Cheap Lpg 1998 Ls400

steve2006 · February 8, 2015

Spotted this on fleabay, not much detail but for £800.00 or best offer may be worth a look

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-LEXUS-LS400-AUTO-GREEN-/121565135505?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c4dd8c291

Bluesman · February 8, 2015

This car has already sold once to a time waster according to the seller but perhaps the buyer found something they didnt like. Nothing about service history, timing belt etc. Mike

Titch LS · February 8, 2015

£700 and no more, sounds about right for this. Scratches, big dent, no service history, 200K miles. No interior pics, (I wonder why?). Plus, the usual exaggerations i.e. 55 mpg equivalent on lpg (Not!) and even though it runs on lpg, it's NOT congestion charge free for London either. LS's are not on the list of converted cars.

Chris Skelton · February 8, 2015

Seems to have gone.

You'll have to be happy with a +£3K one!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-LEXUS-LS400-MK-IV-AUTO-LPG-98K-FULL-SPEC-17-ALLOYS-S-HIST/151525709931?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3Dd52fe0caa73d42ba908535adaf4d6959%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D3%26mehot%3Des%26sd%3D121565135505

cruisermark · February 11, 2015

it was bought and now be sold by that famous lexus seller

ls400lpg · February 11, 2015

Hahahah

Lexuschap has got it and wants £1350 for it.

Malc · February 12, 2015

................. and it might miraculously have a superb Full Lexus Service History with 3 cambelt changes etc etc etc

Malc

steve2006 · February 12, 2015

................. and it might miraculously have a superb Full Lexus Service History with 3 cambelt changes etc etc etc

Malc

You're not wrong Malc it has apparently now got these!

ls400lpg · February 12, 2015

Hey lexuschap

STOP f###ing about with the description. Be an honest person. You have been warned.....

Bluesman · February 13, 2015

Hes playing around with you. The cxar is sold and I have just checked the revisions to the description and one of the last changes was the price which originaly showed £1350 he has changed that to £2350, great tactics as it revalues all our LS's.

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He can do that because all his lots are classified ads and dosent attract a final valuation fee.

Still looks as though hes writing his own feedback.

Mike

philgdust · February 19, 2015

Hi all.

I now own this car.

I swapped it for a Mazda MX-5 I bought off the same guy for £900, so I'm not too unhappy.

However, his advert was appaling.

It has the first 17 Lexus services (all confirmed as genuine by Lexus), and 2 none Lexus. Last service was at 181k, by Kwik Fit. ONLY Cam belt change was at 117k by Lexus.

No evidence of a service since 181k, so I took it to a Lexus specialist in Derby, who was one of the first 50 technicians to be trained up by the Japanese guys who came over at the launch of Lexus.

Gave it a full service and look over and concluded the following:

Cam Cover gaskets leaking (booked in next week)

Front pads 85% worn (light on on dash. Seller said they had been changed but not plugged in!!! (booked in next week)

Front of engine oil leak (will be investigated next week when cam belt is done)

Exhaust Y Section blowing (booked in next week)

NSR Wheel bearing play (booked in next week)

Apart from all that, the guy said it was one of the best engines he's worked on in a while, and was very definitely worth spending the money on.

Additionally, it ran like a pig on LPG, so I had it serviced today. It's now much better, but needs new injectors within the next couple of months or so.

Also, It has a dent on the passenger door, and a piece of rear trim missing on the passenger side, so these will be next on my list once the mechanical side is sorted. As for the interior, aside from a small bit of wear on the drivers seat squab, and memory seat panel on door not working, it's perfect.

The guy I bought it off is the biggest monumental toss pot on earth, and I have reported him to Trading Standards. It didn't have 2 keys either.

Ultimately though, I sold my 2011 Audi A1 for this, and I made a very good move in my opinion.

As for fuel economy, I have been having fun, so haven't manually checked, but if the onboard computer is correct, it's averaging 26mpg.

Now the gas is fixed (ish), I will manually calculate over the next few weeks, but 50mpg Equivalent is a reasonable assumption is the dash is correct.

Bluesman · February 19, 2015

Hi all.

I now own this car.

I swapped it for a Mazda MX-5 I bought off the same guy for £900, so I'm not too unhappy.

However, his advert was appaling.

It has the first 17 Lexus services (all confirmed as genuine by Lexus), and 2 none Lexus. Last service was at 181k, by Kwik Fit. ONLY Cam belt change was at 117k by Lexus.

No evidence of a service since 181k, so I took it to a Lexus specialist in Derby, who was one of the first 50 technicians to be trained up by the Japanese guys who came over at the launch of Lexus.

Gave it a full service and look over and concluded the following:

Cam Cover gaskets leaking (booked in next week)

Front pads 85% worn (light on on dash. Seller said they had been changed but not plugged in!!! (booked in next week)

Front of engine oil leak (will be investigated next week when cam belt is done)

Exhaust Y Section blowing (booked in next week)

NSR Wheel bearing play (booked in next week)

Apart from all that, the guy said it was one of the best engines he's worked on in a while, and was very definitely worth spending the money on.

Additionally, it ran like a pig on LPG, so I had it serviced today. It's now much better, but needs new injectors within the next couple of months or so.

Also, It has a dent on the passenger door, and a piece of rear trim missing on the passenger side, so these will be next on my list once the mechanical side is sorted. As for the interior, aside from a small bit of wear on the drivers seat squab, and memory seat panel on door not working, it's perfect.

The guy I bought it off is the biggest monumental toss pot on earth, and I have reported him to Trading Standards. It didn't have 2 keys either.

Ultimately though, I sold my 2011 Audi A1 for this, and I made a very good move in my opinion.

As for fuel economy, I have been having fun, so haven't manually checked, but if the onboard computer is correct, it's averaging 26mpg.

Now the gas is fixed (ish), I will manually calculate over the next few weeks, but 50mpg Equivalent is a reasonable assumption is the dash is correct.

Can I ask what you paid for it? Mike

philgdust · February 19, 2015

As I said, swapped it for a Mazda MX-5 that owed me £900.

Bluesman · February 19, 2015

As I said, swapped it for a Mazda MX-5 that owed me £900.

Sorry, another senior moment. Mike

philgdust · February 19, 2015

I prefer to call it a CRAFT moment, of which I have many!

cruisermark · February 20, 2015

Hi all.

I now own this car.

I swapped it for a Mazda MX-5 I bought off the same guy for £900, so I'm not too unhappy.

However, his advert was appaling.

It has the first 17 Lexus services (all confirmed as genuine by Lexus), and 2 none Lexus. Last service was at 181k, by Kwik Fit. ONLY Cam belt change was at 117k by Lexus.

No evidence of a service since 181k, so I took it to a Lexus specialist in Derby, who was one of the first 50 technicians to be trained up by the Japanese guys who came over at the launch of Lexus.

Gave it a full service and look over and concluded the following:

Cam Cover gaskets leaking (booked in next week)

Front pads 85% worn (light on on dash. Seller said they had been changed but not plugged in!!! (booked in next week)

Front of engine oil leak (will be investigated next week when cam belt is done)

Exhaust Y Section blowing (booked in next week)

NSR Wheel bearing play (booked in next week)

Apart from all that, the guy said it was one of the best engines he's worked on in a while, and was very definitely worth spending the money on.

Additionally, it ran like a pig on LPG, so I had it serviced today. It's now much better, but needs new injectors within the next couple of months or so.

Also, It has a dent on the passenger door, and a piece of rear trim missing on the passenger side, so these will be next on my list once the mechanical side is sorted. As for the interior, aside from a small bit of wear on the drivers seat squab, and memory seat panel on door not working, it's perfect.

The guy I bought it off is the biggest monumental toss pot on earth, and I have reported him to Trading Standards. It didn't have 2 keys either.

Ultimately though, I sold my 2011 Audi A1 for this, and I made a very good move in my opinion.

As for fuel economy, I have been having fun, so haven't manually checked, but if the onboard computer is correct, it's averaging 26mpg.

Now the gas is fixed (ish), I will manually calculate over the next few weeks, but 50mpg Equivalent is a reasonable assumption is the dash is correct.