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Old 05-16-21, 08:48 PM
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Default Pulled the trigger... new LC owner - Inspiration Series

After owning 4 IS350's (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017), I finally upgraded to the LC500.

Bought this beauty today. May have overpaid a little bit for a 2019 at $90k, What do you think? Yellow ones are quite rare and I love the color, was trying to avoid the plethora of white, red, silver, and black. And deals seem hard to come by.

2019, <3900 miles. Flare yellow inspiration series so it pretty much has it all. Perfect condition. Full body paint protection film. Bought at and serviced at the dealer 4 times in the past 2 years.
Did a lot of shopping around before this one popped up. And FYI I didn't buy from Lexus Monterey Peninsula but they had some decent pricing on some low mileage LC's if anyone's interested. Was considering a red performance one 2020 with under 200 miles for $90.




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I wouldn't worry about the price in this climate. Chip shortages along with used and new vehicle shortages. Price sounds ballpark to me particularly given you have the loaded version.

Congratulations and may you enjoy many sMILES in her! She's beautiful!
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Beautiful! But 'plethora'? I've seen very few LC 500's in the wild in over 2 and 1/2 years.
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Originally Posted by hoonose
Beautiful! But 'plethora'? I've seen very few LC 500's in the wild in over 2 and 1/2 years.
I agree. Few in the wild, I was referring to dealer inventory.
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She's a beauty.

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Very nice. Getting the spec you wanted is what counts!
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love it, congrats! what color is the interior?

i guess your inspiration has the perf (dyn handling) pack? i see it has the cf roof and motorized rear wing.

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Almost anyone buying a car in today’s market is going to overpay at any price point.
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Very nice and you will have to get used to people looking at your car now
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Originally Posted by LIMS407
Very nice and you will have to get used to people looking at your car now
I've never gotten used to it. I went out today to run a couple errands and my anxiety was up. I prefer driving her at night where I feel fewer people looking at me. The craziest for me is seeing people outside taking pictures of it. At first I was like wtf, but I'm cool with it now and just accept it. Just as long as nobody starts getting close to her then I really get nervous. It's a crazy looking car and the vast majority of people don't know this Lexus even exists.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
love it, congrats! what color is the interior?

i guess your inspiration has the perf (dyn handling) pack? i see it has the cf roof and motorized rear wing.
Yes! The interior is the bespoke leather. See pics...


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Oh man, you have a VERY rare car there, you'll probably NEVER see another one like it!

Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Very bold car. As bkh says, very rare. Would love to see it in person.

I like the boldness, but you might have to consider what colors of clothing you wear with it 😁
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I still need to do a proper photo shoot but here's a better front angle pic although I chopped the roof. LOVING this car!


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what a beautiful, mellow yellow you got there baby !
get ready - you're gonna get a rush every time you drive !


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