What to pay? '04 with 30k miles?
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I would pay the guy 20 k for it. I got a base 04 with 55 k 1 1/2 years ago for 17k. I do not need Nav, or backup camera, HID washers but the upgraded stereo would be nice. Life is not perfect and it is just a car optioned very well at base level. My one prereq if I buy again is handling package.
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Its not my opinion, its the truth. There are very few people that wish to purchase used cars with no or very minimal options. The whole point of buying a used car is to save money and get something better then you would have got new. The people who like base models are generally un-educated on the model and ill-informed about the brand. Had they known about the options available (or taken the time to discover them), they would have purchased a car with those options. Normally, one of the first questions a used car buyer has is what options the cars has. As soon as they hear 'base', they are not interested or they want a substantial discount. A car with options will sell faster and for more money then a base model..... unless you find a clueless sucker.
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Wow...lots of differing opinions here... I am with Jabberwok here... I am not on a budget and I am on my 3rd Lexus. I specifically chose a base. I personally don't care for navigation. I think it is cumbersome and I prefer old fashioned buttons. ( I am 39) While I like expensive cars and what they bring to the table, I just don't care to spend all of my $$ on them. I prefer to use the extra to send my kids to private school and take vacations. My Lexus dealer is one of the top in the nation and they will only go after the Base models unless they get a CL or UL on trade. I bought my '04 with 65K miles (CPO) and I paid 19,900. There was an '06 CL that arrived with 43K miles and they wanted $29K for it but I thought I would prefer to have $10K in my pocket than to have the CL in my driveway. to me the value is have the LS in my driveway. Not the nav on the dashboard.
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Thanks for all the opinions.
So, the consensus is that 20k for this LS with only 30K miles would be a good deal?
I sold my base 98 LS400 with 140k miles quickly for 7k so I believe any base LS430 in great condition & no accidents would be no problem to sell at a few thousand less than a comparable ML package, especially with 30k miles.
So, the consensus is that 20k for this LS with only 30K miles would be a good deal?
I sold my base 98 LS400 with 140k miles quickly for 7k so I believe any base LS430 in great condition & no accidents would be no problem to sell at a few thousand less than a comparable ML package, especially with 30k miles.
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I paid $29k for my '04 UL CPO with 16k miles last October, but really I'd have been just as happy with a CL and I don't really need the NAV either, just wanted the better stereo, more leather bits, and the double-paned windows really.
For me personally I probably overpaid a bit, and if I'd have found an equally mint CL around $25k I'd have been even happier, but after a while looking this is the one that came along and just called out to me.
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That's a good thing - those were the two major recall events on '04s that you definitely want to see on the history assuming the vehicle falls within the early VIN range.
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So, the CL comes base and individual options were added to that?
Love the color & miles so I'm just trying to get it for the best price possible.
I would think the 30k miles would be worth something.
The ones on E-bay don't seem to be that great of deals.
Love the color & miles so I'm just trying to get it for the best price possible.
I would think the 30k miles would be worth something.
The ones on E-bay don't seem to be that great of deals.
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If it was disclosed in the post, that they were changed out at a Lexus dealership reference TSB #123xyz, I would have then realized it was a "good" thing they were replaced.
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