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Hello!
I am in the market for an LX or LC. I tow a boat, a Yamaha Grizzly to the hunting cabin, or a camper a few times a year, so I think I want the VVTi and the assumed power from a 2006/2007 model year. Other than that, it will be a daily driver that I also take on canoe trips or camping. I would also love to put in an Android Auto compatible head unit but I know that is pretty much impossible with a NAV model! I love the look and feel of the 100 series and would prefer the vehicle to be unmodified -- for now. I could be convinced out of any of these criteria, of course, if the right offer presented itself. But overall, it has to be clean inside, out, and under.
Price is relative. I want to pay as little as possible as I am a well-known cheapskate by my friends. But, I also want good value. I want to drive this thing for as long as I can maintain it. That means I am willing to spend on a quality ride and quality maintenance. But at some point, I might just be better off getting a 200 series instead since they are priced fairly close to the upper end of the boutique-level 100 series.
Other than basic maintenance, I do not wrench. About as deep as I would go would be possibly attempting a suspension upgrade - maybe - after lots of YouTubing and reading.
I gotta say negotiating with dealers remotely is excruciating when they have no service records or won't confirm if dealer-noted service issues have been corrected like timing belts or water pumps. Crowdsourcing from the folks who hang out here has to be vastly superior to negotiating with dealers.
Lastly, I currently live in the northern Minnesota area. There is no such thing as a clean LC/LX around here that I've seen. I have lots of Delta Skymiles I can spend to get anywhere in the US making location of the vehicle irrelevant.
I've listed a few of the vehicles I've found interesting. All seem to be overpriced based on a few issues like incomplete service records, rust on the underbody, missing maintenance, unresponsive sellers, etc. Thoughts and recommendations from the group here would be helpful - perhaps to help clarify my thinking on value or tell me I can't see a good deal when it drops outta the sky and wiggles on my chin.
07 LX in Dallas
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07 LX in PA
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Thank you all in advance for your assistance! And thanks for reading.
I am in the market for an LX or LC. I tow a boat, a Yamaha Grizzly to the hunting cabin, or a camper a few times a year, so I think I want the VVTi and the assumed power from a 2006/2007 model year. Other than that, it will be a daily driver that I also take on canoe trips or camping. I would also love to put in an Android Auto compatible head unit but I know that is pretty much impossible with a NAV model! I love the look and feel of the 100 series and would prefer the vehicle to be unmodified -- for now. I could be convinced out of any of these criteria, of course, if the right offer presented itself. But overall, it has to be clean inside, out, and under.
Price is relative. I want to pay as little as possible as I am a well-known cheapskate by my friends. But, I also want good value. I want to drive this thing for as long as I can maintain it. That means I am willing to spend on a quality ride and quality maintenance. But at some point, I might just be better off getting a 200 series instead since they are priced fairly close to the upper end of the boutique-level 100 series.
Other than basic maintenance, I do not wrench. About as deep as I would go would be possibly attempting a suspension upgrade - maybe - after lots of YouTubing and reading.
I gotta say negotiating with dealers remotely is excruciating when they have no service records or won't confirm if dealer-noted service issues have been corrected like timing belts or water pumps. Crowdsourcing from the folks who hang out here has to be vastly superior to negotiating with dealers.
Lastly, I currently live in the northern Minnesota area. There is no such thing as a clean LC/LX around here that I've seen. I have lots of Delta Skymiles I can spend to get anywhere in the US making location of the vehicle irrelevant.
I've listed a few of the vehicles I've found interesting. All seem to be overpriced based on a few issues like incomplete service records, rust on the underbody, missing maintenance, unresponsive sellers, etc. Thoughts and recommendations from the group here would be helpful - perhaps to help clarify my thinking on value or tell me I can't see a good deal when it drops outta the sky and wiggles on my chin.
07 LX in Dallas
07 LX in Cali
07 LX in PA
06 LC in Cali
Thank you all in advance for your assistance! And thanks for reading.
