speedking

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Just curious if anyone has or knows anyone who has purchased a car from Auto Sports of Dallas.

http://www.autosportsofdallas.com/

I'm looking for any feedback on doing business with them.

boredguy77

which car are you interested in buying? I would check the better business bureau. personnally I have not dealt with them.

speedking

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They have a '92 SC400 in on trade. I'm having Sewell Lexus do a Pre-Purchase inspection on the car tomorrow so they should pick anything that's wrong. I've got a deposit down on it in the mean time. I've also got a clean Carfax on the car.

Auto Sports is a member of the BBB if that means anything in this day and age.

Have you heard of anything negative regarding them?

Do you live in the Dallas/FW area?

rushgator

Never heard of them. Sounds like you are on the right track, though, as you are having the car checked out. See if Sewell can give you a printout of the vehicle service history. This is where I bought my SC: www.txcars.com

speedking

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Hmmm,. seems like nobody in the Lexus nor Supra (www.supraforums.com) communities have heard of these guys. Maybe that's because they are a Mercedes, BMW, and Porsche shop for the most part. This Lexus was just a super clean trade in they decided to try and move.

I've got Sewell to already pull the vehicle service history this morning. I should know more this afternoon.

Either or

boredguy77

Nope, have never even heard of them. I wouldn`t worry too much about their reputation, Sewell tell you the exact condition that it is in.

yes I live in the DFW area

speedking

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Would you have a chance later today to go by and look at it for me? I'll know from a mechanical standpoint what it looks like but I'd be curious about what a Lexus owner thinks about it.

boredguy77

possibly where would you want me to go? sewell or autosports?

speedking

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If you could make it to Sewell before 5 pm that would be awesome. If not, you could stop by Auto Sports until I believe 7 pm. Which would work for you?

boredguy77

I won`t be able to make it today, but would be able to tommorow.

speedking

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That would be awesome. About what time could you make it by Auto Sports?

Here's their address:

2515 Willowbrook , Suite 100
Dallas, Texas 75220
Phone (469) 335-9800

Trey is my salesman.

boredguy77

do you know what time they open? I work from 12:00-6:15 so before would probably be better. So you don`t want me to worry about mechanical, just look at what shape everything is in?

speedking

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They are open from 9am - 7pm.

I'm paying Sewell Lexus $375 today to do an all points inspection on the mechanical condition of the car. They can't however give me much of an idea about overall condition, feel, and just the gut feeling about the car. As an SC owner, you would be perfect to check out the car.

If you could, check the oil and the tranny fluid. Look under the oil filler cap for any white foam or residue from water/antifreeze. Smell the tranny fluid and see if it's burnt at all. Wipe the tranny dipstick with a white paper towel and look for any aluminum material in the fluid.

Other than that, have Trey start the car while you stand behind it and watch the exhaust. See if there is any blue smoke when the car is initially started. Check the engine temp to see if the car was previously run or not when you do this. This will tell us a lot about the valve guides.

Take it our for a drive and see what you think about power, alignment, braking, accessories working, and just the overall feel of the car.

There are a couple of dents on the left side that Trey is going to get fixed if I buy the car. Check both door jambs, hood seams (with hood up) and trunk seams (with trunk up) for signs of paint mismatch or overspray from previous body work. The car is supposed to have never been wrecked nor repaired.

Anything else you could catch along the way would be great. I'll PM you with my phone number if you want to call and talk either before or after your test drive.

I really appreciate the effort. I'll find someway to repay you.

speedking

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EEEKKKSSS

boredguy77,

DON'T GO check out the SC for me tomorrow. I just heard from Sewell and the car is a basket case. It's surging while idling and there are lots of cosmetic things wrong with it. So much so that I'm getting out of my deal with the dealer.

Thanks for your offer to look at the car. I hope I catch you before you go look at it.

Thanks again