I need a cheapo work car as im fucking the evo up in my filthy gear etc...i fancy a Lexus Ls400 as i dont do many miles, they look cheap but i know nowt about em or what to look for. Anyone help or advise ?

 

What do you want to know mate I use to be a toyota / lexus tech

 

Well i seen a few in traders around L, M reg only Ł1500ish, 130000milers fsh etc...but no doubt there expensive to fix, whats the basics to look out for, there must be a weak point to em like any model ? to put it another way give us a reason not to get one lol

 

second hand engines second hand cost peanuts, so dont worry about that at least.

not as if its that likely to break anyhow.

1uzfe engines can be taken to 1000bhp+ and sound awesome, esp on throttle bodies

 

we had a couple come through the work shop at the 200k mark and still going well,

the boot seals are prone to leaking, this just requires a new seal fitted.

 

I had one for a couple of months before I bought my cosworth and I'd honestly have another right now. I had a late series 2 on an M plate. The aircon display panel always seem to frost over but that can be fixed for around Ł80.

The series 1 had 15" wheels and smaller brakes so I'd go for the series 2 or the series 3 if you can afford it. The series 3 had a 5 speed box instead of the 4 speed unit fitted in the earlier models. It's also worth buying one with Lexus history if you want to sell it on easily.

 

Id go for the GS300 instead, and a sport if you can stretch to around a grand more.

 

yes, depending on how much you wanna spend the gs looks soo much niceer!

 

no i wanna cheap runabout that aint gunna cost me a shedload other than petrol, i go 50miles a week if im lucky - according to usa forums theres plenty can go wrong, i might have to test drive one this weekend.

 

they look a bit dated now, but they are great cars

boss had one when they were new and the only time i ever saw one in the workshop other than when it was in for a routine service was when one of the brake calipers had siezed up

 

my uncle has one , the dash display was flickering and generally misbehaving
got quoted Ł800 from lexus for new dash display driver pcb
but i googled the problem and fixed it for 25p with a couple of capacitors replaced
nice car, Ł46k or something stupid when new

 

cheers - anybody else any experience of em ?

 

my mrs is looking into buying a is200 it just worrys me if it goes wrong, any common probelms on them??

 

A mate of mine has a lexus soarer 4.0 v8 and I like the shape of that, Think its a k reg and he's got it on ebay right now, Think he's after a liner

 

butch u fooookin hijacker lol

 

started my own post now