Do Not Sell My Personal Information Jump to content


  • Join The Club

    Join the Lexus Owners Club and be part of the Community. It's FREE!

     

Recommended Posts

Posted

Today for the first time I can remember I've got a car through its' MOT with a straight pass and 'no advisories'.

This LS430 is now 25 years old, but I've only had it for the last 5 years. It has never failed an MOT for me and looking back in the DVLA record its' first MOT was in 2005 and there is not a single failure recorded in the record.

Anyone else with a 25 year old car that has never failed an MOT?

  • Like 6
Posted

Some of the older cars were definitely built to last 😃

Not sure about the new cars... 

Posted

My 430 with 167k also had a clean sheet back in April

Given mechanical failures are very scarce on these vehicles , I do wonder why some of them end up in scrap yards or get broken up

  • Like 1
Posted

Bit of a cheat with mine having had only 6 MOTs ( JDM car) but all passes and no advisories.

IMG_2179.png

  • Like 2
Posted
1 hour ago, Scotlex said:

Some of the older cars were definitely built to last 😃

Not sure about the new cars... 

Alistair The New Cars Are Just as Reliable........IMHO

  • Like 1
Posted
26 minutes ago, steve2006 said:

Bit of a cheat with mine having had only 6 MOTs ( JDM car) but all passes and no advisories.

IMG_2179.png

Pressure is on Steve! - you need to keep the clean sheet trend going!

  • Haha 1

Posted

What are the fuel bills on a LS 430? I was getting, on average, around  33mpg on my old 325i (3 litre straight six, naturally aspirated). I did love that car...but wanted lower fuel bills, hence my new UX😉

Posted

How on earth do you imagine a 4.3ltr might be less expensive on fuel than a 3ltr 🤔

Your driving style hasn’t changed has it ? 

Malc 

  • Confused 1
Posted
13 minutes ago, Pauly C said:

What are the fuel bills on a LS 430? I was getting, on average, around  33mpg on my old 325i (3 litre straight six, naturally aspirated). I did love that car...but wanted lower fuel bills, hence my new UX😉

Bearing in mind I do only 2-3 K a year with 4 40 mile round trips to the airport, a couple of longer journeys but mainly local trips I get around 22 MPG.

  • Like 2
Posted
22 minutes ago, Malc1 said:

How on earth do you imagine a 4.3ltr might be less expensive on fuel than a 3ltr 🤔

Your driving style hasn’t changed has it ? 

Malc 

I guess this is directed at me?  Not for one moment did I imagine a 4.3litre would be less expensive to run than a 3 litre.  All I asked was what were the fuel bills like..giving the figures on my old BMW as a kind of comparison..????

  • Like 1
Posted

My MPG is around 30 on a long run and nearly 20 round town.

The other thing to factor in with an old LS430 is 'Depreciation'. These cars have reached an age where a good example can actually be increasing in value! 

I paid £2,900 for mine 5 years ago with 97,000 miles on the clock. Now with 160,000 m on the clock and a clean new MOT, I know I could sell it for a profit.

  • Like 2
Posted
18 hours ago, John N said:

Today for the first time I can remember I've got a car through its' MOT with a straight pass and 'no advisories'.

This LS430 is now 25 years old, but I've only had it for the last 5 years. It has never failed an MOT for me and looking back in the DVLA record its' first MOT was in 2005 and there is not a single failure recorded in the record.

Anyone else with a 25 year old car that has never failed an MOT?

Yes my 98 LS400 23 years without a advisory bearing in mind the first three years of its life are exempt although it as only done 54k .

  • Like 2

Latest Deals

Lexus Official Store for genuine Lexus parts & accessories

Disclaimer: As the club is an eBay Partner, The club may be compensated if you make a purchase via eBay links

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now






Lexus Owners Club Powered by Invision Community


eBay Disclosure: As the club is an eBay Partner, the club may earn commision if you make a purchase via the clubs eBay links.

DISCLAIMER: Lexusownersclub.co.uk is an independent Lexus forum for owners of Lexus vehicles. The club is not part of Lexus UK nor affiliated with or endorsed by Lexus UK in any way. The material contained in the forums is submitted by the general public and is NOT endorsed by Lexus Owners Club, ACI LTD, Lexus UK or Toyota Motor Corporation. The official Lexus website can be found at http://www.lexus.co.uk
×
  • Create New...