My dear readers, you have seen me go through a year and a half of headaches but also happy times with my 1995. I've put so much work into it and learned so much. However, the car is far from being reliable and I'm selling it. Why? It's because I have a much better base to work off of.
Meet the 1996 Lexus LS400. This is a beautiful car. I bought it with a misfire as the coil pack is bad and the timing belt needs to be changed. Good thing I have both. Extras too!
What happened was I hit a point in life where the problems with the car became just a little too much to handle financially and I had no place to just park it. Although I've been using a Ford Focus (bad) as a daily driver... Every time I get in, I want to be in my LS400.
Call me blessed or whatever word you want to use but this white one that I got, well, let's say it showed up in my life free. At least it will be when a nice woman from Georgia picks up the '95.
Yes, The Chariot will live on! That car has a will to live. This person that contacted me to buy it is also an LS400 fanatic so I can't wait to see what she does with it. I'm glad it's not going to be crusher food.
There's a lesson in here. It's something I've learned recently in other situations.
Sometimes, it's better to take a loss and bounce back.
I started selling my '95 before I knew that I was going to be able to get this other car. It just so happened that I got it before I sold the first one, even. It's that Law of Attraction.
I will never forget The Chariot. It brought me into this world of the LS400 - still one of the most perfect cars ever made. At least in my opinion and that of thousands of others. I think I will always own a Lexus. I see now why Lexus was literally built on the LS, a vehicle that cost one billion dollars to research and develop. No wonder they call it a spaceship (who calls it that? rappers).
I put probably $3,000 into the '95 that I'm selling for MUCH less. It still needs a lot of work. Do I feel like I wasted that money?
Not one bit. I learned more about fixing cars in the last year than I did paying more than that to go to technical school! I went from being able to change my brakes supervised to being able to do a timing belt. I've learned (well, started learning) upholstery and it has become a great hobby.
The interior is in an unbelievable state.
And I can appreciate the new car much more. I feel very lucky to own this car. It's extremely clean. The outside has a couple dents but the inside is a different story. Kudos to the previous owner because I have never seen an LS400 interior this nice in person. It looks brand new.
There's no cracks on the dash from dry rot. All of the lights work, including the cluster. All of the buttons work (and not only when they want to). One of my favorite things is that it's tinted. Overall, I am very happy and I want to thank Anais for being so nice when we did the transaction. Thank you for keeping the car running good aswell.
My friends, if you feel like you want to do something like this then I encourage you to do it. Buy a beat up car and get to work. What you will learn and your experience will be priceless.
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