The LS engine is also one of the only FAA approved engines, on my 2005 the wood is supposedly made by Yamaha piano company and the seats are designed from first class plane seats, had for 11 years and still looks new and never had a problem with it.

I have 96 with 220K, runs like swiss watch, drives like a magic carpet

The LS 400 is the best stock luxury car ever made. I have a 1999 with 203,000. It runs and looks new with incredible reliability and timeless looks. I would encourage anyone to get one. Cheap luxury and good performance and gas mileage.

I started with a LS400. Now on my 6th Lexus a 2017 F sport RX. I really do miss my LS400. So smooth! So quiet...

298k on my LS400 this car is a sleeper 12yrs driving it no issues, just the starter,battery, alternator basic oil change, struts and that was during the 8th year. Never had a more reliable car in my life. This car is a frickin tank.

I've had a '98 for 20 years. Purchased it on the advice of a Mercedes master tech!!! Hope never to sell it.

The world's best made and most reliable car to date.

21.5 happy years now with my '98. I would add that the PS pumps tend to leak. Mine did but a container of Lucas stopped it. A weak battery cell or two will cause all sorts of strange gremlins on morning start-up. If your problems are on first start-up, load test the battery before doing anything else. Valve covers tend to loosen with time. You may never have to change the spark plugs. The correct differential oil is still available from Britain. Clean oil is essential for proper variable valve timing function.

I’m a Lexus owner this makes me feel like a proud owner lmfaoo & the host should work as a Salesman for Lexus he damn near made me wanna buy this Lexus

I have a 96 with 194k miles and still love driving it every chance that I can.

These were truly great luxury cars that prove Asia can compete with the best. Extremely well built, quiet, reliable, solid, safe etc.

Im thinking of getting an LS400 or LS430 as a 3rd car. I have a GX 470 and ES300 and theyre amazing. Lexus makes the best cars on the road.

My dad has a series 3 98 and just about to hit 300,000kms. Has been maintained well and is still buttery smooth. A lot more comfortable than the budget new company cars I use as well. One of the most reliable and solidly built vehicles ever made. Keep up the great content, love your channel mate! :)

I got a 93 with 500 099 on it it runs great

I have a 2004 LS430 with 208,000 miles and drives like a new car. Love it so much!

The superb Lexus LS400, best luxury car ever made.

Just got a 99 LS400 last month to serve duty as a reliable 'beater', it's not as handsome as the prior body but the transmission change and horse power increase from the VVTi are totally worth it. It hauls ass for a big car.

Maybe the greatest car ever made, 1998-2000 models at least.

Just bought a 08 LS460L I'm in love. All the 400 series Lexus are serious bizzness. I will always have a Lexus in my garage. Thanks for the kick ass video you're right on the money.

I had 1990 es 250 1992 LS 400. Great cars

When Lexus launched GM bought an LS400 and took it apart to examine and determined that nothing in their manufacturing process could replicate or produce the same tolerances and exact measurements as the Lexus LS400. This is why American quality is crap and why Toyota went on to be number one in the world. Attention to detail and having pride in your own workmanship is ingrained in Japanese culture, and American motor companies were too arrogant, greedy, careless, bureaucratic, toxic management in their organizations to the point GM was bankrupt, Ford sold many of heir assets to avoid bankruptcy and Dodge merged with Fiat after Daimler-Benz dumped them off to some private equality firm. Point is don’t be arrogant and sell crap cars, and unfortunately many Americans bought crap cars that ended up being expensive to own due to unreliability and loss of equity value in the vehicles.

It’s 2022 and I still want one. I own a 2011 Avalon. I love it but something about the Lexus LS400 and 430 are the GOAT.

4:00 has to be the best looking ls400 ive ever seen

One of the best cars ever made right here

Good job on this video miguel! You made me laugh when you got all sensual talking about the "magical" cupholders.

I have to say I just love the grey streak highlights in your hair!! It compliments the Lexus quite a bit! Very classy!

I've run these great cars for 15 years now - my mate bought my last one at 310,000 miles (I was that confident that I would sell it at that mileage to someone I often see) and the '96 I have now is just so quiet, so reliable, so good on fuel, fabulous aircon and original sound system, if you can find one buy it !

Great job, great content. Subscribed! Keep it up

What a great video. Good job, lots of good info

I just bought a 2000 LS 400 platinum edition silver color. I also own a 1997 LS 400 inside my garage ✌️😊

great video man nice to see a small channel getting some shine

About four years late with my comments but here goes. I think the Lexus LS is the best car ever made regardless of price. I worked for a major auto manufacturer and our engineers purchased an LS 400 for review. They were blown away by the built quality and engineering that went into this car. At that time the admitted they could not duplicate the LS400. Especially for the price. I actually have two Lexus LS cars. I have a1998 LS400 (180 K) and a 2003 LS430 (50K) There is very few cars that I would buy if it had say over 200 K on the clock. That is nothing for an LS. If you find a car that has been maintained and the timing belt serviced buy the car. You know timing belt service is very important but I have never heard of a timing belt breaking. Never! Still why take the chance. If the belt needs to be replaced get it done. Just for piece of mind if nothing else. I enjoyed the video. Cheers!!!!

I had a 1997 LS400 Coach Edition, I loved that car! Truly the best luxury cars.

just bought a well maintained '91....Great Review...Can't wait to get into her

I have a 1998. Wonderful car. Suspension woes are pricey to fix but engine and transmission are 100% even though it was manufactured 21 years ago.

Child safety windows is a myth. Real reason the rear windows are shaped like that is because the ergonomics of the rear doors make it difficult to make a completely descended window panel. Great video, alot of people dont know the amount of work that went into developing this car. Plan on doing an ls430?

I have a 2000 LS400.. I just had the two mufflers removed in front of the two rear wheels.. and the remaining 2 are nowl flowmasters. They also adjusted the 2 tips so they can come out and be seen as opposed to facing down

My first car was a 95 ls400 in black. She was the cruiser for the hometown boys. Sister wrecked it and I bought the platinum series one off a guy. This is my favorite car ever

Great vid!👍

Beautiful car. I've owned an identical one same color, year and everything for over a year now. 236k miles runs quiet and smooth. About to take it for a 3 hour drive. My inner wheel caps have no signs of wear like those ones do though. Mine was garage kept lol.

Loved it homie.

In 1990, Mazda of Japan introduced the first ever GPS system for automotive navigational use. Offered in the top-of-the-line, Wankel-powered Eunos Cosmos cars

the 1st generation is the best imo. I was lucky enough to come across and buy a 1991 LS400 w 106k original miles off of CL back in 2015. It was (and remains) in pristine condition (rare thing to find on CL). It came equiped w satellite telephone (yea it has a phone inside the arm rest), 6 disc CD changer in the trunk (fully functional 8 speakers total including a 8" sub), a med kit and spare tire changing toolkit. It's been my daily driver ever since. (as of now it has 129k miles). Besides basic maintenance I've only had to replace the power steering pump, the starter (which is located behind at the bottom of the massive engine - a pain in the a$$ to replace), brake pads and 8 spark plugs - which btw were the original ones from factory (!!). Of course I have my own mechanic which gets the job done cheaply as the Lexus dealer charges arm & leg for such jobs. Most of those parts were replaced due to being worn not necessarily fault of production (except power steering pump and temp control display that goes blank - well known issues in these cars). The car remains well preserved, solid and strong and I get tons of compliments on it. You can tell they put a lot of effort and thought in building this amazing car. I LOVE everything about it: the classic box/limo style, the powerful V8 that feels like your're driving a train going effortlessly at 75mph on the left lane of the highway, how quiet and smooth it is, how spacious it is inside, large trunk, the quality paint job (mine is the 2-tone pearl white w grey bottom and it always has this glossy sparkle to it even when i go months w/out washing it) and of course the reliability (pple dont believe this car is 30 years old), overall quality of construction and the amazing history/nostalgia of how this car came about to define one of the best luxury brands in the world. If i even aquire Lambos, Ferraris etc in the future this car will remain my favorite one.

Great video review. I'm looking to buy a used Hyundai Genesis or Lexus LS. Getting harder to find a clean LS 400 but I'm interested in the 430 as well. Thanks

These cars are 💎 gems.

What a handsome car! This is my favorite gen of LS. And yeah, it's not cheap to beat the establishment at their own game, but Lexus did it, and they did it while maintaining reliability.

I may pick up a 1997 LS400 to daily drive and complement my MR2. I've always admired the 95-98 UCF20s like the one in the video. Toyota really spared no expense to make an unmatched first impression for its Lexus marque with the LS400.

Well done great video I own that car I forget what year I think 96 and I've owned two more ls430s. Once they're fixed they're fixed for quite a while. Simply an amazing machine.

Lexus to date is the most reliable car brand in the world. Proof they no longer need to poor billions to make a reliable model. That's the real accomplishment of the Lexus brand.

Compared to the Merc W-140 it’s 10x more reliable cheaper for parts and a lot easier to work on, but I really love the w140

Proud owner of a 92 LS that recently rolled over 240k and I honestly don't know what other car to upgrade to. It's been my daily driver for 8 years (started at 130k) and I like that fact that I don't have to worry about infotainment touchscreens breaking or engine problems. It has not been to a mechanics shop since I've owned it, I do all the maintenance myself since it is capable of being maintained by any normal person. I've had people say "they'll drive it 'till it dies" but I've had unfortunate experience that this Lexus has survived a couple generations by now.

Toyota best brand ever

We have two '98's. One has 150k miles on it and the other has 320k... you can tell which has been a garage queen... both still running incredibly strong.

I had a 93 LS400 back in the late 90’s early 00’s.... I wish I still had it, it was way ahead of its time

I have a '95 with 88k only . Open road use only but love the silky smooth waft. Still get thumbs up from those you are in the know. Thanks for the vid..

UFC20 love bro. I’ve had 5...one with 450k one with 100k they both ran identical. None used a drop of oil. I’ve owned a few other legendary modern classics and these are the highest quality cars I’ve ever owned. Even compared to my 95 S600 V12. Btw the satnav was on standard on the millennium ‘00 package.

Just picked up a sweet 2000 LS Platinum.

Excellent video!! I had bought a 1990 Lexus LS400 with 50,000 miles and burgundy red interior. Surely is an amazing car. Glad you mentioned Club Lexus which is a great resource for all models - I'm also one of the moderators on there.

Yeah I've got a 2004 LS430, it was their 2nd gen update. The upgrades compared to MK1 was huge.

You should have mentioned that the 1998 and newer LS400 with variable valve timing has no EGR valve. The EGR is done by adjusting the exhaust valve timing.

Love Toyota/Lexus. Thanks for the education !

I have a 2000 GS300 with 320,000 on it m, still rides good as ever. I’ve replaced a few parts here and there but she’s still my baby.

I have a 98 LS400 with 300,000miles abd it runs like a charm I’m in love

Valuable information indeed. Appreciated and you earned one subscriber

Nice video, Miguel.

I have a 98' and I love it.

One of those cars that when you first drive one you keep saying WOW WOW WOW.....the refinement is exceptional..one of the hardest things to engineer into a car...

Excellent vehicle! I picked up a 96 LS400 for 65 bucks last year. The customer didn't want to pay 1000 bucks to fix it. It needed an ecu due to capacitor leakage. I picked up a reman unit on ebay for 180 bucks. Been driving it for over a year now. Best car I have ever owned. PAINT THOSE DAMN WHEEL CENTER CAPS! That car looks new until you see those center caps.

Great video, lovely car (soo retro) can't believe its older than me

Nice work with the enthusiasm

I have a 2007 LS 460l with 230,000 miles. Love it.

Have had a 1997 Ls400 Coach edition for 23 years and only has 68k miles. Still drives like a dream and just effortlessly builds power when you need it to. Love this car till the day I go

They shoulda kept the Bose suspension on the lexus!! That was an amazing ride feeling man

Such a pleasure owning the original LS400 I’ve owned at least 3 of them in my lifetime two 91’s and a 93 model. I’ve moved on to 2004 Lexus GS430 the youthful younger brother of the LS.

started it all and is still currently doing it all

i own a 2002 LS430 & i bought it 5 years ago its currently at 500,000 Miles & still going & im proud of it nearly at 487,000 miles i changed timing belt & other then that orignal stock engine & tranny no issues & drive's as good as new few days back i put 28 cartons in it had to bring it home each carton was 18 kilo's & while having so much weight it drove so smooth i was never a person that would go for lexus but after owning this LS430 every car im gonna keep is going to be a lexus American & German cars are all about issues they'll only go upto 5 - 6 years hardly without any issues after that u need hard cash avaliable in ur bank account! but if u own a Toyota or Lexus forget about spending a single dime for good 10 years if ur gonna keep it maintained time to time

I had one of these (not sure what year) try to race me in my 370Z through country roads and residential streets topping speeds at over 100 MPH. To make a long story short I dangerously embarrassed the Lexus but was impressed.

NOTHING BEATS TOYOTA/LEXUS QUIET SMOOTH. NO VIBRARTION, NO NOISE

Impressive you just got a new subscriber

I have my 99 Atlantis blue mica exterior and grey leather interior.The killer combo🔥clocked at 104k miles.Invested 32k plus In total.

@8:41 Music to your rear 🤣🤣 true

Had a 97 avalon in that color. That thing was really refined too

You need to do the first generation SC300/400 Z30 chassis and Gs300/400/430 JZ/UZS161 chassis. Both of these car in my opinion just measures up just as well as the 1Gen in terms of impact it made on Lexus/Toyota brand

great car that I've ever seen so cool and perfect. I started driving this car age 20 now I have latest range rover but ls400 95 is my favorite. is such a great car

I love the music and pano at the beginning of the lexus. Like the modern youtubers do on new mclarens or lambos. But here he is doing it with an old lexus 😂

I have a 1999 LS 400 here in Italy with over 300k kms. And it’s like a brand new, only bad thing is the over 1000€ a year on taxes, but I gladly pay that for my Lexus.

It's me.. or is he a Doug Demuro's parody?

BIG BODY ROLLER but the 98-00 has the best engine no erg crap aswell a true sleeper

I love Lexus ❤️❤️❤️

Clean car. I got 99 model. Amazing car . 160k on it

So what year should I look into to buy? The first, second or third?

My father has a 96 ls400, 200,000. It is in great condition. He is debating to sell it because he has to replace catalytic converter. Do you recommend he makes the repairs or sell it?

Testing these motor mounts you can feel when you accelerate you can feel in the gas pedal lifting you could feel it reverse and drive as well

Own 1996 . Now going on 18 years. Do own maintenance . Which is none hhaaahaa

Great video! I own UCF20 which i got with front end collision, and sat for 4 yrs. I saw huge potential in it and there in Estonia they are very rare. After rebuilding front end, new fuel pump and all brakes, runs like a dream. :) Now at 329 000 km. Never get tired of driving with it. :)

Glad that I choose the car that I have have ES 300 2003 No matter how people say it all Lexus models are very solid cars and trucks

this car is for sure a future classic.

Although I applaud your efforts in making this video, Lexus actually spent One Billion Dollars on the engine development alone! It cost considerably MORE than that to develop the entire automobile. Thank you. I enjoyed your work.

does the 6 disc changer still work?

I have the same color too, I LOVE MY LS 400