The Lexus LS460 Is The Best $10,000 Car In The World

[@funktron4]

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.

[@Mr921kevin]

All LS460's are money pits.

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

@Mr921kevin because of some control arm issues?

[@funktron4]

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.

[@NicoleSuggs]

Yeah, The 2007 & 2008 are the specific years to try to avoid 😅 If possible

[@NicoleSuggs]

​@@Mr921kevinfalse! 2011 on out is good. But 2013 and out has impeccable reliability 😅🎉

[@AliceinNirvanagarden]

That 460 is a true gem for $5000. Amazing care taken to those seats. Probably got the sticky dash replacement too

[@kmn8226]

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.

[@douglasbarr2636]

I have a 2005 LS430 ultra luxury and love it.

[@stanleyadams2046]

Nice as I have a 1991 LS 400 and a 2009 LS 460 awd, and both have been solid and reliable.

[@jrighteous1984]

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 ...

[@RyanDoonan]

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

[@showrunner2183]

Mine has 290k miles. I love it

[@jus300jp]

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

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

I would suggest doing it yourself. Very easy

[@kelleybarrymedia]

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.

[@atomicis]

Marty Motoring just finished restoring his LS460. Keep an eye out for plastic cracking injectors with bad seals

[@Mabeylater293]

They didn’t fail. He DAMAGED his replacing the valley plate seal.

[@paulchogudo1866]

No car is meant to last forever and that been said,it holds better against it's peers

[@NicoleSuggs]

I have the 2010 ls 460 😮 Absolutely no issues at all, not one

[@Mr921kevin]

@@NicoleSuggs Not yet you just wait till the repair start hitting you you will be on your hands and knees crying

[@NicoleSuggs]

@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 🤔

[@jpizel1070]

​@@Mr921kevinNot everybody is broke 😂

[@Kingsoupturbo]

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)

[@chrishamby86]

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.

[@tadeuszrychert7452]

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🤗

[@Mr921kevin]

@@tadeuszrychert7452 You will be sorry you ever purchased this car I've had 5 Mercedes S Class and the LS460 maintenance is more expensive🤣

[@JLamborgini]

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!

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

It started so many things we see on many modern cars, always blows my mind truly how many features it has

[@BrightsonDavid]

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!

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

Will do! We will have a new LS460 video coming out soon!

[@BrightsonDavid]

@@PerformanceOnWheels awesome, looking forward to it!

[@patrickgroll2046]

For this budget, would a 430 or 460 be better?

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

430 is rated to be more reliable. 460 has more features. It is ultimately up to you!

[@richlikeg3722]

Just the premium fuel itself draws me further away from owning one😅

[@luisarevalo8394]

If no turbo regular is fine

[@moriwaki1105]

It's Beautiful....but sold mine after six months. My LS400 was a far better car to drive.

[@mattclark1278]

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...

[@itzjdub282]

The suspension will cost you 10k..it should be a recall

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

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.

[@jpizel1070]

🤡

[@KearneyFamily-yi7ji]

No it isnt. The 2016 mercedes c300 4matic is.

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

That lacks in the reliability department in comparison

[@KearneyFamily-yi7ji]

@@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

[@Mr921kevin]

This car's a MONEY PIT you'll feel sorry you ever purchased it😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PerformanceOnWheels]

I can guarantee you I will not.

[@Mr921kevin]

@@PerformanceOnWheels I like the confidence and enthusiasm we'll see keep me posted

[@NicoleSuggs]

Maybe the 2007 and 2008, but definitely not the 2009 and beyond 🤔

[@Mr921kevin]

@@NicoleSuggs All Lexus LS460s are the same they are money pits you will be sorry if you buy this car.

[@NicoleSuggs]

@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