Hi All,
The Best Car Ever...a 2000 GS400 Platinum, bought from a dealer as Certified Pre-Owned in March 2004 with 44,000 miles on it.
Not sure of the exact price...high twenties, I think. Purchased and serviced at Scottsdale Lexus in Arizona.
I've owned it for almost six years and it now has 74,000 miles.
It just had the timing belt, water pump, and some hoses replaced. While the timing belt looked like it still had life left in it, the H2O pump had a leak and some corrosion. I had the work done due to the age of the original parts (10 years). The investment was just over $800, and the awesome dealer replaced the battery, which was under the 2-year warranty, without charging me for the pro-rated use. Thanks Guys!!
In 2007, it had the 60K service for about $1,600. (Hard to forget that number!!)
In 2006, it some bodywork done behind the driver's front wheel and under the door because I hit a curb and damaged the poor thing. That was another $1,500!!
I'm in my mid forties and pay about $700 a year to insure, including collision and comprehensive. The big bite here in Arizona is the yearly registration. It's finally under $200 a year, but was over $400 when I first bought it. It drops each year as the car's value goes down.
Other than a couple of batteries and regular oil changes, the GS has been low maintenance.
Unfortunately, the windows haven't worked in over a year and the vacuum seal broke on the radio display some time ago. The CD changer is shot. I'm living with those "imperfections" because of the huge investment required to fix. Apparently, the switch in the driver's door that controls the windows is dead and the repair requires a number of expensive parts to the tune of over $1,000. My next investment is new tires. This will be the first car I run to the 100K mile mark.
I'd add a photo, but it looks identical to the other 2000 GS400 Platinums out there!!
