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Bad customer service? Lexus Woodford are famous for that. Back in August of this year a sales person advertised an 06 Gs300, made out in the ad that it was mint, so naturally I placed a bid, but I lost it to someone else, anyway a few days went by and u get an email from a Nick Bremmer from there saying would I be still interested as the winning bidder pulled out, this should have started alarm bells ringing but I thought it's a Lexus dealer so what could go wrong. So about 10 mins before we set of Woodford I called Nick and i asked I don't mind a few marks as it is an older but is there any major marks bumps, he said no nothing at all and it's very mint. So we drove down me and my brother, went into the dealership but nick wouldn't come out so he sent some other salesman out to show us the car, now I'm no body worker and i noticed this straight away but my brother was a body worker, the car was damaged repaired, and what a rubbish job it was, over spray on the rubbers on the doors, filler work on the rear doors, the doors were not lined up properly. So we pointed all this out, and the salesman made oh the car had a minor scratch and the bodywork is good. My brother said a scratch? He told them you can tell it's been hit on the os front and rear and ns rear. He said you made us drive down all the way here even though we called you 10 mins before setting off asking about any major issues and Nick said there wasn't, at which point he walked back in and never came out.

I've got 18 inch wheels on mine with winter tyres but I'm not sure if any 16 inch would fit

Talking about lexuschap. I've seen on ebay he's bought that ls430 back that a chap on here had, once again he's put down like there is nothing wrong with the car at all, but we all know the drivers side door soft closer doesn't work on it

Thanks for that

Yeah I remember that thread. I'll tell you what lexus said to me, well first they didn't bother taking a photo to send to lexus uk, the guy at the dealer said they won't cover that, so I asked why not, he said because rust bubbles is caused by the screw in the number plate which had caused water to get in, so then I'm thinking why hasn't this happened to the screw on the right side of the number plate, and then he said its an ls430, it doesn't rust, so I had to correct him and told oh yes it does, on the front doors, he went all quiet then, so I called Lexus uk, spoke to nice lady by the name of eve, she told there is potential for a warranty claim there as it does rust around the number plate area. So what next, shall I go back to the dealers?

Hi Has anyone had any rust issues around the number plate area on the boot of an ls430 and if so was it covered by lexus 12 year warranty?? Thanks

I know someone who's got one of them just lives around the corner from and it's the same colour too although his on the lpg

Will they fit a 2004 ls430?

Thanks for that

The word I was looking is shock absorber with the spring on it. Sorry it's early morning and I've got a real bad migrane

Sorry. I'm looking for the actual strut thing with the coil spring on it please

Hi I remember some earlier ls430's didn't come with air suspension, does anyone have the part number for the suspension? Thanks

Are the lexus gs430 radiators the same as the la430's? I'm looking for some coilovers for my ls430 that I have now. It's had new air suspension put in but I'm sure they will fail again. But rockauto don't sell coilovers

Hi Just some advice please.. Do winter tyres make alot of noise and can it also affect fuel consumption?? Thanks in advance

Anyone seen this? Looks nice http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lexus/ls/lexus-ls-400--only-29-300-miles/4803235

More than likely it is the vsv. I had the same code on an old ls430 same shape as yours, it's around £59 for the part from lexus dealers but it's a bit of a so and so to get to.

It's one of the known issues on the ls430, it needs the surround repaired

Only thing to look out for is brake calipers sticking and suspension leak

I have ss back boxes on my gs430 and they are very quiet, and when you put your foot down slowly you will only hear a lovely humming noise from them

That's what I was going to say, it's not the new shape, new shape starts at late 2003

Talking about lexuschap this guy stopped me yesterday as I was getting in my Gs430 and he's made me an offer but I'm not sure I want to sell it, but anyway he said there's this idiot on ebay who goes by the name lexuschap and the guy called him as he had a Gs300 for sale, now in the add as always it said great condition but may have a few blemishes here and there, when they guy went down to see it, the car was damaged on one side, he actually said the whole side was damaged. So he told him where he could stick his Gs300.

No it doesn't have to have a full lexus service history

The quality is good I must say. I've bought denso o2 sensor from them for £37 odd pound that lexus dealers wanted around £170 for and I've also just ordered 8 denso iridium long life sparkplugs from them for £38 where as lexus dealers wanted over £78 for

I bought a gs430 about 3 weeks ago in mint condition but the steering wheel is slightly off but it still drives straight with no problems. Maybe someone has done the tracking on mine without putting the steering wheel straight

I got a ct hybrid when my gs300 went in for a new bonnet, what a rubbish car the ct hybrid is. It's a toyota with a lexus badge on it, felt every single bump wasn't smooth at all