Buying one of these babies soon. Smooth and sleek 1997 Lexus LS400, Reported mileage is above 150...

It has something like 920k miles. They're trying to get it past the million mile mark by loaning it to journos.

The highest mileage car I've ever worked on was an LS400. 4-5 years ago it had 700k miles on the original engine original transmission.

97 LS400 owner here

It's a real FUCKING comfy car, extremely comfy. If you get a super clean one too you'll get a few head turns. Reliable as all fuck, but it's a bit heavy on the gas.

Really powerful too, I tend to speed a lot because getting up to highway speeds is so effortless and the ride is so smooth, I going 65 feels like going 35 in my moms corolla. It doesn't pull super hard from 0, but it's still hard enough to be fun and feel like you're going fast, but from 80-120+ you're definitely in the top tier of "normal" cars.

Handling is okay, if you want a sportier feel get better tires and run at a slightly higher pressure (~37 psi), you'll lose some comfort but gain some road feel. The LS has VERY NUMB road feel, it's meant to feel like gliding on a cloud and it does that amazingly without feeeling spongy.

Timing cover leaks affect basically all RX's from 2010-2016. The 2016 cars with the revised engine are being shipped with slightly fucked up timing chains that are causing misfires that are forcing replacement.

Inspect the dif for metal flakes, leaks, or if there's even gear oil in it, these are notorious for wearing out near 150k. From the factory they are open dif, but after 150k of abuse and too long service intervals they end up performing like an LSD which is good if you begin regular maitinance after purchasing it, but if you forget to maintain it, its a count down to a blown dif. Also, the 97s have weaker rods compared to the 92 and earlier models, if you're not planning on forced induction that's fine, otherwise look into forged rods, otherwise they break around 300hp, compared to the 600+hp that the thicker rods handle

Just bought a 99. It's way better than I expected. If more people knew how awesome these are they would be way more expensive. 98-00 is ideal though to get the 5 speed and vvti.

This. My 00 LS seems to want to go 80 all the time. If I'm not paying attention, bam- 80 mph. It's like it was built for life on American freeways. Not bad on side streets too, but that's where mpg's go to die.
unless you want to add forced induction, then again if you wanted high hp/weight, go for the GS400.

>tfw I just got a '99 Acura 3.5RL
It's V6 and FWD, but it has the same "spirit" of the comfiness and luxury of the LS400.

I am super happy with it, but I still ogle all of the Lexus LS I see, though...

god i want one of these so bad. some old lady who golfs at the same course as me has an absolutely mint one, but i can't figure out who she is since i always either see the car parked, or her just driving away and I can't make out what exactly she looks like

I just got an '06 GS300 (RWD) with 30000 miles. Did I do good, Veeky Forums?