ursnicu

Hello, I am new here, I have found my dream car, an 2007 ls600h here in Spain, the car is priced at 11000€, aprox 12600$, with 290000km(180000 miles), what to look for? It is worth it? I will do the minor servicing on the car myself. Still didn't see the car yet, it is at 600 km from where I live. I have asked the seller to provide all the info for the car. And the other car that I found that I also like is an 2004 LS430 ultra luxury with same mileage asking 7000€ (8000$), this one I did drove it, very fine car. I am willing to spend 1000$ a year in maintenance. Which one do you people recomend as to be the best deal and most reliable car? Thank you.

Dave144239

Go with the LS430. Make sure the timing belt has been changed - it should have been done at 90,000 miles and 180,000 miles.

The LS600h is a great car, but if the hybrid battery goes bad, it will be very expensive to fix.

You may have to fix suspension components on either of those cars, but the LS430 will be less expensive to repair..

ursnicu

thank you for the reply

Nospinzone

Yes, I would echo what Dave said. With a budget of about $1000 per year, the LS600hL could easily exceed that amount, especially if the battery needs replacement.

At first I thought you typed the wrong year since the 600 wasn't sold in the US until 2008, but I think it was released earlier in some other countries.