I am looking at lx470s as a beach cruiser/kid hauler.
I am an avid wrenching so i dont mind a bit of a project especially since i am looking for a steal around $7k 130k miles ish. I am in the northeast (Philadelphia) so beutyfull rust free examples arent in my future. I have friends in Vegas and San Diego but similar years and miles are $3k then what I am seeing around me.
I know the "you get what you pay for" or "buy the one serviced by a dealer every 5k miles" but thats simply not in the cards. Again I dont mind the doing the dirty work and my ideal example would be one on bumpstomps anyway since i want to go the OME route so i never have to worry about AHC diagnosing.
ANYWAY
The original question is going to be, if its already at 130k miles and shows no symptoms of trans slipping, shuttering at 32mph ect, am i reasonable to assume that its a keeper. I know nothing is a sure thing, but the if it a bad mechanical part would it have happened by now?
I know maintenance records are god, but how particular are these transmissions if they have gone past the 30k fluid change service interval?
At my price range i am accepting that they might not have had the best most diligent owner in the last couple years but the other parts that scare me (financially) to have to replace are engine and trans. Hopefully being a lexus they at least saw pampering for the first 70k miles.
I am an avid wrenching so i dont mind a bit of a project especially since i am looking for a steal around $7k 130k miles ish. I am in the northeast (Philadelphia) so beutyfull rust free examples arent in my future. I have friends in Vegas and San Diego but similar years and miles are $3k then what I am seeing around me.
I know the "you get what you pay for" or "buy the one serviced by a dealer every 5k miles" but thats simply not in the cards. Again I dont mind the doing the dirty work and my ideal example would be one on bumpstomps anyway since i want to go the OME route so i never have to worry about AHC diagnosing.
ANYWAY
The original question is going to be, if its already at 130k miles and shows no symptoms of trans slipping, shuttering at 32mph ect, am i reasonable to assume that its a keeper. I know nothing is a sure thing, but the if it a bad mechanical part would it have happened by now?
I know maintenance records are god, but how particular are these transmissions if they have gone past the 30k fluid change service interval?
At my price range i am accepting that they might not have had the best most diligent owner in the last couple years but the other parts that scare me (financially) to have to replace are engine and trans. Hopefully being a lexus they at least saw pampering for the first 70k miles.