I am the second owner of this black on tan 2006 Lexus LX470.
The original owner purchased this LX470 from the Putnam Lexus dealership in Redwood City, California and used it between his primary home in California and his second home in Oregon. The car was serviced at Toyota/Lexus dealerships in Oregon. In 2011, he brought it back to Putnam Lexus and traded it for a new car.
I purchased the vehicle in 2011 from Putnam Lexus with approximately 40k miles. I’ve used the car as my daily driver in the Bay Area, so it has lived on the west coast (California and Oregon) for its entire life (no salt, zero rust). Today, mileage is 99,500.
This LX470 has been well maintained and babied. The black exterior paint is perfect, the tan interior is extremely clean (non-smoker, no dogs, etc.). I’ve changed the oil/filter every 5k miles with Mobil1 High Mileage synthetic oil and Toyota OEM filter. The 90k service (timing belt, water pump, etc.) was completed at my local Toyota dealership around 75k miles.
I’ve always intended to build this LX470 into a modest overland vehicle, one that I could still daily drive, and got about half way. Here are the upgrades that I’ve made to date:
Dropbox - 2006 Lexus LX470 - Simplify your life
Please PM with questions. Thank you
$24,500 (firm)
The original owner purchased this LX470 from the Putnam Lexus dealership in Redwood City, California and used it between his primary home in California and his second home in Oregon. The car was serviced at Toyota/Lexus dealerships in Oregon. In 2011, he brought it back to Putnam Lexus and traded it for a new car.
I purchased the vehicle in 2011 from Putnam Lexus with approximately 40k miles. I’ve used the car as my daily driver in the Bay Area, so it has lived on the west coast (California and Oregon) for its entire life (no salt, zero rust). Today, mileage is 99,500.
This LX470 has been well maintained and babied. The black exterior paint is perfect, the tan interior is extremely clean (non-smoker, no dogs, etc.). I’ve changed the oil/filter every 5k miles with Mobil1 High Mileage synthetic oil and Toyota OEM filter. The 90k service (timing belt, water pump, etc.) was completed at my local Toyota dealership around 75k miles.
I’ve always intended to build this LX470 into a modest overland vehicle, one that I could still daily drive, and got about half way. Here are the upgrades that I’ve made to date:
- The stock AHC system was pulled out by Mudrak in Sonoma (dedicated Land Cruiser mechanic) and replaced with:
- ICON 2.5” remote reservoir shocks with CDCV adjustment dial/valves;
- SwayAway torsion bars in a custom thickness of 30.25mm which provide ~1.5” of lift in the front;
- Old Man Emu (OME) 862 stock height rear coils which provide ~1.5” lift in the rear;
- Stock upper control arms replaced with Blackhawk UCAs which adjust for camber/caster and utilize OEM rubber bushings; and
- Slee diff drop to keep everything aligned.
- The stock front bumper was replaced with:
- ARB deluxe winch bumper;
- ARB fog lights; and
- Warn 9.5XP winch with synthetic line (completely unused).
- The original front bumper and the running boards have been in storage and are also included with the sale of the vehicle.
- Original ‘Plastic’ headlights (which came on later LX470s) replaced with more expensive OEM ‘Glass’ headlights (which came on earlier LX470s). These run $1000+ for the pair.
- Bluetooth for integration of music (works seamlessly with the OEM Bluetooth for phone use).
- For UV protection, the front driver & passenger windows tinted with the lightest film possible from Huper Optik (made in Germany).
- The rear wind deflector was removed, the holes welded and the lift gate was repainted by Anthony’s Auto Craft in San Rafael, a body shop that does all the high-end cars in our area (receipt can be provided).
Dropbox - 2006 Lexus LX470 - Simplify your life
Please PM with questions. Thank you
$24,500 (firm)
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