Good day everyone, and hope you are doing well in these crazy times.
First off, sorry for the long post. I'm a long time lurker, first time poster, who has spent some time on this site a few times in the past 5 or so years doing research as I contemplated moving into a LC. Due to some really bad timing, I'm in the market for a car right now and am seriously considering finally getting a LC. I had been looking at 100 series trucks initially, but then came across this 2008 LX570 this is within my price range and seems solid. I've tried to do my research prior to posting, thanks for making such a thorough resource available to like-minded individuals.
I also want to describe my expected use cases. I live in northern Vermont. Winter is generally long (Nov-Mar), cold and full of snow (and salt). I expect to daily drive this car, ideally for 10+ years. I'll likely average under 10k miles a year, with a 15 mile daily commute and lots of trips to the mountain in the winter. In the summer/fall, I expect to make use of the off-roading capabilities largely on Vermont's extensive network of class 4 roads (something like a fire road - not passable in a regular car or car-like SUV), but don't expect to be doing crazy rock crawling or overlanding at this time. I've also got a good sized family (5 of us, plus the dog), so it will haul people too.
I'm hoping you kind folks can help sanity check this for me, as well as provide some commentary on the underside images as I realized I didn't really know if what I was seeing was bad or not.
Some details about the truck:
My main questions to the the forum are:
Again, thank you!
Darren
First off, sorry for the long post. I'm a long time lurker, first time poster, who has spent some time on this site a few times in the past 5 or so years doing research as I contemplated moving into a LC. Due to some really bad timing, I'm in the market for a car right now and am seriously considering finally getting a LC. I had been looking at 100 series trucks initially, but then came across this 2008 LX570 this is within my price range and seems solid. I've tried to do my research prior to posting, thanks for making such a thorough resource available to like-minded individuals.
I also want to describe my expected use cases. I live in northern Vermont. Winter is generally long (Nov-Mar), cold and full of snow (and salt). I expect to daily drive this car, ideally for 10+ years. I'll likely average under 10k miles a year, with a 15 mile daily commute and lots of trips to the mountain in the winter. In the summer/fall, I expect to make use of the off-roading capabilities largely on Vermont's extensive network of class 4 roads (something like a fire road - not passable in a regular car or car-like SUV), but don't expect to be doing crazy rock crawling or overlanding at this time. I've also got a good sized family (5 of us, plus the dog), so it will haul people too.
I'm hoping you kind folks can help sanity check this for me, as well as provide some commentary on the underside images as I realized I didn't really know if what I was seeing was bad or not.
Some details about the truck:
- 1 owner, dealer maintained
- 100% stock, seems like it was a mall crawler from Greenwich, CT (which is a very affluent area, if you are not familiar)
- 119k miles
- Service performed every 5k miles as expected
- the only recommended item that I could not find a record of was an AHC fluid flush at 60k
- How big a concern is this if I get it done as a part of the 120k?
- both the radiator and water pump have been replaced in the past 30k miles
- New OEM tires in the past 5k miles
- Dealer installed new brake pads & rotors as well as valve cover gaskets as part of their reconditioning
- the only recommended item that I could not find a record of was an AHC fluid flush at 60k
- It's clean and looks like it has been well cared for over the past 12 years, inside and out
- It has also spent it's entire life in the northeast, and the underside reflects that fact
- This is my biggest concern at this point, and I realize I have no idea if what I'm looking at is bad or not
- Underside pics are at the bottom of this post
- Hoping to get some feedback on these pictures - should I stay away, or does it look manageable?
- This is my biggest concern at this point, and I realize I have no idea if what I'm looking at is bad or not
- It also is in need of the 120k mile service, which i've quoted at both a Toyota dealer and a reputable independent 4x4 shop as about $2k
- Does that seem reasonable?
My main questions to the the forum are:
- How big a concern is the fact that the AHC fluid is original?
- How big a concern/potential deal-breaker is the underside?
- Does my expectation to keep this thing in crappy NE winters for another decade influence this at all?
- Do y'all think this sounds reasonable for $20,500?
Again, thank you!
Darren