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Other than financial considerations I'd look for a 430. Be the one putting miles on it. I just picked up a 430 and I can see myself in it for 8-10 years.
The next one may be a LS430 I drove both and the 2000 LS400 feels like a much faster car. This car was substantially cheaper than a LS430.
looks great man! the only thing that i would be concerned about is the Alaska / Nebraska time. how long did it live in these places and do you know if they salt the roads there?
10 years ago you never saw a rusty LS400 on the road, as the bodies are coated in zinc before they are painted, basically rustproofing them, however everything gets old and deteriorates eventually and well, now you see them.
when i got my '95 6 years ago, it was absolutely babied its whole life and in pristine condition. clean inside outside and underneath without a speck of rust, anywhere. unfortunatley the car spent its first 10 years in New Jersey, a rust belt state.
2 years ago i started to see some tiny spots of rust in the undercarriage which has since developed into full blown cancer that im battling now. the entire exaust system rotted out and had to be replaced. had to replace all the front end and suspension bits as they were all rotted beyond belief. all of this popped up just in the last few years. i absolutely love my car so i continue to fight it instead of just getting another one. there was nothing visible before but its starting to get small rust bubbles around the windshield now, and its totally rotten behind the plastic body cladding. again, not visible but it is there and will be probably soon
i have 3 of them. my white 95 is the darling of my collection, but shes doomed.
moral of the story is simply stay away from rust belt cars. no matter how well kept, how much it was washed and cleaned, salt still gets into places that cant be reached, and it wll rot.
even though its been in florida the last almost 15 years away from the salt, the damage is done. if your car is not rusty now, it will be in the very near future. my advice is to enjoy it for a few years and keep a very close watch of the undercarriage. at the first site of cancer, drop it like a bad habit or prepare your anus for alot of very serious and costly repairs....
looks great man! the only thing that i would be concerned about is the Alaska / Nebraska time. how long did it live in these places and do you know if they salt the roads there?
10 years ago you never saw a rusty LS400 on the road, as the bodies are coated in zinc before they are painted, basically rustproofing them, however everything gets old and deteriorates eventually and well, now you see them.
when i got my '95 6 years ago, it was absolutely babied its whole life and in pristine condition. clean inside outside and underneath without a speck of rust, anywhere. unfortunatley the car spent its first 10 years in New Jersey, a rust belt state.
2 years ago i started to see some tiny spots of rust in the undercarriage which has since developed into full blown cancer that im battling now. the entire exaust system rotted out and had to be replaced. had to replace all the front end and suspension bits as they were all rotted beyond belief. all of this popped up just in the last few years. i absolutely love my car so i continue to fight it instead of just getting another one. there was nothing visible before but its starting to get small rust bubbles around the windshield now, and its totally rotten behind the plastic body cladding. again, not visible but it is there and will be probably soon
i have 3 of them. my white 95 is the darling of my collection, but shes doomed.
moral of the story is simply stay away from rust belt cars. no matter how well kept, how much it was washed and cleaned, salt still gets into places that cant be reached, and it wll rot.
even though its been in florida the last almost 15 years away from the salt, the damage is done. if your car is not rusty now, it will be in the very near future. my advice is to enjoy it for a few years and keep a very close watch of the undercarriage. at the first site of cancer, drop it like a bad habit or prepare your anus for alot of very serious and costly repairs....
Thats a real bummer.. Rust sucks but they do not use salt in Alaska and surprisingly there is no rust. The good news Arizona is full of clean body cars with bad interiors.
Thats a real bummer.. Rust sucks but they do not use salt in Alaska and surprisingly there is no rust. The good news Arizona is full of clean body cars with bad interiors.
similar situation here in Florida only worse. you dont have the humidity to deal with. cars here have bodies that look sun scorched by an atomic flash if not garaged, and the interiors warp crack and get musty. clean LS400s are a very rare site here. hell LS400s in general are becoming rare on the roads these days.
Thats a real bummer.. Rust sucks but they do not use salt in Alaska and surprisingly there is no rust. The good news Arizona is full of clean body cars with bad interiors.
any warm sunny climate will nuke these cars cosmetically if not cared for. in the south its sun and moisture damage, in the north its rust. ive seen plenty of LS400s up north that had beautiful interiors but bodies riddled with cancer. thats the trade-off i guess.
04-24-19, 01:50 PM
