LS400

[Bren]

My eldest has been hankering after one of these despite only having his licence for eighteen months and being only 21. Today he took the plunge.

It's on a personal plate but is 1999 on a T reg. Delivery mileage of 128k. Three keys and a sheaf of bills - on it's third set of belts.

It does have some cosmetic issues - the bumpers need paint as each corner has damage.

The rear seats look as if they have never been sat in - leather in the front has some cracking.

Spare looks unused and has a newsish toyo fitted.

Still has the wallet pack and discs for the sat nav -

It has a nice burble that is unmistakably V8 - my BMW 545 was so muted you could only tell with big throttle applications.

As well as the paint there is a judder when braking so the brakes need looking at.

He paid sub £4k for this - it's  not perfect but a nice example that needs bringing up to scratch. 

He is very happy.

[Bradders59]

I would be more than happy with that for that price.

Something very similar is top of my wish list if I ever get to the end of the road with my Omega.

Apart from the colour. I would want a darker colour, but thats just personal preference. 

[Bren]

1 minute ago, Bradders59 said:

I would be more than happy with that for that price.

Something very similar is top of my wish list if I ever get to the end of the road with my Omega.

Apart from the colour. I would want a darker colour, but thats just personal preference. 

I agree. Green is my favourite.

[Bradders59]

Mine too.

[Matty]

Thats fitter than a big fit thing Bren. Your boys a bit of a legend jumping from an Astra straight to that. Lovely stuff 👌

[Hertz]

Nice. He's now guaranteed* to be..

 

[Bren]

18 minutes ago, Matty said:

Thats fitter than a big fit thing Bren. Your boys a bit of a legend jumping from an Astra straight to that. Lovely stuff 👌

He has been warned. He freely admits to not liking the astra and he doesn't really care for it - he checks the fluids etc but won't clean it.

I have told him if he does the same with this it will bite him on the arse.

[Spottedlaurel]

4 hours ago, Bradders59 said:

I would want a darker colour, but thats just personal preference. 

You need a dark blue one then. Just so happens Miss SL's BF will be selling one in that colour quite soon....

[Spottedlaurel]

4 hours ago, Bren said:

My eldest has been hankering after one of these despite only having his licence for eighteen months and being only 21. Today he took the plunge.

Excellent! Appears to be a DHP, or at least has the more attractive 17" wheels off one. Tyres matching the original size are now a bit of a challenge.

[tooSavvy]

On 02/05/2026 at 19:53, Bren said:

He has been warned. He freely admits to not liking the astra and he doesn't really care for it - he checks the fluids etc but won't clean it.

I have told him if he does the same with this it will bite him on the arse.

Hmm.... I have a very manky, rust brown n/s fog on AVAS 🫤

I popped a tenner for a scrapper 😉

Such *ministrations (I might hope...) will keep the GM gods happy and eke out another 100k.

Big Barge [Barg 👍] that one...

🚙💨

[paulplom]

What's it like underneath. Mine needed the exhaust welded and when they put it up on the lift I had a look. The titanic was in better condition. It was absolutely hanging underneath but lovely on top and I got rid asap. 

It was a Scottish car though which would explain it.

[Bren]

2 hours ago, paulplom said:

What's it like underneath. Mine needed the exhaust welded and when they put it up on the lift I had a look. The titanic was in better condition. It was absolutely hanging underneath but lovely on top and I got rid asap. 

It was a Scottish car though which would explain it.

Apparently it is ok. It was bought from Reading Lexus and before today had only been as far north as the west midlands.

There is a reason Scottish motor traders head south for much of their stock. Anywhere around the Scottish coast will kill a car quickly.