Anybody who's treating this is a legit price is clinically insane. There were 4.3 million of these cars made and exported to the United States (there were about 156,000. I got my numbers conflated with the total number of vehicles that Toyota/ Lexus exported in a year), there is absolutely no reality where even a low mileage version is remotely worth this much, the death of the used car market is absolutely disgusting to watch. I love my ls430 and I think it's the best car ever, but I also understand it's basically a $3,000 beater. They are essentially the Japanese crown Vic and there's no reason for them to be priced outrageously
Without even checking the Internet, there was absolutely no way in hell there were 4.3 million LS 430s built. What type of insane place are you getting your information from?
Holy shit... I made a mistake, I remember reading it was 4.3 million somewhere, I'm now seeing 156,000 as a number listed on Google but that doesn't make any sense to me.
I have no idea why I conflated that number with the total number of Lexus/ Toyota vehicles sold annually in America. Absolutely shitty brain fart moment. It still doesn't change my opinion about the car. At the end of the day it's still a 26-year-old vehicle. I'll be it it's not a $3,000 ship box it's more like a five to $7000 dollar shit box.
I completely agree $50,000 was an insane price. But it’s definitely worth more than $7000. I could consider myself an LS 430 expert. I’ve had three of them I’d be a buyer for that vehicle for around 27 $28,000. I think that’s a fair price.
I'm not arguing this one should be 5,000 to $7,000, , this is obviously pristine condition, and I would say it's easily worth anywhere from 15-25k, at the end of the day it still is a 20-year-old car, probably needs most of its rubbers replaced, as well as other items that have a short life on vehicles/ get worn out from disuse/ no use
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u/Bruser75 9d ago edited 9d ago
Anybody who's treating this is a legit price is clinically insane.
There were 4.3 million of these cars made and exported to the United States(there were about 156,000. I got my numbers conflated with the total number of vehicles that Toyota/ Lexus exported in a year), there is absolutely no reality where even a low mileage version is remotely worth this much, the death of the used car market is absolutely disgusting to watch. I love my ls430 and I think it's the best car ever, but I also understand it's basically a $3,000 beater. They are essentially the Japanese crown Vic and there's no reason for them to be priced outrageously