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Potential great deal on this 88K '05 Sport in Orlando?

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Old 11-14-16 | 12:42 PM
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Default Potential great deal on this 88K '05 Sport in Orlando?

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Old 11-14-16 | 12:45 PM
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Seems like a steal at that price if everything checks out. Only issue i see s the Sport Package had special badging on the fenders that I do not see on this one.
Old 11-14-16 | 12:58 PM
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maybe the aftermarket rims are made by Sport Edition? price is nice, but if he's the original owner, wonder what happened to the rims...
Old 11-14-16 | 01:36 PM
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I like how they say that it has all of the"bells and whistles" on it. Unless it is a UL model it's missing a few bells or whistles. I have to say that I'm a little disappointed in my ML 430. I have yet to find any bells or whistles on it. I do hear some chimes from time to time and I guess some of the wind noise I hear coming from the windshield might be considered a whistle...
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I forwarded it to my buddy in Tampa, and he said looks nice but Orlando and Miami are hotbeds for passing off bad cars....not being from FLA dunno what he means but I think the aftermarket rims is odd if it's the original owner...
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Originally Posted by bmore430
Seems like a steal at that price if everything checks out. Only issue i see s the Sport Package had special badging on the fenders that I do not see on this one.
Agree on the badges. If it really is a Sport, easy to tell when you drive it. If the seller's not being upfront on this, are there other problems? Should ask him what he did w/ the 18s that came with the car.
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Red flag is aftermarket wheels. I'd start off with a car fax and the serial number to look it up on the Lexus Site if interested. Seems a few thou too cheap. Have to be careful l with craigslist.
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Originally Posted by Bocatrip
Red flag is aftermarket wheels. I'd start off with a car fax and the serial number to look it up on the Lexus Site if interested. Seems a few thou too cheap. Have to be careful l with craigslist.
looks strange that the exhaust tips are painted black too.
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All good points.

Thanks for the input guys.
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