I'll give you $5,000 for it.

 

Imagine, a car thats engine gets ruined if you drop debris into the engine and run it. What a finicky car.

Face it, you tried to save some money, did a maintenance task poorly, and you ruined your car. Thats your fault. Not an issue with the quality or reliability of the car.

If you don't put the wrong spark plugs into it and drop stuff into the engine then run it, it will last just fine. Will it be problem free? Will it be inexpensive to maintain or as inexpensive as an ES? No...its a serious car, a very expensive car and maintenance and repair/part costs reflect that.

 

Bollocks.

There's a thread where someone hydro locked their engine and have it in a million pieces to rebuild it. Your dealer is lazy. Go to an Indy specializing in Japanese vehicles and run it by them. It won't be cheap, but it'll be cheaper than a 15000 dollar used motor.

 

I'd like to +1 this sentiment about....hmmmm...1k times!
Hey look, I wasn't going to chime in, but for the benefit of my fellow forum runners as well as prospective Lexus owners, more specifically, LS owners, I felt compelled to share y 2 cents.
First, I'm sorry the OP feels as though the car has failed him in regards to its quality.
However, it's been clearly stated here that much of these issues, are to be expected, as they are simply wear items. It happens. But I won't continue to beat a dead horse here.
What I really wish to express is that because of the quality caliber of members in this forum:
Tee, Roadfrog, Devh, Double base, greg3852, CJIITY, jmcraney, nospinzone just to name a few...they assisted me, in not only purchasing the LS I now currently own, but with the few repairs I have done so far.
A brief synopsis:
I purchased my vehicle in late January 2015; 07 LWB 65k. I've had to have a road force balance, brake change out-pads and rotors, full set (which didn't really NEED to be done, I just didn't like the noise/grab I was receiving from P>D and/or R>D), which I did in my garage for a few hundred bucks.
And just recently, I replaced my water pump at 68k. Since I can't RFB my wheels in my garage, I let Lexus do it, but the other two repairs I did myself, thanks to this forum. I personally can't thank guys enough! From research, I learned that this car is relatively easy to work on with the right tools and patience, which is in part why I bought the car.
Here's to hoping the best to the OP and a huge round of gratitude for the great members here.
Great, great forum!

 

I'll give you $5,500....

 

$5,500.01.

 

I'd like to see pictures of the Lexus with the damaged engine. Had it been April 1st, it might have made sense. Before I believe anything, I'd like to see photos.

 

Agreed. The whole thing is starting to not make a whole lot of sense...wrong plugs...drops stuff in the cylinder...blames Lexus, etc, etc, etc. It almost seems like the entire thing is just troll work from an LS400 owner.