Advice on Buying 98 LS400
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Advice on Buying 98 LS400
Im thinking about buying a 98 ls400 platinum series from a local small dealer, it has 141k. And there only asking $6500.It looks fairly clean from the pictures and the carfax says its clean except for i do see a maaco "Supreme paint service performed ".
1. Is this a fair or too much or under-priced and should be wary?
2. Is 141k going to give me any problems, I need a solid car that's not going to kill me in maintenance costs.
3. What should I check for before buying? Checklist?
any other advice would help.. Thanks!
1. Is this a fair or too much or under-priced and should be wary?
2. Is 141k going to give me any problems, I need a solid car that's not going to kill me in maintenance costs.
3. What should I check for before buying? Checklist?
any other advice would help.. Thanks!
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I have a 97 LS 400 with 260,000. I have had very little problems with the car. I change the oil every 5000 miles and I had to change the a belt that cost me about 2700. That is all I have put into the vehicle for the last 125000 miles. They are great cars and should last a while. Good luck.
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You do want to check if the timing belt and water pump have been done. I think, not sure, this is an interference engine and if it is, the belt needs to be changed every 90-100k miles. If it is not interference, you can drive the car until the timing belt goes-only thing bad that will happen is the car will stop. I had an 89 LS 400 that was non interference and I put over 250m miles on it without changing the timing belt. A paint job usually means damage. I have owned two LS 400 and they have been very reliable but when parts go, they are expensive to replace. My current ride has 267m miles on it and I have only had to replace the starter-expensive-which requires pulling the left side of the motor off to get at it. I will always own one of these cars as I commute 160 miles per day and the comfort. reliability and quietness is worth it. I have only bought used ones. Check KBB for fair pricing.
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I would find out what the Maaco paint service entailed but from the sounds of it, I would walk away. If it had a complete Maaco repaint, it is worth 1/2 of what they are asking. Maaco is about the worst paint job you can find...even with the "supreme" job.
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i seen that car on autotrader and looked at the vin on lexus.com the car had right rear door damage so that's what maaco probably fixed, but it also showed all the maintenance records on it too including the timing belt package.
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Hey here's a 2000 LS. 94K Timing Belt has been done.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false
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Thanks guys! I Swung by to take a look major damage to the pass. fender horrible job on the body and paint work. The search continues, trying to just find something local in ca that i can finance I have about 2k to put down and unfortunate bad credit do due some bad real estate deals
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Im thinking about buying a 98 ls400 platinum series from a local small dealer, it has 141k. And there only asking $6500.It looks fairly clean from the pictures and the carfax says its clean except for i do see a maaco "Supreme paint service performed ".
1. Is this a fair or too much or under-priced and should be wary?
2. Is 141k going to give me any problems, I need a solid car that's not going to kill me in maintenance costs.
3. What should I check for before buying? Checklist?
any other advice would help.. Thanks!
1. Is this a fair or too much or under-priced and should be wary?
2. Is 141k going to give me any problems, I need a solid car that's not going to kill me in maintenance costs.
3. What should I check for before buying? Checklist?
any other advice would help.. Thanks!
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