need opinion on LC200 i'm about to buy (1 Viewer)

[righton]

so it comes down to 2 choices...

white 2009 with 135k miles 2 owners 29k out the door has flares either after market or OEM not sure if it comes like that from factory and also has after market wheels.

black 2011 with 145k miles 4 owners 29k out the door all stock

both service records are good from dealers, up to date with maintenance and clean title.

what's the benefit of getting the later model vs the 2009? mileage don't matter, 10k difference is nothing to me. i already own a 2015 lx570 and a 2005 lx470 currently. i just want the LC version for daily duty.
for daily i am driving an fj cruiser which i am selling to get an LC200.

anyway so those are my choices, or i can add another 10k and get a later model 2013 up with 70k miles.
it's a bigger jump as far as $$$ is concern. so if i do that, i might not buy until next year. what do you guys think?

 

[TonyP]

Model Year Differences, LC200 + LX570

 

[A10Driver]

Sounds like whatever color you like best.

 

[mcgaskins]

Go for whichever one you like better and is in better shape. The 08-11 are the same, 13-15 are the same 16+ are the same. I don't like black personally, so I'd go for the white but the next guy might love black.

 

[Chocolate]

I suggest looking or getting pictures of the underneath of each vehicle to help you with your decision. Which one looks better? 4 owners would be a no-go for me.

 

[mooneywa]

So most cars depreciate at roughly $.30/mile. Let's say conservatively the cruiser depreciates at $.20/mile. At that rate, a 70,000 mile difference is $14,000 of depreciation... meaning the extra $10k for the 2013 (with whiz bang stuff) and 70k miles less is a $4k bargain.

Edit: If a car lost $50k ($80k sticker to $30k now) over 140,000 miles - that's a depreciation mileage rate of $.35/mile, meaning that 2013 with 70k is an even better deal.

It's also late, and my math could be totally bunk...

 

[righton]

thanks for all the suggestion... i like the white one personally. i just don't like that i have to deal with after market wheels that i don't like.