Willyam

Hi guys i got a 95 Lexus ls400 in a trade and it only has 83k miles. Its holds a salvage title, I give the interior a 7/10 because there’s a rip in the driver seat. I give the exterior an 8/10, it has a brand new 3 stage pearl white paint job. It’s runs perfectly fine only thing that’s wrong from what I can tell so far is that it has a leak in the power steering pump, I’m having to top it off every 3-4 days. How much do you think I could get for it? Also i think it’s the coach edition but im not sure

CELSI0R

Coach editions were only available in 1997, so this is just a standard LS 400

Does the car have any options like air suspension?

The paint job is nice, but it's not original. The roof is black and the lower is not two tone. The chrome has also been painted over. Picky buyers looking for originality might not like that. All of the lights also look like they were tinted

The biggest thing hurting the car here is the salvage title

I would say that if the timing belt is done and the power steering leak is fixed, you can probably expect somewhere between $4k - $6k in this market because of the salvage title and the low mileage.

If you have all of the documentation of the salvage repairs done with photos, you might be able to get more from a confident buyer.

Willyam

Thank you so much man I appreciate that

400fanboy

It also entirely depends on how the car is presented. Pictures, the ad, the listing of the specifics, whether you're willing to wait for the "right" buyer.

How much it's worth =\ how much it will sell for.

"well it leaks PS fluid every 3-4 days" which means the pump (probably) needs a rebuild\replace. I agree about the $4-6k figure. The salve title halves the value at least. Look at LS400's on Bringatrailer, and replicate those pictures, they're the most important thing. The hour you spend getting the pictures may net you another $500 on the sale, the ROI on your time is really high.

CELSI0R

Agreed on the previous point - if you want to ask more, there's absolutely no problem in doing so. You may just need to be patient for the right buyer to come along

Alternatively, you could keep this car and really enjoy it

It's a good, low mileage example that could last you a really long time with a few of those repairs

timmy0tool

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power steering leak and salvaged title will hurt the sale. i say $3k at most, and that's just because of the market. CA has a different level of demand, and there are not a lot of folks anymore interested in a v8 sedan - it's a niche market today (unfortunately).