2005 Lexus LS 430

This is it: the rare “Ultra Luxury” model. Look around on OfferUp (or anywhere else) to see how many you can find. It will be a very few if any! This beauty has 119k miles on a 4.3-liter, 288-horsepower, 3UZ V-8 engine. Anyone who’s familiar with the 3UZ knows it’s positively bulletproof and extremely reliable. This engine can easily go 4-500,000 miles with proper routine maintenance. (My 2006 SC430 Pebble Beach Edition in gorgeous ‘Tiger Eye Mica’ has this same engine with 230k miles and runs like it’s just getting broken in.) ‘Mercury Metallic’ (silver) exterior color with BLACK interior. I’ve only seen a couple with this combination; most silver LS430s have the Ivory interior. If you know what this car this, I don’t need to make a long list of its features and options. Suffice it to say this car was ahead of its time in 2005 and, in some ways, still is. Yes, Mercedes and BMW had many of those same features first. The difference is that a Lexus doesn’t spend much of its life in a shop or a dealership service bay. Gearheads know Lexus has a well-deserved reputation of being engineered for reliability rather than rolling out flashy gimmicks early that break down. This is a fact, not personal opinion. Just saying! Second owner bought the car in January 2010, and kept all maintenance and repair records. He replaced timing belt and ALL related parts at 108k miles. Here are a few Ultra Luxury Package options: • Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (sensor is behind the “L” grille emblem) • Pre-Collision Safety System • Variable Air Suspension (works fine) • Adjustable Ride Height • Intuitive Parking Assist • Laminated side windows (VERY quiet inside!) • Heated, cooled, power-adjustable rear seats • Rear center armrest control panel (for seat adjustments, heating-cooling, stereo) • Cool Box refrigerated storage bin (between rear seats, operates from the AC) • Rear side window privacy shades (to complement the power rear window shade) • Alcantara headliner and pillar trim fabric (synthetic but looks and feels like real suede) In addition to all factory options, the previous owner had a powered, 10-inch subwoofer with custom enclosure installed by Reus Audio. (Rick Reus started the high-end car audio industry in 1972. Look up his company.) This system includes upgraded speakers all around, plus a tweeter in the rear-view mirror (!) that noticeably boosts treble content by reflecting high frequencies off the windshield glass. I went to Reus Audio earlier this year to have level controls installed on the driver seat lower trim piece for the sub and mirror tweeter. Rick actually remembered the car from when he first worked on it back in 2010. I then had a GROM Audio unit installed to add USB, Aux In, and Bluetooth audio capability to the stock Mark Levinson sound system. (Went with this one because it retains full CD-changer functionality.) Also visited Haas Entertainment (high-dollar, custom car and home audio-video installations) for a new SiriusXM antenna. It’s mounted right behind the GPS roof antenna — ideal location — not stuck on the trunk lid (YUCK). No signal dropouts at all, except in a tunnel or going through Downtown LA. If you’re an audiophile who keeps a flash drive full of hi-res FLAC, AIFF, or WAV music files in a pocket or purse (don’t forget that CD collection), you’re gonna love the sound. This car has no leaks, no noises, no dash warnings, nothing. It rides like a dream. My wife calls it a “sofa on wheels” and I have to agree. Minor bumper scuff on left-rear corner that was touched up before I had the car. This ain’t a museum piece so I’m not claiming it’s perfect, but it is definitely in excellent condition. Interior looks new, and the engine compartment is so pristine, you could literally eat off it. Every surface is not that sprayed-on, greasy-shiny look but is actually CLEAN. I know what this car is worth but CarFax clearly doesn’t, so no need to point out what their ridiculous dollar amounts are; I’ve already run a report. Keep in mind, this is NOT a typical “base” LS430, which maybe 90-95 percent of them are. It really IS *fully loaded* with every single factory option (plus a dealer-installed, trunk-mounted, OEM SiriusXM receiver), not to mention the aftermarket audio upgrades listed above. So please do your research first on what top-notch (as opposed to beat-up or high-mile or salvage-title or whatever) 2004-2006 LS430 ULs are selling for. It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: No lowballers! Also, thanks so much but I don’t need help selling this car; no trades or payments; and no dealers. I’m not in a hurry to sell, though the wife might beg to differ, LOL. All righty then, you’ve made it this far, so either you love to sit around reading about a guy describing his car, or you’ve been searching high and low for that LS430 UL of your dreams, as I was when I saw this car for sale. If the latter, you just may have found it. Let’s talk.