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Old 10-24-11, 11:54 AM
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Greetings all!

I've done a great bit of research and test driving and came to the conclusion that many of you here did! I'm getting an IS350.

I settled on a 2007 IS350 with Luxury package (with Nav, 18's, park assist). The car has 45K on it and has been extremely well maintained (I checked on Lexus.com under the vehicle's VIN). Tires are fairly new and brakes and rotors were just put on.

I was able to get the price to $23,000. Is that a fair deal?

Thanks all!
Old 10-24-11, 11:56 AM
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Without seeing the car myself it sounds pretty good to me.
Old 10-24-11, 01:09 PM
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I bought practically the exact same car a month ago for $1,000 more. So id say you got a decent deal.
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Sounds like a fair deal for a IS350 with the options you listed. Is there any sort of warranty included as well?
Old 10-24-11, 02:42 PM
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Good deal, for a 07 with 40k, I would.
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I'd post the listing and pics. But start here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...e-threads.html

Inspect the car carefully for all the common issues items listed in that thread, and check the dealer service history that the relevant TSIBs have been performed.

I bought my 2007 IS350 back in January. It had luxury package, nav, black on tan, optional 18" ISP wheels, park assist, and 56k miles (so basically very similar to yours), except it was CPO. The final price was $24,500. Considering CPO adds $1-2k to the price of a car, I'd say yours is right in line with what I got mine for. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Is it from a Lexus dealership?
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very good deal. my 06 is250 was 25k... way overpaid..
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I paid 28k for my 07 IS350 with Lux pack+park assist+headlamp washer with 37k miles. So I'd say its a good deal.
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thanks all! i will be picking it up sometime next week!

i do not think the warranty is transferable. its a private party deal. while the service records seem to be impeccable on lexus.com and all recall work seems to have been done, i do not see that any of the TSIBs mentioned were done. is this something of which i should be concerned?
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Originally Posted by deltadelta
thanks all! i will be picking it up sometime next week!

i do not think the warranty is transferable. its a private party deal. while the service records seem to be impeccable on lexus.com and all recall work seems to have been done, i do not see that any of the TSIBs mentioned were done. is this something of which i should be concerned?
What warranty?

I'd only be concerned at this point about the dash rattle TSIB, since that'll be out of pocket for you if it occurs. Check whether the dash rattles on the test drive. As far as the cam gear TSIB, that's covered by powertrain warranty which will run you another 25k miles.
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That sounds like a pretty awesome deal to me. As long as you look over the car carefully since it's a private party seller and it checks out ok....I see no reason not to get it.
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that deals looks like a ******
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Originally Posted by deltadelta
thanks all! i will be picking it up sometime next week!

i do not think the warranty is transferable. its a private party deal. while the service records seem to be impeccable on lexus.com and all recall work seems to have been done, i do not see that any of the TSIBs mentioned were done. is this something of which i should be concerned?
What warranty are you referring to?

You'll have the remainder of the 4yr/50k bumper to bumper warranty, which is probably expired because of the 4 years already though. You'll also have the remainder of the 6yr/70k powertrain warranty. Warranty maybe 100k on the powertrain if valve spring recall is done (not sure if this is transferable, i believe it is)
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That's a great deal. I think I overpaid for mine... Bought an 08 IS350 last year with 17k miles for 31k. Also very well taken cared of, sports package, 18" wheels, navigation...
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my is350 was 24500 with like 56k miles, and its a 2006, i over paid...


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