Well I passed on those '04's and came across this '06 LX in Houston with 135K miles. 3 owners, 2nd one was a lease. Louisiana and Texas truck. The latest owner traded it in. I pulled the Lexus service records and they are all there, oil changes and all except a couple in the very beginning with the first owner. Highlighted repairs: secondary air injection pump replaced @ 135K, new brake pads and rotors resurfaced @ 133K, CV boots replaced @ 127K, valve cover gasket @ 114K, wheel bearings repacked and new tires at 108K, TB/WP & shocks on rear hatch at 91K.
The exterior looks to be clean, they provided pictures of a couple tiny scratches on the doors and a couple rock/bug chips up front. The salesman swears no rust, they won't sale a rusted car on their lot. The leather looks good but the drivers seat does have a small crack it looks like and the stitching is a bit worn. The drivers arm rest has a worn spot also. The dealer recommended dyeing the seats, don't know about that. There is also a scratch on the glove box and the wood piece with the cup holders.
We agreed on a price of $19,000 baring any issues with the PPI tomorrow with a mobile mechanic. NADA clean retail is $22,650 and Carguru is $20,584 in Austin ($21.9K in Houston). Thoughts?
I was looking at that truck too! Great deal I'd take it if I were you - I'm a bit more picky on the leather should would probably have had to replace the seat covers.