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due to not being allowed by eBay to cancel a bid within the last 12 hours of an auction ending I have ended up buying a car I thought I wanted, thought I didn't, but will be paying for anyway now. I'm coming back to the idea I do actually want it. So now I am back in a '95 Lexus LS400 Mk3, for those who care this is the one to have IMO - its lighter and more powerful than the Mk1 & MK2, about 1 sec faster 0-60 but its still a non-VVTI motor so a snapped belt isn't necessarily "game over". Its way cheaper to buy than the Mk4 (the 290 BHP VVTI version) and as its not got the touch screen dash the Mk4 has you can change the stereo on it without losing the climate control LOL. As far as I can tell these do a 15.2 sec 1/4 mile.  I might just have a set of Work split rims in the collection which will fit this one... |
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lovely cars these remember once driving a 5 litre v8 version and by god it shifted, really comfy motor too
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1984 gtm coupe
1979 mini clubman estate pickup
1990 mini racing green
1996 mini sprite
1992 maestro 500 van
1995 fiat cinquecento
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wait.....what?
had lexus
sold lexus due to skintness?
bought saab
sold saab
bought lexus?
I'm confused....although its a nice car.
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1986 Panda 4x4.
1990 Metro Sport.
1999 Ford Escort estate.
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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psst ak, wanna buy some petty blue paint and a really BIG roll of vinyl...?
cool purchasing skills! - what does mrs ku think of this one?
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Ah, first lexus I had I did the thing you are advised to do - buy the best you can find/afford. Only I made a mistake on what I could afford. Stuck with it as long as I could but had to sell to clear the loan I had taken to buy it. Got Saab in the deal.
Sold Saab for £650, bought this LS400 for £700.
So I've had three modernish cars and am only £50 down...
This time I have gone for the "buy the cheapest one you can find thats not a total wreck"
Mrs Ku has given up trying to follow the logic.
I hate to sound like a fanboi but there's not much compares to a Lexus for a daily luxo-smoker.
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2010 19:22:42 GMT by akku
1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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ah, new car, w00t, I think.10mpg
@10mpg
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looking sharp Mr Ku...
given the legendary build quality of these i can't see that buying a cheapo one will cause any grief at all..
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The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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you'd think that, yet I looked at some real unappetising looking heaps for the same money. One of which you openned the bonnet, the grill rattled and you could see the bonnet and front wings were both off another car as they'd only painted the outer parts of the panels to match the rest of the car.
This one has a lot of miles, and plenty of car park battle scars and the like but seems a "genuine" car and its the cheapest Mk3 I could fid that wasn't Cat D or Cat C.
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2010 19:46:17 GMT by akku
1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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rysz
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Hope that it is good and reliable for you Akku! Your next car was the subject of some discussion at the Limes! Look forward to seeing it on the rims.
Rysz.
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Looks tidy for a daily. Not a minter so you can leave anywhere, but solid enough to not need to worry about it. My £600 Mk1 Celsior did me for a year. Was slightly rougher but totally original right down to the pollen filter.
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You going to go ahead and fasten the three-pointed star emblem to the grille? ;D
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I should be getting a Mk2 one of these for free in a week or two!
Cant afford to insure it though so its going to A52 for something special.
Top purchasing skills Akku!
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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nice one alistair, have to say i love these, bargain! and at that price you could mess about with it [or just do nothing and woft round effortlessly] if i wasn't doing loads of miles for no dough i'd be in one of these as a daily
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yes ,it started badly ,petered off in the middle and the least said about the end the better!!!
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It has a few bits need attending too, but for the price I can't complain. Its not too nice to mess about with a bit either. I always thought louder exhausts would be the thing on an LS400, but my old one (now Plastic Orange's) was too nice to mess with. I'm trying to sell it as an advantage to now own a scruffy one LOL
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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lizardking
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'zon the revelator
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Give it the police car treatment it would look mint
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I'M SO RETRO , I SH1T SPANGLES
'68 Amazon,97 x300 jaaaaaaag,96 Mx-5,86 1300 mg Trike
L300 Delica ex MM
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if your good with the fibreglass how about this i wonder if its still for sale  |
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did somebody say louder exhaust for one ;D
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Give it the police car treatment it would look mint It does remind me of a CROWN Vic.  |
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Perfect in every way. ;D |
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Go on, you know you want to give it the stripe and Rozzers branding with a magnetic blue light and a cassette of sound effects/sirens.
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