LB Lex

You will probably have a hard time selling it when you don't want it anymore because it was in a serious accident.

JAC JZS

What do you mean by KBB wholesale? Do you mean Private Party or trade-in(neither of which= wholesale)?

If you plan on keeping such a car for a while(which most people do when they buy a car) then there's no reason(if the car has been properly repaired [get it inspected to verify this]) not to take advantage of the discounted price.

LexusBum

One more question. If I know the VIN number of the car, can I call Lexus and find out what kind of services were performed on this car ?

aliga

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trade in = wholesale

LS4fun

I know price is good in this deal, is it really worth the risk and potential aggravation down the road if something does indeed go wrong.

If you still are considering the car, i would definately test drive car at low , mid and high speed (on highway) and look out for any unusual vibrations.

Good luck whatever your decision is.

Straight6

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what's the title on this car? salvaged? can you tell that it had body work done to it?
personally, i would never consider a car that was in an accident. my advice is to be
patient and look for the perfect GS4 that you really want.

JAC JZS

Yes, you can.. they might need the owner on the titles consent though(you have to check on that) this should always be done even with an allegedly clean car.

Trade-in= Trade-in or what I can pay someone for their vehicle when I take a car in on trade.. this # is always lower than wholesale which is generally what I would expect to pay for a vehicle at auction. The order of operation is trade-in, wholesale, private party & Dealer Retail.

What your recommending is exactly what he should do on top of researching the service records & having the vehicle inspected by an Ind. impartial third party(i.e. a mobile Inspection Service). If everything checks out(which is possible) he just found himself paying much less for a good vehicle.

He already said the car had a clean title.. everyone has different needs if you are someone that keeps a car for a long time or drives it until it dies then this is a great deal.

sung35

I was once bought a 1990 Toyota Cressida that had rear end collision but I did not know until the inspection after the sale. The car suffered alignment problem that even the Toyota dealer could not fix because the frame was bent. It caused the inner tire to wear out. I ended up replacing a new set of tire at the beginning of every winter season. I got the car lower than the KBB trade-in. Beside the alignment problem, the body exterior at the rear inner door and the trunk corner started to rust after 2 years due to cracking. However, the car ran very well. I indeed did have the car for the rest of its life until 200000 miles before I sold it.

I recently purchased a 2000 Lexus GS400 in June for $28500. It is Platnum w/o Navigator, 16" wheels, no spoiler. Your $21000 seem to be a good catch. Test drive the car at low, mid, and high speed and see if the wheel steers to one side on a flat surface. Look at each tire for uneven wear on either the inner or outer side. If all of these check out to be OK, you got yourself a good price.

JAC JZS

LexusBum

I have tried to go to the dealership to get a history for the car VIN. No luck. Does anybody know how I can get that done?

JAC JZS

Yeah they are going to need the consent of the owner on the title before they can give you that info.. if the owner has nothing to hide he should not have a problem OKing the release of that information..

LexusBum

Got the copy of the title. The title saying that it is a "Previous Damage - Florida" . Will that be considered "Salvage" title?

Johnny Mo

Title comments vary from state to state, some states still allow cars to be sold with clean title even if the car has been demolished and rebuilt. I would call the Florida DMV to get the definition of what that means, or even check on the DMV website...most states will have that info on their sites.

http://www.onlinedmv.com/FL_Florida_...r_vehicles.htm

Straight6

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i'm not sure if that's the same thing as a salvaged title.. but off what i know.. salvage vehicles
cannot be registered in the same state the title was issued from...

aliga

iTrader: (147)

run a carfax, it will say salvage history or not. To me it sounds like a clean title with salvage history.