1990 Lexus LS400 4.0 V8 review from North America

Replaced Power Steering Pump at 176,000 miles. Whole operation system for A/C broke at 150,000 miles. Broken driver seat (not strait)

This is the most reliable used car I ever owned in my life. I bought this car for about $3,000. It had a couple of problems as mentions up there. I had no intention for keeping this car, I just wanted to fix it and make some cash. I've been a mechanic for 17 years and never saw a car which was neglected as much as this car was. The previous onwer did not maintain this car in anyway. All he did was change the motor oil. Transmission fluid + Filter, spark plugs, Air filter, Differential fluid, and engine coolant was never changed. Suprisingly this car still handle as if it was new! The transmission was never changed and it still operates in greating running condition, differential is still smooth, and there was no damage to the cooling system. I was also suprised that this car doesn't leak any oil. The interior is like new after 176,000 miles and 5 owners. I also forgot to mention the workmanship on the body. This car is harder to dent then a regular car (chevy, ford, toyota), and the paint still shines like it did in the showroom at 1990. And guess what? The previous owner never waxed the car once. I finished repairing this car in about 4 days. Spent $2,000 total; tune up, new tires, new pump, cooling system, brakes, transmission fluid filter, differential, and other small stuff. After 2 weeks of trying to sell it, (people who don't know jack about cars say "the mileage is too high and its the end for this car"). Oh well I said their loss. I sold my other used car and decided to keep this one.