lilninja

pretty sure my 94 es300 has a blown head gasket. anyone near wisconsin wanna come buy parts off it?

randal

Why don't you just fix it?

01LEXPL

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^cuz it will cost as much as buying another used ES?

randal

That may be. Depending. If you DIY, you could get by with as little as a few hundred $. A mechanic may want upwards of $1500. What kind of used ES can you buy for $1500?

01LEXPL

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^ most if not all from 1996 down... It's not hard to find them, you can scoop up 97's for 2-2.5k

atl530i

If you start parting it out, let me know. I can use some interior bits for my 96. Email me at atl530i@gmail.com.

Thanks.

lilninja

I only paid 350 because it needed knock sensors at 235000 miles

lilninja

Average compression test on head in wi is 150 each and i have a 4 mo old daughter so ots more of a priority thing

dewso1

You americans get cars for so cheap!

AlphaOnion

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Actually it depends on the condition they are in. I got my 1994 ES300 last year and the Blue Book value of it was almost $4,000. But that's only because it was in great condition and only had 85k miles on it.

01LEXPL

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That's very subjective. That's why I don't like KBB, it bloats the numbers beyond reason... I use a dealer-only resource for the canadian market.

Basically, a 2001 lexus es300, like mine, isn't worth more than 1-2k on a trade-in, or used privately is on AVERAGE with average mileage 4-5k selling price. From what i see on CL in the US, this is the case as well.

So that's fine that you overpaid for an anomaly car with crazy low mileage, but fact remains, any ES nowadays is worth **** all. Look on CL/eBay. Unless its an 00-01 coach edition with super low miles, every ES is in the 4digit price point

LeX2K

There are not many ES300's for sale these days for whatever reason. There is a Millennium Edition just like mine for sale in Edmonton, has been listed for about 3 weeks I think. 155,000km and they are asking about $8000. There is a guy selling a 1996 he is asking $10,000+ which I think is nuts. It has 80,000km but still no way the car is worth that. If I was in the market I would offer the guy around book price which is $4450.

BTW used cars are cheaper the farther east you go in Canada, at least the cars I've looked at.

AlphaOnion

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I got the car for free. My grandfather gave it to me. I was just saying that $3,800 was the value that was quoted to me.

hypervish

Not in my area, they sell for at least 6k near me. Most go for more though. Trust me, I was looking for an 00'-01' for awhile, and the best deal I got was $5800 and that was with high miles and a messed up door.


Obviously, the prices vary depending on where you are, but they sell for a lot in my area.