New to me ride '04 GX
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New to me ride '04 GX
Took the plunge yesterday and picked up a 2004 CPO GX470 at Lexus of Clearwater. 49k miles, ML stereo, tow package. Couple of nicks and scratches that I thought would have been handled. Not sure how I am going to address this as it is an '04.
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Nice looking rig. Welcome to the club.
Whats "CPO" mean? How much did you pay for it? It is a 5 year old rig, so scratches and nics are part and parcel, but I hope you commented on every minor problem and had them adjust the price.
When I was negotiation on my 2004 GX with 72,000miles, I brought the price down from 22K to 18K, you would of thought I was buying a Chevy Suburban. I kept saying things like "Who buys V8's anymore, SUV's are dinasaurs, gonna need new tires in a year, look at those stone marks on the front.. etc"
If you got a good deal on the rig, nics and scratches are really not that big of an issue. I have had mine for a little over a month:
Whats "CPO" mean? How much did you pay for it? It is a 5 year old rig, so scratches and nics are part and parcel, but I hope you commented on every minor problem and had them adjust the price.
When I was negotiation on my 2004 GX with 72,000miles, I brought the price down from 22K to 18K, you would of thought I was buying a Chevy Suburban. I kept saying things like "Who buys V8's anymore, SUV's are dinasaurs, gonna need new tires in a year, look at those stone marks on the front.. etc"
If you got a good deal on the rig, nics and scratches are really not that big of an issue. I have had mine for a little over a month:
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I paid $24k. CPO stands for Certified Pre Owned. It came with a comprehensive 3 year Lexus warranty up to 100K miles total. Also, I was able to work a generous trade allowance for my 2006 Pilot.
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Towed the boat home from storage and it rode great! I looked in the GX manual and it talked about lowering the rear end, turning the vehicle off then raising it back to neutral. I didn't mess with any of that. I could hear the compressor work as I lowered the coupler on the ball.
I did check my trailer when attached for level and it is a little low at the tongue. I may experiment with flipping the bar, but that may make it too high.
Do you have your bar with the ball raised are dropped? I'll post a picture of it hooked up as we are going to try and dodge the rain just south of Daytona.
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Yeah the leveling suspension is great for towing isn't it.
My hitch has a 3 1/2" drop which ended up being to low so I flipped it and the trailer sits more level now. I still think I need to adjust my trailer though as it seems to be sitting a nose heavy.
Post some pics of the new rides when you get a chance.
My hitch has a 3 1/2" drop which ended up being to low so I flipped it and the trailer sits more level now. I still think I need to adjust my trailer though as it seems to be sitting a nose heavy.
Post some pics of the new rides when you get a chance.
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Here's a shot with the boat attached. We were able to spend a couple of hours on the water and just missed the rain. Not the best picture.
I'm using a 2.5" drop and it is a little low using a level. I can turn it over which will result in a 3.5" lift over where it is now. I'll probably try that and check it with a level.
I'm using a 2.5" drop and it is a little low using a level. I can turn it over which will result in a 3.5" lift over where it is now. I'll probably try that and check it with a level.
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Here's the story. I had a boat that weighed around 3,500lbs that was stolen from my driveway back in January. It was recovered stripped of anything of value. I received insurance proceeds and sold the bare hull/trailer on Ebay. I knew the new to me boat weighed close to 4,500lbs (tow capacity of the 4wd 2006 Pilot), but until I actually weighed it, I didn't realize that loaded up it was closer to 5,100. That put me in the market for a new tow vehicle. I considered everything from Tundras, Expeditions to the GX. The Pilot was a great vehicle. I had it since new and it had 64K miles when I traded it in.