New to the forum -- in the market for an LX570 in the next 12-18 months (17 Viewers)

[Mike153D]

Hi all, first post! My wife and I are expecting our third kid in a couple months and want a larger SUV. My wife's car is currently a 2019 Ram 1500, and I have a 2016 4 door Wrangler JKU. Plan is for me to take the truck, and we keep the jeep as a 3rd car. We originally were on the LX train until I got worried it would be to small. Long story short, we visited friends with a 200 series LC and borrowed the car for a couple days, and our kids along with their kid fit fine, and my wife preferred it over things like the Expedition or Tahoe.

All this is to say, we are back on the LX570 train.

I am looking to purchase the car next winter, so we can feel out how our current cars are working with 3 kids over the next year. We also have some house work we are doing this year, and want to allow for some funds recovery before buying a new car.

Here is what I think I want, and feel free to tell me I'm wrong:
2019-2021 White exterior, black interior, luxury package with under 50K miles. I don't want to mess with a sensor lift or anything, but we do have a drive-on beach we go to multiple times a week during the summer. So I want to go with a 17 or 18 inch wheel and AT3Ws or KO3s right off the bat. I'll also be doing the carplay upgrade. Other than that, plan is to leave the vehicle stock and hopefully drive it until it is dead. I'd prefer no rear entertainment if given the option, as it seems antiquated in the age of iPads. Our kids are currently 6 and 4, and can get in and out of carseats on their own. So booster in the 3rd row will work fine. We don't spend a ton of time in the car. We go an hour to my parents house somewhat regularly, but other than that we go on the occasional road trip. The ram gets similar mileage to the LX, and it doesn't really bother us.

I've been cruising auto-tempest and it seems I should be in the 52-65 range for what I want. I live in New England. so I'd like a rust free car, so I've been looking down south, out west, etc. Tell me what I should know as I start looking over the next year or so. Service records, years to look at, things to look for, etc.

Thanks all!

 

[Heckraiser]

My advice, forget the 50k mileage requirement and focus mainly on service history and condition. Mileage is largely irrelevant in these vehicles (a bit different than your current Stellantis vehicles). I'd also go all the way back to 2016 since the 2016 model year is nearly identical to 2019+. Just trying to save you some money. Get a rust-free one (southern preferred if you're able to get it properly inspected), and then give it a fluid film treatment every year. Rust will kill the AHC system long before mileage does. The rest of the vehicle is no more susceptible to rust than anything else on the road.

 

[gasman4u]

Regardless of what you get, treat the undercarriage with a NON permanent barrier treatment to prevent the frame from getting rust cancer the best you can. As @Heckraiser said, the rust will kill this thing before mileage given good service history.

Your wife has good taste and chose well. You'll find a great specimen to buy if you're patient.

 

[slipkid13]

As a current LX owner and previous Sienna owner and father of now teenage kids; get a Sienna. It's a 100% better vehicle for 3 small kids. Dump the Ram or Jeep and replace with an LX

 

[mdrei]

As a current LX owner and previous Sienna owner and father of now teenage kids; get a Sienna. It's a 100% better vehicle for 3 small kids. Dump the Ram or Jeep and replace with an LX

Agree 100% with this advice.

 

[manofthewoods]

As a current LX owner and previous Sienna owner and father of now teenage kids; get a Sienna. It's a 100% better vehicle for 3 small kids. Dump the Ram or Jeep and replace with an LX

Interesting curveball advice. My wife loved our Sienna when our kids were small.

Agree on the mileage comment, and about rust. Also, a LX here in CA is almost guaranteed to be a rust free babied deal (compared to a LC). Definitely worth a trip.

 

[krice118]

Tailgate diaper changes spoil you.

 

[Sandroad]

I agree with the Sienna advice, especially since you are keeping the Ram and Jeep. Get a new Sienna (white on black) with AWD. Fit all weather tires like the Michelin Cross Climate 2 or Pirelli WeatherActive and you’ll be very happy and safe all year with that as a family hauler. Use the Jeep for your beach forays and Ram for project hauling. Great combo for your use case.