SOLD- remarkably well preserved Lexus LS400 sedan, a 1992 model in attractive Pearl White with Beige leather, and only one prior owner. Though no low on miles, this vehicle has been well maintained the whole way, and this generation of LS sedan has been known to go for 300K miles and beyond with very little trouble. The inside and outside remain in far better than expected condition, and all the accessories and components are working properly. The large leather seats are extremely comfortable, and the car runs and drives exceptionally well. This is a terrific car at a great price.
I remember riding in my Aunt's 1990 for the first time. It actually scared me because the car seemed like it just started moving without her starting it up. Engine startup vibration was absolutely IMPERCEPTIBLE. Backlit gauges, automatically tilting steering wheel, and a foot-length gas pedal....groundbreaking stuff then. This car began my love affair with cars, and I am a Lexus loyalist to this day.
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I had one! a 1993 ls 400. my parents bought it in 1995 with 10k miles they kept it until 2007 and i bought it with 240k miles on it. I then proceeded to commute 63 miles one way for 5 more years in this car. The odometer quit lighting up for me around 2012. The last time i saw it the odometer showed 368k miles. I continued to drive it for another year until i sold it for $1000 the car went to nashville and the guy still drives it today. THE BEST CAR EVER!
joegolden481 wow amazing. I'm looking in getting one real soon. Gotta love Toyota.
there are alot of ls400s under 5000 dollars
Is there anyone who would sell you a good warranty if you buy one that costs under 5k. Carmax has those warranties but they don't sell cars this old unfortunately.
cool story
I blow with the engine capacity
Always loved the LS400, as a valeter of some 25 years experience, I've prepared and driven dozens of them, just gorgeous!!!
In 1996 I used to drive a semi Car Carrier and we had the LEXUS contract.
man you sure have a nice way of presenting your cars. That soothing voice and lush background music makes it so relaxing and pleasurable to watch and what a car btw!
THANK YOU me too! His newest videos are just crazy drama scene.
@@BeingMe23 His newer videos are much more entertaining. I wanted to hear him go off on the landscapers for 5 minutes. That background music was awful!
Who is here after watching scam 1992😂😂😂!!
I love it when people take care of their vehicles this shows a testament to that and the Quality that Lexus put into their luxury vehicles. Some people in the U.S probably bought this same model but did not give it T.L.C and I am not talking about the R&B singing group lol. The car probably ended up in the junk yard but this specific owner loved and cared for the vehicle it looks better then some later models vehicles on the road today.
Classic, one of the most reliable flagship big sedans ever built you can keep Mercedes and BMW especially the old ones in the nineties. Lexus reliability excellent.
Presenter: thank you for doing an epic car justice. As an FYI, the button right near the door handle will raise and lower the seat belt.
Aside from the car, your yard and driveway looks phenomenal.
Be careful, he just might get a big head about that..especially if he hasnt had his morning Coffee!! (@@)
the exterior shots ... with that music ... wonderful , really like your channel take me on a trip back memory lane to the true classics of the 90s ... big thumbs up from me
Back in the day this car and the Infiniti Q45 were the best luxury cars. I would have to say the Lexus stood the hands of time it's still being made.The Lexus created a beautiful car.
They don't switch to Nakamichi, but the Nakamichi was the premium sound system, you have to pay extra for it. This on video is standard sound system made by Pioneer for Lexus. Nakamichi was like 15-20 % of all cars. they made.
I purchased a used 1990 LS in 2000 with 165K on the clock, same color combination. BEST CAR I EVER OWNED!!!! Insanely reliable, arguably the best engine ever designed/manufactured. Tons of torque and totally silent. Various family members drove it over the next 15 years, and all of them revered and respected it. Zero mechanical problems, just normal maintenance. On the highway the powerful V8 would achieve 28MPG!!! It was cruising its way to 400K miles when our youngest son was rear ended at a stoplight by a female millennial twit who was clearly texting, hitting him at full speed. Complete ninny who didn't even have the class to apologize, just retreated to whine on her phone. At least HER car got totally trashed as well. The Lexus protected him but was totaled. I was SO mad! It would have easily gone over 500K miles. Our family talks about how we miss that car to this day. Toyota is the best car company in the world IMHO.
I'm going to buy one , a 1996 LS400 . They simply are the best motor cars ever built . A lot of Rolls , Jags , Mercs and BMW's of the same age , have probably gone to the junk yard years ago.
Did you buy it at the end?
Not Rolls
Rolls only use the best materials. Way better than Lexus.
I love my 1992 Lexus LS400. Best car I’ve ever owned!
This was when the Lexus was a beautiful and elegant car. The ones today look like an angry Darth Vader.
the 1st generation is the best imo. I was lucky enough to come across and buy a 1991 LS400 w 106k original miles off of CL back in 2015. It was (and remains) in pristine condition (rare thing to find on CL). It came equiped w satellite telephone (yea it has a phone inside the arm rest), 6 disc CD changer in the trunk (fully functional 8 speakers total including a 8" sub), a med kit and spare tire changing toolkit. It's been my daily driver ever since. (as of now it has 129k miles). Besides basic maintenance I've only had to replace the power steering pump, the starter (which is located behind at the bottom of the massive engine - a pain in the a$$ to replace), brake pads and 8 spark plugs - which btw were the original ones from factory (!!). Of course I have my own mechanic which gets the job done cheaply as the Lexus dealer charges arm & leg for such jobs. Most of those parts were replaced due to being worn not necessarily fault of production (except power steering pump and temp control display that goes blank - well known issues in these cars). The car remains well preserved, solid and strong and I get tons of compliments on it. You can tell they put a lot of effort and thought in building this amazing car. I LOVE everything about it: the classic box/limo style, the powerful V8 that feels like your're driving a train going effortlessly at 75mph on the left lane of the highway, how quiet and smooth it is, how spacious it is inside, large trunk, the quality paint job (mine is the 2-tone pearl white w grey bottom and it always has this glossy sparkle to it even when i go months w/out washing it) and of course the reliability (pple dont believe this car is 30 years old), overall quality of construction and the amazing history/nostalgia of how this car came about to define one of the best luxury brands in the world. If i even aquire Lambos, Ferraris etc in the future this car will remain my favorite one.
Sky1 MOTO what in the hell is CL
I had one too.. mint condition, gold 1997 LS400. Found it at a dealership in my town somehow, 112k miles when I bought it. I had bought new tires, battery, completely detailed the car and owned it for maybe 3 months before I was hit on my way to work and the car was totaled out. I still check online all the time for another clean, low mileage all original and not abused LS400 like my old one. I miss my car!
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I posted my story here as well...concur with everything you said. The first generation I believe was the best car in the hundred year history of the automobile. The engine/transmission combination in particular was off the charts the best. We're all lucky to own or have owned one.
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I just fell in love with this car. Absolutely beautiful.
This like a long LEXUS commercial. Love it!
Salute to those Toyota engineers who risked their lives throwing themselves out of the windows in creating the LS400. This car was a overwhelming success.
That car was the best ever, Toyota had created a superstar,anyone who owns an ls400 can vouch that not even the most expensive cars from 2023 can come close on its build quality, that’s the way with everything nowadays sad to say. Ls 400 gave all the premium brand manufactures a very big fright when it appeared, even their best effort was second only to lexus
Gorgeous car!!
Very nice review! A+ -- Aside from the tacky music, your reviews are knowledgeable & well presented! Thank you! **You're right about the Ostentatious keys of today!
gorgeous car!
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Ls400 is good car I also 1992 Ls400 Good car
This has gotta be one of the shortest reviews by Bill that I have seen. Before they became longer, more in-depth and more hilarious (with Bill’s ranting 🤣).
Question: do the lights on the pillars in the back come on when you open the door or do they only turn on when you press the button next to them?
When you press button, the only lights that come on when I open my 95 LS doors are door lights.
It's a greatest luxury car ever!
,bulldaszit. these things go through transmissions like i go through underwear....
+Joe Black- The fuck they do... You must *never* change your underwear.
LOL. Greatest? No. Luxury? Sure, if you have no clue about true luxury...
Haha calm down there bud, it’s obviously the S class
cant beat it!
Absolutely love your videos!!!! However the music competes with your voice, fyi...
What music is this?!?! I love it. Thanks.
Why are the rins white?
How much did Toyota pay to design and build this car? BTW, just saw a video with one of these with 1 million miles on it (they had to rebuild the transmission twice though).
My ls430 has basically the same gauge cluster 13 years later.
driver's side leather seat is painted/repaired
Louis Chan good call
I've had a '98 for 22 years. Best car ever made. Replaced 2 new MBs which were junk by comparison.
wholeNwon what 2 Mercedes did u replace the Lexus with and by comparison how did u like the engine power between the LS400 and the Mercedes u have owned by the way I own a 2006 Lexus LS430 and love my car 😎
@@theodoreyoung8777 280E & 260E both new. Engine power is not something that I pay any attention to but the '98 Lexus LS400 is superior in virtually all respects. An '04-'06 is one of the few vehicles for which I'd consider exchanging it. Cograts!
@@theodoreyoung8777 Incidentally, the MBs steering system was superior in my view. Recirculating ball neutralizes better than rack and pinion. MB body work is also good. Both of mine also had a small pump to remove the first hot water from the engine and push it into the heater core. That was nice in the winter. A/C was inferior.
wholeNwon Thanx bro and thanx for the quick reply
wholeNwon And I see your not a need for speed type of guy just a smooth quiet ride lol I’m with u bro cause I love that as well also love some power of speed too which I’m satisfied with my LS I only drove a older 2008 C300 Benz it was my ex car and that type of car is for a female I’m 6’4 so definitely like more space but always here Mercedes and how smooth they drive well from my experience Lexus IS the most smooth didn’t get that form the C300 Benz but she needed a few things fixed maybe that was why lol but a cousin of mines who lives out of my city has a Mercedes S560 and the first thing he said was how smooth it was and such a good cruiser on the highway
Still didn't graduate from school and I want this car badly
Is it still available
I owned a '95 and it was a very comfortable and for the most part, reliable vehicle. Extremely quiet, huge trunk, lots of neat features; the electronic oscillating steering column being one of them. With all that said and how much people love this car, my experience was that the LS400 has about as much personality as a coffee maker or a paper shredder. SO boring to drive with pretty much zero feel from the steering wheel to the road. Built like a tank but upshot it's a pinky driver with way too much power steering.
It is one of the few luxo brands that has about zero road presence ..notwithstanding it is a great driver I am told.
Aplomb?
I came from a lexus family growing up as a kid and Go figure! me myself Im a Mercedes Enthusiast today. No slate! to lexus my family loves them and so do I but I just love German Engineering.
Car Connoisseur German cars are unreliable
Car Connoisseur this is literally the worst comment of all time. Why would you buy from a trash company
That's such a compliment lol Seeing as that I love both car companies and grown up with both lol
AccessDanied you talking complete trash
This LEXUS V8 engine can go at least 1 million miles.
how does it only have 71 miles
One hundred and seventy thousand miles..
Hi, is this car still available ?
yes it is
Crack addict how much are you guys asking for it ?
I am thinking it went for maybe 3K-5K. The next repair bill (like a starter motor if you are unfortunate enough to take it to a cold climate state where the first winter will chew it up) will likely be about half the purchase price.
@@orientaldagger6920 true..these cars last and perform better in temp environs warmer dryer climates because your hydrolic power steering (i really mean your powersteering high pressure hose will get blown out) will absolutely, for sure!! I have a 1995 & 1996 Lexus LS400 sedans in near perfect condition w/No Rust anywhere,.both were purchased from original owners so i am lucky to have all servicing records to date. Change the oil every 1500miles. The '95 has approx 164,000 & '96 Gold Edition (with added adjustable air suspension) has 167,000. Both are gorgeous and extremely clean (especially under the bonnet) and i keep the leather seats & interior so clean &soft actually feels like new still.
Hey I would still drive that car every day why not ?
like the pollutioner idle for more 5than 40 minute STALKER FROM SPIN
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Where can I buy one of these?
i have one and i drive itits so smuth
Is this Matt Farah's Lexus?
I had a 1992 Lexus LS 400, the one thing I did not like about my Lexus the CD changer was built in the trunk and not in the car. I was not until the mid 1990's came along the CD changer was built in side the car, instead of inside the trunk. I was going to get another Lexus but I decided to get a Kia Amanti 2005 model and never regretted it ever since. I was kind of naive about my first Lexus. I wish I had gotten a mid to late 1990's Lexus.
IS there a way to get an aftermarket Bluetooth streaming feature? I heard the Nagamichi sound is really good.
There is the newest iteration of the LS.
Is that Matt Farah's million mile lexus
Yes it is.
+BandomBeviews- Um... If it were it would have over One Million Miles, not 170,000. Class dismissed.
I would not buy this specific Lexus this LS 400 does not offer the CD changer. This Lexus has the cassette only.
Yes that is most definitely the deal breaker, as we all still very much use CDs in our daily lives.
The background music just does not work glad you stop that nonsense.
In Japan there was no Lexus branding until the early 2000s. While this car was designed from the ground up, ll Lexus cars are rebadged Toyotas and this was introduced as a Toyota two years prior. Lexus was created specifically for the US market however Toyota finally introduced Lexus to the Japanese demand for a domestic luxury brand. The hardtop convertible SC400 was their first model
I drove this car not very long ago and this car really spoiled me. Now my 2016 Lexus ES350 feels very noisy and rough compared to this 25 year old car.
Can't believe people actually BUY an ES. You can load up on a Camry or Avalon and be thousands cheaper. FWD also. At least if you buy a GS or LS you can say it is RWD to be snobbish.
Oriental Dagger - if you haven't driven a Lexus ES 350 you will never understand how different it drives compared to Camry or Avalon. Both of those cars have a lot of road noise compare to Lexus ES 350 I know that because I test drove those before spending extra 14k. Lexus are highly insulated that's why they drive quieter.
Yes I know. My brother in law has an ES250 (2017). Is it a bit quieter maybe, but not dramatically so than a Camry. Interior is not as annoyingly cheap as a Camry, probably not that much better than an Avalon. But if you load up on an Avalon Limited it is still a little cheaper than an entry level ES350. The Avalon is VERY quiet. OTOH right now a BASE ES350 is just a tad over $34k which is only a few grand more than a V6 Camry so it might make sense. Get the luxury package plus navigation and you wouls STILL be under 40k. To me that would be the value proposition. You would be buying the last model yr for the current ES and have 30 some hp less than a Camry but I doubt most ES owners cares. For my money I would get maybe a 3-4 yr old LS460 with low miles. Lots of those in the 40k range or so. That one you can say is significantly better than a Camry or Avalon.
Listen this one is extra clean in great shape, probably very very few out there are maintained this well so don't feel bad.
Built for old people and sold to old people. Might as well buy a Corolla.
these things go through transmissions like i go through underwear. don't believe the hype....
Good it gives me an excuse to put a manual transmission in it.