seanl

After much research both here and on the Northern California car lots, I finally found a very suitable replacement for my much loved '97 LS400 Coach Edition.

On Friday I pulled the trigger on a ultra clean 64K mile nebula gray 2012 LS460. This one has the sport package and black interior and therefore had all the right colors and options for me, it was truly a best case scenario. It's the first one I've seen with the sport package, I gather it's not very common.

It was a local 1 owner car (east bay) that was traded into BMW of SF. I pulled the service history from the Lexus site, and as expected all routine maintenance, including new brakes.

Since I've been looking hard for a 2010-2012 car for the past month, I saw this baby on cars.com even before they had pics or (or detailing done). Of course the BMW dealer didn't know anything about it, but they were pretty good to deal with...I bought a new '08 335i Sedan from them back in 2008', which of course I have long since sold. I also don't think they knew how scarce a clean 2012 LS460 sport actually is. ??

Now comes the enviable task of selling my very clean 166K mile LS4 on Craigs List. What a great car too, it's been just super reliable over rthe past 7-8 years I've owned it other than same routine maintenance.

and of course without pics, it's not real, so here they are. Eventually I'll take some nice pics with a cool background












Obligatory garage pic showing a typical San Francisco garage (90 year old house)



And here's my 166K mile LS400 Coach Edition in Opal Pearl. Yes, it's very clean, esp. given it's 19 years old.

HondaChuck

That is my favorite interior but you seldom see it with Mark Levinson. Congrats. Love it!

droclex

Nice score on the '12 sport. Great looking ride! I hope it treats you just as well as your '97 did. Congrats

roadfrog

Well done! That is a great color too. Welcome to our little corner of Club Lex.

SW17LS

Congrats! You will love it.

Batmobile

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Very nice very nice... Love buying cars from dealers that know nothing about the car that they are selling

GXtoGStoLS

Your new car looks really great...congrats! Your old one still looks beautiful, too, and I'm sure the next owner will love the way you've taken care of it.

dlbuckls10

Congrats on the purchase of your 460. I love the color combination. Your 97 LS still looks awesome and pristine. I can tell you took good care of it and you shouldn't have a problem selling it.

R Z

Gratz! Your patience paid off and you got your car. Hope you enjoy it half as much as I do mine.

seanl

Thanks! I actually didn't realize that seats were black and brown until I took a pic, the car has tinted windows and the brown shading is very subtle.
Other options include Comfort Package and Nav/Mark Levinson Premium Value Edition. Stickered for right at $80K.

I feel very fortunate to have found the exact car I would have ordered new...I can't wait to take it for a real drive, so far I brought it home from the dealer and it's been sitting in the garage.

litesoarer

Mine is exactly the same way.

And with a small exhaust mod it sounds like a sport model should!

Kennyr44

I'm more excited about your LS400. I'm suffering from separation anxiety after letting my cream puff 91 go. Life goes on though. Enjoy your new amazing ride. Your going to love it.

seanl

We're actually debating about what to do with our "cream puff". I don't think we're going to part with it for less than $4,000. Otherwise we might as well keep it, I installed all new brakes a few months ago and new Bridgestones literally 3 weeks ago. I guess I wasn't planning on parting with it.

I'm going to start a thread in the LS400 forum to discuss the value of a very clean well documented '97 LS400 Coach Edition.

SW17LS

I'd keep it. Anybody in your family need a good car? It'll be worth way more to you than it'll be worth in dollars.

Nospinzone

Congrats on the new car! I wish you good luck with it.