cornershop
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Congrats on getting it back on the road I would not have let this the mileage go however - i would have been onto Lexus HQ with a well chosen rant
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Aka - The Italian Tune-up -
Nothing wrong with red lining your engine, I find engines that have been regularly exercised to the red line more performant than those mollycoddled at barely tickover speeds. Stereotyping somewhat but the age groups that own Ls400s are much less likely to do this! I’ve had 3 or 4 cars on a chassis Dyno, they all feel much smoother and more responsive to drive after a hitting the Rev limiter a few times during the test.
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Congrats on the car BTW, doubt you will regret it.
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Maybe just me but I wouldn’t leave coolant in the engine for 5 yrs, 2 years max for me. Our 62 plate Ford has 10yr life coolant - why, I don’t know, it’s a £50 job to change. Maybe environmentally unfriendly.
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Thanks all - got it started after 30 mins on the ctek which took it up to 12.85. Only just though!! It was just about to die again after first couple of turns but it caught at the last moment. Have just stopped at a services after 2hrs on the motorway, hopefully it starts. Have bought my portable lithium ion jump starter along (fits in glovebox); this has rescued me previously with batteries down to 3v, but it couldn’t help this morning. Will leave it on the ctek overnight. didnt have to do anything different once battery was back in.
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Also is 12.85v enough to start a car? Will find out in a shortly
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Gents have had to remove the battery to recharge due to a lack of use over the past 2 months Is there a procedure i need to follow when refitting? Thought i read somewhere i’d need to leave the key in the ignition for it to be recognised to disarm the immobiliser, or something similar. TIA Shirish
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Could have gone abroad? Even going to Eire would result in a loss of MOT history, I believe?
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I’ve got a similar advisory on mine - surface rust to underside, or something similar. I’d assume all 20yr old cars would have some surface rust
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Agree chaps, 2k tops imo with that suspension and tyres work. Silver on grey is pretty dull too, but with the colour coded rad grille, pretty likely to be a genuine dhp
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Looks great value (not checked MoT history) https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201802073493240?advertising-location=at_cars&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=gu214ha&model=LS 400&page=1&radius=1500&make=LEXUS&fuel-type=Petrol&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New
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I’m currently using the cross climates on our Ford C-Max - technically I believe they’re all weather rather than winter tyres as you can use them all year round. Quiet, responsive and v grippy in low temps - I really like them. Im running Dunlop bluresponse on the 17” DHP. Summer tyres, so great in anything but icy conditions
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Pretty amazing, the lack of door frame deformation equally impressive.
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The boot size would put me off the GS, especially as I find the LS small after the old Audi S8 D2 which must have been 50% bigger than the LS.
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12k ?? I meant 12 months, sorry :) Tis a tough one for sure. I do so few miles, i wouldn’t necessarily need a similar type of car. Something manual might be nice, after 5 consecutive autos.
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From my perspective, I’m just trying to help people out by pointing out ads to cars, as I know these cars are more popular now and not everyone has time to look. I can see it being repetitive though, so will hold off from now. I’ve also just reached the 12m ownership milestone, which normally means I buy something else (has happened for the last 5 years).
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I can no longer view the thread ‘Another nice Mk4’ or whatever I had called it? Can you confirm the reason why pls?
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My Mk4 does
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I believe it does, however I’m assuming he’s fitted a replacement for additional sound - not a deal breaker to me, if it’s been done properly. it’s modded, yes, so won’t appeal to the purists. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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In what way? You can see from the pics and the suspension its not factory spec, so not one for the purists, but some discrete mods wouldn’t turn me away
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https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/lexus-ls400-ls-400-4-door-saloon-v8/1283003491?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_ios&utm_medium=social&utm_source=ios_social must be a members car?
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See a few posts up!
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This has just been discussed on another thread. Not as good as it appears
