Originally Posted by tomex77

I see your point but it's really not that risky buying a 5-6 year old car with 40k miles. You can always ask the dealer to record a very good video of the vehicle. That's what I did, turned out exactly as seen on video.

Originally Posted by Umar22079

Alright guys, back on the fence and really could use some feedback or advice-So I scratched the idea of the first GS above and am looking at this one posted on Shift based on Muags350s suggestion- https://shift.com/car/2016-gray-lexus-gs-350/c184726.
Maintenance is solid, clean history, low mileage, and salesperson told me they just put fresh tires on so added perk. Only piece of information I couldn't get a hold of was the trim level (ML audio, triple beam package etc etc.) what's the best indicator to know what trim level you're looking at?

Here is the other dilemma/consideration. The car is $33.5 "otd". I increased my budget on this purchase since I realized the GS market was just way higher than I understood it to be. $33.5 was a figure I was comfortable with, but after talking with the Shift rep, I've found out that there aren't any Shift hubs on the east coast and I'll be looking at about $2100 in shipping costs to my house (i'm in northern VA, car is in Oregon). That's a total of $35,700 estimated otd. Ironically, even with the shipping included, its the most competitive price i've come across so far since most other '16s are floating around the same or higher that have more miles and in some cases damage or accident history.

I guess my question here is, is this car worth the price and is it ideal to break the budget a bit more to get something I know is solid vs taking a slightly riskier approach to save a few $$ (higher mileage, damage history, lack of records, etc.)? Budget wise, I know i'll have to sell off my w124 and possibly even my e34 to make up some of the difference but with this purchase, I suppose I look at it more so as an investment being a Lexus. I hardly drive about 50 miles a week and will be driving this next car into the ground if it allows me to.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Originally Posted by charley95

Maybe so but, you cannot test drive the car for analysis. Too much hassle to return something if not what you wanted. Everyone is different.

Originally Posted by AJLex19

@Umar22079 Not sure if you saw this one:

2016 F-Sport; Silver/Blk, RWD, 57k miles; $33,500
https://www.vroom.com/inventory/JTHBZ1BL4GA006608

Originally Posted by Umar22079

Alright guys, back on the fence and really could use some feedback or advice-So I scratched the idea of the first GS above and am looking at this one posted on Shift based on Muags350s suggestion- https://shift.com/car/2016-gray-lexus-gs-350/c184726.
Maintenance is solid, clean history, low mileage, and salesperson told me they just put fresh tires on so added perk. Only piece of information I couldn't get a hold of was the trim level (ML audio, triple beam package etc etc.) what's the best indicator to know what trim level you're looking at?

Here is the other dilemma/consideration. The car is $33.5 "otd". I increased my budget on this purchase since I realized the GS market was just way higher than I understood it to be. $33.5 was a figure I was comfortable with, but after talking with the Shift rep, I've found out that there aren't any Shift hubs on the east coast and I'll be looking at about $2100 in shipping costs to my house (i'm in northern VA, car is in Oregon). That's a total of $35,700 estimated otd. Ironically, even with the shipping included, its the most competitive price i've come across so far since most other '16s are floating around the same or higher that have more miles and in some cases damage or accident history.

I guess my question here is, is this car worth the price and is it ideal to break the budget a bit more to get something I know is solid vs taking a slightly riskier approach to save a few $$ (higher mileage, damage history, lack of records, etc.)? Budget wise, I know i'll have to sell off my w124 and possibly even my e34 to make up some of the difference but with this purchase, I suppose I look at it more so as an investment being a Lexus. I hardly drive about 50 miles a week and will be driving this next car into the ground if it allows me to.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Originally Posted by jeverett72

Be careful with Vroom. Google Vroom registration problem or just read the Vroom reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Vroom/). I personally would not buy from them b/c so many people are having nightmare issues with getting their registrations/plates/titles from them even months after they deliver the car. Lots of BBB complaints. This company is not to be trusted. Their customer service after the sale is pretty much non-existent.

Originally Posted by Umar22079

So should have clarified actually, I'm in the market for an Fsport in particular. There are plenty of affordable GS's in the market around my area but not a ton of Fsports, again with clean titles and good service history. AWD or RWD doesn't matter much to me. Granted the AWD would have come in handy past few weeks given the snow storms we've had but snow around Northern VA is far and few and when it does come it hardly lasts a couple days.

So I also now have my eyes on '14 GS350 Fsport that I'm waiting to get some more details on. I read on the Lexus owners site that the previous owner took the car in for the infamous torque converter issue and I couldn't find anywhere in the notes that it was resolved or parts were replaced. If i'm not able to confirm by either the dealer or the shop that took the car in for the issue that it was addressed, I'm gonna go ahead and shoot for the Shift GS.

Originally Posted by AJLex19

Keep in mind that the pre-refresh ('13-'15) GS F-Sports ride a bit more sporty/firm than the '16+. Many members have confirmed this with excellent info/threads about the changes in suspension components used between pre-refresh and post refresh models.