Ls400 and other Ls recent'ish Auction Results

Malc1 · October 13

I find it quite interesting to read these on the Car&Classic website ..... some more ancient one's have been doing quite well 👋

Malc

Stanwithaplan · October 13

https://www.carandclassic.com/search?make=lexus&model=ls&source=search-bar

Just had a look Malc, I agree asking prices and hopefully values are.rising. I'm in UAE and have been talking to a local used Lexus importer and he's not bringing in LS400s anymore from the US because the prices have risen so much, its hard to. make a profit, so he's bringing in 430s now instead. Apparently a lot of 400s are being bought for drifting and engines are getting transplanted into others.

I went to look at Black on Black 400 with my son the other day, one pf the Amex Platinum Edition ones, it looked good bodywork wise but when I lifted the hood I could smell petrol, the local guy jumps started it and long story short there was petrol visibly streaming out from the injector area, proper fire risk!!!! Looking at the mileage and stickers indicated I think it had missed a timing chain and water pump change and was well on its way towards the next one. The engine had an unnatural. shimmy. to it so we sadly had to leave it and continue our search elsewhere.