Used Lexus LC 500 in Dubai

Every LC 500 on the used market here has the same thing under the bonnet, a 5.0 litre naturally aspirated V8 driving the rear wheels through a 10 speed automatic. There is no turbocharged version and there never was. Lexus kept building this engine long after every rival moved to smaller forced induction units, which is exactly why people go looking for a used Lexus LC 500 in the first place. It revs past seven thousand, it sounds like nothing else at the price, and it has a reputation for going on for years without complaint.

The car to keep separate from it is the LC 500h, the hybrid, which pairs a 3.5 litre V6 with an electric motor and a different gearbox. It is a fine grand tourer and much rarer here, but it is not the same car, and the badge is easy to misread in a photograph. If the listing says 500h, you are looking at the hybrid.

Coupe, convertible and the trims you will actually see

The coupe arrived for the 2017 model year and the convertible followed a few years later with a fabric roof and a softer, slightly heavier character.

• Both are four seaters in name, though the rear seats are really for bags.
• Convertibles are scarce second hand in the UAE, and when one appears it tends to go to whoever already had finance approved.
• Trim names shift by year and by which showroom supplied the car.
• You will see the standard car, Sport and Sport Plus packages with the carbon roof and active rear steering, cars badged Platinum or Carbon, and a few Inspiration Series special editions.
• The differences are wheels, roof material, interior finish and the rear steer system. None of them changes the engine.

Lexus LC 500 price in Dubai and what a used one should cost

There are never many for sale at once. A used Lexus LC 500 Dubai listing is a handful of cars at any moment, split between GCC supplied examples and imports, and the well kept ones do not stay up long. The entry figure in the heading above reflects the cheapest car current sellers are asking for and moves as cars come and go, so read it as today's floor and nothing more. The Lexus LC 500 price UAE wide follows the same pattern, with the Abu Dhabi cars sometimes a little keener.

Within that range the year, the trim, the distance covered and the file behind it set the number. A later car with the carbon roof, low distance and an unbroken agency service history sits at the top. A high distance early coupe with gaps in its record sits well below it, and that is usually the LC500 for sale that looks like a bargain in the listing and is not.

Running costs and resale on a second hand LC 500

This is where the LC 500 is kinder than its looks suggest. The V8 is an engine family Lexus has built for years and it does not carry the reputation for expensive surprises that some European rivals do. Agency servicing is not cheap but it is predictable, and parts are available locally.

The consumables are where the money goes. The tyres are wide, low profile and on many cars 21 inches, and they wear quickly when the car is driven as intended. Brakes on a heavy coupe with this much performance are a real cost, and insurance is priced on a V8 sports coupe, not a Lexus saloon. Ask when the tyres and brakes were last replaced and read the answer into the price.

The Lexus LC 500 second hand holds its value better than most cars in its bracket, partly because there are so few and partly because the engine keeps buyers looking for one. What protects your side of that is documentation. A complete service record, a clean history against the chassis number and honest photographs of the wheels, roof and interior will let you sell it on without a long argument. Without those it will sit, whatever the mileage.

Why buy a used Lexus LC 500 with OneClickDrive

You are put in touch with the person or the showroom that owns the car, and nobody at our end takes a commission from either side. Each advert is one car, photographed as it stands, with the distance on the clock, the trim and the year written out so that two listings can be compared without a phone call.

If you are borrowing, an application goes to Emirates NBD through our arrangement and normally comes back within 24 hours, subject to eligibility and approval. Every listing shows an estimated monthly EMI under the price, which tells you roughly where a car lands before you speak to anyone. Some of the cars listed here have already been through an inspection, and the listing says so. Some carry a warranty, either the remainder of the factory cover or a dealer's own, and that is stated too.

Where to find an LC 500 for sale in Dubai and across the UAE

Stock across the whole country is small, so the most useful thing you can do is widen the map. A Lexus LC 500 for sale in Sharjah or Abu Dhabi is an hour away, and on a car this rare that hour is nothing against how long you would wait for the right one to appear in your own emirate. Every used LC 500 for sale UAE wide that our sellers hold sits on one page with the year, the trim, the distance and photographs of the actual car.

Within Dubai the cars sit with premium and performance specialists more often than with general traders, and that is where the complete agency files tend to be. A private seller who bought new and kept every receipt is the other place a good one comes from, and the listing tells you which kind of seller you are dealing with. The used Lexus LC 500 for sale in Dubai list is the shorter one and the easier one to view in a weekend, and the used LC 500 for sale in Dubai that most buyers end up with is one of those specialist cars.

A used Lexus LC 500 for sale in UAE showrooms outside Dubai is often a GCC supplied car with the full agency file, which is the one most buyers hope to find. If unbroken local history matters to you, start with a Lexus LC 500 for sale Dubai side and work outwards to the LC 500 for sale in UAE listings from there.

What to check on a used Lexus LC 500

Treat the figure on the dash as a claim and check it against the dates and distances in the service history.

• On this car the pattern matters more than the total.
• Many an LC 500 used Dubai wide is a second or third car that covered short distances with long gaps between services, and a car that has stood for months can have tyres, seals and a battery older than the odometer suggests.
• Nothing else is worth doing until the chassis number from the Mulkiya has been run through a history check.
• Both GCC supplied cars and imported ones trade here on this model.
• An import is not a problem on its own, but it changes what warranty remains, who would honour it, and how the specification compares with the local car, so you should know which one you are looking at before you fall for it.
• A Lexus LC 500 used Dubai buyers can trace to the agency from new is the easy case.
• Start with the cars whose listing already shows an inspection.
• If the one you want has not had one, arrange it through the RTA or an approved centre before any deposit changes hands, and ask for the report in writing.
• What you want from it is the accident and repair record, a clear answer on whether the chassis has ever been straightened, and an honest reading of the engine, gearbox, suspension, brakes, tyres and air conditioning.
• Have the inspector look at the underside and the front splitter, because this car sits low and Dubai speed bumps are unforgiving, and at the panel gaps around the bonnet, where a repaired front end shows first.
• On the drive, run the air conditioning hard while the car is stationary and again at speed.
• Work through the drive modes and feel the adaptive suspension change character between them.
• On a Sport Plus car, take a tight roundabout slowly and confirm the rear steer is working and silent.
• On a convertible, cycle the roof twice and check the window seals for water marks.
• Inside, the touchpad controller for the screen is the thing most owners complain about, so make sure every function responds.
• Listen for the exhaust valve opening in the sportier modes. If it does not, ask why.

Finance, EMI and buying with no down payment

Most buyers at this level still borrow, and the monthly figure moves a great deal with the term you choose. The EMI shown under each listing is an estimate to plan around, not an offer. Get an approval in place before you view, because a used LC 500 with a good file rarely waits for paperwork.

A few showrooms can structure a sale with no down payment through a bank they already work with, and it is never written on the advert. Ask directly and get the terms in writing. A private seller cannot do it, and it does not apply to a car leaving the country, because there is no lender in that deal.

Paperwork on the day

For the transfer you need the original Mulkiya, identification from both buyer and seller, insurance running in your name on the day, and an RTA appointment booked once all fines on the car are settled.

• Confirm the appointment the day before, because one unpaid fine or a lapsed policy stops the transfer at the counter.
• If the seller still has a loan on the car, and on an LC 500 many do, the finance has to be cleared before it can move into your name.
• That means a liability letter from their bank stating what is owed and a clearance certificate once it has been paid.
• Ask which bank holds the loan at the first conversation, because settling a balance this size is rarely same day work.

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