Hello CL
I made the leap of faith with this one 04 LS430 with 177,000 miles on her good service history except no TB/WP done took it to Lexus to get inspection and got 4300.00 bill
Trimming belt water pump 1700.00
Wheele baring 850.00
Motor mounts can't remember anyway car runs great took it on a 400 mile trip to NC to see if she still had it it was the nicest ride I had in a long time
Thanks for your help to get me to this point time to save some money and let the Mods begin

 

Ouch... pretty steep bill from our Lexus maintenance folks... but at least it's done and you know it's done right... it is amazing how well they run, no matter how many miles. Hope you enjoy it for a long time and it serves you well... welcome to the LS Club...

 

I was not quite sure from your post whether you just got an estimate or actually had the work done.
If it was not done, the Timing Belt is critical. It should be done at 90K intervals, although it is very robust and can be delayed a bit, especially if you put on high mileage each year (so elapsed time is around 7 years).
Since it has in interference engine, the pistons run into the valves if the belt breaks, causing large amounts of heartburn and noticeable bad effect on the checking account:-)

 

Now, call a local Toyota dealer and have them quote you for the same work.

 

Yea I did the timing belt motor mounts wheel bearing tag light and some other stuff can't remember right now
Loving the car glad I brought it and got the work done it will not see the dealer for a while i will maintain my self With the help of CL

 

That is an insane amount of money! The car looks good though.

 

the work was done now enjoy for 100,000 miles
dont look back you have a great ride
enjoy and safe driving

 

Hard to tell but looks like 05 wheels, does it have a badge on fender for Euro Sports Suspension?

 

Car Looks Great...Congrats!!
How much did you end up paying for the car? does it have ML/NAV?

 

i paid 10,900 i though it was to much utill i got the work done and it drives so good i am ok with it lovein it a lot.

 

o yea it does have ML and NAV got a few small things to fix driver side cup holder armrest box top Leather still looks good it’s a solid LS430 blew most of my money on the car and repair so I have to wait for big money items like rims coil overs but I will get the iPod VIAS and window visors

 

A shot of the inside.

 

nice Blind Side Monitor/mirror... hehe...

 

Yea I like that old man stuff
Really I want to take those off double sides tape