I bet the saddle leather holds up fine just needs to be cleaned regularly. 06 for sure with lower miles otherwise in no time yur at 100k for resale, this is a price drop.

 

White/Saddle is the rarest combo, I've only seen One ever.. Saddle is like any other leather, if you take care of it, It ages well..

 

I have black on Black and love the combo but gets dirty too quick. Saddle is rare and I would take that.

 

But when it is clean and shined up, black on black looks the best in my opinion. Just looks classic and executive.

 

Agree black on black is classic and beautiful combo. Unfortunately you can also use it to bake a cake in it in the summertime here in Texas : )

Seriously go to any parking lot with lots of different cars under hot summer sun and see if you can hold your hand flat on the exterior paint for a count of ten on a car with white paint. Then go try to do the same on a black car.

 

Suprisingly, if you let a black and a white car sit in the sun from morning to 2 pm they will both reach the same interior temperature. My friends and I ran a rather extensive test at work years ago and proved that. We found that for a 110F day at 2pm, the interior of cars was 150F in the drivers seat regardless of car color and direction they were parked. We also tested with a car cover as some of my friends were making fun of me for covering my SC400. The car cover dropped the interior temp to 130F, which is really big at those temperatures. It also solved all the UV problems in protecting both the exterior and interior of the car. I could almost sell car covers! None of the cars we tested had window films.

The big difference in black and white cars is that a black car will heat up quicker than the white. So, for those that make a short trip and shop for 30 or 60 minutes will truly experience getting into a much hotter car.

 

Interesting test Jay... I had my suspicions but never tested it out. Thanks for sharing your little experiment.
My personal observation... is that my darker colored cars took longer for the AC to reach a cool temperature...as if the darker cars heated the engine area more and required the compressor to work harder... could have just been my imagination.. or the actual performance of the AC on each car.

 

The A/C in the LS430 works so well, it shouldn't matter what color car you choose.. It's a great A/C system. Here in Florida my car blows constantly at 39 degrees at the vents when set at 76 degrees cabin temp.

 

I voted for the Flint/ Black but changed my mind when I saw the White/Saddle.

 

Color was a priority when I purchased my car 4 years ago. I only wanted White or Silver, but DID NOT want any color interior other than black or grey. All the cars I saw had beige interiors. Once I found the grey, the search was over. Saddle is a winner. I see very few of them and it is very rich looking.

 

'04 color combination is an absolute beauty.

But even though it's a Lexus, wouldn't you think it's too much to buy a 10 almost 11 year old car? And remember low mileage doesn't always mean a good thing. So you should check the state of the car as a whole and not only judge by the mileage.

I'd say go for it if it were an '06, that's at least +2 years more new even if it had more mileage.


If you can get the dealership down to $15,000 on the white one, then I'd say it's a deal.
All luck to you man, and remember patience is key.