First time owner, ease my mind
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First time owner, ease my mind
First time Lexus owner from Texas. Bought a 2016 is200 f sport, but it does have 48.5 k miles. The mileage does concern me, and I just hope to get some reassurance that I’m not in for a long, expensive ride. Appears it was a lease. All service was done at a Lexus dealership with no issues ever noted in the car fax. Where can I look up the more in-depth service records? I have found an issue that’s just developed with the sunroof, so I’ll be taking it in before the 50k is up. Other than that the car looks, feels, and sounds to be in tip top condition. I don’t particularly drive too many miles, so I won’t be racking up the miles as before.
As I don’t know too much about Lexus’s, should I expect to get relatively issue free life out of the car for a while?
As I don’t know too much about Lexus’s, should I expect to get relatively issue free life out of the car for a while?
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Congrats, you might have the highest mileage IS200T here, mine just hit 12k miles. So can't give you assurances with regard to your mileage.
Register at link below to view service records:
https://secure.drivers.lexus.com/lexusdrivers/history
Register at link below to view service records:
https://secure.drivers.lexus.com/lexusdrivers/history
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LaZeR (06-28-17)
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Next time consider a Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) which I almost always get and save $1000s of buckaroos. Why? Because dealerships already re-couped revenue from expired leases, then they profit from the sale of a depreciated product, and ultimately YOU save $$$. Some older model GS's had issues with Dashboard components coming loose and/or rattling, and the benefits of CPO even got that fixed for free. And, even for older year vehicles CPO gives you piece of mind for quite a while.
Hope some of this helps!!
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... view service records: https://secure.drivers.lexus.com/lexusdrivers/history
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I thought you could buy a NEW Car extended warranty as long as the original warranty was still in place (you can in Canada). Should consider buying that with it creeping up to 50k miles and technically still in the window... You would just have to pay an added service fee since it wasn't bought at ~0 miles.
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I thought you could buy a NEW Car extended warranty as long as the original warranty was still in place (you can in Canada). Should consider buying that with it creeping up to 50k miles and technically still in the window... You would just have to pay an added service fee since it wasn't bought at ~0 miles.
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I appreciate the responses. I had a big of a panic mode with the “what-if’s“. I think it’ll ultimately come down to treating it well and being knowledgeable about the car.
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Just keep in mind the maintenance might be a bit more than you expect. I came from a matrix so the maintenance on that was as cheap as can be. I just spent 2k getting pilot sport as3+, new front rotors and pads with a brake fluid flush, changed both filters too while I'm at it.
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Just keep in mind the maintenance might be a bit more than you expect. I came from a matrix so the maintenance on that was as cheap as can be. I just spent 2k getting pilot sport as3+, new front rotors and pads with a brake fluid flush, changed both filters too while I'm at it.
I'm also going Michelin for a 350 F-Sport RWD although stock is Bridgestone (Turanza I THINK?). For now will stagger two new fronts and then later get matching rears. THANKS!!
PS >>> Service at Lexus dealerships are often pretty good about NOT getting new rotors if ya don't wanna spend the extra moola...
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Just keep in mind the maintenance might be a bit more than you expect. I came from a matrix so the maintenance on that was as cheap as can be. I just spent 2k getting pilot sport as3+, new front rotors and pads with a brake fluid flush, changed both filters too while I'm at it.