LS400 debuted in 1989. I have a 2008 LS460 and love it. However, regarding reliability, there are expensive repairs to be aware of, that are very common. The valley plate, the control arms----and on some years, melting plastics in the interior, dashboard, door panels, etc., damaged by heat and sun. The car is beautiful, comfortable and smooth, but it's no Corolla as far as reliability goes.
@Mr921kevinАй бұрын
All LS460's are money pits.
@PerformanceOnWheelsАй бұрын
@Mr921kevin because of some control arm issues?
@funktron4Ай бұрын
They are not all money pits. That was an ignorant comment he made. But it is more than control arms on these. Still, lower cost of ownership than the German luxury cars, and the most beautiful of the full size Lexus models--the 460 stands alone.
@NicoleSuggsАй бұрын
Yeah, The 2007 & 2008 are the specific years to try to avoid 😅 If possible
@NicoleSuggsАй бұрын
@@Mr921kevinfalse! 2011 on out is good. But 2013 and out has impeccable reliability 😅🎉
@AliceinNirvanagardenАй бұрын
That 460 is a true gem for $5000. Amazing care taken to those seats. Probably got the sticky dash replacement too
@kmn822618 күн бұрын
2008 with 160k owned since new. Other than regular maintenance (brakes, oil, filters, tires, trans fluid, diff fluid, plugs, and coolant) I needed to have trans fluid pan resealed, new dash (Toyota paid) and one rear shock.
@douglasbarr2636Ай бұрын
I have a 2005 LS430 ultra luxury and love it.
@stanleyadams2046Ай бұрын
Nice as I have a 1991 LS 400 and a 2009 LS 460 awd, and both have been solid and reliable.
@jrighteous1984Ай бұрын
When I started looking for an LS460 a saw a beautiful 2008 in great condition with 180k miles for $9k but what pushed me away was everything i read online , expensive suspension to fix , sticky door handles and dash , and fan speed only on the touch screen , so I decided to go with the next Gen found a 2016 with only 62k miles on it , its been 3 months so far its perfect , going for long term ill see how it holds up , this was the oldest car ive ever purchased so i was a little nervous ...
@RyanDoonanАй бұрын
We just got in a 2008 LS460 with 130k and the car is just like it was brand new out of the showroom really looking to get it very nice car
@showrunner2183Ай бұрын
Mine has 290k miles. I love it
@jus300jpАй бұрын
Was thinking about buying one for 5500 with two bad front struts but a shop just quoted me $2500 to convert from air suspension to coilovers all around
@PerformanceOnWheelsАй бұрын
I would suggest doing it yourself. Very easy
@kelleybarrymediaАй бұрын
Overall the LS460 is a terrific car, I own an 08 with 162k miles. While agreed on all the positives, potential buyers should still be aware of the issues you mention, and that fixes/parts for this car are MUCH higher than a typical vehicle. My advice to purchase high mileage is to make sure previous owner has recently swapped control arms, engine mounts, and brake actuator. Other items will fail over time but these are the well known and high priced items.
@atomicisАй бұрын
Marty Motoring just finished restoring his LS460. Keep an eye out for plastic cracking injectors with bad seals
@Mabeylater293Ай бұрын
They didn’t fail. He DAMAGED his replacing the valley plate seal.
@paulchogudo186625 күн бұрын
No car is meant to last forever and that been said,it holds better against it's peers
@NicoleSuggsАй бұрын
I have the 2010 ls 460 😮 Absolutely no issues at all, not one
@Mr921kevinАй бұрын
@@NicoleSuggs Not yet you just wait till the repair start hitting you you will be on your hands and knees crying
@NicoleSuggsАй бұрын
@Mr921kevin I dont plan to have the thing for a lifetime or anything. I brought it with 42k miles. I'm at about 97k Mike's now. 4 years of ownership 🤔 5 years and non-issue, doesn't sound like a money pit to me, What's your experience like? Jaguar Range rovers Old BMW's These cars are money pits 🤔
@jpizel107014 күн бұрын
@@Mr921kevinNot everybody is broke 😂
@KingsoupturboКүн бұрын
I checked it out, the control arms are 33$ each for Delphi, coilover set is 400$ or 65$ for each corner, I owned both a 93 and 97 Celsior, they are very nicely made cars, they had a few problem,s but quite a bit less then most other things I've owned. V8 BMW turbo? run, Audi 4.2 V8 with rear timing chain? terrify, friggen Lexus LS? cmon, if you can't do anything yourself, time to lease a Nissan Rogue I guess. I think its one of the only big Sedans you can even take a chance on, 7 series\S Class\A8, serious problems can happen, not like, ahem, 2 bolt control arm, people are so dramatic in your comments! (looking to import a 460 from Japan, 600HL are same price, but I fear the battery pack, don't want a CVT, but would like 4wd, yesss)
@chrishamby8627 күн бұрын
Bell Lexus for parts. I got mine earlier this year and have done loads of little things to get it as perfect as possible. Get a grom vLite2 to make the nav system way more updated and useable.
@tadeuszrychert7452Ай бұрын
Great video, thanks for lots of info.I'm getting mine 2007 LS460 on coming Tuesday, the 13th of August, just cant wait to drive it🤗
@Mr921kevinАй бұрын
@@tadeuszrychert7452 You will be sorry you ever purchased this car I've had 5 Mercedes S Class and the LS460 maintenance is more expensive🤣
@JLamborgini23 күн бұрын
That’s the generation of Lexus that started the whole rear white led license plate lighting on stock cars… used to always 👀😮 early 2000s when I saw them light up! Now all new cars have them today!
@PerformanceOnWheels22 күн бұрын
It started so many things we see on many modern cars, always blows my mind truly how many features it has
@BrightsonDavid8 күн бұрын
I'm saving up to buy either a 2013 version of this or a GS 2015 next year. (haven't decided yet) Would love it if you could give us an update after 6 months and 1 year of ownership. Thanks!
@PerformanceOnWheels6 күн бұрын
Will do! We will have a new LS460 video coming out soon!
@BrightsonDavid6 күн бұрын
@@PerformanceOnWheels awesome, looking forward to it!
@patrickgroll20463 күн бұрын
For this budget, would a 430 or 460 be better?
@PerformanceOnWheels3 күн бұрын
430 is rated to be more reliable. 460 has more features. It is ultimately up to you!
@richlikeg3722Ай бұрын
Just the premium fuel itself draws me further away from owning one😅
@luisarevalo839422 күн бұрын
If no turbo regular is fine
@moriwaki110521 күн бұрын
It's Beautiful....but sold mine after six months. My LS400 was a far better car to drive.
@mattclark12784 күн бұрын
Bang for your buck **if** you have LOTS of bucks to refresh/repair down-range. These aren't perfect vehicles and they do have expensive known problems - particularly as they gain miles and age...
@itzjdub28222 күн бұрын
The suspension will cost you 10k..it should be a recall
@PerformanceOnWheels22 күн бұрын
10k.... WHAT?! I could swap out my entire suspension every single component for under $2,000 in parts and a day of labor. However under no circumstance other than a total loss accident would all of those components ever fail at once.
@jpizel107014 күн бұрын
🤡
@KearneyFamily-yi7jiАй бұрын
No it isnt. The 2016 mercedes c300 4matic is.
@PerformanceOnWheelsАй бұрын
That lacks in the reliability department in comparison
@KearneyFamily-yi7jiАй бұрын
@@PerformanceOnWheels no it doesn't. As long as you do your scheduled maintenance, don't skip oil changes etc then it's no different. People wanna treat the german cars like LS motorcars and they're not. They're just as reliable you just neglect them the way we do ours. Ive got a c300 4matic 2017 with 331,000 miles on it and I still drive it to work everyday
@Mr921kevinАй бұрын
This car's a MONEY PIT you'll feel sorry you ever purchased it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@PerformanceOnWheelsАй бұрын
I can guarantee you I will not.
@Mr921kevinАй бұрын
@@PerformanceOnWheels I like the confidence and enthusiasm we'll see keep me posted
@NicoleSuggsАй бұрын
Maybe the 2007 and 2008, but definitely not the 2009 and beyond 🤔
@Mr921kevinАй бұрын
@@NicoleSuggs All Lexus LS460s are the same they are money pits you will be sorry if you buy this car.
@NicoleSuggsАй бұрын
@Mr921kevin I had my 2010 ls 460 for years(5), I've only had to fic the water pump once, 1,100 or so, to get it done by Lexus And that was it, no other issues for the years I've had it