Highlights

• Initially a Lexus UK Marketing Dept car
• Only one lady keeper since Lexus
• 65,929 miles from new
• Rare UK top of the range model
• Presents in excellent overall condition

THE APPEAL

HISTORY AND PAPERWORK

• First registered in January 2004 to the Marketing Office at Lexus UK HQ
• About twelve months and 6,000 miles later it was sold to its sole private registered keeper
• It has now covered 65,929 miles
• Good history file, with invoices for maintenance and a complete owner’s book-pack
• The service booklet contains vehicle ID details, key number and other codings
• Three keys included
• There is a ‘Toyota Import Centre’ stamp with signature and two stamped entries in 2005 and 2006 issued at Lexus Main Dealers
• There are a further nine invoices from Highgate Motors between 2010 and 2022 relating to general servicing and maintenance
• The most recent bill was for servicing in March 2022 at a cost of £1,044, the car has travelled less than 400 miles since
• Latest MOT to 18th April 2024

THE INTERIOR

• Black perforated leather Sports trim with grey piping
• Black/grey duo-tone leather steering wheel, grey fluted Alcantara topped door cards
• Electrically adjusted (and heated) front seats
• Electric windows, mirrors and sunroof
• Cruise control
• Climate control
• Multi-airbags and IsoFix child restraint fixing points
• Automatic headlights
• Remote alarmed locking
• Factory fitted aluminium drilled foot pedals
• Nine-speaker factory audio system, offering radio, CD and cassette playback
• The interior presents in excellent condition, the upholstery looking virtually unmarked 
• There are a number of visible but light scuffs on the black/grey dashtop panel
• The light grey fabric used on the headlining remains in pristine condition, with no signs of sagging or staining
• Carpets throughout still look in excellent condition – even the original Lexus branded over-mats are in good order and free from threading
• The door trim panels remain in fine fettle, as do the switches and handles, while all the main contact points show few signs of use or wear
• The generous boot area is similarly in very good condition, with the original narrow parcel shelf present, correct and in fine order as well as the retractable luggage cover

THE EXTERIOR

• Metallic Silver Steel paintwork presents in superb overall condition, with no major marks, scuffs or scratches we could see - just a few stone chips to the bonnet, as you’d expect
• The panel gaps and shut lines appear to be as tight and consistent as the day the car left the factory
• Factory fitted privacy glass appears to be in good order, while the black trims around the windows look very clean and tidy with no damage
• We noted some shallow indentations to the silver painted flexible rubber channel trims on the roof. Typically these distort a little over the years due to  sun and frost exposure 
• The attractive diamond-cut 17-inch Lexus alloys present in superb condition, shod with tyres with a very deep and even tread, dated 2018 at the front and 2022 on the driving wheels to the rear

THE MECHANICS

• 2,997cc naturally aspirated, inline-six ‘2JZ’ engine
• Five-speed automatic transmission
• Power assisted steering
• Rear-wheel drive
• Anti-lock braking system
• Apparently unmodified and presented in factory specification
• As you’d expect with such low miles, the vendor reports that the engine is silky smooth and offers excellent performance with effortless gear changes and a cosseting ride
• No mechanical issues or problems are reported

THE SUMMARY