would you wonder about a new paint job on a used Gs400?
11-13-04, 03:04 PM
#1
would you wonder about a new paint job on a used Gs400?
A gal my wife works with bought a one owner 2000 GS400 last week. It was supposedly a trade in. She is going thru an Acura dealer which also owns a local Lexus dealership.
The used car salesman told my wifes friend that it was originally the Cinnabar color but that the owner wanted it to be a more red color and repainted it just because he had lots of money.
Would anyone be suspicious of this? I don't know what a new paint job goes for, but i can't imagine anyone shelling out thousands of dollars for a new paint job unless it had been wrecked. I don't think she ever did a car-fax on it either.
So far my wife hasn't seen the car. Apparently the navigation system wasn't working and getting it fixed was part of the deal to buy it. It is supposed to be done on monday
Oh, the soap opera part of this is the gal is now dating the used car salesman.
Do you guys think the paint is hiding something?
3dog
The used car salesman told my wifes friend that it was originally the Cinnabar color but that the owner wanted it to be a more red color and repainted it just because he had lots of money.
Would anyone be suspicious of this? I don't know what a new paint job goes for, but i can't imagine anyone shelling out thousands of dollars for a new paint job unless it had been wrecked. I don't think she ever did a car-fax on it either.
So far my wife hasn't seen the car. Apparently the navigation system wasn't working and getting it fixed was part of the deal to buy it. It is supposed to be done on monday
Oh, the soap opera part of this is the gal is now dating the used car salesman.
Do you guys think the paint is hiding something?
3dog
11-13-04, 03:30 PM
#2
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Re: would you wonder about a new paint job on a used Gs400?
Originally posted by 3dog
A gal my wife works with bought a one owner 2000 GS400 last week. It was supposedly a trade in. She is going thru an Acura dealer which also owns a local Lexus dealership.
The used car salesman told my wifes friend that it was originally the Cinnabar color but that the owner wanted it to be a more red color and repainted it just because he had lots of money.
Would anyone be suspicious of this? I don't know what a new paint job goes for, but i can't imagine anyone shelling out thousands of dollars for a new paint job unless it had been wrecked. I don't think she ever did a car-fax on it either.
So far my wife hasn't seen the car. Apparently the navigation system wasn't working and getting it fixed was part of the deal to buy it. It is supposed to be done on monday
Oh, the soap opera part of this is the gal is now dating the used car salesman.
Do you guys think the paint is hiding something?
3dog
A gal my wife works with bought a one owner 2000 GS400 last week. It was supposedly a trade in. She is going thru an Acura dealer which also owns a local Lexus dealership.
The used car salesman told my wifes friend that it was originally the Cinnabar color but that the owner wanted it to be a more red color and repainted it just because he had lots of money.
Would anyone be suspicious of this? I don't know what a new paint job goes for, but i can't imagine anyone shelling out thousands of dollars for a new paint job unless it had been wrecked. I don't think she ever did a car-fax on it either.
So far my wife hasn't seen the car. Apparently the navigation system wasn't working and getting it fixed was part of the deal to buy it. It is supposed to be done on monday
Oh, the soap opera part of this is the gal is now dating the used car salesman.
Do you guys think the paint is hiding something?
3dog
i think i read a thread where they were like 14 of them
good luck this would be the best besides a carfax or something similar
Last edited by T.L.W.; 11-13-04 at 03:32 PM.
11-13-04, 03:45 PM
#4
Lexus Fanatic
oh well
too late buyer beware unless they have a return policy
BTW why didnt she have a mechanic check it out before she bought it
i know there are services where they check the car out for a fee
dont know what else to say
and yes i would be a little worried about a USED car dealer telling me that
they would say anything to move product
and now since shes dating him they realtionship might be over if he pulled a fast one on her
too late buyer beware unless they have a return policy
BTW why didnt she have a mechanic check it out before she bought it
i know there are services where they check the car out for a fee
dont know what else to say
and yes i would be a little worried about a USED car dealer telling me that
they would say anything to move product
and now since shes dating him they realtionship might be over if he pulled a fast one on her
Last edited by T.L.W.; 11-13-04 at 03:48 PM.
11-13-04, 04:54 PM
#5
new paint hiding something?
Originally posted by T.L.W.
oh well
too late buyer beware unless they have a return policy
BTW why didnt she have a mechanic check it out before she bought it
and yes i would be a little worried about a USED car dealer telling me that
they would say anything to move product
and now since shes dating him they realtionship might be over if he pulled a fast one on her
oh well
too late buyer beware unless they have a return policy
BTW why didnt she have a mechanic check it out before she bought it
and yes i would be a little worried about a USED car dealer telling me that
they would say anything to move product
and now since shes dating him they realtionship might be over if he pulled a fast one on her
Obviouly she is to trusting
That just blew my mind. That seems like it should be against the law to date a used car salesman. I don't know the gal but I sense she must be desperate!
Thanks for the input
This new paint job just doesn't add up.
I'm sure that someone on Club Lexus must have painted their GS just because they felt like it, but I for one haven't seen that post.
3dog
Last edited by 3dog; 11-13-04 at 05:06 PM.
11-13-04, 05:10 PM
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well, what if the car had scratches and paint chips that he wanted to get it painted? You never know unless you look for vin #'s as T.L.W says. Check all the parts that you think might be replaced to see if the vin # match your car.
Thats what i'm planning to do once summer hits. I got couple scratches and rock chips on my hood.
Thats what i'm planning to do once summer hits. I got couple scratches and rock chips on my hood.
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11-13-04, 05:43 PM
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i repainted my car graphite grey .... just because i liked the color......
i dont see anything wrong with it aslong as the paint job is Oem quality... on mine they used speic hecker paint... same paint that come oem with most european cars...
i dont see anything wrong with it aslong as the paint job is Oem quality... on mine they used speic hecker paint... same paint that come oem with most european cars...
11-14-04, 01:14 AM
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personally, unless i know the previous owner, i hardly really trust the sales.... they do everything to sell the car anyway. it could very well be a person who has too much money to repaint the car, but you never know for sure right?
in any case, it's too late
in any case, it's too late
11-14-04, 07:38 AM
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i have cinnabar pearl.. and i repainted my entire car.. but didnt change the color... i dont think it is wrong to repaint car.. its done all the time... i did mine ecause i didnt want any flaws... but i could of changed the color jsut didnt want to..
still seems fishy though.. why would they put a lex out for sale and that navi didnt work .... post some pics of it thwne she gets it...
still seems fishy though.. why would they put a lex out for sale and that navi didnt work .... post some pics of it thwne she gets it...
11-14-04, 09:59 AM
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I'm not rich and I still repaint my cars... 
seriously! I might be taking my car in next week to get it repainted! but then this time its b/c of my kit. If you bought it from a used dealership they usually would not buy a car that is in bad condition unless they got scammed and chances of a dealership letting themselves get scammed is slim.
personally, I do not like cinnabar and thats only my opinion. If I had that color I would probably repaint it as well.
seriously! I might be taking my car in next week to get it repainted! but then this time its b/c of my kit. If you bought it from a used dealership they usually would not buy a car that is in bad condition unless they got scammed and chances of a dealership letting themselves get scammed is slim. personally, I do not like cinnabar and thats only my opinion. If I had that color I would probably repaint it as well.
11-14-04, 09:13 PM
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Originally posted by 00lexondub
would it make you feel any better if I told you I didn't like the blue's just as much as the cinnabars? I've never owned a vibrant colored car and I dont think I ever will.
just kidding man. it's all good, all about personal taste i can understand 
