1997 Lexus LX450 Land Cruiser Original Pristine

1997 Lexus LX Description

1997 Lexus LX 450 in beautiful original condition.Meticulouslymaintained with OEM parts and tender care. Never off road.

I purchased thisbeautiful truck from the original owner a little over a year ago as a back up to our LX470. The wife and I drove it as much as the 470we liked it so much. Very different from the 470, but so respectable for a vehicle of this age. The truck tracks perfectly straight with no vibrations or noises.Perfectly smooth at any speed. A/C cold and no leaks or issues. No rust! Incredibly maintained by the previous owner and myself.Still air tight at almost 20 years and 175K! I recently purchased a diesel pickup and this is an unjustified extra vehicle. This is the text from the original owner on Mud when I purchased.

This site has been so helpful over the years I want to offer my car here first. I purchased this truck new at Scottsdale Lexus in 1997 for my wife who used it for errands and to drive the kids around when they were little. It has never been off road and has never been used to tow, and because we live in Phoenix the car has rarely ever been driven in the rain. The car has never been in an accident and has 100% original paint that still looks better than many 3 year old cars. It has also been been garaged to keep it out of the sun. Because of this, working on the car is like working on a new one. There is absolutely no rust under the car and all the nuts and bolts turn off like new. It has been regularly waxed and carefully maintained since new with oil and filter changed every 5000 miles, and the transmission, differentials and transfer case changed per factory recommendations. The transmission fluid and radiator have been regularly flushed at the dealer, and the brake fluid flushed at least every two years. A couple of years ago the original aluminum radiator started to leak and I replaced it with the copper Toyota radiator. You will have to look long and hard for a better maintained one-owner LX450.
Every replacement part on this car has always been 100% Lexus/Toyota except for a set of 4 Bilstein shocks. Never any cheap aftermarket parts. Even the power antenna and the cd changer still work like new. The carpet floor mats are still the factory Lexus originals that look good and the carpet underneath is excellent, as it has never had winter salt slop on it.
The only significant flaws in the car are a scrape in the plastic left front bumper cap, a scrape on the rear bumper above the hitch, some stains in the clear coat of the hood where some birds pooped on it, and the leather on the front seat cushions is worn and cracked. The rest of the leather is in super condition.
I would not hesitate to drive this car cross-country tomorrow…it is fully serviced and ready to go.
Why am I selling it? My wife finally agreed to get a new car, and we got a new black GX460 that is amazingly similar to this old LX450.
Some major repair work that should result in many more years of trouble-free driving:
At 125,680 miles:
Head gasket repair
Triple angle valve job
Adjust valve shims to midrange spec for all valves
All new head bolts
Replace every rubber coolant hose on engine
Replace every vacuum hose
Replace large rubber intake hose
Replace fuel filter
Clean fuel injectors
Clean all parts of intake manifold
Replace plug wires and cap
New O2 sensors
Rebuild starter
Rebuild alternator
Replace rear main seal
Replace front main seal
Replace water pump
Replace all idler pulleys
New Fan Clutch
New belts
New (not rebuilt) PS pump and flush PS fluid
Pack front wheel bearings
Replace brake master cylinder
Replace all 4 rotors
Rebuild all brake calipers
Replace front pads with larger LX470 pads
Replace rear pads
151,000:
Trans flushed at Lexus dealer

162,355:
Repair FI wire running over EGR valve and insulate wires
Clean EGR valve
Replace EGR solenoid
Have Fuel injectors cleaned and flow tested by professionals in California
Clean throttle body
Replace plug wires and install new plugs
Replace all vacuum hoses under intake manifold

In addition, in the past year I've added all OEM Parts:

Full Tune and Valve Cover Gasket Replacement.

New Rear Brakes.

Synthetic Fluids in Driveline, New Coolant, A/C Service.

Full Detail, Ready to go to new owner.

Items for consideration:

Tires will need to be replaced in about 10k. Was going to put some new Duratracs on it but didn't get to it before I decided to sell.

Front power seats work, but are quirky. May need some attention soon if you move them a lot.

Full disclosure and no surprises. Fairly priced and pretty firm. Many more pics available.

Garage kept its entire life.

All original glass and paint.

ALL Documentation since new.

3 sets of keys, with 2 remote key fobs.

Third row seats in pristine condition removed for extra storage.

Thanks for looking.