2007 LC - Approx. Value???

[Jackland]

Continuing to search for a 2006-2007 LC or LX. Looking at a 2006 LC, 200,000 miles, timing belt done at 165K, fairly decent maintenance history overall, 4 owners, no accidents. Haven't seen it in person, but looks to be in really good condition overall.

The Toyota dealer is asking $18 (well, $17,999). Is that at all reasonable given the mileage?

 

[brownfox]

Seems fair.

 

[Jackland]

Yea, not too bad to me either.

It is amazing what some of the 06-07s are listed for, basically 200 series prices.

 

[SF1911A1]

$18k has you almost touching a 200 series with less miles. Are you set on a 100? A quick autotrader search has quite a few options, this is just one example. I have a 100 and a 200 and love both, but for that money I would jump at the 200 without looking back at a 100.

 

[Jackland]

Yes, you make an excellent point.

We could go for the 200 series, however it would likely be the LX 570, prefer those interiors over the LC at least up through 2011. A 2013 LC is out of reach. My only hesitation with the 570 is that this is something, like our 100 series that we've had for 11 yrs., that we'd keep for quite some time, and I've read on here that you can't do sliders/bumpers on the 570s.

 

[SF1911A1]

Nah, do more research. I believe slee just released sliders for the 570. Bumpers certainly take a little more custom work, but are certainly possible. Plus, give the market a little more time and many more options will come available, just like for the 100. I personally went with my 2013 LX570 because of price and also availability. In the Houston area there are loads of rich folk who buy these trucks, baby them and then trade them in for a Mercedes or Infiniti or whatever. Used market is very LX friendly. Also, I didn’t know your budget, but if you can up it to $25k you’re getting into the low 100k miles instead of the upper.

I understand budgets and preferences, but don’t rule out a 200 because you think you can’t afford it. I almost did just that and I am so glad I took a quick step back and re-evaluated because my 200 is the sweetest vehicle I have ever owned and I plan on keeping it for at least 20 more years. For real.

 

[95Fantasma80]

18k i'd save up and buy an 200 lx

8-12k is the sweet spot for 100's

 

[krice118]

You can definitely put sliders and bumpers on a lx570

 

[gungriffin]

Yes, you make an excellent point.

We could go for the 200 series, however it would likely be the LX 570, prefer those interiors over the LC at least up through 2011. A 2013 LC is out of reach. My only hesitation with the 570 is that this is something, like our 100 series that we've had for 11 yrs., that we'd keep for quite some time, and I've read on here that you can't do sliders/bumpers on the 570s.

Reach out to Dissent. They have some awesome aluminum bumpers and sliders. The aluminum is proving to be stronger than I would have thought too.

 

[Jackland]

Well yea, wasn't really thinking 200 cause of the $ and the now seemingly incorrect perception about not being able to mod it. Going to the mid $20K range is realistic for a long-term daily driver/adventure machine.

Expanding search......

 

[SF1911A1]

Well yea, wasn't really thinking 200 cause of the $ and the now seemingly incorrect perception about not being able to mod it. Going to the mid $20K range is realistic for a long-term daily driver/adventure machine.

Expanding search......

Search nationwide. Don't limit yourself to just your area. The right 200 might be a cheap flight and road trip away. Totally worth it long run.

 

[Jackland]

Continuing the search, a couple questions...….

1. A dealer a couple hrs. away has a pretty decent 2011 LX 570, vehicle was originally bought in CA but looks like it spent most of it's early life in IN, sold as a Lexus CPO and then resided in CO for the next 30,000 miles or so. Really good service history, in a couple places it notes "rustproofing/undercoating inspected" or something to that effect. Given the environments this truck has lived in, I assume I should be as concerned about rust as I would be on a 100 series? This undercoating they refer to? Worth a s____?

2. Sound system in the LX vs. the LC? Appreciable difference? I love the mark levinson system in our GX 470.

Amazing how much more available the LXs are.

 

[TheMcCannon]

I paid $12.5 for my 06 LC with ~202k miles on it. Bumpers are in rough shape and there's some wear on the driver's seat and I had to immediately do the timing belt and some other service while it was in there to the tune of $1800. (hadn't been done since ~95k miles).

Just for comparison.

Other local dealers were asking $16-$18k ish for similar year/miles, but better cosmetic condition. (I figure I'll be getting bumpers eventually so I didn't care as much about those).

 

[MN CZ]

Kinda surprising how fast early LX570 prices have dropped since I bought a 100 in March of 2018. Others are correct, the delta between them and excellent condition 100 pricing has narrowed. I'm cheap, but I would have considered the extra $6-7K spend.

 

[Jackland]

Yea, it does seem like a really good bang for the buck with the 570s. Same thing with the GX 470 we bought last summer. Ours is a 2008, 101K at the time we bought it, great condition/maintenance history, $17K. Maybe we overpaid just a little, but still, lots of value in these GXs and LXs

 

[matador454]

Amazing how much more available the LXs are.

I suspect this will always be the case, 100, 200, 300 etc. Lexus variant just sells way more than the LC, while a lot of people in the secondhand community seem to prefer LC hence the price differential.

 

[FJ62INTX]

Make sure you test drive the LX570 and the LC200 along with a 100 series...... My Mom has an LX570, and I like it overall very much, but the seats sit a little odd and too high to me compared to my 2006 LC.

My wife doesn't like to drive my Mom's LX570 and says it has too many blind spots with the way the seats stick way up into view. My wife doesn't mind driving my 2006 LC on the other hand, in fact, she likes it.

We had a 2008 LC 200 series, and the seats didn't seem to bother us as much as the LX570 seats.

Also, we had the choice of keeping the 2008 LC 200 or keeping the 2006 LC 100.



We kept the 2006 LC 100 and I haven't regretted it at all, except for the lower power of the VVTi 4.7L vs. the 5.7L. I liked the 200 series, but I prefer some of the looks and aspects of the 100 series(more affordable to mod vs. 200 series).

Just my opinion and views from being around all of these different 'Cruisers.

 

[Jackland]

Make sure you test drive the LX570 and the LC200 along with a 100 series...... My Mom has an LX570, and I like it overall very much, but the seats sit a little odd and too high to me compared to my 2006 LC.

My wife doesn't like to drive my Mom's LX570 and says it has too many blind spots with the way the seats stick way up into view. My wife doesn't mind driving my 2006 LC on the other hand, in fact, she likes it.

We had a 2008 LC 200 series, and the seats didn't seem to bother us as much as the LX570 seats.

Also, we had the choice of keeping the 2008 LC 200 or keeping the 2006 LC 100.



We kept the 2006 LC 100 and I haven't regretted it at all, except for the lower power of the VVTi 4.7L vs. the 5.7L. I liked the 200 series, but I prefer some of the looks and aspects of the 100 series(more affordable to mod vs. 200 series).

Just my opinion and views from being around all of these different 'Cruisers.

Thanks!!

 

[Cobramo]

I use 200 series for work overseas and love them, but my wife's GX470 turned me into a 100 series fan. That being said, I have an 07 LX 470 Limited Edition with 150k that I'm considering selling soon due to a move (3rd vehicle). Great condition Texas and South Carolina history.