Faults:

This car has never let me down. However, come the MOT, wear and tear on key components - brake disks worn too thin, and suspension ball joints and bushes needed replacement. The parts are very expensive and at this age exceed the value of the car.

General Comments:

Notwithstanding this, the car is beautifully made and should last many more years yet. There are minor rust spots over the rear off-side wheel arch and on the drivers door above the window frame, but nothing major. Only the temp gauge / clock display no longer works and I need a new CD changer, but other than this, everything still works magnificently. If you can stand the spare part prices in the UK, petrol economy is OK in mid-thirties.

Faults:

A/C compressor went out about 150K.

A/C controller/clock display not readable except when the car is extremely hot inside.

Seats are kind of uncomfortable for someone short (5'4") like me.

General Comments:

Fabulous car! My husband is a mechanic and we own our own shop. He says this is how all cars should be built. With 160K on it, it is still going strong, doesn't use a drop of oil, has power, performance and all the gadgets you could want.

My mom got this car as a demo with 5000 on it in 1991 and we got it from her last year with 150K on it. My husband and I have no intention of getting rid of this car until something really goes wrong with it, which as it stands seems like it's going to be a very long time from now.

Faults:

The idle speed control unit was bad when I bought the car (since I'm a used car dealer it was a snap to fix). And as usual the led for the ac control is dark, but the air is ice cold. The seats have been all recovered, and with a new paint job this car looks like new.

General Comments:

The lexus v-8 cars are a treat to own at any age. these cars will easily go 300,000 + miles with no major problems. However they are expensive to repair when a problem does occur.

Faults:

AC was running poorly when first acquired, had it fixed, and now 18 months later no cold air. Passenger seat head rest power function is not working. And a notoriously none functioning item: the clock/temp display.

General Comments:

Yet to regret, bought the LS400 in 2002 for $5800 and was not sure what to expect, I did know about Toyota reliability and Lexus good looks. Primarily my wife's car and our long distance travel car, it has been a joy to own. High performance, superb handling, comfortable, nice styling, just wonderful. The wife says she feels save in this car. Some of the weak points are... leather seats are wearing fast and not of the best quality, the interior air fan is a little weak and ours needs to be replaced, having some difficulty with the AC, no cold air right now, 18 months after a complete AC service, I would like to fix some misc. appearance items, but that would be all. The drive train is running smooth. Overall very happy.

Faults:

In the 9 months I have owned this wonderful car nothing has gone wrong.

General Comments:

This is seriously the finest car I have ever owned. I purchased it with high mileage, but it looked and drove like new. Nearly a year and 20,000 miles have passed, and this car is still problem free. My next car will be a Lexus, if this one ever wears out.