Very Excited!

[jpjsavage]

It's a long story, but the short version (for now) is that I've just bought this lovely LS400! It's a 1999 model with 137k on the clock. It was advertised on eBay recently and I went over to the Wirral today to view it. The gentleman selling it was brilliant and we agreed a price. Picking it up tomorrow and driving it back to south Cheshire.

The car will need a few bits doing but I'm very happy with the price paid and I'm looking forward to a bit of motoring luxury once again!

Here are some pictures taken from his ad:

[cruisermark]

Very nice looking 400 - appears to have been looked after - looks like you cant get away from black!

are you planning on lpging it?

enjoy!

[jpjsavage]

I don't think I'll be doing the LPG this time. I just don't do the miles. Black and the dark blue are my favourite colours and I love the Suffolk beige interior too!

[graham8370]

Very nice, had a 99 Mk4 myself, great car. Enjoy.

[goldtop]

Excellent. If I'd seen a black one when I was looking, I'd have been all over it like a rash.

Inside looks super clean, too. I was going to mention some marks on the carpet, but then I scrolled and saw the dots were on my screen

[ambermarine]

Jonathan

Nice to see you back in the fold, tidy looking, as been already said but it looks cared for.

Good luck with the issues .

[Bluesman]

Well done Jonathan. Happy motoring. Dont forget to go home the long way round when you collect her. Mike

[jpjsavage]

Very nice, had a 99 Mk4 myself, great car. Enjoy.

Thanks - I'm working my way up to your LS600!

Jonathan

Nice to see you back in the fold, tidy looking, as been already said but it looks cared for.

Good luck with the issues .

Thanks. The cam belt will be the first job to be done. After that, just cosmetic bits and pieces and I'll get some new tyres on her.

Excellent. If I'd seen a black one when I was looking, I'd have been all over it like a rash.

Inside looks super clean, too. I was going to mention some marks on the carpet, but then I scrolled and saw the dots were on my screen

That's exactly the kind of thing I'd do! Must get some new specs.

[jpjsavage]

Well done Jonathan. Happy motoring. Dont forget to go home the long way round when you collect her. Mike

Definitely! Will take a few of the lovely country roads we have on the Cheshire plain.

[Titch LS]

Jonathan, that looks a well looked-after example. Enjoy many miles of (hopefully) trouble-free motoring. I'm sure you will.

[The-Acre]

Now I said I wouldn't go back to an LS400, however, if a black or dark blue one with light coloured leather came along, I could change my mind!

How about a rough-ish idea of cost? Always interesting to know what they're selling for.

[royoftherovers]

A very nice example Jonathan. Very pleased for you as I know that you have been searching.

I am on the Wirral but have not seen that one around.

Hope it gives you many long and happy years service.

Regards

John

[n4chv]

Welcome back to the fold :-)

I had the same feeling when I picked up my LS430 - felt strange for me not having a Lexus in my fleet of cars so good to have 1 again

Enjoy

[Malc]

looks great, gold front badge too ..... poser ....... seriously, she looks really smart.

Don't forget the cambelt might be made of aramid fibre and last forever !!! ............. if the last one changed was a Lexus belt or indeed if it's original.

Good luck with it, well done .............. price paid and the niggles ? ( I'm just super nosey )

Malc

[wackyjim]

Once bitten forever...well you know the rest!! Welcome back to the fold Jonathan it looks as if you've found a really nice example well done!!

[mikeyv]

Well done, looks a nice example.

[Graham Gardner]

Excellent buy mate, still loving mine after 3 months, best car I've ever had, love it

[steve2006]

Very nice :)

Just a thought as you are buying it mid month does this mean the guy selling it loses the tax to the end of the month yet you will have to retax it from the beginning and do you have to tax it before you drive it home?

[jpjsavage]

Thanks everyone.

Steve - the tax expired at the end of October so I will have to start it again from the beginning of November I guess.

In terms of other 'niggles', it is missing a front headlight washer, there are a couple of very minor scrapes on the bottom edges of the bumpers (nothing serious and nothing £150 wouldn't fix in a body shop), the cambelt needs changing, there is a very small bit of damage to the back of the driver's seat (tiny) and it will need new tyres shortly.

On the positives, the vast majority of the bodywork is beautiful and unmarked, no rust anywhere, MOT til May and everything works. Wing mirrors show no signs of fading, no lamination in the windscreen, no knocks or rattles that I could hear and a nice smooth drive. I will get Miles, my mechanic, to check it over tomorrow but it generally seems ok.

Also on the good news front, I got it for £1000 which I think is a good price for a 1999 model in good condition.

[jpjsavage]

A very nice example Jonathan. Very pleased for you as I know that you have been searching.

I am on the Wirral but have not seen that one around.

Hope it gives you many long and happy years service.

Regards

John

I bought it from someone in the trade but the previous owner was an Irish gentleman who owned a pub in north Wales. It has 10 stamps from Lexus in the service book, most from Norwich, but the last two from Lexus Chester. Couple of independent stamps too.

[Graham Gardner]

That is an awesome price mate, a real bargain, if you get a couple of years of LS400 motoring it'll be a win win all the way

[Malc]

An excellent result .... oh that we should all be so lucky as you when it comes to our finding replacements........ she does look very smart and an absolute bargain

Best wishes

Malc

[Spottedlaurel]

Great price, I'd be excited about that first journey home too!

[Cotswold Pete]

Excellent result, amazing price.

Once the cam belt is done, then you can relax a little more, and with my Mk4 on 150K now, still no clonks or knocks. Just need to get the ATF sorted, which should be next week. Current ATF smells like when you leave well used hiking socks on a hot radiator, so a taking it to auto-box specialist to give it some TLC.

Enjoy the drives around those Cheshire lanes

[SHELLDRAKE]

Well done That man: That looks a cracking car, I also use Miles for my car, the way I go is Winsford, Middlewich, and down to Sandbach,the route is a good one and the journey and view is great, enjoy the new car, as I know you will.