Hello guys,

I’ve found what seems like a good deal for a 2015 Lexus IS 350 F-Sport. It’s white and red interior, and navigation included. It’s got 80k miles but it’s been babied (detailed frequently) and always serviced at Lexus. Also, seller claims they are highway miles. It’s got a minor crash on AutoCheck which seller says he can provide pictures for and receipt (happened in parking lot). The price is $18,500.

What do you guys think of the price?

 

Seems very cheap. Kinda too good to be true to me. When i was in the market, i saw several 350 F sports with accidents being listed for around 30k. Why is this person selling it, is my question

 

Yeah 18,500 seems too good to be true. There is something he isn't telling you.

 

I’ll look further into it. He’s willing to meet at Lexus to have it inspected.

 

I got my 2015 IS350 F Sport for $21k few months ago with 59K miles. Took it to Sewell Lexus here in Dallas and also the most recommended private mechanic on NTX forum for pre-inspection and it all came out clean. Prior owner only serviced at Lexus too. Got it from a Toyota dealership and someone might have made a mistake somewhere.


Edit: DRL was not working, that was the only issue and i still haven't replaced it.. not a big fan of the Nike logo.

 

+1, definitely get the pre-purchase inspection. I'd be a little wary. Even at 80k, I'd expect at least $21,000.

 

The IS350 here in Cali with 60k miles is going for $22-24k. This is fully loaded with MSRP of $50k. His price seems reasonable.

 

Hmm, to me this seems really good. But I'm in the Midwest where IS 350's of any description are somewhat hard to come by.

 

It's a fair price. That's about what a dealer would give if you sold to them or traded it in.

 

I think it's a fair price for a car with 80k miles in only 4 years. Most people drive between 12-15k miles a year, and he's blown past that. That would be my only concern. When someone says it's all highway miles, I'm very skeptical of that. It's like they're trying to justify their high milage. If it's always been serviced at Lexus, then you should be able to get the details of his service history.
If his pictures and receipt line up with the Autocheck report, then I don't see any problem with that.

 

So I got the picture of the crash, it took replacing fender, headlight, and front bumper. He said the bumper had rock chips anyways (which would suggest highway miles). I'm going to check it out next week. I think the price is low compared to other cars from dealers, but it also has much more miles than those. So a lot of people are trying to jump on it. Hopefully it all goes well, seller keeps his word, and I make transaction smooth with cash offer.