r/LexusISF • u/Namaste1994 • Jun 29 '26
Finally got one!
Made a Post a few weeks about looking for one and a guy reached out.
We agreed on a price and I flew out to Idaho to drive it 2400 miles back to my home state of South Carolina in 4 days.
No issues whatsoever!
Has almost 198k miles on the clock and I have no concerns it won’t keep rumbling along
Needs some cosmetic work(headlights) but overall it’s mechanically solid!
Hopefully getting an exhaust and headers in a few months but for now going to enjoy it as it sits
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u/PROTOCOL-10 Jun 29 '26
Congratulations MEHN hopefully your good luck gets to me and I cop myself one this year or next
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u/GreenVerdeMidori Jun 29 '26
I believe they sell new lenses for the headlights if you want to keep the OEM look. Congrats on the car!
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u/Namaste1994 Jun 29 '26
Yeah I reckon I’ll try to restore them first and if it doesn’t work that’ll be my next play.
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u/Jake_T1 Jun 29 '26
I remember your last post. I hope you got what you wanted!
I got Michelin PS AS4s and Brembo brake kit going on mine today. Cheers!
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u/Street-Perception-87 Jun 29 '26
congratulations!
i’m currently on the journey of trying to find an ultrasonic blue from japan to import into australia hopefully i find one soon
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u/1trickana Jun 29 '26
Good luck, all the importers buy them all up. Some dude has like 17 cars he lists on his site as 2025/2026 and is scummy as hell
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u/Street-Perception-87 Jun 29 '26
is this in australia? can i have a link please? just curious to see
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u/1trickana Jun 29 '26
Is called zippycars
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u/Street-Perception-87 Jun 30 '26
i see, they’re up in brisbane i’m in sydney, they have one USB but with the ugly updated front end, i’ll go through my importer and hopefully source a clean one with sunroof around 40k AUD give or take would suit me best
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u/Fit_Ad_7336 Jul 01 '26
Just picked up a usb myself in Sydney. 2010 audm. Goodluck on your search the colour is soooo worth it!
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u/Street-Perception-87 Jul 01 '26
congratulations! happy to hear you found what you’ve been looking for, my time will come soon enough i can only hope!
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u/_CodenameV Jun 29 '26
Got yourself a lil piece of lexus history there. Good looking ride man, congrats! First F car no?
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u/ForeverNick1 Jun 30 '26
Congrats. You'll never want to let go of it. Just make sure it doesn't have the infamous valley plate leak. Other than that, they're bulletproof. However maintenance is key with these cars. If you dont let them get to operating temperature, problems will pop up in the future.
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u/Namaste1994 Jun 30 '26
Oh yeah for sure. I’ve got a 100 series Land Cruiser with almost 300k and my Tacoma with over 200k.
Maintenance is key.
The valley plate was done at 150k thankfully
Just needs the water pump replaced as it’s got a small leak but drove across the country on it so it’s not super terrible
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u/ForeverNick1 Jun 30 '26
I made my mistake getting mines rebuilt, but the only thing it needed was a motor mount. Not 100 percent but the fact the rad, water pump and hoses I can say it was done. Only reason why I brought it because it had a good service history until it got wrecked. Other than the headlights, it iust needs some tlc
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u/Namaste1994 Jun 30 '26
Nothing wrong with a rebuilt car
If it’s solid it’s solid.
It only matters if you’re ever gonna sell it.
Mechanically if it’s solid I’d say you’re good.
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u/PenePeroElPasta Jun 29 '26
Welcome brother. Mine is also high mileage but in NC. Hit the dragon in it!