+PacificCoastAuto Thanks Derek! you know how hard it is to make videos and make them spunky! you do a great job on yours though!

+Kingsoupturbo yeah it's too bad all of his great videos had to be removed :(

Its a great color! my last celsior had a dark green that looked black in some light, fascinating!

+Andrew Cohoe Makes cool noises right? All sorts of fury hiding inside that very calm car! They made the GS400 though the sporty one with the same gear, never driven one, always wanted too!

Thank you so much! a nice comment like that makes my day )

Thanks muchly!!! kind of you to say!

Quick question. Regarding wheels/tyres. any bumping/body scraping? Whats the tyre/ suspension setup on this car? Looking at getting this model...but no info on suspension setups as i would love bigger wheels......but dont want it bumping and scraping and certainly dont want a hard drive (want that riding a cloud feel lol).

You are so right that car look better then shit 2020 way before its time it can still hold its weight with anything new car with the right ppl doing the work.

Hey there! thanks! the LCD for the temp control never blacked out on me. The TV display is actually a CRT TV for the Nav system! The trip computer you can find out some of the translations, mine blew the front main oil seal coming back from Vancouver, it kept flashing something in Japanese furiously, I stopped and low and behold, low oil pressure! My 93 was a lot easier to navigate, the 97 was pretty hard to figure out, outside temp control, audio etc, I found a translation on planet Soarer I think on what menu did what. Its pretty straight forward, other then its a pretty large car for RHD and is a bit different then a small one like a WRX etc. Are you getting a 2000+ car? nice!

I am getting a 1998 UCF20 (did not care for the complexity of the UFC21's air suspension) in pearl white (waited a long time for this colour), 32K kms (!!!), grade 4.5, no sunroof or nakamichi stereo, but with the LCD screen for the HVAC/audio. I figured it would be impossible for me to find something to my specifications in Japan (did not want the Japanese LCD), but the 4.5 grade and 32K kms won me over. Will be transitioning from a 2014 Mazda3 GT to this and I'm super stocked. The Mazda is nice, but lacks refinement. Thanks for the reply. Really enjoyed the playful and informative nature of the video - very candid and fun. Seems you really appreciated your Celsior :)

Nice!! that car should be mint! White is a better color then black for auction, I think mine was Hella-flushed on the OEM air suspension, it had some messed up stuff (I think LCD headrests etc), most should be 4.5 and ultra low k driven by older Japanese with the seat doily cover things! The Air suspension is not reliable, at the age we get these cars, and its ultra soft, coil is the way to go! Did you get the radar cruise control? Also there is a write up on Planet Soarer I think somewhere on which jumper to cut in the cruise control computer to let it set over 106 kph etc. I sure do appreciate the cars! it'll be a different experience then a small Mazda 3, you're heading to luxury town now Mister!

Thanks for the support, Mr! Do you think that the Pioneer sound system is that much of a downgrade from the Nakamichi stereo?

Those are the Megan Coilovers for the 1994-1999 LS400, they decreased the spring rate and increased the stroke I think, a pretty reasonable ride quality and a lot flatter in the handling department.

iliovecaRS go to club Lexus.com and go to the LS400 forums, it will show you step by step how to do ANYTHING friend

Are they really? everything is these days, when I bought this there were so so many on auction nicer then this one, very low cost, inflation is not the best is it?

@@Kingsoupturbo on kijiji most have higher kms up to 200,000 and there asking a good penny.

@@matthewmantee195 Amazing!

thanks very much for the compliments!!! I had to rebuild the front 4-piston calipers, they were sticking, when I got the car! 5000$ usd book value is pretty high, must be in superb shape!

@@Kingsoupturbo the former owner also blacked out the logo in the front.. yours looks better chrome..

perhaps my old car! oh I don't want to see it again for I do miss it!

You guys in Canada ?

I never did but you could use LS400 lights

Thanks, I was hoping for you to say "there is a beam pattern switch in the headlight"😂 But ls400 lamps it is then, getting mine in few months

Jacob Deutscher I got mine a week ago... so nice

I actually fixed all the things wrong with this car that the previous hella-flush owner in Japan had done to it, returning it to mostly stock. The 19" rims came on the car, and I sold it for more than I paid by a good margin.

hey man! the car sold pretty quickly after this video!

U Can Now

Mike P How do you like your STS?

Mack124 it's a good car. But like every American cars, it's made with some cheap material. It's fast, 302 HP, great acceleration. Just got a ticket for going 112 mph 😕

Mike P 112😎 lol so far mine has been reliable. I have the 8 cylinder, and I am scared to get mine up to that speed. Only because the engine actually feels stronger the faster you go rather than getting weaker.

Mack124 do you have the V or just 8 cylinder? I've been looking into getting an sts V or 300 srt8.

Mike P I have the 4.6 North star motor. Smooth as silk. I could only imagine what the 4.4L Supercharged motor would be like. The 4.6 is plenty fast, but the V series is the X Factor. What I like about the 4.6 engine is that around town, the motor is extremely quiet and responsive. Will reward you with a nice little rumble every now and then, slightly entering into the cabin, but never over bearing. When you get on it, becomes just as loud as the radio in the car. Almost as if the radio automatically lowers the volume by itself, to allow the engine to sing.😎

Awesome!!

Canada is 15 years, thanks for watching!

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Not much really, a few options in Japan like the radar cruise, but this Gen is pretty similar to the LS.

I'll put it on my don't-care-about-professional-videos-foryoutube-budget

Funny, I like the material, if you made a small change as suggested you could make allot if money like Doug DeMuro or Tavaresh!! Be smart.....

I hear you, but just editing and shooting videos takes a lot of effort, let alone how much effort those guys put into their videos. I appreciate the compliment though, it would be fun to make a higher production video now and again.

The car had mostly blown air suspension from the previous owner, the coil overs are a very soft rate that replaced it, a much nicer ride quality then the super duper soft wallow ride it had, it was hardly hell-flushed. I fixed almost all of the poorly done mods it had from Japan to make it VIP extra cool thank you very much.

Also its a 1997 the UCF20 was made a year early in Japan, I filled out the customs myself so pretty sure on that ;)

Kingsoupturbo .. oh okay

in the USA, But in Japan They Facelifted the Celsior One year Early before the US

MoarPower RHD is toyota

Toyota came with a few extra options.

they were released one year ahead in Japan, late 97, 1998 for USA, common in lots of JDM models

Actually its a 1997, as the Celsior was 1 year ahead of the LS400 in the USA for the 5-speed and the VVT-i 1UZ and the headlight change, UCF20, they actually sold both the previous model 4-speed Auto and the new one as 1997 on Auction in Japan, but easy enough to tell with the HID headlights and Radar-Cruise (I just missed out on having it on this one!)

Actually japan starts production of new car a few months before the actual year. yes it's a 1997 but it's late 1997=1998. Hope you get the point.

TheMiddleKingdom it is lol

Yes....tt is just rebadged on its emblem, basically it is the same as Lexus LS 400.

why are you here? your comment makes no sense?