so i dont own a lexus YET, but i wanna buy a lexus ls400 and im wondering around how much you ppl pay for the tags in southern california just to get a sense of wat i should expect to be paying once i get mine. the car im looking for is a 94-97 ls400 so if you can let me know i would be greatful.

 

not much ? less than 180 iirc but more than 80?

 

nice one.

it varies from year to year.

call the dmv if you want actuall numbers.

 

k thanx, but that sounds pretty good. i currently pay 380 for my car and i want something a little lower but i also want a good car thats why i want an ls400

 

you should want a lexus ls400 because its what you want.

not to save money.


that money saved will blow you out of the water if you ever have to take it to a repair shop.

hope you can work on cars or atleast be somewhat mechanically inclined..


lots of older cars will save you money, get a 1995 ford escort station wagon if saving money is your concern

 

oh i do want a ls400.. nothing else.. i got about 6k so that should get me something decent i believe.. and im very mechanically inclined, in fact i love working on cars.. so i think ima love it once i get it

 

thats a different story then

welcome to club lexus.


6k will get you a decent one.....for sure.

I got my 91 with exceptionally high mileage for $1900.
another member just picked one up for a couple hundo.


just shop around. dont jump on the first one you find, get the one that you want.


and I dont mean to dislead you, there are a few "cheap" ones out there, but they are few and far between.......but your 6k should get you a decent to nice one and have money left over.......chances are you might need it for some regular maintenance catch-up costs.



search club lex for any info you need. the search is a mighty powerful tool.

get as much info as you can before your purchase. tons of info here to help you make a great choice.

good luck on your future buy.

 

Welcome.

Keep in mind cheap to buy dopes not mean cheap to own/maintain. Though they are reasonable buys, they still require the scheduled maintenance and proper gas. I don't know how many times we have gas threads using 87.

That aside, I just registered our '97 and the tag cost was $114.

We'll be looking forward to your addition.

 

I'm not from Ca. but I would imagine that it cost the same to register any car, whether it's an LS400 or an Escort Wagon. It's the tax that gets ya. Ya need to pay the sales tax to the DMV if you buy it from a private party. And then ya have property tax every year. Don't let the price of registration decide on what kind of car you get. If you want an LS, then get an LS, plain and simple. The repair costs are up there if something major, or sometimes minor, breaks and you need to bring it in. If ya fix it yourself it's alot cheaper to maintain. If you have $6K, I would say look around for one that's about $5K, talk the guy down a little and use the extra $1K+ for some maintainence. Welcome to CL. Do ALOT of research on what to look for before going to look at them.

 

thanx to everyone for their input. i have been lurking around this site for about a month and i know wat ima look for. since im in so cal i wont need TC so thats one less problem i would have to worry bout plus the AIR suspension is a plus i wouldnt need since i drove a few LS' already and they r so comfy. now the gas i dont have a problem with coz the car i currently own gets about the same mileage and needs premium too so i know wat im getting into already. i just hope i find something good.

 

I just registered and insured a new to us 1990 ls400. Im in southern cally too. My insurance jumped thru the roof, the registration is $264.00

 

My CA registration for the '96 was about the same.

Mike

 

I did a typo when I posted mine up...$114.

I went back and looked at my registration records, I paid $211 back in '02. $264 seems crazy.

 

ya it does, when i bought mine i paid taxes AND registration for 500 bucks and i know more then 75% of that was for taxes. 114 seems about right.

 

The sale price does come into consideration when the DMV calculates the cost of registration. Did you pay a lot of money for the car?

Mike