ManicMark

Hi thanks for your kind offer much appreciated I have located one thanks to benfur.

Hi I need a cd changer for a mark4 part number 86270-50120 if anyone knows of one going or has one can you pm me thanks Mark

Bargain Bargain Bargain you lucky man

Come on Messi spill the beans colour miles ect price if you want to get us all green. It seems the late ones came in some nice colours.

I would ask Leon at profess about it as he is in the know about it.

Nice job.

You give them a float of £500 up fromt & you get the gas cheaper. Pay in advance & you buy at bulk price.

Made in 99 but a 2000 model it is then. have to make them before they sell them.

Talking to one of my pupils who is a car dealer (I'm a hgv instructor) He was after a ls400 mark4 for himself He had his eye on one at BCA Enfield auctions 1998 Green 138k very nice condition part ex from the sytner group. I expected him to say it sold for around the £800 mark no £1800 when the hammer went down so near £2k with fees. Looking at recent adds on Auto trader & Ebay prices for nice ones are on the climb.

Do the mirrors fold in electrically (2000 models do)

Look on the sc430 forum Essex chelle had it done on her sc 430.

Sainsburys, texaco & some of the flogas branches sell it at a reduced rate if you lodge £500 with them (works out at about 62p a litre).

Hi the tax is reduced for lpg it will be for at least the next 3 years, if it goes up it will only be by 1% or 1 p per year. The government cant really put it up as its a green fuel & they have quotas to meet.

Hi a 95 litre tank will give apx 80 litre fill, Yes you get a courtesy car if you need it, I had it for a week while mine was being sorted. Flashlube is a valve lube system not needed on the ls 400 . My conversion is running like a dream I will be there Saturday week for my 1000 mile inspection & re calibration. Your pride & joy will be in good hands.

Hi I have a 95 litre tank in the spare wheel well it sits 30mm proud, tank size is 680 x 300 mm. I didn't have the flashlube as its not needed. Leon said I shouldn't have been offered this as its not needed.

You get a bit less mpg actual 10 to 20 % but petrol is £1.32 a litre & gas 72p a litre. it works out you save around 35 to 40 % on your fuel bills. Equivalent mpg is worked out by the price it has cost you to fill with gas, then calculate how many gallons of petrol you would have got for that sum & divide that into the miles you did on the gas. = your equivalent mpg. I hope that's clear. I get mid 40's equivalent on my normal commute near 50 on the autobahn mid 50s if I really try 62mph. I don't use the brakes (52.000 miles out of my last set of lexus front pads on my last ls400). The easy way to look at theoretical cost saving is - at my local LPG £73.8 - Premium petrol £1.38 per litre => LPG is 46.5% cheaper than petrol. Factor in 73% efficiency and you have a 34% cost saving. I think 73% is a little conservative for a large engined car drived "nicely". I believe my real world numbers are 4.171 miles per litre on LPG (on a long run 273 miles 65.39 litres - not being that nice) I could get 420 miles out of a full tank of petrol (and be crapping myself) which is 5 miles per litre - ish. Which gives 19.8% more LPG used - a rough calculation but is works out. Another check - 400 miles on petrol would caost me £115.92 (84 litre tank) - 400 miles on LPG £70 - £46 cheaper on LPG = 40% cheaper - that does it for me. It is cheaper in the real world than the theoretical one. Bren My head hurts !!!!!!! Is it cheaper then on LPG (I'm only joking) Mike No, because you drive more, in fact everywhere any excuse

A bit better than buying a house in Hungary (in the middle of nowhere) after a few jars I suppose. All them out buildings & land all for £3600 on the downside no eclectic or running water . Opps mind you at least its somewhere to run to.

I like the mx5 like a go kart to drive. with a superb gearbox.

Or another way to look at it a ls400 on gas costs about the same to run as a 1.6 corolla on petrol. LPG is a no brainer if you plan to keep the car for 12000 miles the conversion will pay for itself. If you sold the car after 5000 miles it would still pay for itself as you would get more for the car on lpg.

You get a bit less mpg actual 10 to 20 % but petrol is £1.32 a litre & gas 72p a litre. it works out you save around 35 to 40 % on your fuel bills. Equivalent mpg is worked out by the price it has cost you to fill with gas, then calculate how many gallons of petrol you would have got for that sum & divide that into the miles you did on the gas. = your equivalent mpg. I hope that's clear. I get mid 40's equivalent on my normal commute near 50 on the autobahn mid 50s if I really try 62mph. I don't use the brakes (52.000 miles out of my last set of lexus front pads on my last ls400).

Toyota engines now I think .

Hmm LOTUS = lots of trouble usually serious

What would put me off is, If he cant be bothered to give it a wash before advertising it . What else couldn't he be bothered to do with the car, It points to being an unloved example. The front bumper is scuffed 3 wheels kerbed rear bumper scuffs & it looks like a 10 year old child has been driving it (look at the seat position). The one I sold with a brc conversion for £2k was in better nick.

What frightened me off the 430 I had, was the potential repair costs suspension height sensors at £1400 which have been known to fail. The whole car didn't feel as well nailed together as the mark 4 400. Still superb quality & I did like some of the toys The handling was better than the mark 4. In terms of how it made me feel the 430 worried me even though it was a fantastic car, The mark 4 400 puts an inner smile in me every time I get behind the wheel ( a smugness that I am driving the best built car in the world & its a bit of a secret) not flash but utterly brilliant & I would take it round the world tomorrow. If I had a couple of thousand to spend on repairs a year budget I might go for a 430, I am setting aside £500 a year for the 400 I am sure I wont need it. Both great cars but very different especially interior wise understated luxury in the 400 & bit too opulent in the 430 for my liking. ( my mr's is German & the tu tonic side is catching).

I would say £3.5 K would be the minimum you should expect In good condition £4k mint. the lpg will sell it. My 98 mark4 ls400 with 192k in vgc sold in a flash at £2k I would have only expected max £1200 without the lpg.