We've got a Japanese Mercedes

13 April 2010

We took a trip to Top Gear today to pick up a Lexus LS400 we agreed to buy earlier this month.

Expectations were, quite frankly, pretty low - we know its been driven by Jeremy Clarkson, so we had assumed there would be no rear tyres, probably a broken gearbox and a shed load of other bits either missing or damaged.

Imagine our surprise when, as we walked through the Top Gear garage, we spotted a gleaming LS400, radiating artificial lighting off every panel, illuminating the surrounding area with the soft glow of dull Japanese luxury saloon car. It looked a cracking car.

Getting nearer showed it really wasn't bad at all. Problems known about include some dodgy suspension at the front and a lack of working fuel gauge, but that's about it.

A face lifted Lexus LS400 Series 1a with 133k on the clock, a bit of tax and, as we found out later, 60 litres of fuel in the tank, and all within budget? We really couldn't resist. We handed over the cash, thanked TG's Richard Porter, and then headed off in the car. Before stopping a few feet round the corner and wandering around the garage to see what interesting cars we could find.

We're sworn to secrecy, but see that red Lotus Excel on the right of the top photograph? Thanks to James May, that will look a whole lot different come the new series.

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