Malc

Maybe the exhaust Y section will just benefit from a £30 weld fix ( like mine did ) and the need for new Cats will vanish too !!!! And of course yours is a Mk2 and the advertised car is a Mk3 with the foglights in the main cluster and not separate as in your Mk2. Malc

Ls owners have gone and got .......... that's maybe the maIn difference. Malc

I found the programme stilted and too scripted ............ hope the subsequent ones are better viewing.. Presentational skills from both were a bit weak tbh. Malc

are you sure it wasn't a gs430? ( messi ) yep, he had badged it Ls430 for sure !!!! Malc

something odd here the other day ......... was just driving thru Tescos carpark and there was a silver gs300 but badged up with Ls430 on the boot ................. summat odd about that gs300 owner for sure Malc

Excellent news on your Mk3 and the MOT .............. this will probably happen every year now ............. if you wash it regularly Malc

Been running my Mk3 on 30psi for years ........ Falkens now, and 20k miles fronts and 22k miles rears Malc

Blimey, I had a weekend job as a teenager working the petrol pumps ( Chislehurst Kent ) and every other weekend we had a Rolls Royce come in and he had 15 gallons of 5* and spent £5 .... . an absolute fortune in those days to me............... Back in 1969 I think .......... Malc

My first Ls400 1992 one was supplied new to someone ( not me ) by Evans Halshaw as a Lexus main dealer Malc

......I would think that the 300k miler has been serviced at some great expense during it's life and these cars can go on and on and on with impeccable service ........... there's that Ls400 in the States with a very credible 897k miles. I wouldn't discard an oldie from your thoughts if it's history is good and the car looks good too ....... might be far less cost to maintain than one that's newer, far more expensive to buy, and just about to need something seriously major doing Malc

.. I would look at the Hook garage one at £1100 albeit with 295k miles .... could be the bargain of the year tbh .............. worth a look maybe Malc

wonder why it has had 4 owners and at such low miles ...... seems a little odd But looks a smashing car tho' Malc

..... dicing with near death for those guys on the quayside with the mooring ropes ....... dopey in the extreme. Malc

I should think you might be pleased to get low 20's mpg if your normal daily start to stop trip is only just 4 miles ........ nothing gets warmed up in that timeframe ... I'd have thought the running average at that miles might be low teens tbh Malc

Possibly from a deceased's estate ............. my 1994 Mk2 when I bought it at 8542 miles in Dec 2007 had lived a charmed life in Ascot and Kensington and had probably been parked up like this. There's not much on-street parking or affordable garaging in central London and I guess this might have been in this car park long term ........ might be wrong of course but my theory might stand-up ! Malc

................. guess this is the modern day equivalent of a " barn find " ............... no point using it as an everyday car methinks, once out on the road it would devalue rapidly to about £1500 and one might well get all sorts of underused electrical gremlins emerging ........... . and the tyres likely won't be usable really and of course it's only on 15" wheels, brakes etc and the Mk1s are as we now know prone to irretrievable rust a little down the line. Shame it's not for me, I do so like that Mk1 bodyshape ............ and as you say a Mk4 might well deserve this price. Malc I've already got one mothballed car and a second just doesn't do it for me ( my 1932 Triumph Southern Cross sports tourer ) ..... BUT buying, selling a car, even a classic, provided you're not a trader, does give you any capital appreciation free of CGT ( unless George Osborne has changed those rules too !! )

what's the betting lexuschap buys it at £500+ and puts it up at £4k as a low mileage etc etc Malc

ok, just sent u a msg. Malc

..... don't worry, you have at least another 20 years of excellent motoring ......... refurbed wheels or not !! Malc

Halfords mean well I'm sure ..... BUT .... when a headlamp bulb went on my Mazda 323f ( poppy-up headlights ) the Halfords guy tried for ages to get to change the bulb but gave up and my usual indy guy did it ... as simple as ( when you know how ) I suspect the Lexus headlamp bulb replacement might be a little challenging .... so don't expect an easy way out with Halfords Malc

............. they are there, you've just got to decide how much you're prepared to pay tbh Malc

........... on my Ls400s there was always a mountain of life left in them when the warning light first appeared ............ several 000s of miles Malc

............ a separate issue I would think, maybe you need a good autoelectrician to sort it out for you unless someone on here knows an answer.. btw, I sent you a msg ! Malc

Pepe, I just went into the online Lexus official site Query section and just asked the question. I don't think there's a specific obvious email addy tbh. They were very prompt and authoritative. Just because it's working properly doesn't mean to say that there's not a gremlin somewhere that might cause a catastrophic issue at some time. Malc

Queenborough, Sheppey. And you ?