For Sale Project 3x Locked 97 LX450 - Seattle (not mine) (1 Viewer)

Year

1997

Vehicle Model

1. LX450

Location

United States

Mileage

243704

Color

Beige

Outside Link

https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/ctd/d/tacoma-1997-lexus-lx-450-base-4dr-4wd/7252011608.html

Not mine. Just posted an hour ago. If anyone on the west coast was looking for a project/parts, this could be an option. It looks like there's quite a bit of rust, but not enough pictures to tell. It definitely needs some TLC but for less than $4000, it could be worth it.

Anyway, I wanted to post it here before some ebay seller picks it up, sprays the undercoat with paint, and tries selling it to one of us for three times the price.

1997 Lexus LX 450 Base 4dr 4WD SUV - cars & trucks - by dealer -...

1997 Lexus LX 450 Base 4dr 4WD SUV SUV Ready To Upgrade Your Ride Today? We Make It Fast & Easy! Call (or text) ☏ Skyline Motors Auto Sales 9001 Pacific Ave Unit B, Tacoma, WA 98444 Copy &...

seattle.craigslist.org

 

[Mtntopper]

Not mine. Just posted an hour ago. If anyone on the west coast was looking for a project/parts, this could be an option. It looks like there's quite a bit of rust, but not enough pictures to tell. It definitely needs some TLC but for less than $4000, it could be worth it.

Anyway, I wanted to post it here before some ebay seller picks it up, sprays the undercoat with paint, and tries selling it to one of us for three times the price.

1997 Lexus LX 450 Base 4dr 4WD SUV - cars & trucks - by dealer -...

1997 Lexus LX 450 Base 4dr 4WD SUV SUV Ready To Upgrade Your Ride Today? We Make It Fast & Easy! Call (or text) ☏ Skyline Motors Auto Sales 9001 Pacific Ave Unit B, Tacoma, WA 98444 Copy &...

seattle.craigslist.org

I got some undercarriage photos from the dealership, ran the Carfax, filled out the paperwork to put a deposit on it, drove 19 hrs from Vail to Seattle to pick it up, got there at 10am today to discover that the @$$holes had sold it to someone else. The salesman says the boss took a deposit from someone else that he wasn't aware of. Going home empty-handed. Filed a complaint against their license with the Washington State Auto Dealers Association. Still shopping...

 

[80sand100s]

I got some undercarriage photos from the dealership, ran the Carfax, filled out the paperwork to put a deposit on it, drove 19 hrs from Vail to Seattle to pick it up, got there at 10am today to discover that the @$$holes had sold it to someone else. The salesman says the boss took a deposit from someone else that he wasn't aware of. Going home empty-handed. Filed a complaint against their license with the Washington State Auto Dealers Association. Still shopping...

Ugh sorry to hear that. Scary because I'm potentially driving 19 hours to buy one as well (waiting on seller to take it to get a PPI done).

Did you see the one on Copart? You might be able to scoop it for a low price (somewhat closer as well)

https://www.copart.com/lot/45811720/clean-title-1997-lexus-lx-450-nv-las-vegas

 

[LXKevin]

 

[LXKevin]

I got some undercarriage photos from the dealership, ran the Carfax, filled out the paperwork to put a deposit on it, drove 19 hrs from Vail to Seattle to pick it up, got there at 10am today to discover that the @$$holes had sold it to someone else. The salesman says the boss took a deposit from someone else that he wasn't aware of. Going home empty-handed. Filed a complaint against their license with the Washington State Auto Dealers Association. Still shopping...

That looks like a ragged out pile of garbage anyway. You should be glad some other dodo bought that.

 

[Mtntopper]

That looks like a ragged out pile of garbage anyway. You should be glad some other dodo bought that.

You're absolutely right. Thought we could make it work for my soon-to-be 16 yr old but it just wasn't meant to be, if it was meant to be, it would have happened.

 

[LXKevin]

Wow & good luck- a triple locked 80 for a 16 yr old's first ride will be something special indeed.

 

[Mtntopper]

Ugh sorry to hear that. Scary because I'm potentially driving 19 hours to buy one as well (waiting on seller to take it to get a PPI done).

Did you see the one on Copart? You might be able to scoop it for a low price (somewhat closer as well)

https://www.copart.com/lot/45811720/clean-title-1997-lexus-lx-450-nv-las-vegas

Thanks and hopefully you have better luck than me. I did see that one on Copart, I would really like to see and drive the rig before getting in a bidding war over it though. There are a lot of different ways to hurt the value on those things.
Have you had any success with Copart?

 

[BDMex]

You're absolutely right. Thought we could make it work for my soon-to-be 16 yr old but it just wasn't meant to be, if it was meant to be, it would have happened newI

You're absolutely right. Thought we could make it work for my soon-to-be 16 yr old but it just wasn't meant to be, if it was meant to be, it would have happened.

I have this lx 450 maybe it was meant to be I ran into this today.

 

[StaticTorque]

Ugh sorry to hear that. Scary because I'm potentially driving 19 hours to buy one as well (waiting on seller to take it to get a PPI done).

Did you see the one on Copart? You might be able to scoop it for a low price (somewhat closer as well)

https://www.copart.com/lot/45811720/clean-title-1997-lexus-lx-450-nv-las-vegas

I think you’ll be fine if the PPI comes back good! I flew from Oregon to Georgia to buy my land cruiser after a good PPI came back. Then drove 39 hours back home