VA 2001 Lexus GS430 126k
09-19-11, 11:16 AM
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2001 Lexus GS430 126k
The car just turned 126,000 miles and I am the third owner.
I have receipts for almost all the service work that has been performed during the life this car and can be shown to prospective buyers; work has mostly been performed at Pohanka Lexus in Chantilly, VA or my independent mechanic. I also have a CarFax report that I pulled back in August that I can email.
The black interior of the car has been smoke free its entire life and does not show much age at all. You'd be hard pressed to tell this car has over 100k miles by looking at the interior. The interior carpet is in great condition with no rips, tears, stains, or excessive wear. I take especially good condition of the leather seats which are cleaned and conditioned appropriately. The driver's seat has some scratches on the bottom cushion but is otherwise in great condition (see pictures). The back seat gets very little use as well.
The exterior of the car is also in great condition for the mileage with average scratches in various places, all of which all are small and hard to capture with the camera. There are some scratches on the sides of the rear bumper which are captured in the picture below. The there is also a door ding in the driver's side rear door (see pics) but that is the only one on the entire car, and can be easily removed with paintless dent removal if one so desired. Front bumper was re-sprayed last summer and there is minimal road rash now, only a couple of tiny spots.
The car was involved in a minor parking lot incident last summer when a large SUV backed into the front end. The incident and repairs do not show up on CarFax or AutoCheck. The trailer hitch of a large SUV went through the grill, wrinkled the hood, and broke a headlight mount. As a result the hood, grill, right headlight were replaced. I also paid out of pocket to have the front bumper repainted to remove the road rash that had built up over the years, as well as replace the left headlight so I didn't have one new and one old. Everything was done professionally at D&V Autobody in Dulles.
$8,900. I have the clean VA title in hand.
RECENT MAINTENANCE @125k
-Ball Joints (Upper & Lower)
-Tie Rods
-Steering Rack Bushings
-Alignment
-Kuhmo ASX tires
THINGS THE CAR NEEDS
-Right rear door lock actuator is on it's way out. Still works most of the time, but it has it's days.
-A NEW OWNER
I have receipts for almost all the service work that has been performed during the life this car and can be shown to prospective buyers; work has mostly been performed at Pohanka Lexus in Chantilly, VA or my independent mechanic. I also have a CarFax report that I pulled back in August that I can email.
The black interior of the car has been smoke free its entire life and does not show much age at all. You'd be hard pressed to tell this car has over 100k miles by looking at the interior. The interior carpet is in great condition with no rips, tears, stains, or excessive wear. I take especially good condition of the leather seats which are cleaned and conditioned appropriately. The driver's seat has some scratches on the bottom cushion but is otherwise in great condition (see pictures). The back seat gets very little use as well.
The exterior of the car is also in great condition for the mileage with average scratches in various places, all of which all are small and hard to capture with the camera. There are some scratches on the sides of the rear bumper which are captured in the picture below. The there is also a door ding in the driver's side rear door (see pics) but that is the only one on the entire car, and can be easily removed with paintless dent removal if one so desired. Front bumper was re-sprayed last summer and there is minimal road rash now, only a couple of tiny spots.
The car was involved in a minor parking lot incident last summer when a large SUV backed into the front end. The incident and repairs do not show up on CarFax or AutoCheck. The trailer hitch of a large SUV went through the grill, wrinkled the hood, and broke a headlight mount. As a result the hood, grill, right headlight were replaced. I also paid out of pocket to have the front bumper repainted to remove the road rash that had built up over the years, as well as replace the left headlight so I didn't have one new and one old. Everything was done professionally at D&V Autobody in Dulles.
$8,900. I have the clean VA title in hand.
RECENT MAINTENANCE @125k
-Ball Joints (Upper & Lower)
-Tie Rods
-Steering Rack Bushings
-Alignment
-Kuhmo ASX tires
THINGS THE CAR NEEDS
-Right rear door lock actuator is on it's way out. Still works most of the time, but it has it's days.
-A NEW OWNER
09-20-11, 08:53 AM
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Yea man, I've been debating for months about doing this but it's time to move on. Although one of the new cars I've been eyeing is a 450h so I would stay within the family.
When did you get rid of yours? Did you ever get the kit installed?
When did you get rid of yours? Did you ever get the kit installed?
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09-22-11, 08:05 AM
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The car be shipped. I've done it many times with cars I've purchased. 
I also have the clean VA title in hand. No waiting on the bank to release the title.
I also have the clean VA title in hand. No waiting on the bank to release the title.
09-22-11, 02:48 PM
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can u PM me the details/process on this, thanks.
also it could be the angle but can u take another picture of the front end, it looks like there is a lil more gap on the driver side daytime running lights where the hood meets.
my email is sr20tom@yahoo.com if ya can attach the carfax along as well thanks
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If you are not familiar with the process I would suggest doing some homework . I wouldn't feel comfortable "walking' someone through the process. There are may different ways to handle shipping a vechile
I'll try to take additional pictures tomorrow. As mentioned above the hood as been replaced so it's very likely there is a small gap.
. I wouldn't feel comfortable "walking' someone through the process. There are may different ways to handle shipping a vechileI'll try to take additional pictures tomorrow. As mentioned above the hood as been replaced so it's very likely there is a small gap.
