He's gonna be shocked at the dealership. A Toyota dealer who sells Lexus would be his best bet, but be prepared for lowball offers. $15-16k should be good for all concerned. When I was selling my 99LX w/101k dealer offered me $10.5. He'd be lucky to get $12 from a dealer.
NADA showed me...
Congrads, looks like you did pretty well on the trade in. Dealer offered me 10k for my 99 with 101k and 90k service complete. Took me about two seconds to walk out.
I agree, on the 2003 being the sweet spot. If I ever get another with will be an 03 with non-nav and non AHC.
I like the...
Silicon spray is perfectly safe. Avoid WD40 for this application.
Another thing to check for when purchasing a used car is the grease on the belts. They sometimes hit it with the spry lubricant when the belts are dry and squeaking.
If you lose a coil it will still run, just on 7 instead of 8 cylinders. Having experienced this myself I seriously doubt a coil is an issue here.
Scary thing to happen though, I think we are all interested in what the issue is.
Greeting from the good part of WA BTW:flipoff2:.
I've been on...
A lot has been made about how the 2000+ are safer because of blah blah blah. Yes, they have extra equipment the help out a little. That does not mean the 98-99 is not safe by any means. I don't know of a single case where a 100 rolled because of a lack of A-Trac (or whatever they call it)...
New tranny @ 117k? Never understood how some people treat their rigs. I usually like private sales with mine, you can look the guy in the eye who's owned it. The PO on mine was dentist who just let the dealer handle everything and the bug stack of paperwork to go with it.
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If you don't mind me asking what did you end up paying for it and what was the mileage?
There are not any comps in the area for sale so it's hard to get a feel for it right now.
Don't drive one until you are are ready to buy. There is no going back if you are looking for some thing to serve as DD duty as well as a trail rig.
My 99LX (although I'm going to sell her) has zero issues. Just hit 100k last month and I bought from a series of private owners so I have all...
Selling my LX470. Just hit 100k last month. All service done. I'm just north of you in Spokane. I'm moving back to PHX and will no longer need it.
Has seperate wheels and tires with Toyo At's and Toyo Observe studless snows.
Great shape, just want to sell and get into a truck for the...
Take this time to get up to date on your PM if you need to. Tranny, diffs, t-case, radiator, oil chang, PS, Brake fluid and so on.
If you are renting a U-Haul make certain to inspect the rental trailer in detail. I usually buy a small trailer. They want like $300-$400 for a rental, I just...