R389 Kum

[39buss]

R 389 KUM Item No. 261595119800 on that auction. Anyone know this LS 400 its up for sale near me and its got a LOC sticker in the window. I could only have a quick look at it on Tuesday and 1st impressions were OK. He's doing a couple of jobs on it to make it ready for sale (why has he advertised it then!!!?). He's a one man dealer working from home. He uses space at a local garage.He bought it blind 2 yrs ago, had it transported to his and never used it. Service book stamps start at Bolton and then Oxford,Surrey etc.

PS. It didn't have electric folding mirrors. I thought MK4's did.

[Titch LS]

I think the later mk 4's had the electric folding mirrors. My 2000 W reg has.

[Bluesman]

Its a dealer sell so it bound to be the finest, best, cracking, amazing, beautifull, etc, etc.

Your idea of a Full Service History is completely different to what the wider world think and expect it to be.

On the face of it it looks good but standing around for 2 years seems strange, to me, but if it has the right feel and that service history is fairly decent, worth a punt I would think Mike

[ambermarine]

The last upgrade before the Ls400 was discontinued had a couple of enhancements which included the folding mirrors,I believe that was 99 onwards, shall we say "to infinity".My 98 as them but I have to do it manually.

[39buss]

I did have a quick look at the S/H and its Lexus up to about 80K with a sticker in the engine bay confirming cam belt changed at 73k corresponding with a stamp in the book. There are Lexus receipts with 98k on them but not stamped in the book. Strange!. I would need more time to look and test drive. Advisory on MOT: Slight play front ball joint meaning expensive part from Lexus.

PS. He said he bought it with no S/H but found all the paper work in the cubby hole under the front passenger seat.

[messi]

Slight play in ball joint? Which one? If it's the lower ball joint, that only cost around £59 from lexus dealers. That's about how much I paid for it from the dealers.

[39buss]

This car didn't sell on its 1st listing so he's upped the price by £500. There'll be a queue outside his door the morrow morning !!