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Old 02-19-18, 05:57 PM
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Going to see it in the morning, Wish it had the dark seats or light grey but seems to be in nice shape with decent history. Price seems good. Should I worry about the mileage? any input will be appreciated.
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Old 02-20-18, 12:31 AM
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I think you should take if it drives good.
Old 02-20-18, 05:33 PM
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looks clean.. like the above poster says.. take it for a drive. ensure the dashboard isnt melting and check the cup holder to ensure it open and closes or striping steering wheel. these parts are very expensive to replace.
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I plugged the info I could see into the Kelly Blue Book website. 9K is the going rate for an ES350 in excellent condition in Fl - so, point out any deficiencies to get a better deal. I would also expect the car to have new plugs and new coolant. Also near-new tires.
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Nice looking car. If it is as nice in person and drives good, I would consider it. But, when I first clicked on your link a few days ago it was $9K. Now I see it is $8K. Since it’s a dealer selling this I wouldn’t offer anymore than $6K initially and work from there. Even when a dealer puts a vehicle on sale the typical used car on a new car dealers lot will still have a $2-3K markup left in it. Once you’ve made an offer you can live with and the dealer declines, be prepared to walk away from it. Dealers start to drool when they know a customer has fallen in love with a vehicle.
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Originally Posted by XBROKER
Nice car for 8k. Did you get it? Florida is a great place to find these cream puffs.
As long as you do a carfax and inspect for water damage from all the hurricanes!
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Well went to see the car, It wasn't as nice in person as it is in pictures. The search continues....
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Originally Posted by XBROKER
What? That's ***** advice. That car won't be there long at that price.

Well, since I was only speaking from a dealers standpoint, what would I know. Anytime a dealer lowers the price on what appears at first to be a cream puff, there is a reason! And it’s not because it will be gone soon. As evidenced by OP most recent post.
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Originally Posted by XBROKER
As I said, it wouldn't be there long.
Yup. But no longer for sale doesn’t necessarily mean it was sold. Since it was on a franchised dealers lot it could just as easily been taken to the auction because nobody really wanted it or they put too much into the trade it was acquired in and it was just time to bail. Or someone may have offered $6K and they jumped at it! Just sayin
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Checking out a nice 2007 today...Will advise when I see it.
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