owner’s Club Member’s that reside in the following gb area’s (in addition to mainland gb ) are most welcome to contact me regarding the purchase of my, now illustrated, immaculate Lexus LS 400.

these listed gb area’s are: IOW, IOM, Hebrides, Mull, Arran, Orkney’s, Shetland, Sky, Sheppey, Lundy, Skoholm, Skomer, Ramsey, Bardsey, Anglesey, Fleet, Great Cumbrae, Bute, Kintyre, Rhinn’s of Islay, Colonsay, Scarba, Garvellachs, Shuna, Luing, Kerrera, Iona, Ulva, Muck, Eigg, Rum, Canna, Stroma, Crowlin, Soay, Wiay, Scalpay, Rona, Ramsay, Crowlin, Longa, Kishorn, Pabay, Longay, Lewis, Harris, North Uist, South Uist, Barra, Ewe, Gruinard, Summer, Priest, Soyea, Martih, Horse, Oldany, Handa, Rabbit, Neeve, Farne, Holy, Coqurt, Reard’s, Horsey, Mersey, Thorne, Brownsea, Sully and all off-shore oil / gas rig’s.

Malcolm, you list N.I in your suggestion list - unfortunately, for you :

1. this is an oversea’s kingdom

2. N.I is in the United Kingdom whereas Great Britain is only England, Scotland (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) and Wale’s - gotcha ! 😂🤣😅

anthony

[ISGSLS IRL]

Anthony,  as one of those 'potential purchasers from overseas' who enquired about your car,  thank you for the updates during last week, and good luck with the sale

[borderslad]

….Malcolm - I just wanted to say thank you for your very recent post regarding geographical area’s that should be added to my new (2nd) Term and Condition of Sale of my Lexus LS 400 (😳).
 

in 36 post’s, now 37, you are the first Member to have challenged / questioned any of my contribution’s to date - 5.5 day’s from placing my original For Sale ad for my Lexus LS 400 !

as a now, established Lexus Owner’s Club  Author, with over 1.200+ View’s in 5.5 day’s (😳🙄), I alway’s welcome any comment’s, critique’s and question’s !

…..an old ‘git, I am proud, at 80, to have been granted a promotion to ‘Apprentice’ - I shall wear The Badge with such pride. I shall continue to endeavour to work hard to be granted the ultimate badge of honour - Grand Master, before I sell my Lexus LL 400 ! ( 😲 ).

anthony