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LS 400`s are worth Jack Shi*e Fantastic cars, but don't waste your money on them unless you really intend to keep them for years to come. I just sold my series 4,108k, FSH, updated sat nav,superb condition for £2000, sickening I know, but with petrol at £1.20 a Litre it was inevitable.

Dear tel999, This was a perfectly valid question as to what the tray was for ? I actually find your reply very insulting,not at all funny or in keeping with the spirit of this forum

The tray under the front passenger seat on a series 4 LS400 for ? It doesn't seem to have any purpose ?

Well... My series 4 still has less than an 100k on the clock and has full lexus service history. I paid just shy of £3k for her from some one who purchased her at just 11 months old from Lexus Bristol. I guess it just goes to show that what you paid and what the insurance company will fork out is a World apart. Sad to think that even the slightest shunt could write the car off !

My Brother came around to use my internet to get some car insurance quotes through moneysupermarket.com They have an all new quote format that, on the first page, gives you the industry valuation for your vehicle. My LS400 series 4 is only valued at £1595 !

Former BBC boss Greg Dyke fined and gets six points after crashing his Lexus GS450H SE into the rear of a family car near Exeter. Full story http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...ipped-roof.html

Ive had the same hassle. Eventually my underwriters (Aviva ) removed my "potential claim". The Post Office (The Brokers or as they like to be called, intermediaries )jumped my renewal premium up by £200 after I was hit by an uninsured driver on Christmas Eve . I renewed with Ibuyeco but is also underwritten by Aviva for £269 FC. I have since had a letter from Aviva saying that my claim as been removed from their system and will not effect my NCB or future premiums. On another note Swiftcover couldnt offer me cover for a LS ??? Go figure ?

Remember its not only the Sat Nav, the unit on a LS400 Mk 1v also controls the audio system and Air Con/Climate Control. BTW mine came with the original disc which only had Birmingham and London on it. I now have the updated disc and its very accurate, although it does not have POI or Post Code entry. I recently had an appointment in the centre of Bristol a destination I have also done with a Tomtom , the Lexus took me a mush better and direct route and placed me smack , bang outside the building . As for fitting this system to an older LS (if at all possible ) I think it would cost so much money you could probably buy a 2000 LS430 !!

LS460 is 25mm longer than LS400. Many thanks Jelly Bean. That wont make any difference, will go ahead with my plans for a 460.

I have a MK 1V LS400. For me its the position of the armrest ( too low ) and window ledge is too high. The drivers seat doesn't go back far enough . Stereo was not future proofed ( would love to upgrade to a MP3 system ) Final sweep on windscreen wash drives me mad ( especially with all this salt on the road at the moment ) Crap quality of alloy wheels ( lacquer ) Apart from that its spot on.

I am looking to upgrade my LS400 to a 460 later this year. Can anybody tell me how they compare in length ? This is important for using my parking bay.

Well Im still waiting for Aviva to officially remove my claim from their systems ( despite asking them twice and being assured it would be done ) In the meantime my renewal premium is still at just under two hundred quid more ( the Post Office say they are looking into this but need Aviva to remove the claim but cant assure me it wont decrease ??? ) If I pursue the claim, sure the MIB can "TRY" to recover my losses ( but if the scum bag cant afford insurance on a battered old Mondeo he aint going have much else is he ? ) Basically to pursue the claim I will need to pay £250 excess on collection of my repaired car, pay the £200 premium increase ( I have no claims protection ) and have all the inconvenience of it all and I doubt for one moment they will provide me with another Lexus as a courtesy car ? This sucks big time folks! You are in the comfort of your own home and a driver hits and damages your beloved Lexus. It turns out he has no insurance and its you the law abiding driver who is hit severely in the pocket.

On Christmas Eve whilst my LS400 was parked outside my home it was hit by another car ( Mondeo ) The driver exchanged details but they were sketchy , but one good thing was that he was wearing the uniform of a local bus company and I have beenable to confirm that he does indeed work for them and the name he gave me was correct. He told me he was insured with the AA and would bring the details around, of course he never turned up. In the mean time I report the incident to my own insurance company ( The Post Office / Aviva ) who act very quickly and get me a booking for a repair quote and arrange a hire car. Its the front passenger door that has been damaged, and I would have to fork up my £250 excess on collection of the car, but they were confident they could reclaim the costs from the driver. Ironically my renewal also came through the post on Tuesday morning and to my shock had increased by just under two hundred quid !! :tsktsk: I then get back onto The Post Office who tell me its because I have a potential claim going through. I immediately contact the AA so that they can deal with the whole thing, but they inform me that the vehicle registration I have given them is not shown as being insured on their system, and I should therefore contact Aviva to get them to do a trace. Aviva are reluctant to do this but eventually, after some hot words, the call centre worker puts me through to the underwriting dept. They do a trace and confirm the vehicle is not insured. I have asked Aviva to remove the claim from their system and I will arrange to get the car repaired myself, whether or not this lowers my renewal premium remains to be seen ? They have said that if I do decide get the car repaired through their approved repairers (Nationwide ) they will try and recover the costs through my legal cover ( waste of time paying this folks ) or the MIB ( took my friend two years to get his money through this lot ) I have now reported the incident to the Police and filled in a collision report form and they will decide whether or not to prosecute. Uninsured drivers are a real scourge and need much heavier penalties imposed on them . My LS was simply parked outside my own home and I am now seriously out of pocket always round.

Stop ! your making feel bad "Im Zoiberg I have no freinds ! "

Well we live and learn... To be honest it was no different to having an Air Con specialist come and do it, just that the gas was in a cannister, like I said I have no quandaries with it, it has recharged the system nicely and the car now gets nice and cold. Cheapest I could find locally was £69 for a recharge and I was put on to the DIY kits by a friend who recharged his Honda. But in hindsight maybe I shouldn't have been so tight ! I will certainly keep the forum informed if any problems arise.