Devo

23 hours ago, royoftherovers said:

Morning Phil, I am in my Andalusian mood of wishing well to all ardent readers of Handbooks and reinforcing the need for good communication amongst like minded Members.

Detention is an aspect of my Psyche which I left behind when I was promoted to the rewarding task of Head Milk Monitor. I discovered that there were designed avenues to success in life in the Western World and...............I`ve completely forgotten where I was going with this Phil🤣.

Devo is a welcome new recruit and I`m sure he will have received my interference in the spirit in which it wos sent !👍👍

I presume the “wos” wos intensional! 😋

37 minutes ago, Tulpen said:

Why?

Probably should of started with the other Lexus’s and ended up with the 460, have you had any of the others mentioned Tulpen? 

28 minutes ago, Tulpen said:

Why?

Thought that statement would get that response, just really like the lines of the ls400, don’t get me wrong I love the LS460, my wife drives as a daily, so going to get her an Alfard as a daily and then the LS460 can be my toy, then thinking of swapping for another Lexus sc430, ls400, ls430 not sure which one yet, any suggestions? 

3 hours ago, Howplum said:

This has just appeared on Car and Classic:

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1441648

The company that supplied to first owner are my neighbours and a really lovely bunch of guys, I’ll have to let them know about the car tomorrow. Beautiful car! I’m thinking of swapping my rather nice LS460 for a really clean 400, what say you guys? 

51 minutes ago, ALBA said:

Hello folks.  Owned over 100 cars, but only one Lexus!  I had a ES330h Takumi and probably one of the best cars I've owned. One criticism was slight lack in ooomph compared to what I was used to. Only changed it to free up some funds.  Currently in same situation again!  At present in a BMW 520d X drive.  Decent motor and £12k of factory options and under BMW Warranty but need to change and release some capital...

Never even been in an LS but read plenty on this forum and watched enough 'youtubers' to form a picture of ownership.  Probably like all in same position have my concerns regarding buying a bad example that is a potential money pit.  Owned many Jags in past and have considered a X350 XJ but keep coming back to mainly the LS460.  Would also consider a 600h but feel there may be added concerns regarding age and hybrid batteries etc.

Just wondered if anyone (possibly previous owner?) is familiar with the car advertised in link below?  Also, any opinion on the example I've flagged would be warmly received.  I do like the spec, colour scheme and sounds like the correct maintenance has been applied.  I will get in touch with the dealer advertising the car and see if I can sight receipts to confirm exact work carried out in the recent £5k spend mentioned.  First comment would probably be 'go and view it'.  I'm in NE of Sunny Scotland so not quite in the vicinity 🙂 

 

2007 Silver Lexus LS 4.6 460 SE-L 4d 376 BHP MERCEDES SPECIALIST for sale for £8,600 in Blackburn, Lancashire (autotrader.co.uk)

 

Part of me says I'm mad buying a V8 with current fuel prices continuing skyward but I still want to own a luxury car that is a pleasure to get in and drive.  It will be a daily driver and probably kept for 12 months.  Would be garaged every night and used for a 20 mile round trip most days.  Stating the obvious that applies to us all but I want the best example I can find mechanically with as much as the expensive concerns as possible already addressed, in my limited knowledge things like control arms, other relevant suspension components, and all other bits mentioned throughout the forum!  I appreciate it is an older high end car and some expense is to be expected.  I don't actually think I have even seen a LS460 in the flesh! 

 

Thanks for taking the time to read my post and for any feedback, advice and opinions. 

Drive safe.

 

Hello sir, I purchased an LS460SE about 2weeks ago and can tell you that they’re a really special car indeed! 
I was lucky in the fact that my neighbours A short walk away are a local Toyota Lexus sales and repair, they had looked after the car for the last 10 years for an elderly gentleman and he had only clock up 20,000 miles in that time and serviced it every year, so the car has only done 39,000, it’s an awesome v8 and a pleasure to drive. I have put a Race-chip xlr throttle chip on, to improve lag and throttle response( beware of R+ mode) as the Ls becomes a real beast from the east! In Sport mode it’s really great, without the chip or in the neutral setting there is slight delay in the throttle or the feeling of having to press the throttle Quite hard for response. There is a bit of wind noise at high speed,  but nothing to worry about if just cruising. I don’t think the control arms are an issue, probably the Americans doing to many donuts! I asked what oil they had used and they said the 5w30, so I think I’m going to get them to put the liqui moly 0w20 in with the ceratec ceramic coating, should work a bit better as the climate will allow a thinner oil. Mine has the 18 inch allows so not sure if I’m going to change for the 19inch alloys that the car your looking at has. The only other thing is I’m considering is a ever so slightly louder growl from the exhaust, I might be sounding like a boy racer but I’m really not! Just like the small tweaks to get a bigger smile as I drive the ss enterprise! One thing I will say Is that it’s not the filling up it’s the speed at which the fuel gauge goes down! But worth every penny me thinks! The Japanese really do make a masterpiece of a drive. Good luck with your purchase 

49 minutes ago, Malc said:

cambelt waterpump etc at 100k miles / 10 years and the radiator pipework contaminating the gearbox  ......   it's all on here

otherwise pretty bullet proof usually

Malc

I believe they are cam chain! I think that’s why they take nearly 10 litres of oil! 

Installed a race chip xlr for the throttle😋the spaceship has warp drive!!! 
awesome bit of kit from this German company.

Has anyone done an exhaust modification on a ls 460se? For better sound and bhp, did you have to re-map for Exhuasts pressure/ air fuel mix, air filter that sort of thing. Thanks in advance Devon 

Muffler delete, will it pass the mot and will it be to loud for normal driving? 

One last thing, would it be wrong to want a muffler delete and would it pass the mot? 

Thank guys, I think that the engineers have done enough to keep me happy, the gain only seams very small. 

On 1/29/2022 at 10:37 PM, Devo said:

I need some advice please, is it possible/a good thing to re-mapp my Lexus LS460SE and can anyone recommend an experience d company todo it?. Many thanks 

I need some advice please, is it possible/a good thing to re-mapp my Lexus LS460SE and can anyone recommend an experience d company todo it?. Many thanks