Knightman

Thanks for the info. Some things I have already discovered, like the blank dash. This has only happened twice and each time it has been from cold start first thing in the morning, but only if the headlights have been used the night before. I did ask Lexus whilst I was there and they said it was down to the ECB behind the dash which costs about £600. It does tend to come back on when the car warms up a bit though. As for the other faults you mention. The rear suspension bushes were replaced a couple of years ago..so ok. I didn't get a copy of the MOT advisory notes when I bought it, so I did a check on the VOSA web site...The advisory note issued was for "slight play in the rear upper and lower suspension arm ball joints" so trouble looming there I think. The steering pump was also replaced a few years back. No other problems I've noticed as yet. Regards

I have just bought an older series 2 LS400 (1993 / L) with 155K on the clock. She is a beautiful old beast and has been looked after, although there are one or two jobs that need doing which are mainly cosmetic. She cost me £450 which I consider very reasonable for a car of such quality albeit she is getting on a bit. One thing that frightens the life out of me is the price of parts and servicing. I popped into my local Lexus dealer yesterday to ask them about servicing. They told me it would need a 150K service which would cost £487.00 Now, common sense tells me that to get the best out of a car it makes sense to take it to the people who manufactured it as they should know more about it than a garage that does generic servicing on all makes of vehicle. However, what exactly am I going to get from Lexus that I am not going to get from my local Kwik-Fit for £139.00? The car has been regularly serviced according to the paperwork I have got and always by a Lexus dealer and has done less than 6000 since it's last. It hasn't done much mileage in the last few years and was MOT'd in September, so i assume it to be safe. Is it really worth me spending the extra and going to Lexus Opinions would be welcomed. Thank You