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[OmegaAnglesey]

I'm thinking about one of these around J, L Reg, Much older than my 2002 Omega but they seem to do huge mileage seen a few for sale with 400,000 , 600,000 on the clock and still going strong    .. Fairly well equipped cars and They have only one engine and its seems to be a cracker a 4.0 V8 32v with a 4 speed Auto or a 5 speed on the facelift 1997 onwards i think.


Was just wondering if anyone have had any (Positive) experiences with these "Japanese Rollers" ?..


 

[henryd]

Nice car if you like the looks,just be prepared to throw it away if anything major goes wrong with it

[albitz]

Havent owned one but did quite a bit of research on them as I seriously considered buying one before fuel costs got completely ridiculous.An absolutely cracking car imo.No downside at all apart from fuel bill,and parts can be expensive if you buy from a dealer.
Just like an Omega - check service history,especially cambelt changes,oil changes etc. and check for suspension wear as its a very heavy car so suspension components have a hard life.Seem to remember front wishbones can be expensive ? The owners forum used to be very good,but that was a few years ago.
Engines will go to the moon and back several times as long as they are reasonably well maintained.
Quite a few around that have been LPG converted,which would be well worth considering.

[VXL V6]

I fear you may want to LPG it rather quickly after being used to the MPG of your car.

[albitz]

LS430 with LPG on fleabay.I think th fron of the 430 is fugly personally,but still a hell of a car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-LS430-LPG-AUTOMATIC-EXCELLENT-CONDITION-/121072799509?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c30804f15

[OmegaAnglesey]

I fear you may want to LPG it rather quickly after being used to the MPG of your car.

I'm getting around 20mpg in the 2.2 mainly because i think when flooring it its just got to work so hard to move the Omega's weight don't get me wrong it does move but I'd have thought a bigger engine would have to work less and over all would be better MPG (I've probably got that wrong the Lexus would probably do 6mpg  )

[OmegaAnglesey]

LS430 with LPG on fleabay.I think th fron of the 430 is fugly personally,but still a hell of a car.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-LS430-LPG-AUTOMATIC-EXCELLENT-CONDITION-/121072799509?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c30804f15

Agreed, I personally prefer the boxy LS400 mk1 and wouldn't be looking to spend more than a grand on one.

[OmegaAnglesey]

That's a good looking brute... (for a large car of that era)

[albitz]

Plenty on the bay for around a grand.

[OmegaAnglesey]

Plenty on the bay for around a grand.

I've got my eye on a minter. 

[albitz]

Good luck with it.If it werent for the running costs I would have one like a shot.Twice as good a car as any Omega imo.

[OmegaAnglesey]

Good luck with it.If it werent for the running costs I would have one like a shot.Twice as good a car as any Omega imo.

That's my only concern as i wouldn't bother putting LPG on one, But a refined Lexus 4.0 quad cam 32v V8 shouldn't be much worse than a 3.0/3.2 Omega not by much anyway 

[OmegaAnglesey]

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=2985


Sounds similar to Omega 3.0/3.2 Consumption going by these posts on a Lexus Forum.

EDIT: Just noticed those posts are from 2002

[albitz]

Motorway MPG shouldnt be too bad,but if you do a lot of town driving....

[OmegaAnglesey]

Motorway MPG shouldnt be too bad,but if you do a lot of town driving....

  Not really, But allot of narrow country roads, The way i feel about LPG is say it costs £500 to install one (probably cost more for a V8 ) you might as well just use that £500 for petrol. Especially on a old car like the LS400 its probably not worth it.