Gbneil

Quite like this, not as chav as some modded cars http://team-upscale.com/on-the-daily/

Welcome, friendly forum, enjoy

Haha, maybe says something about our respective psyche but I have more of an affinity with big tony...

What do,you guys feel about modified ls400?..when I bought mine I must admit I had an eye on sticking an big set of alloys on it and a nice window tint...iv seen some of the cars on the American forums and I like the look....but....my car is a totally original survivor...65k miles, unmarked bodywork and, remarkably, unmarked original wheels in a1 condition.... I do love the way the car looks but I keep looking at the pimped out look haha....now, these cars are sadly undervalued and will I significantly undervalue my old bus by doing this....none of it is irreversible anyway..?....anyway, what are your thoughts.....my car as it is.... May need resized...?

....hope this works and apologies if a repost, been looking for this for a while....huge sopranos fan and remembered Tonys nephew Christopher had one....cracking screen debut....violence and coarse language warning.... http://lexusenthusiast.com/2007/08/28/tony-soprano-the-lexus-ls-400/

Regardless of,the tit for tat politics, it's an outrage...600 killed recently, 400"CIVILIANS....I would, I must add, feel as strongly if the boot was on the other foot...this is both an abuse of military power and a misuse, or non-use of diplomatic power...

Welcome....you have pm also re car/budget...gbn

Was passed by a proper rat rod in town today, chopped, low, ratty in Matt grey....and got to thinking....wouldn't the ls400 v8 be a superb engine for one of these....modern tech, old school looks....and almost 300 reliable horsepower...imagine the noise of short stack side pipes....il,get my coat....

Am having same problem...I always buy something unusual during summer time but now am going back to university, I really don't NEED my ls...common sense says sell it...but...but...iv owned it briefly but I LOVE it....what would I replace it with....anything comparable is incomparable if you see what I mean and anything else isn't at the races...I may decode to bite the thirst bullet and just keep it as a weekend toy...these cars really get under your skin...

We don't buy these cars for fuel economy. Iv owned many big engined barges and found them all to be much of a muchness....some as low as 17-18mpg round town but most over 30 mpg on long runs....the ls belies it's barn door looks with a cd of .29 as far as I know and this makes it one of the more acceptable long haul cruisers...town driving kills big engined cars....the lowest I have had behaving round town is still 19-21 mpg but as I said 23-27 seems to be my average depending on the ratio town to open road....this is a heavy car with a 4 litre v8 and almost what, 280hp?....pretty good, I expected much less to be fair.... Worst I owed was a '72 volvo 164 3 litre on carbs....it seemed to return 14-16mpg regardless!...my old jag xj /series 3 4.2 rarely saw the SUNY side of 20 mpg either, but it was, in my opinion, the most beautiful salon car of all time so i forgave it daily...

Horses for courses?...the cars that made me realise how good diesel could be were an e39 530 d m-sport manual and a volvo s80 d5...both were acceptable quick, easily turned over 40 mpg, the volvo nearer 50mpg, and the bmw had few compromises as a drivers car....grippy, taut, punchy....but did either of these much more expensive cars compare to my ls400...no, no, NO....the ls isn't just about its remarkable engine, it's about a tactile integrity, a feeling, the knowledge that you are driving a car that was built to the highest standard possible and hang the price....and I have owned almost 200 cars and the ls is the first to give me that feeling....

Mine seems to average 23-27mpg mixed driving and best was long haul to hull and back, spookily 666 miles door to door, air con on, cruise on at just under 2k revs....about 58mph?....34 mpg....delighted with the fuel...I only bought my ls for the summer when I work a lot and cover a lot of miles and plan on selling it August September time when I go back to university....but parting wil be such sweet sorrow....and the mpg figures above make 'man maths' justification easy....I expected 20 mpg or there about...

Owned two mx5, wonderful cars...I was looking for a mk2 sport model when we fell for our current z3...it may not have the joi de vivre of an mx5 but it's build quality was so much better and I for similar money...I love the wee z3 retro looks and simple reliability...

My 96 ls has fewer miles....low miles ls seem to be a rarity...?...

I love the Aurelia b20 coupe...I also think in a different level things like original willys jeep and three door range rover have an intrinsic functional beauty....nothing could be added or taken away from either of them to improve their look!!

Series 3 jaguar xj best proportioned saloon car ever for me....Citroen sm and ds for whoah there what the f....beauty...Bugatti atlantique and delahaye by figoni et falaschi for,out of the world curves....and you wanna see e type inspiration....Alfa disco volante...

land rover series 3 diesel lwb truck '81....2005...no overdrive..diesel 50mph everywhere max!!..adored its brutal bruising charm..no two panels were straight!! Land rover discovery td5, facelift model from early noughties I think..really liked it, felt wonderful to drive and had a bit of personality Land rover discovery 200tdi, old g plate, one owner, 240k miles, drove spot on, utilitarian compared to the td5 but lots of charm, liked it lots Mazda mx5 p plate, the best fun car iv owned, no question..want another Mazda mx5, indeterminate age, cheapy, import, summer fun for pennies Mercedes 190 '89...2001ish...bought with fubar engine and given to mechanic mate for work on my first mr2 mercedes 300 td estate '77....bought from guy i get a lot of cars from....lhd, loadsa miles...just kept on truckin...2001ish mercedes 230 te estate '91...bought in Aberdeen about same time i had first honda civic coupe...2003/2004..great car but filler neck rotten mercedes 230 e auto '89...pimptastic..black, full leather..amg kit, big alloys...looked fantastic!!..sold on ebay...owned 4 months..2004 Merc e class, 200 manual, early eighties, mint, built like a tank, bought from its one original owner, stunning old car, drove like a water bed Mercedes A class 160, 99 model, same length as Ka, huge interior space Mitsubishi galant 2000 gls '81...owned simultaneously with galant turbo...about 93/94ish mitsubishi galant 2000 turbo '84..see above..again, total lunacy rwd fun... mitsubishi lancer 1400(2000 engine, 5sp box) '76..absolute rocket....owned for a year or so....'89ish Mitsubishi l200 crew cab, 98 import 2400tdi..great truck, Tonka tough Nissan silvia 200 sx import..n/a huge sideways fun, solid, old school fun car Nissan 300zx fairlady import. Again n/a but was a lovely old bus and quick enough, beautiful wheels and big rear spoiler..gearbox turned out to be achiles heel.. Nissan micra 2003 ‘bugeye’ great small car, may have another Nissan 300zx twin turbo manual, lovely looking beast of a car, import, 89 ‘g’ plate, strosek kit Opel manta 2.0 sr berlinetta '79...had this six months or so in early nineties.... opel kadett 1.2 2dr saloon '79...bought from pensioners in broughty ferry again who had owned it since '80...low miles....had it six months or so..2005..went to Ireland!! Peugeot 309 gld '91...owned simultaneously for resale...job lot...crap cars....2002ish peugeot 309 gld '91..see above Porsche 944 '84...another of my records.....hour and a half of ownership....mint green metallic....2005/2006 porsche 928s4.. got this..for £500...yup that’s right..£500..mot'd, run, stopped, made a NASCAR noise..what more could a guy want..sold to weegie biker guys in for £3k plus. . range rover vogue, '84, outstanding condition, one owner, fsh, 75k miles. Best rangy iv seen!! Renault 5 mk1 tl '81...cracking car, early nineties renault 4 gtl '83...bought after mk1 5...adored this car...early nineties renault 19 16v executive '94....2004ish....fantastic handling car with lovely engine....full leather...had it 8 months or so... renault fuego turbo '84..seemed like a good idea at the time, bought from under a tree in a country house early '90s...never ran properly..sold to renault nut at vast profit renault clio 1.9 diesel '94...had this one about a fortnight...no discernible charm....2003ish renault 11 gtd '88...worst car iv ever owned...bought as economical reliable transport for 120 mile commute....proved neither..'94ish Renault 5 campus, 14k miles, minted, 2012 rover metro clubman 998 cc '89..first car i ever bought for money making purposes from Perth auction....mid ninties..surprisingly decent wee thing... rover sd1 3500se '84...one of best ever...bought to cheer myself up after writing off gti....mid nineties... rover p6 3500s '75...fantastic sound due to knackered exhaust.....bought in 2004ish....sold cos of vile paprika and black colour....Dundee united colours!! saab 95 v4 estate '74...my first Saab. Fond memories..daughter cried when i sold this...93/94?...owned good few years... saab 96 v4 '76....bought fortuitously from perth auction for 150 quid or so......late nineties early noughties saab 96 v4 '74...bought from storage unit up near Montrose...owned coupla years....mid to late nineties saab 99 gl 5sp '82..bought after rover sd1...good car but ran hot..all the time...mid nineties saab 900i 3 dr '88...bought after 99...started long succession of Saabs. At one point i had 4 at once... saab 900i 5 dr '84.....2001 ish..cracking car saab 900i gls 5 dr '86...bought from auction again...with 64k miles and fsh..for 40 quid..yes 40!!...2002 saab 900 turbo 8v 3 dr '84....50 quid special bought from Thompson and potter Skoda in burrelton....2002/2003 or so..gave to saab mechanic for work done on other Saabs!! saab 900 turbo 16v lpt 5 dr '93...perth auction special...rotten tailgate, great to drive...2002/2003 ish saab 900 turbo t16s 3dr '86...bought after 3 day binge..huge mistake..bad buy, lost a small fortune....2003/4 saab 9000 turbo lpt '92...crap car...head gasket totally knackered...bodged up and passed on rapidly....2004 saab 900 turbo 8v 2 dr '88...one of best Saabs i owned...150 quid, fsh 80k miles, one owner...2003 saab 900 se auto '92...2006...perth auction again..happy hunting ground for saabs....nicest saab ever to drive....thirsty bugger tho Saab 95 aero, fast, fun, but not for me… Saab 900s ‘96, 5 door, basic spec, nice if dull car Saab 95 se, 2.3 lpt, fantastic car…low miles, one owner..proper saab..erm Vauxhall Smart for two passion 599cc... 2000 x plate Smart for two passion with 30k miles, a wee belter..should have kept it..d’oh.. Smart for two passion, another 30k mile car on a v reg..very early example Smart brabus for two, 2007 model, my car forever, a wee, manic hoot Skoda estelle 120, sold for my mum, ran around in it for a while, decent old car to be fair, liked it Subaru legacy estate '96....2004..fantastic car...should have had it longer...escapes me why i never now?? Subaru impreza type ra, 93, 2.2 block, about 300 plus bhp, adjustable diff, bought cheap, still lost a fortune on it..bust water pipe thought to be hg, lost my bottle with it, cut loses and rran, wish I hadn’t haha Suzuki sc 100 '81....owned for year or so from 88ish suzuki wagon r plus '99...2007..good car but bit shabby underneath..130k miles!!!!.....went via eBay to someone equally eccentric in sw England Toyota mr2 mk1 '89....2001..bought with u/s head gasket for pittance, swapped merc 190 with u/s engine for work done by mechanic.....loved the wee car...barter system!! toyota land cruiser swb 2.4 td '89..bought back to back with one below in 2003/2004..tonka tough, great to drive...tiny boot..bye bye toyota land cruiser swb 2.4 td '88...the better of the two...my mechanic mate owned this for ten years!! toyota carina 1.6 16v '93...lovely old car bought on a whim thru boredom one friday evening in 2004 toyota mr2 mk1 t-bar '89.....superb..bettter of the two i owned...2005 umm alter 2 lwb crew cab pick up '92....2005...weird and wonderful machine...went to Germany!! Vauxhall cavalier mk1 1600 gl '79...great car, owned over a year from June '89 vauxhall cavalier mk2 cdi '84...Perth auction...mates old man fell in love with this car...quick old bus...2001ish vauxhall cavalier mk3 sri '93...took it back for fubar golf I bought from dealer...golf blew engine..wasnt happy so got cavalier...2003 vauxhall cavalier 1800 l '89....got this from my mum...for nought....2003 vauxhall senator 3.0 cd '89...fantastic car.....absolute rocket..changed into top at 128mph every time!!!..2001/2002 vauxhall Carlton 2.0 cdi '91...liked this....big, bland, dependable....2002 vauxhall carlton 2.0 cdx estate '93...owned for a day then hit a deer..lost interest after that....2002 vauxhall astra 1.4 ls estate '97...mrs car for coupla years 2002ish vauxhall astra diesel estate '92...crap car....2002 vauxhall nova diesel '92...auction fodder again...boredom is a terrible thing!!...2000 vauxhall viscount '66..the count...two speed powerglide tranny, e/window, leather, 34k with fsh..genuine barn find...loved it!!..2001 vauxhall astra convertible '90....2006 lovely old car in super condition...wind noise was very tiresome tho vauxhall omega 2.5 v6 gls '98...2006..good car but dull vauxhall calibra 2.5 v6 manual '97 p reg...2006 fantastic car. Extremely comfortable, punchy and economical vauxhall frontera swb sport 2.8tdi '97 p reg...2007..low miles, superb wee truck...now resides in France thru eBay vw derby lhd '78...one of my first cars....late eighties..? vw polo estate '89...2005...bought for 80quid cos i missed a train..really vw polo parade coupe '90...bought from auction for 15quid!!...says it all really 2005 vw polo estate '92....2001 low miles, 'orrible turquoise colour vw golf 1.8cl '86...took as swap for one of my jags...with a large bag of gold also..obviously..2000ish vw golf 1.6cl '88...bought and sold in a week..lovely old low mileage thing but it was gold....with brown tweedy seats..yeuch..2002ish vw golf gti mk2 3dr '84.....my mate bought this one of me....2002ish vw golf gti mk2 5dr '88..first 'good' car id have..bought with bank loan for couple of grand...written off after week hundred yards from my house...mid nineties vw golf gti mk2 3dr '88...the one i took the cavalier sri back on...fubar engine....2003 vw golf gti mk2 16v 3dr '88.....2002/2003......dodgy reverse..fastest golf iv owned..180 k plus and went like a train vw golf gti mk2 16v 3dr '88...bought very cheaply in Montrose....bereft of floor...cut my losses on this one...2001ish vw golf gti 16v mk2 '91...oak green meanie..2006..lovely old car. Blew it up tho..obviously..but fixed this one cos it was such a good un vw golf mk3 td '92...bought in Aberdeen 2003 or so vw golf tdi 1.9 '96...mate gave me this...ran it till the tax run out 2007 vw golf gti '85 vr6 conversion..2008..hardly drove it, good fun, went well.. Vw golf cabrio, 96 p, low miles, fantastic fun car.. Vw golf van..mk3, diesel..rare as rockin horse ******* haha Vw golf gti cabrio mk1..obligatory white with white roof and interior..tasteful haha vw passat estate vr6 '94...2007..very rare car..swapped it for my beetle vw camper '75....bought for holiday...sold on return..at profit..nice when it happens like that!!..2003 vw camper '74....bought 2004..never welded...or cleaned..sold it far to cheaply vw beetle 1200 '72....bought in broughty ferry..low miles...miss m....i cried when i sold this..owned coupla years 2002-2004/5 vw beetle 1303 '73...bought form nice couple in anstruther.....heap of doo!!...went well with 1600 engine tho....2006 vw beetle 1200 '72....swapped for vr6 passat...lowered beam, cool stance, performance exhaust....2007 vw jetta gti engineering '86....2003ish.....went well and rare vw polo estate '90...bought to go with the train miss one..sold as job lot...2005 vw caravelle 2.1i auto '89...thought it was lovely...was a nightmare..got my money back...2003/4 vw polo '96...2006 nice wee car vw vento 96..mums old car...paid 80 quid to get it out of garage after she bought new beetle...sold it later same week....disaster of a car!!..2007 Vw polo 1.4 5dr, 2010, took as tradse in, sold same day, horrible Vw golf mk2 gti 2.9 vr6 conversion, most fun iv had in a car, wee pocket rocket Volvo 245 gl '88...bought at Perth auction for resale...very useable so kept it myself for several months....mid to late nineties volvo 245 gle '89...bought 3 weeks after first one for same purpose...had this one a week!!! volvo 245 gl '91..freebie from volvo forum...got it in glasgow..2006 volvo 760 gle '89..130 quid from family friend...2005 volvo 850 t5 '96...famously went out for a paper and rolls and came back with this one...2004ish volvo Amazon estate '65.....same time as umm..2005..great old bus.loved its casual charm volvo 343 lpg '79...2005 same as amazon..incredibly low mileage.....ran on gas...boring car... volvo 164 '72.l..2006...loved it .will have another..went to germany too Volvo s80 d5.186k!!.big miles but immaculate, one of best cars iv owned, 02 plate.. Volvo 854 t-5r gul yellow, manual, very rare car, will prob regret selling it, one owner for 15 years, hard to find like this Volvo c70 convertible, 02 plate, gorgeous car, bit soulless. yamaha rd250 '78...owned these simultaneously as a nipper..scary power band when yer 17.... Yamaha rd 400 '77 And land rover series 3 petrol lwb pick up '76...late nineties i think..seem to recall having it about same time as my Saab 95...

You did ask....up to jag and jeep... Eccentric you say...some were bought for pleasure, some for profit, some were dogs, some were diamonds, you can sift thru and decide which were which haha Audi 90 2.3 '92....2002 also....had this one few months..lovely engine Alfa Romeo gtv 2000 alfetta '85...lovely old car. real character......!! Alfa 145 cloverleafproper old school hot hatch, loved it Alfa sud sprint green cloverleaf, full restoration, sold to alfa nut who re-restoring it!! Bmw 525 i se '88....early noughties...rough as boars ******* but cracking engine Bmw 735il manual....'88...Audi 80 sport '92....2002 or so....owned for a fortnight..... .2001/2002....very rare special order lwb manual 735i..electricfront and rear seats!! Bmw 735 i se '87...bought just after above cos i preferred auto..came from Kinross auction c/w 10 disc cd player which went in my beetle..car cost 150 quid!! Bmw 320i tourer '89...2003/2004....leaking petrol tank, lovely engine..went well, drank like olly reed... Bmw 316i '92...profit car.....2002ish....lovely to drive..cheap to buy!! Bmw 318 is lhd '89...owned simultaneously with above 316i..sold via ebay..one of the best bmws i owned.... Bmw m535i '80....2005/2006?....solid but scruffy, bought for peanuts sold for profit..shoulda been more of id done my research...rare as rocking horse dung Bmw 730i....owned start of last year....lovely old car..sold to guy on uk Saab forum... Bmw 530d sport manual..fantastic car, made me a derv convert.. Bmw 316i compact, 96 p plate, low miles, German import, lovely little car, still own it Bmw m3 evo, 98, coupe, Boston green, vadar leather, one of the finest cars iv owned, will have another BMW z3, 1999, 58k miles, current steed. Citroen Dyane '79...first car...1987ish...held together by prayers and sticky tape Citroen visa '84..owned simultaneously with visa gt around '92/93 if memory serves Citroen visa gt '83..see above Citroen cx 2400 gti '80....total disaster..went right twice...'88ish Citroen bx tzd estate '89...bought both in 2004ish..lost a fortune on em...why do i like Citroens...aargh Citroen bx tzd estate '91..see above Citroen xm 2.5 td estate '95....2004/2005..seem to recall having it bout concurrently with bx's..great car, cavernous...330k miles with fsh and still going strong!! Citroen zx volcane td '95 n reg...lovely car, fsh, one owner, goes really well and was immaculate....bought just for money making but a good un nonetheless!! Citroen ax dervslow, 60mpg, made sense at the time..hated it in reality.. Citroen dispatch hdi van, went like the clappers, hugely versatile, missing 5th gear.. Citroen c5 estate, 3.0 v6 24v, absolutely stunning car, 53 plate with 50k miles and more toys than an ann summers cataloguecheap as chips. Daihatsu cuore '99....2005....cheap ex hire car sold to dealer friend for his sister.....still going around now Daihatsu move '97...owned for three years..fantastic wee car..has proved irreplaceable and one of the ones i should NEVER have sold!! Daihatsu domino '88...bought for 50 quid from guy down the road from me cos it was there.....added to daihatsu collection at the time...2006? Fiat 127 '84....bought about '91 as 50 quid stop gap... Fiat uno 60s '87...bought for mrs as first car..great runner..had it several years too..'94ish fiat 132 2000 '81...bought after id written off reprehensible Renault 11..cracking big motor...'95?? fiat panda 750 '91...bought form pensioners in broughty ferry with 16k miles..like new....kept it for about four years....2000ish fiat uno diesel '96....kept eating fan belts....why??who knows.....got it thru swap for equally dodgy escort estate....2004/2005 fiat panda 1000 '92...got this one for free...had it as spares for the 750...so same time...2000-2004..actually used it and sold it on cos it was so good!! fiat punto td '94...personal record..owned this for twenty minutes in 2004......mate bought it just as i got home from buying it myself fiat cinquecento sporting '94...absolutely minted wee car. Perth auction again 14k from new..owned 2004ish...loved it..owned this car twice, written off by family member fiat cinquecento sporting '95..lovely wee car, 54k miles and fsh, one family owned from new.. fiat coupe 20v turbo..'98 r reg, again, minted car..two owners, fsh, totally immaculate with full leather and air con..favourite car, owned it three times fiat uno 1.0 start '93...bought for 130 quid as stop gap 6 weeks ago (2007)...sold to mates son for field car!! Fiat panda 93 1000cc, rough, rattly engine, refused to die or set off any speed cameras haha, bought on a whim, given in part exchange for seicento Fiat seicento 51 plate..nice wee car, surprised me with its combination of relative refinement and frugality Fiat panda 100 hp, 57 plate, hoot to drive flat out, suprisingly anodyne rest of time. ford escort 55 van '79..first car i bought myself, unmitigated disaster... ford granada ghia 2.8 '79...coupla months in early nineties...wheel came off one day with new born daughter in car.....lovely!! ford sierra 2000glsi twin cam '91....had this car for holiday to Blackpool just about time I totalled my golf....mid to late nineties... ford sierra saphire 1.8'92....just after first one...made a fortune on this one..!!....see a pattern...i buy a car..then buy more of the same.... ford sierra 1.8 glx '91 sapphire....got this free for picking it up from mums pal, sold same week...bout 2001 ford escort 1.4 '93..crap car bought for profit..unmemorable.....will have been 2000 on as this was my 'dodgy dealing' period ford escort estate 1.6 '94...ditto above...swapped for uno diesel which was equally reprehensible ford escort xr3i '91....nice car....really..lost a bit on it cos i paid to much and had a dodgy gearbox...used it for a coupla months in 2001 or so ford Capri 2.8i '84...absolute stunner..bought as spares or repair...64k genuine miles with ffsh....unwelded...lovely lovely old car...2001/2?? ford escort 1.4 '96.....just like the other escorts i owned...briefly and unmemorably...nice one this un tho....2002 ford ka 1.3 '98.....had this for three months in 2003...turned me on to how good a wee car it is...super handling!! Ford ka 1.3 97...given this wee buz bomb, leaky petrol tank, drove superbly though, gave it to mechanic mare for work done ford escort diesel '93...boring boring boring.......cant remember a thing about it...it was red....and boring......2002 ford Granada 2.8 ghia x injection estate '84...just last year(2006)....bought for 400 quid..one owner..sold for 1600!! happy days.. ford mondeo 1.6 16v..underestimated car, great ride, comfy, frugal ford puma 1.6 , fantastic little car, loved it, one of finest handling cars iv owned Honda civic 16-16i '89.....early noughties...turned me onto Hondas. Fantastic jewel like engine, great handling....pocket rocket honda prelude 2.0i 16v 4ws '89.....2002ish...one of the best cars i owned...unstickable handling, lusty engine...owned for, oh...two months or so... honda civic coupe 1.5i '96...first of a brace....low miles, one dr owner.....mrs ran this one for a year or so 2003ish honda crx 1.5 '85.....bought just after 16-16i..frenzied wee pocket rocket...with no discernible floor...learnt me about japrot!! honda crx 1.6 16v '92....2004/2005...lovely wee car, super handling...too low!! Honda crx 1.6 16v89 gorgeous well preserved example bought from pensioner retiring from driving2010 honda civic coupe 1.5 '94....2005...mrs stole this one away too....higher miles than first one but drove better..original honda alloys and wider tyres make the difference honda prelude 2.0i '92....had this one in 2006...cemented my stereotype of honda owners....retire aircraft engineer owned it from new!! honda civic 1.4i '96.....2006...good wee car to drive but dull.... honda accord coupe '95...2006..bought from Kinross market, kept coupla months......very well specced..would buy another tomorrow... Hyundai accent coupe '96....bought for 'err again..after i sold her beloved honda civic coupe(first one...)..so about 2003/2004 hyundai accent coupe '95...bought from extremely eccentric lady in invergowrie..owned for 4 hours...sold to same guy who bought the wee cuore Daihatsu jaguar xj6 series 3 4.2 '83...my first jag...scruffy but sound...i was big vern in this one!! early noughties again jaguar xj6 series 3 4.2 sovereign '86...cracking jag..bought 2002ish...kept it for a year or so....a peach..one owner, 86k, fjsh..sage green with oatmeal leather..loved it!! jaguar sovereign xj40 4 litre '90....2006...bought from owner of 12 years....underrated and undervalued cars.... jaguar xj8 sport, 3.2 litres of very un jag like nascar yowl. 98 model, great car, I likes jags me! jeep wrangler islander 4 litre hard top lhd '92 ...2006.....cracking grin inducing performance....superb condition....the lure of big profit was too much so ebay..bye bye

yes, I can see why these cars were so critically acclaimed when new...and it gives credence to my theory that superlative build quality only really becomes appreciated years down the line by an older cars owner. I am reaping the benefits of lexus obsessive quest for build quality in a way the first owner could only imagine! these cars display terminator type build quality, relentless and remorseless in their pursuit of perfection...if some people see this as a lack of character, so be it...keeps the cars a cheap, well kept secret... I had a mechanic salivating over the paint and shut lines the other day and we figured out that to replace the ls400, like for like if you see what I mean, from todays lexus range would mean spending over 90k on an ls600..!...

I had owned my ls400 for a matter of days before I was faced with a 600 mile round trip from Dundee to hull..and back...rather spookily if you use aa route finder, the total miles to go to hull and back is 666 miles...really. these cars were built for this kind of trip. in deference to its age and my not 'knowing' the car, I sat with the cruise on at 58mph, just on 2000rpm and watched the world go by in cossetted air conditioned bliss. 6 hours later I stepped out of the car with no aches, pains or fatigue. the big 4 litre v8 had averaged 34 mpg driven like this and like the original poster I thought wow, this is what these cars are built for. I doubt any car could have given me this feeling of comfort, refinement and invulnerability. I would not have jumped in any other nigh on twenty year old car I had less than a weeks experience of to do a trip like this in the blazing heat. hope my experiences continue to be this good, gbn

He shed a tear when it went, owned it six years and said he knew it was a better car than his new one!...I don't know a great deal about lexus comparison but find it hard to believe there are many cars better than a good ls400?...,reason the lpg was never fully fitted was because he didn't want anyone cutting a hole in his car!...a dedicated owner...

Owned almost 200 cars...really!...but came to lexus most recently from smart for two brabus I had owned for three years....ridiculous to sublime?

Hi, owned my ls400 for three weeks now and wow, what a car. Bought from an older gent who had traded up to an ls430, my champagne/gold 400 had a fsh and just over 64,000 miles on it when I got it and I have added almost 2000 miles to that including a 600 mile round trip. What an astonishingly good car. I have owned jags, bmw, mercs in the past and was looking for one of these when I stumbled across the lexus...in comparison to comparable priced xj jags, 7 series bmw and s class mercs, the lexus reeks quality. It has zero corrosion...everything works...and it is silent... My car came with a semi fitted romano lpg kit which I will be listing on eBay..it gets almost 34 mpg on the longer runs and drives so beautifully I don't want to risk fitting a second hand kit...I will keep popping in to tell you more about the best 'champagne for coca cola money' car in the wold...gbn