Hi everyone
It with a heavy heart that my LS went on eBay this week (and on this site). A sudden change in family circumstances have meant I want more seats and whatever other many strengths the LS has 7 seats alas is not one.
I bought this 98 model intending it to be around a very long time and if I could mothball it I would but that isn't feasible. It is the second LS I have owned and I can honestly say it is probably the best car you can buy to travel long distances in I have ever had (including a Mercedes 500 and Audi S8). Add to that the built-from-solid quality, extraordinary reliability and outright Q car performance and it makes me want to weep to see it go.
I am keen it is sold to a private user and have resisted an inundation of enquiries from people who are clearly amateur traders wanting to wave cash at me. There have been about 10 so far which is extraordinary.
What I can't quite work out is that the Volvo that is replacing it, of which there are 300 + at any one time on eBay is costing 5 times more than the LS will make, has not much less miles and is well built but not Lexus. Supply and demand I guess but it still is a mystery that the truth of these cars is only just beginning to seep out.
Anyway just wanted to say thanks to all here for direct advice and passive help in all a genuinely great forum.
Keep it on the road (not hard in an LS).
Nick
This 98 model has been fab and
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