First off, sorry, no pictures. I will do my best to describe the good and bad.
I just looked at and drove a VERY WELL maintained '96 LX450. The color is Champagne, it has approximately 110K miles, all options except for factory lockers. It's owned by an old guy who has garaged it since he bought it new in 1996.
The truck is flawless inside and out. The paint and body are perfect. The front seats look great, the second and third row seats appear to have been never used. The carpet looks new. Headliner is perfect. Dash looks new. Engine compartment looks new. Has been serviced at the local Lexus dealership since new. The grandson of the owner is the Lexus technician and he has personally serviced it almost since it was purchased. It needs nothing. Tires, brakes, shocks have been replaced. It has just been serviced. No leaks, etc. etc. This LX450 ALMOST looks new. Damn, this Lexus looks perfect and drives great.
In addition to the only "negative" (no lockers) I just pulled up the carfax and it does show accident history back about 6 years ago. Supposedly, it was a minor issue and only reported to the police since the other driver wanted more $$ than he was entitled. The front and rear bumpers were replaced as well as the passenger mirror. I actually have a paint meter and tested the entire vehicle and it was pretty consistent at 4.5 to 5.0 mils all the way around, so there was really no body work. Bondo or repaints will give readings of 10+ mils.
Anyway, is his $10K price (in so cal) too high?
I just looked at and drove a VERY WELL maintained '96 LX450. The color is Champagne, it has approximately 110K miles, all options except for factory lockers. It's owned by an old guy who has garaged it since he bought it new in 1996.
The truck is flawless inside and out. The paint and body are perfect. The front seats look great, the second and third row seats appear to have been never used. The carpet looks new. Headliner is perfect. Dash looks new. Engine compartment looks new. Has been serviced at the local Lexus dealership since new. The grandson of the owner is the Lexus technician and he has personally serviced it almost since it was purchased. It needs nothing. Tires, brakes, shocks have been replaced. It has just been serviced. No leaks, etc. etc. This LX450 ALMOST looks new. Damn, this Lexus looks perfect and drives great.
In addition to the only "negative" (no lockers) I just pulled up the carfax and it does show accident history back about 6 years ago. Supposedly, it was a minor issue and only reported to the police since the other driver wanted more $$ than he was entitled. The front and rear bumpers were replaced as well as the passenger mirror. I actually have a paint meter and tested the entire vehicle and it was pretty consistent at 4.5 to 5.0 mils all the way around, so there was really no body work. Bondo or repaints will give readings of 10+ mils.
Anyway, is his $10K price (in so cal) too high?