John1971

Many thanks but I now have a 400h all the best John

I have just checked and no i cannot find it again so it must be sold.

All the best John

Just a bit they all seem to be in London.

After I got mine I saw one identical to mine in Sheffield for £3500 FSH and owned by same family since it was it was 3 years old.

All the best John

Hear is another one from you tube using a hair dryer :-

You can always find a number of solutions to problems on you tube I use it all the time all the best John

I found this last week on youtube which will help you :- 

Hi managed to find it locally in Bristol in a response to a wanted advert, Milage is just over 154000 and it is the limited edition executive with protection pack so mud flaps boot liner rubber pumper protector etc.

And I paid over to odds for it but I have been looking for 5 years and they just keep going up in price so I paid £4600 delivered to my door by the private seller he did want £5200 so I got a bit knocked off.

As it needed a new 12v Battery and front number plate which I have now replaced I got a set of plates from eBay DVLA spec dealer type with border for only £10.97 delivered.

Cheers John

Finally got one a 2009 RX400h Ltd Edtn Exec in metallic blue and cream leather.

I am still in the market for one if any one is selling.

Cheers John

Cheers Tref

I am in agreement with you there I have avoided coastal and cars from Scotland and Mileage does not bother me I would rather own a high mileage car that has been used mostly on the motorway with full service history over a low mileage one with or without service history.

As they tend to be used the short trips to the shops and back that kill an engine sooner My farther in-laws 2001 VW golf only had 36k on the clock and fully serviced every year with the mot and he owned it from new.

But It sounded like a diesel engine when it was sold as it was worn out much quicker.

All the best John 

Cheers Tref

Now if the engine on the one I was looking at sounded sweet like yours I would have gone and taken a look and would have probably taken it home.

Many thanks for the video.

All the best John

Hi there was little service history and there was a lot of indication that it was not looked after on the MOT history and in the videos odd scrape and damage to dash and inside door handle and lacquer peeling away and usual stone chips on the front.

I would have done the work to get it looking better and sorted out the discs and new tyres etc but it also looked like the cambelt / water pump hand not been replaced and the engine sounded like it was low on oil.

It has had 2 advisory's for oil leak in the past.

Cheers John    

Cheers I checked the MOT history and another warning flag was that it had only done 90 miles in the last year and advisory for "Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened all discs corroded "

And from the rest of the videos it looks like it has been stood outside for a long time outdoors and loads of advisory's and the odd failures for the last 10 years.

All the best John 

Hi I have been looking to buy a RX400H since 2018 and have the funds saved up but there is not much choice out there or to far for me to travel.

I have just enquired about one and the seller was faultless and sent be some video's of the car but there was some paint issues and damage to the dash etc which put me off as well as the engine sounded like a diesel to me or do they all sound like this one in the video I have attached.

Answers would be greatly received and videos of your own would be a bonus so I have something to compare it too.

All the best John    

I was just looking at one for sale for £3200 and they sent me some videos of the car but there were to many things that I did not like and the engine also did not sound to good or do they all sound like a diesel lol My Zafira engine is 60% quieter and it is a 2001 with 150k on the clock lol

Yes they have gone up and almost doubled in price.

When I started looking in 2018 they were going from around £2000 now they start from around £4000.

Still Looking🙃

Cheers Len

Cheers but the car has been sold 😔

Hi I have been looking to buy a Lexus RX400h for some time and I have found one in my modest budget range but I am unable to go view it for drive it back.

It is located in Uckfield and I live in Bath.

I am open to suggestions and offers to help I am happy to pay for fuel and time.

I would have got the train but I am no longer able to travel by train etc as I have health and social anxiety's and other disability's that stop me from doing so which is another hurdle in buying a new car and there are none local in my price range.

Cheers and all the very best John

Here is another example of one with the wrong front bumper and it is a cat s damaged https://www.gumtree.com/p/lexus/2008-lexus-s3-400h-3.3-sr-5dr-cvt-auto-estate-petrol-electric-hybrid-automatic/1426972966

On 5/14/2021 at 12:01 PM, PCM said:

Thank you all.

I'll try an enzymatic ( surely a great name for a 1960's car ? ) one first and 'see' what happens. 

I have found the enzymatic ones that eat hair fat etc to be much better than the foaming kind.

You can also get attachments for your jet wash and for your wall paper stripper / steam generator i have both kinds but never used them yet lol. 

I have attached a image on one for sale online for £21 it looks like a posh colonic irrigation for your home and not to be used on humans or animals lol.

Cheers John

On 2/26/2022 at 9:12 PM, ColinBarber said:

Generalising here but the issue is the 400h is a £ 50k vehicle in today's money, and has spare parts and official dealer labour charges to match. When such a vehicle is 15 years old and only worth £ 5k, the majority of 2nd/3rd/4th owners aren't prepared to spend the sort of money required to go beyond just basic repairs.

You need to be lucky to find a one or two owner vehicle that has been well looked after - there are a few still out there. But even then you will probably still find corrosion on the underside of a Series II RX.

Cheers this seems to be a big hurdle for me I just found one two owners from new 120k on the clock full service two of which were independent.

Looks ok not to bad price but only the GOV website holds mot history which runs out in march 22 other sites parkers even the vehicle check sites cannot find details of the car reg FE06PHO which is a concern.

I have had this a number of times when looking for my next car it maybe due to private REG ?

Cheers John 

Cheers John

I would have taken a look if it was advertised correctly and more so truthfully But it makes me think what else are they hiding.

Also the car was only worth £3600 with the high mileage but I thought well if it has been looked after and full Lexus history it may be worth a look.

Also I look after my cars and my current car which is beyond economical repair I have owned for 11 years a 2001 1.8l Zafira which I only paid £750 for it and it only needs the steering rack replacing but It is at the pint were it will need more repairs so time to put it to pasture lol.

All the best John  

I don't know if I am very picky or its a case I can spot a shed when I see one.

But I have been looking for a RX400h now since 2019 and have not even sat in one yet as I have made my mind up to give it a miss well before that stage of buying.

The most recent example of one for sale at £5k which had fill Lexus service history and been fully maintained regardless of cost.

But looking closer and at the mot history loads of repeating advisory's even on the last one a month ago regarding leaking shock absorbers front and rear. so all would need replacing as I asked if they had been replaced they said no so much for  "fully maintained regardless of cost".

So I managed to knock them down to £4k and asked for proof of the full Lexus history and guess what Not all Lexus stamps in the service book and also not been serviced in over 18 months.

And so I said sorry I will give it a miss and did not even go to look at it.

So is it just me being picky?

All the best John

Hi Steve

Very true I always check out the MOT history and I gave a miss on one car that had been quote "looked after and well cared for" Not the mot history had loads of faults with the outer edges of the tyres while in there ownership which points me to think he liked to drive it fast around bends or just bad wheel alignment / geometry lol.

Cheers John