Originally Posted by Stereorob

youll see more 95-97s then any others. why?

1. the ucf10s are so old at this point that they were clapped and crushed years ago. the few still left have a small cult following but even they are dwindling. the ucf10s are played out and alot of people have moved on to other cars. its also getting to the point now that im starting to see ucf10s going to the crusher largley intact, unlike 10 years ago when they would be stripped to the frame before seeing the crusher. alot of people have simply lost interest.

2. 95-97 ucf20s got the short end of the stick of the bunch. they dont have the cult following the ucf10s do, and dont have all the cool stuff the 98-00s have, rendering them undesirable especially now that the 98-00s are basically the same price the 95-97s were a few years back.

3. the 95-97 cars have gone from old to now very old status and are at the point where catastrophic problems are starting to show up in them, even if kept up. they are expensive to fix, and why the hell would anyone spend 2 grand to fix something on a 95-97 when for the same price they can get a 98-00??

4. as stated before, the 95-97s got the short end of the stick. they are the bastard middle child LS400s that nobody really loves or takes seriously. laking the beauty and nostalgia of the ucf10s, and lacking the advancements of the 98-00s

5. 98-00s are old too but still look like flashy expensive cars and to the common eye, DO NOT look their age. the styling of modern car landscape as well as new school Lexus has changed so dramatically, the 95-97s are 20+ year old cars, that now LOOK like 20+ year old cars. they are very dated.


honestly, i think the 95-97s will never be as desirable as the now classic ucf10s and the later 98-00s, plus they didnt make very many of them unlike the ucf10s. however the 98-00s have even lower production numbers. i already never see 95-97s on the road anymore. the only ones i see, which LS400s in general are becoming rare sites, are blue hairs driving 98-00s, and a few of the stance/slam folks driving the even rarer ucf10s.

i have had every type of LS400 under the sun over the years. i have a 99,00,and 95 currently. although the 95 seems like half the car the newer ones are, its slow, loud, stinky, and has its issues, it still has me grinning ear to ear when i drive it and ive spent ALOT of money over the last year keeping it alive.

despite all the shortcomings of the 95-97s, they have something the 98-00s kinda lack. they have soul. especially the 95s. it seems like they had everything dialed in absolutely perfectly in the 95. its got the build quality of the 10s, but isnt floaty, dead quiet and disconnected as the 98-00s. they feel more mechanical. i feel more of the road in a 95 and feel more engaged with it while i drive it. personally, its my favorite of the bunch. maybe im crazy idk....

Originally Posted by Sin1UZFE

True I am looking for a 90 to 94 or 98 to 00 not a 95 to 97

Originally Posted by Stereorob

nobody is. people dont want them! its a shame because despite the 95-97s shortcomings, it may not be as fast as the 98-00 or as pretty as the 90-94s, the 95-97s have the best handling i think. they are tighter around turns, stiffer steering and suspension, more mechanically engaging, but folks just dont want them. honestly i cant remember the last time i saw someone seeking out a 95-97, unless they couldnt afford a 98-00 and were just desperate to upgrade their ucf10 to a ucf20.

Originally Posted by Sin1UZFE

If i can get one cheap i wouldnt pass it up but not actively looking for one