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    Looking at a low miles LX470, but it's got rust

    Yep, i walked away. Thanks to everybody on the advice.
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    Looking at a low miles LX470, but it's got rust

    So, it was regularly dealer serviced for the first 5 years up to 60k, then nothing in either carfax or the lexus listings until it sold again at 120k in 2013. A third owner bought it from an auction, kept it for 2 years and 13k, and now it's for sale again. Looks like that second owner either...
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    Looking at a low miles LX470, but it's got rust

    I tried to use the AHC and honestly i couldn't tell if it was doing anything. The lights came on but i couldn't observe that it had been raised or lowered. I've never had an LX with such fancy things. My unimog has none of these creature comforts. Should it be clear it's working?
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    Looking at a low miles LX470, but it's got rust

    Oh, i didn't remember to take pictures of the underside, there was a bunch of rust on the exhaust pipes and muffler but not the rest. I'm not sure if the dealership painted / sprayed the rest. They don't strike me as the upstanding and honest types unfortunately.
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    Looking at a low miles LX470, but it's got rust

    Hey folks, I'm looking at getting a 2001 LX470 to be used for some off roading, some driving to the snow, some expedition traveling. It's $10k and has only 130k miles. The thing is, it lived on the coast of Oregon and has spots of rust. Seems like a good deal, probably priced as it is because...
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