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I agree with you 100% with regard to the rear wing addition ( Indicative of young age/ demographics I believe), yikes!! Other than that, these young men did some very high-quality repair and restoration work.
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I agree with you 100% with regard to the rear wing addition ( Indicative of young age/ demographics I believe), yikes!! Other than that, these young men did some very high-quality repair and restoration work.
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Spoiler alert: the video is actually pretty good. Those guys are very good at what they do. I noticed that the LC is so sexy that it was all hands on deck to fix it. I would bet good money one of them is going to keep it as their daily. The only misstep in my opinion is that rear wing, it’s atrocious.
Imagine insuring a salvage/rebuilt LC!! Still credit where it is due they saved an LC from the scrap heap.
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Agree on the wing. I gave the vid a watch. Cant stand the music overlay coulda done without that and the wing. They did decent work but I wonder what the all-in cost was after buying the salvage LC, all the parts, paint & labor costs. Has to be approaching 85k-100k. Would just buy a CPO for that.
Imagine insuring a salvage/rebuilt LC!! Still credit where it is due they saved an LC from the scrap heap.
Imagine insuring a salvage/rebuilt LC!! Still credit where it is due they saved an LC from the scrap heap.
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Insuring a salvage/rebuilt vehicle is no different than any other car and it really depends on what state you live in. Some people hear salvage/rebuilt and just assume negative things. In no way did the cost to rebuild that vehicle approach 85k-100k. That’s a wild speculation especially with them doing all the work themselves. A normal body shop wouldn’t charge 85k-100k unless they were robbing you blind.
I figure 50k for the salvage car maybe? Then what, 15k-20k in parts? I could see total costs approaching 85k if you count their internal labor costs. Granted its a WAG on my part. 100k may be high but I dont feel like 80k is unreasonable unless they somehow bought the car at auction for some insanely lowball amount, or I'm just super high on my WAG.
I figured a "running & driving" auctioned LC, even with the damage it had, had to command decent coin since the forged carbon bits (doors & trunk) and drive train were intact and most of the damage was just front end/sub frame but not engine theoretically. But I have no idea what LC salvages go for at auction.
Last edited by Korbek; Jun 1, 2026 at 12:36 PM.
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Oops! It obviously isn’t a convertible, my mistake.
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From the video description:
In this video, we dive into the history behind the Lexus LC 500, its connection to the legendary LFA, and why this car feels so important right now. From Yamaha-tuned engine notes to the story of Akio Toyoda pushing Lexus to stop building “boring” cars, the LC 500 feels like more than just a Grand Tourer. It feels like the last chapter of something special.
I also spend time actually living with the LC 500 Inspiration Series to see what it’s like day to day, how the V8 feels in 2026, and whether this Lexus really deserves the hype.
In this video, we dive into the history behind the Lexus LC 500, its connection to the legendary LFA, and why this car feels so important right now. From Yamaha-tuned engine notes to the story of Akio Toyoda pushing Lexus to stop building “boring” cars, the LC 500 feels like more than just a Grand Tourer. It feels like the last chapter of something special.
I also spend time actually living with the LC 500 Inspiration Series to see what it’s like day to day, how the V8 feels in 2026, and whether this Lexus really deserves the hype.
