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Car Forum / Lexus Cars / August 2007buying a second hand LS430
Hello everybody I own a GS 300, bought new in 1999, and it is without any doubt the best vehicle I have ever had.I intend to keep it for many years to come. I live in Belgium, a country where high displacement engines are heavily taxed , to the point of rip-off.. An annnual tax ( road fund ) of 630 ? is levied on my car.V-8´s fare much worse. And since most motorists go for diesels, and the police is obsessed with speeders, and not with educating the drivers , some LS 430 from between 2000-2004 find their way in the second hand market, at prices ranging from 17.000 to 20 plus k ?. For US readers of this, one Euro exchanges at around 1.35 $. My question is this: would you consider sensible to buy one of those cars?. How long would they run without running into major mechanical trouble ?. Mileage on those cars is around 130.000 kms, some 80k miles.I know Lexus are superbly put together cars, my own GS proves the point, but, they are machines, after all...... Any ideas ? Thank you to those who will care to answer. EQ > Hello everybody > I own a GS 300, bought new in 1999, and it is without any doubt the best [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thank you to those who will care to answer. > EQ You will have to decide for yourself whether the LS is worth the extra taxes and fuel expense, but from a reliability standpoint, it should be as reliable as your GS.  SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) My LS400 has 110k miles, no problems A friend recently sold his 430 with 180k miles, no problems Another I know has 250k miles, no problems >> Hello everybody >> I own a GS 300, bought new in 1999, and it is without any doubt the best [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > taxes and fuel expense, but from a reliability standpoint, it should be as > reliable as your GS. I am sure you will find the ride of the LS is very superior to the GS. If you have driven the LS I'm sure you already know that. > Hello everybody > I own a GS 300, bought new in 1999, and it is without any doubt the best [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thank you to those who will care to answer. > EQ |
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