Looking into buying a Lexus
09-28-13 | 02:53 PM
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09-28-13 | 02:56 PM
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Check the maintenance records (if it has any - usually the cars have the records associated with the VIN on the Lexus Owners website).
Looks like it's been used pretty heavily - not sure what your standards are, but the scratches will be pricey paint fixes. Headlight can be a bulb or ballast problem.
Does the car have carbon issues (commonly associated with 250s)? How are the rest of the mechanical maintenance items (alternator, bushings, hubs, etc.)? Those are all accumulated costs if you'll need to repair them down the line.
Looks like it's been used pretty heavily - not sure what your standards are, but the scratches will be pricey paint fixes. Headlight can be a bulb or ballast problem.
Does the car have carbon issues (commonly associated with 250s)? How are the rest of the mechanical maintenance items (alternator, bushings, hubs, etc.)? Those are all accumulated costs if you'll need to repair them down the line.
09-28-13 | 02:57 PM
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09-28-13 | 03:01 PM
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09-28-13 | 04:41 PM
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^You're probably right; in Cali they're probably more.
As a comparison, here's what I managed in April '11 with my '06 350. $20900 OTD, <31k on the clock, sport pkg with NAV. There was nothing in my area, so I knew I'd have to travel to get mine. Ended up flying into NJ and driving it back home to SC. Second farthest distance I've traveled to pick-up a car too!
As a comparison, here's what I managed in April '11 with my '06 350. $20900 OTD, <31k on the clock, sport pkg with NAV. There was nothing in my area, so I knew I'd have to travel to get mine. Ended up flying into NJ and driving it back home to SC. Second farthest distance I've traveled to pick-up a car too!
09-28-13 | 10:34 PM
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^You're probably right; in Cali they're probably more.
As a comparison, here's what I managed in April '11 with my '06 350. $20900 OTD, <31k on the clock, sport pkg with NAV. There was nothing in my area, so I knew I'd have to travel to get mine. Ended up flying into NJ and driving it back home to SC. Second farthest distance I've traveled to pick-up a car too!
As a comparison, here's what I managed in April '11 with my '06 350. $20900 OTD, <31k on the clock, sport pkg with NAV. There was nothing in my area, so I knew I'd have to travel to get mine. Ended up flying into NJ and driving it back home to SC. Second farthest distance I've traveled to pick-up a car too!
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