Do Not Sell My Personal Information Jump to content


Filterlab

Members
  • Posts

    12
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Profile Information

  • Lexus Model
    None yet, want a MkIV LS400

Filterlab's Achievements

Rookie

Rookie (2/14)

  • First Post
  • Collaborator
  • Conversation Starter
  • Week One Done
  • One Month Later

Recent Badges

0

Reputation

  1. Happy Birthday Filterlab!

  2. Well, that was the last MkIV I was looking at. If I'm honest, every LS400 I've looked at seems either too old, too cheap or too dodgy. :duh: Despite wanting one for well over a year and a half, I think I may be on the verge of abandoning the idea. Well, best to get honest advice BEFORE making a purchase! On to my second choice now, which unfortunately isn't a Lexus. Thanks all. I went and saw a car that they were selling when I was looking for my GS, didnt like them to be honest, were rude and something just didnt seem right. The car had also been painted recently (badly too) but the guy still insisted that it was straight. Plus it was over priced and he wouldnt budge much. Wouldnt reccomend them
  3. Hi Steve and thanks Fred! Well so far the first car I was looking at is sold, the silver frankly looks a bit dodgy and Frank on here looked at the Gold one in August and has some info on it for me. Doesn't sound too promising to be honest. There doesn't seem to be many MkIV's around for sale, most seem to be MkIII's. Maybe people hang on to MkIV's if they're good, don't know, but I will persevere! :D
  4. Yeah, I thought it looked especially clean. I must admit I really like the cream interior with the wood inserts on the steering wheel. Classy feel to it. Thanks again!
  5. Hi Nick. I've been watching the same LS400 for about the last year. I always thought it looked a little cheap and that the description looked a bit vague. Until I firmly decided that I wanted to go for a MkIV, it was on my list of try-outs. Glad I didn't now!
  6. Hi Winnie, Thanks for that info. Don't worry about dampening anything!!! Oddly I thought they looked like the most reputable of the three dealers I've linked too, just goes to show 'book by it's cover' etc. I will definitely take someone knowledgable along when I look properly, plus I've asked my local (excellent) mechanic for his opinion and also some prices for the items Maneesh mentioned. He seems very enthusiastic about Lexus in general as long as (surprise surprise) any car I'm considering has a full Lexus history and as few owners as poss. That's why the first one appeals so much, but I will still chase around the dealers who've dealt with each of the respective vehicles. Barney, I saw your new intro post in the new member section. Ironically, the other option from an LS400 was a Supra TT. I decided to go for a Lexus as it was proving too difficult to find genuine UK unmolested Supras. Already I have had some excellent advice on buying an LS, which is after all why I joined and it's made me even more excited about owning one! Thanks all. :)
  7. Thanks again for your input Maneesh. You read my mind on the 'when to buy' bit. I will be purchasing around the 15th / 16th December. Good idea about contacting the Lexus service agents. I'll pop that on my list! I didn't know that all MkIV's have Sat-Nav, that's something I've learned today. I'll wander over to these places and have a bit of a preliminary viewing this weekend I think. I'm hoping the Gold one will look better in the flesh, it seems to be a tidy car - however, they all do so I'll see what I can see. Cheers!
  8. OK, a few I am looking at currently: 1998 S Plate (This one's gone now.) 1998 S Plate 1999 V Plate So far, and I haven't been to see any of them yet, I like the look of the first one. One owner from new and has clearly been looked after very well, plus it's in a very nice colour with Sat-Nav. The second I like a lot although there's no indication of how many owners and I'm not sure about the Gold. I'm a touch dubious of the third. No mileage stated but it's below 100k (filtered search). Seems kind of cheap for a V plate! Any thoughts? Ta.
  9. That's fantastic! Many thanks Maneesh, and thanks for your PM. I'll pop up some details of a couple I'm looking at. Cheers! :)
  10. Hi there, I introduced myself on the 'Newbie' section yesterday so I thought I'd pop into this bit, do the same and ask a few questions. :-) My name's Rob and I live in a lovely little 'suburb townlet' called East Molesey in Surrey. I've owned many lovely cars over the years, mostly large and executive saloons but unbelievably I have never owned a Japanese car, despite them being known for outstanding reliability and build quality - something I really like. In the past the likes of an Audi 200 turbo, a Saab 9000 CSE, a Saab 9000 CDE and a BMW 740i have graced my driveway. The BMW was the most unfortunately tragic of the larger cars as it used to be in the garage about every three weeks having yet another thing repaired. It's something I'm keen to avoid in the future, so I started doing some research on exec saloons and the LS400 seems to come out top, especially on the consumer review sites. So, I've read through the posts on here and from what I can gather, the main problem seems to be display pixelation on the dash. Frankly that doesn't worry me even slightly. So; Glancing on autotrader, the LS400's seem to have higher mileage than most equivalently aged cars, however I read on Toyota's site that the cars are good for 500,000 miles if serviced correctly - all sounds good to me. So my questions are (if you're still reading!): I'm looking for around a 1998-1999 MkIV 1. What is the cambelt change interval? 2. Would I be better off getting a low mileage MkIII rather than a higher mileage MkIV (I do about 7k per year)? 3. What parts can I expect to change at what mileage (assuming a full Lexus history, without which I wouldn't buy)? 4. Does anyone know of any horror stories relating to a design flaw? 5. What should I look for / listen for mechanically when I am test driving? Sorry to be such a newbie :duh: and ask dull questions, but the BMW really stung me (and I mean REALLY stung me) so I don't want the same thing to happen again! All info and links gratefully received! Regards, Rob.
  11. WOW! Thanks all for the warm welcome. I've had a couple of Saabs and they've both been good. Yep, the seats are comfortable in Swedish cars, but both manufacturers do a lot of research in that field. Still, time to move up a class I feel. :D Looking forward to getting an LS more than ever now that I've been reading through the posts on here. Will ask a few questions soon. Regards.
  12. Thanks Noel! That was a very quick response. :)
  13. Hi there, my name's Rob and I joined this site sometime ago, about the time that I decided I'd had enough of pitifully unreliable, overpriced pieces of junk German cars and wanted to move to something reliable. So, I sold my 740i, bought a Saab 9000 (great car, shame GM ruined Saab) to tide me over and started looking for an LS400. I read through some posts on here just to grab an idea of what the issues are with these cars, and aside from pixelation of the radio display, I can't really see much to worry about. The LS seems to get great reviews right across the press, particularly from consumer review sites (the REAL truth) such as carsurvey.org. So, I'll post up my queries in the appropriate section, and hopefully I'll be in a Lexus soon! Regards, Rob.
×
×
  • Create New...