I am buying another LS430 and found this gem of an add while browsing. ....what is lexusgate????? Lol

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=531412986&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3FlistingTypes%3DUSED%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceDESC%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26marketExtension%3Dinclude%26modelCodeList%3DLS430%26relevanceConfig%3Ddefault%26makeCodeList%3DLEXUS%26searchRadius%3D0%26isNewSearch%3Dfalse&listingTypes=USED&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&modelCodeList=LS430&makeCodeList=LEXUS&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=LEXUS&modelCode1=LS430&clickType=listing

 

He sure is asking a lot of money for that car. 🤣

 

Funny part is the mileage listed doesn't match the pictures and the rim is dirty. Not a good presentation at all for a 10k car yet alone a 25 lol!

 

The ad says 67k miles, 6 cylinder, the pics show 24k miles so are either VERY out of date or not the same car and the owner knows nothing about the car.
If yer rich and want a low mileage LS, fill yer boots.
Me, I smell a fishy stink. <LOL>

 

I can't see the ad anymore so I don't know the context in which the seller was referring to Lexusgate, but apparently Lexusgate is only marginally related to the LS430 lol

 

That was my first thought too, his ad and photos do not match each other. Someone is going to fall for this....

BB

 

Appears to be a scam..... move on...

 

Talked with the seller of this car about 3 years ago (the ad was pretty much the same ad then as it is now but, seem to recall ad read miles were around 50,000 or so at that time, while the pic showed less than 25,000 as it still does) when was looking to buy an LS430. Story seller gave was that he bought the car new and was only willing to buy such an expensive new car because the Lexus salesman told him it would become a collectable car. (He said, based on what the salesman assured him, that he thought he would be able to buy the car, drive it for a couple or so years, and then sell it for at least what he paid.) He had already been trying to sell the car for years when I talked with him, but no one had met his price. Seller offered me the opportunity to come see and drive the car. But, since seller said he had recently lowered his asking price and was unwilling to negotiate price lower, politely declined his invitation to come see the car. Seller described the car as perfect at the time.

 

There is at least one more thread on this exact car. I remember seeing it when I first signed up for this forum. People like that are hilarious.

 

Guy has been trying to sell this car for several years. It's not far from me at all. Wonder how much his parking fines have added up to after all these years of trying to sell it given his "new condo regulations" LOL