My LS400 find
03-01-10, 08:16 AM
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I thought it would be worth sharing my LS400 find:
In 96 I purchased a 90 ls400 with 6500 miles on it. The car originally belonged to Andre Previn and was supposedly part of his compensation for composing the music for the introductory Lexus commercials. About a month after purchasing the car, I noticed a ticking noise coming from the front end as I turned the wheel sharply to either side. The lexus dealer diagnosed it as a bad “rack” in the rack and pinion steering to be replaced and would cost ~2500 . The service manager added that the seals on the rack where dried and cracked and that the low mileage was very likely a contributor this occurring. At this point the diagnosis was not entered into the Lexus central computer. I then walked right over to new sales department and negotiated a good trade in deal on a new 96LS. If I could be assured that the rack was the only issue I would have related to the low miles, I may have kept the car, but the service manager lead me to believe that other seals may have been damaged and that the symptoms may not show right away.
I hope your LS400 find works out better than mine did. So far it looks like it has.
In 96 I purchased a 90 ls400 with 6500 miles on it. The car originally belonged to Andre Previn and was supposedly part of his compensation for composing the music for the introductory Lexus commercials. About a month after purchasing the car, I noticed a ticking noise coming from the front end as I turned the wheel sharply to either side. The lexus dealer diagnosed it as a bad “rack” in the rack and pinion steering to be replaced and would cost ~2500 . The service manager added that the seals on the rack where dried and cracked and that the low mileage was very likely a contributor this occurring. At this point the diagnosis was not entered into the Lexus central computer. I then walked right over to new sales department and negotiated a good trade in deal on a new 96LS. If I could be assured that the rack was the only issue I would have related to the low miles, I may have kept the car, but the service manager lead me to believe that other seals may have been damaged and that the symptoms may not show right away.
I hope your LS400 find works out better than mine did. So far it looks like it has.
03-02-10, 04:14 PM
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I figured I should replace some dried out rubber while I was under the car, so replacement strut rod bushing and tranny mount are in order. Rear shocks arrived as well.
Last edited by miked808; 03-02-10 at 04:19 PM.
05-19-10, 11:35 AM
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haha wow, I didnt even finish reading the rest of the thread... dont listen to anyone bro thats a great deal its only got 15k miles... everyone will keep telling you, you over paid but belive me you didnt ask them to even find a kouki with that kind of mileage and condition~! YOU DID GREAT!!
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