2000 Toyota Celsior Type C F Package RWD, Leather, Loaded, Auto · 74,621 mi

A Japanese import you can buy now — this 2000 Toyota Celsior Type C F Package RWD, Leather, Loaded, Auto, mystic sea opal metallic over its original panels. Gearbox: automatic. Chassis number UCF31-0006506.

The UCF31 Celsior, in context

The UCF31 Celsior is the Japan-market version of the car Toyota sold everywhere else as the Lexus LS 430. It is a rear-drive luxury saloon with the 4.3-litre 3UZ-FE V8, built to a standard of mechanical refinement that made the model's reputation. Japanese cars of this generation often carry equipment that never appeared on export models.

The gauge reads 74,621 miles — somewhere near 120,100 km in the units it was printed in.

The numbers

• Year: 2000
• Make: Toyota
• Model: Celsior Type C F Package RWD, Leather, Loaded, Auto
• Chassis code: UCF31
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 74,621
• Engine: 3UZFE
• Colour: Mystic Sea Opal Metallic
• Chassis number: UCF31-0006506
• Body type: Sedan / Sports
• Stock reference: BUC18522

Reading the specification

Japanese-market saloons and coupes of this period were built to a domestic specification that never crossed to North America: different engines, different trim, different equipment, and in many cases a model that was simply never offered elsewhere. That is the reason to import one rather than buy a local equivalent — there is no local equivalent.

This band covers the JDM cars people import on purpose rather than by accident: turbocharged, rear-driven or four-wheel-drive specifications that were sold in Japan only, now past the 25-year threshold.

How to take it

With a 2000 build year it clears the 25-year rule that applies to importing vehicles never sold new in the US. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. Listed at $15,995 — tell us it is the one and we will take it off the market.