uham999

Had a mk1 for a long time reviewed it at:- http://www.reviewcentre.com/review125653.html Now have a mk4 LPG converted. Have had no problem with the convertion. It took 21,000 miles to get my money back. No performance differences that I can detect. LPG conversion didn't affect the insurance but would have done if not converted by an approved installer. The Mk4 is going through similar maintenance pattern as my Mk1 so I assume the mk2 and mk3 are no different. Only advice I can give is if going for a high miler, get one just over 120K miles rather than much under otherwise you will need to shell out for new timing belt and front discs when it hits 120K.

Had a LS400 Mk1 for 9 years. Did 160,000 miles. Sold it with 200K+ on it. The engine\auto were as good as the day I bought it with 50K miles on it. It had a service every 6000 miles according to Lexus schedule. This is a list of the problems I had over 9 years. Stone chips on front skirt and bonnet. Break caliper replaced. Wheels refinished due to corrosion. Replacement seals in power stearing pump. LCD faded out in centre pod. Front seat sagged at about 160K. Air con needed a recharge once. One section of exchaust needed replacing after 12 years. Break disks replaced at 120K. Breaks and pads every 20K. Tyres about every 25K Only sold it due to sagging driver seat. Am now running a late 1999 LS400 Mk4 bought for £11K with 100,000 miles. The previous owner only weighed about 7 stone so the driver seat should last longer than my mk1 :winky: Had front skirt and bonnet repainted, wheels refinished and new SatNav CD all done for about £600. It now looks like new and I'm looking forward to the next 200,000 miles.