ppl who do their research on cars want an ls430 and the lx470. honestly the dream combo

I own a LS430 base model, I bought from original owner with 83k miles for $4000. Dealer quoted $2400 for rear main engine seal replacement because of leak, dinged bumper, I had bumper cover painted, shocks, cushioned all speakers, now the car is a jewel... Owner didn't want to pay $2400 repair rear main seal, an bought a new RAV. She had all records from Lexus since she purchased new., I have owned for 5 years. Car has been solid no major issues, Do all my own work replace TB, plugs now at 113k still runs smooth as silk...

After watching Car Care Nut restore a 2001 LS430 with 600,000 miles on it, I wanted one.

I had a 1993 LS 400. My parents bought new and I acquired it in 2007 when they bought a new 06 LS 430. You mentioned the leaky power steering pump and the alternator scenario. I had this problem as well, and after replacing a couple of alternators And unsuccessfull attempts to fix leaking power steering… my shade tree mechanic actually built a shield to act as a drip cover for the alternator so the fluid would stay out of it! L O L it actually freaking worked !!! I drove that car to 486,000 miles. Most of those miles with failed electroluminescent gauges I used my garmin to keep up with speed and miles…My parents still have their 2006 LS 430 and it has 116,000 miles. Great review BTW!

I'm getting one of these soon, it's absolutely one of the best lexus cars ever produced !

I own a 2002 ls430. The ABS light can be recalibrated with whats called a handshake. You take a paperclip and put one end into the number 3 upper terminal on the OBD and the other end into the number 13 lower terminal then turn the ingnition to the on position. The display should read " Recalibrating ABS" . This worked on mine. Go figure a paperclip. Lol.

Great video - we also have a silver with black interior. Black definitely hides the age. We've had our 290,000 mile 2001 LS430 since 2019. Reliable and cheap maintenance. Love it!

Nice Lexus LS430, congrats on finding a great model. I'd be interested in a review on your upgraded music head-unit... great mod to bring that interior to the 21st century.

Understated elegance! Well made.

the LS430 is the best LS ever built in term of luxury, great blend of electronic controls and reliability. The reason the 04-05 has been more sought after is the improved 6spd auto provided better MPG than the pre-facelifted model 5spd. LS460 is a nice car if you can afford to keep replacing control arms every 60k-80k miles.

Great review! I test drove an '05 LS 430 yesterday. Couple things that caught my attention were that the lower control arm bushings are worn, and I couldn't find any sign of a timing belt replacement. The car has 118k miles. Another thing is that the steering wheel was all cracked, but all other wood trims looked fine. But like you said, steering wheel replacement is probably a matter of $300. Oh, and the brakes felt super mushy. All in all, I think the $13k (plus fees and tax) that the dealership is asking for it is a bit too much.

LC500 to this as well. Hillarious you did that.

Nice ride! I’ve always liked those. In regards to the memory on the seats. I heard that you can reset the functions of the seats by “Initializing” using the seat buttons to the move the seat all the way forward, back and the recline options as well (but there is a specific order, mine was an example). Basically what it’s doing is setting parameters for the seats prior to you setting your own permanent ones. Not sure how true that is but that’s what I read. I have a set of BMW seats in my 71 Chevelle, so I’ve done a lot of research on various seats I could’ve swapped in my old school.

I own a 2001 that I bought with 126,000 miles. Mint. Original owner. I have 156 now, and I will never own another vehicle again! I want a fleet of these

My next car I'm buying because of reliability. Love your car collection! I own 2 Escalades, 89' IROC-Z and want a TA WS6 as well.

The best car I ever owned. It drives like butter. The feeling is indescribable.

the cl and ul have double paned windows is one thing the other trims do not have. also your key is programmed to the seat, just hold the memory seat button and hold lock or unlock on your key and it should beep. would definitely like to see a revkew of the new head unit

I was just gifted a 2003 base model with the Grandpa interior. This is my 6th LS. Need I say more!!? My thoughts on the black leather vs beige is that the black showed ALL the dirt and was hotter so I actually prefer the beige even though it might not look as good. I was putting on 40-60k/yr and I'd run them until I got tired of them and then get the next one. I always got them used because there is no sense in buying a new car and putting that kind of miles on it. The youngest one I got rid of was an LS 400 with 250k and the transmission went out. I had the dealer put in a "new" transmission (which I later found out was a factory rebuild) and it never shifted the same so I sold it. All the rest were sold at ~350k. One LS430 needed a trans at 300k and I had a private shop rebuild it and it was "OK' but never shifted like the original. I feel like my transmissions died earlier that need be because on those cars I sat in Miami traffic and the heat was incredible! After I insulated my battery and provided some air to the battery I got a battery to last a year. Interstate was great at replacing them for free but said it was the heat that was killing them. In Miami, I had brake fluid, trans fluid and coolant changed every year because of the heat problem. I'll be putting in the Seicane for sure. I can live without a backup camera because my crashcam already has one. Anyone have experience with Techstream software/OBD2 setup? I understand it can reprogram the Canbus so DRLs with LEDs dont flash and fix things like the ABS light being on etc. www.obd2gate.com/products/autel-maxivci-mini-vci-mini-bluetooth.html and I believe there is a free app for your phone. I strongly recommend replacing the idler pullys and water pump when you do your timing belt. I had my belt changed then 15k later an idler pulley froze up which took out the timing belt and 6 valves. It's cheap enough and you're in there anyway. I put 20" wheels on one of my 430s and had the windows at max legal tint. It looked BAD!!! It ate rear tires even with a good alignment job. I put bigger brakes with ceramic pads and braided stainless brake hoses on it (R-1 Concepts) and it made a HUGE difference!!! I'm glad to be back in another LS430!

The LS 430 is a great example of how Toyota actually overbuilt the Lexus vehicles, which is a good thing. The LS 400 was built like a tank, very solid vehicles. I serviced these Lexus vehicles as a Lexus Dealership technician and they are really reliable overall and really luxurious compared to their Toyota counterparts.

I found 2 White LS430s on a reputable lot - a 2004 with 141K and a 2006 with 124K. I bought the '04 because it had chrome wheels with the gold accents and the maintenance records were tight as a banjo string. Took forever to save the dough but it's the best auto purchase I ever made. And this was after I drove my 91 LS400 to 450K before she just became too expensive to fix. If I had the cash I would've bought them both.

Nice 👍, I’m driving the 2000 GS400 all white with the same wheels on your Lexus in Chrome!!!

What kind of head unit do you have for the car?? I see it has apple car play

It may be the smart key that's programmed to a personal setting. If you have both fobs, see if it does the same with the other. Possibly read the manual for the answer. Also, many don't know this, but there are a number (15+) of features that the dealership can change with their computer; for example, I had them change how long the mirror lights stay illuminate, which doors (driver only vs all vs just left side) unlock from the driver handle and I had them turn off the daytime driving lights (that yellow looks dated). If an advisor doesn't know what you're talking about, I'm sure the technicians know all about the ability to change the settings on the 430; something you can do by yourself in today's cars.

Nice collection.

The reason your seat moves to a different setting when you unlock the car is because the previous owner has programmed it into the key fob. There is a sequence in the owners manual to delete that and reprogram your setting to your key fob. So if for example your wife last drove the car with everything in her setting, and locked the car, when you unlock the car with your key fob, the seat, steering wheel, exterior mirrors and seat belt height automatically return to your setting when the car unlocks. Check your owners manual for instructions on how to delete the previous setting and then reprogram yours. It is a great feature.

Great collection of cars

The trim is Antique Walnut and it came with CL and UL packages starting in 04 on cars that had black interior. I changed the steering wheel in mine too. The lighter wood was just totally lame that Lexus let that decision leave the factory. It appears to me that your seat is auto adjusting because that position is programmed to that particular key. (likely the previous owner). Once you close the door after its been started it sets to the position assigned to that key. You could disable this feature through the stock navigation screen. Not sure if you can do it through the aftermarket radio you have. Im a LS guru of sorts. Used LSs are the only car ive bought since my first purchase in 2004. A used 2000 LS400 with 44k miles which i still own with 370k miles today.

Post facelift comes with a 6 speed transmission

I own a 2003, love working on my car and doing my own maintenance. Reminds me so much of my first car, 69 Buick, a solid car! 13:16 Wildcat,

Where’d you get the CarPlay from

I just bought a 2005 ls430 UL with 89k. Cost me a whole orange envelope but it was the best purchase I could make.

Link to the steering wheel?

still want one.

Can you make a video on the headunit? Looks like the climate is intergrated into the unit?

The UL has a bunch more stuff like cooler, seat massage, more rear vents, rear center controls, etc... Dope CL nonetheless 🤙🏽

Trying to find either a black on black or silver on black like yours. 04 and newer. Impossible lol. Convincing the girlfriend is another issue. Lack of parking ha. I have a 2 door tacoma 4x4 and it's great for work and winter but the ls430 on long trips would be great.

Aircraft rated? I have 25 years in the Aviation maintenance field. Please tell me what that means. Did Lexus actually market this engine as an option to pull and put into an airplane? what am I missing here? Or are you saying that it has the same required reliance as say a Lycoming?

Name of the Radio. Where can I find one

You found a black interior with non air suspension? Gem

Where did you find that steering wheel? I would like to pass that information on to Buy dad they have the original wheel on their 06 and it is severely cracked.

Your seat adjusts may be to Programing of you key fob.

Such a sweet car. I do sales so I drive around 25k miles a year. I’ve been looking at an ‘04-‘09 Lexus Rx 350, ES 350 and LS 430. Such a difficult decision bc all are amazing vehicles

Honest question: How come you’re mentioning several issues on this, but there are ES 350s all over KZfaq and people aren’t mentioning a bunch of problems?

I just bought one at a auction for 500 bucks. Its only got 69k miles and somehow the engine is locked up. Seems super odd for such low miles. But other than that the body and interior are perfect. How do I tell what trim it is and would it be worth putting a motor in

Nice car I wanted one so bad but couldn’t find one in good shape so I bought a 2015 gs instead

The seat issue your having is because THAT particular key your using is NOT the #1 key. This car originally comes with 3 keys, that’s why there’s 3 memory seat controls on the door panel. Just program all 3 memory seats the same way. It’s should fix your problem.

I could afford to jump to the LS & yours is a beauty but I’m sticking with my boring 2010 ES 350 that just runs & runs.

Congrats! Now that's a fine automobile that will last !

Hey bro what a reasonable price for one exactly like yours because some of these prices are ridiculous. Thank for your feed back.

Wow, you are making me think twice if I should sell my LS430, ironically, i want a LC500

My side mirrors are buggy. Thanks for the tip.

My dad has a 2006 ML silver on grey

Care to share what you paid? Or did i miss it?

The problem with old cars like this is the poor gas mileage, relative to modern cars. If old cars like this did everything exactly like they did but gas mileage goes to 30+ MPG I would consider them. But, alas, old tech is old tech for a reason.

I just got one an hour ago I think it needs a transmission

I just bought one for 750 bucks 😅 I get it delivered Monday 5/6

After driving MB/Jaguar for 40 years, I bought a dealer maintained 2010 LS 460L w/82K because of the Toyota reliability! WRONG! It has been the least reliable car I have ever owned! The latest problem is the ABS module! It was a design flaw from Lexus. They gave a 10 year warranty from the date of manufacture. I'm out of course! Putting in a used unit is not an option because of the design flaw. My only option is replace it because the normal brake booster is inside the ABS module! Dealer cost is $3800! I wished I had bought a 430, but I do like the 460 styling much better!

I got grey interior

Hi ma'am.....

this is the 4th gen i believe not second

Bro got bored of an lc500 so he got a 430?

Yes doesn't have the 18,000 back seat