Comments | azekeil: Lexus LS400 for sale

azekeil

Lexus LS400 for sale

Jun 26, 2011 22:29

I don't suppose anyone wants to buy my LPG-converted 4.0L V8 Lexus LS400 do they? Cosmetically not great, but it has 9 months tax and MOT, is very reliable.. the front tyres currently deflate a bit but I'm hoping I'll be able to fix that shortly ( Read more... )

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gerald_duck June 26 2011, 23:42:07 UTC

Well… if I didn't already have one… (-8

Surely an LPG-converted LS400 is exactly the right vehicle for 100 miles a day, though? It feels like the right sort of compromise between having something comfortable and something cheap to run. You'd have to go to a diesel supermini to get better fuel economy, wouldn't you?

swaldman June 27 2011, 07:00:26 UTC

I'm guessing, but I imagine that an LPG LS400, while cheaper to run than a petrol one, may still not have especially wonderful fuel economy..... ;-)
For reference, doing similar mileage with my 2.2l TD would cost a little over half that. And with a small diesel even less, as you identify.

azekeil June 27 2011, 07:07:50 UTC

Well, I get diesel-equivalent of 38mpg. If I got 60mpg, I'd save the £2k for the new car in 12 months.

You're right, it has to be comfortable, have cruise control, etc, but I think that might be possible. My plan today is to visit a few second-hand dealerships today and see what I can get, and it's time to do more research now.

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gerald_duck August 1 2011, 23:32:56 UTC

Have you sold the LS400 yet?

Having decided I'm not going to be ready to move house quite yet and, having realised I can recoup the cost of an LPG conversion in eight months (£2000 to save £250 a month), I'm now intending to switch to LPG quite soon.

If you still have your LS400 I should at least consider the option of selling mine (N-reg, 170,000 miles, possibly worth £2000?) and buying yours. But the exhaustive list of things currently wrong with my LS400 is:

Cracks in aerofoil under front bumper
Radio aerial wedged in "up" position
Slight play in one track control arm bush
One seat heater pad dead
Trim strip across top edge of windscreen raised at one point
Hazed glass in one wing mirror
Very slight exhaust blow (garage can't track it down)

…which is, by any standard, embarrassingly trivial. I'm guessing I might not be happy with the condition of your one by comparison? /-8

azekeil August 2 2011, 08:03:10 UTC

No, I haven't sold it yet.

No, I don't think you'd be happy with the condition of it in all honesty. I'm selling it as 'reliable, but flawed' - good for someone who wants a reliable, cheap and different car, but doesn't care much about things that are broken/cosmetically imperfect.