Suaza

I am in the market for a used luxury SUV and one of my options has come down to a 2010 RX 350. The downside of this particular vehicle in my area has 58,450 miles on it.

Is there any major worries in buying a Lexus with this many miles? What is the typical Lexus warranty agreement?

I know I could find the latter question online, but I would rather read it from Lexus owners and people that own the vehicle. Thanks in advance!

dctex99

4yr/50K wty; try to get an extended warranty thrown in on a deal price; 7syr/100,000 of which you will obviously hit 100k before the timeframe, but it is worth something if you trade at 80K+ also in a couple of years!!

markrivers

How long do you intend to keep the RX?
Do you have other cars that you'll e using or is this your primary vehicle?
Honestly, having owned a lot of toyotas and a couple of Lexus ( GX 470) you don't have to worry about anything major even up to 100k.
The usual, oil changes, engine filter, air filters, belts, fluids, tire rotations battery and brakes will be your expenses from ownership up to 125,000.

If you can, buy the extended warranty BUT READ through the fine print.. Not everything is bumper to bumper coverage.

Suaza

I am currently driving a Volkswagen CC, but my wife is pregnant and putting one kid in a car is a pain, I figured two would be worse.

She has an Acadia Denali, so we'd share the driving duties. I only average 10k a year on my vehicle or less even.

Thank you both for the help and information!

UCSB

I don't think there is a problem, but why would you buy a 2010 car with this mileage? You can easily find cars with significantly fewer miles. Many leases are expiring soon with 36k mile caps.

Suaza

I can get it for 31,700 where every other vehicle I am looking at is over 35.5k at the moment, but I understand your point.

samsalmanu

Suaza, my .02. For that mileage, I'd definitely bargain for at least $2000 less. Otherwise, look for something with lower mileage.

Marqevans

Might want to check the cost of the 60.000 mile service.

SAPNY

i just purchased a 2010 rx with 12k miles for $ 32k with 161 point inspection
If your car is under originaly factory warranty you will be able to purchase the lexus extended warranty which I think is a must when you buy a used car

LexRexBlue

Sounds like you got my car at a good deal! Hopefully it was a late 2010 where they worked out some of the bugs. I've spent $0. on maintenance. My car will be 2 next week.

SAPNY

My car turns 2 weeks this saturday
my car was made in 7-2010 so i was hoping the fixed the bugs but not sure
Hey LexRexBlue - any advise on where i should get my car services in NJ??

NCRon

Lexus is a great vehicle and 58K miles is nothing. I just traded by 2005 RX330 for a 2013 RX350 and the car I traded in was flawless and never gave me any problems. My newest Lexus is my third one and I've never had serious problems with any of them. The Lexus extended warranty, if you can get it, is excellent and if you get the right one it covers everything the original factory warranty covered, meaning bumper to bumper, except for trim and other cosmetics. Just be sure it is from Lexus, not some third-party insurance company, and is the Platinum version. I don't know for sure if that is the kind that comes with the CPO you have in mind but that is what you should shoot for. The longest Lexus extended warranty will cover your vehicle until it is seven years old or has 100,000 miles on it, whichever comes first.. But rest assured, Lexus vehicles are very reliable and well built so I doubt you will have any serious problems with yours if you buy it. And when you decide to trade it, you should recover a decent amount of your cost. My seven-year-old Lexus with more than 84,000 miles on it brought $15K on a trade. I could have sold it privately for more but I thought $15K was fair. A good source for you to get an idea of what the Lexus you are considering is worth would be Kelly Blue Book, which you can find at KBB.com. Another is the NADA website or Edmunds. These sources will vary but if you check with all of them they will give you a good idea of what the car you have in mind is worth.
By the way, if the mileage of the Lexus you are considering bothers you, I'm sure you can find other RX's of similar vintage that have fewer miles. Check around. There are a lot of them out there.
Good luck. You'll love Lexus.

ord2koa

This is an interesting thread with lots of great information.

I'm in the market for my first RX350 (replacing a 2004 BMW X3 w/ 92k miles), and found a great deal on a 2011, $33k, maxed out on options, exactly the colors I want and it's at the Lexus dealer closest to me (and one that doesn't charge dealer fees). The price gets me into an RX350 with more luxury options than I would add to a new one, but there are two huge negatives for this vehicle: it has 55k miles on it and it's not CPO. These things make me nervous.

From what everyone has said, I need to check the cost of the 60k service and see if I can purchase a Platinum warranty. Any other tips?

TIA