Monday, September 12, 2005 - 08:35 am, by: Don Bagnall(Baggs)
Roger old chap, you will no doubt be delighted to know that NZ new LS400's only came with coils, airbags were NEVER an option .
This came from Lexus of Auckland, who as an aside said if I was looking to purchase an LS400.....STAY WELL AWAY from the Singapore Lexus LS400 import models. Apparently they (Lexus) have been plagued with unwitting purchasers of same, who find that the vehicles are "Not quite what they seem" mileage wise.
But oddly (for a Lexus dealer), he/they don't have a problem with Celsior's from Japan, and he went on to say that they have several clients who get their Celsiors (ranging in age from a 91 model to a 2003 model) serviced by them at their Greenlane, Auckland facility.
BUT he reiterated that they are reluctant to service the ex Singapore genuine LS400's
So to sum up (if slightly off topic), he advised if purchasing an LS400, buy NZ new, then Celsior, then if DESPERATE buy a Singapore import.
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