New Ls400 Owner

Gbneil · July 9, 2014

Hi, owned my ls400 for three weeks now and wow, what a car. Bought from an older gent who had traded up to an ls430, my champagne/gold 400 had a fsh and just over 64,000 miles on it when I got it and I have added almost 2000 miles to that including a 600 mile round trip. What an astonishingly good car. I have owned jags, bmw, mercs in the past and was looking for one of these when I stumbled across the lexus...in comparison to comparable priced xj jags, 7 series bmw and s class mercs, the lexus reeks quality. It has zero corrosion...everything works...and it is silent...

My car came with a semi fitted romano lpg kit which I will be listing on eBay..it gets almost 34 mpg on the longer runs and drives so beautifully I don't want to risk fitting a second hand kit...I will keep popping in to tell you more about the best 'champagne for coca cola money' car in the wold...gbn

ROYT · July 9, 2014

Welcome to the club!

He will want it back soon.........

Gbneil · July 9, 2014

He shed a tear when it went, owned it six years and said he knew it was a better car than his new one!...I don't know a great deal about lexus comparison but find it hard to believe there are many cars better than a good ls400?...,reason the lpg was never fully fitted was because he didn't want anyone cutting a hole in his car!...a dedicated owner...

The-Acre · July 9, 2014

Hi George, welcome to Lexus owners club. I recently changed to an LS430, and as good as it may be, the 400 feels like it may just be bolted together a bit better. Not that I regret the decision...yet!

Gbneil · July 10, 2014

yes, I can see why these cars were so critically acclaimed when new...and it gives credence to my theory that superlative build quality only really becomes appreciated years down the line by an older cars owner. I am reaping the benefits of lexus obsessive quest for build quality in a way the first owner could only imagine! these cars display terminator type build quality, relentless and remorseless in their pursuit of perfection...if some people see this as a lack of character, so be it...keeps the cars a cheap, well kept secret...

I had a mechanic salivating over the paint and shut lines the other day and we figured out that to replace the ls400, like for like if you see what I mean, from todays lexus range would mean spending over 90k on an ls600..!...

The-Acre · July 10, 2014

yes, I can see why these cars were so critically acclaimed when new...and it gives credence to my theory that superlative build quality only really becomes appreciated years down the line by an older cars owner. I am reaping the benefits of lexus obsessive quest for build quality in a way the first owner could only imagine! these cars display terminator type build quality, relentless and remorseless in their pursuit of perfection...if some people see this as a lack of character, so be it...keeps the cars a cheap, well kept secret...

I had a mechanic salivating over the paint and shut lines the other day and we figured out that to replace the ls400, like for like if you see what I mean, from todays lexus range would mean spending over 90k on an ls600..!...

A friend who has a Mercedes E320 was in my LS400 two weeks ago, when we got back he said "I've got to get a Lexus" and mine was 5 years older than his! There's something about these cars that people really only appreciate when they get in them. Practically everyone who's ever been in my car comments on it in a positive way.