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I was looking into an '07 Audi S4, 6sp, but 3k to insure, and fuel-hungry car... not smart financially.
I couldn't find a GS I liked at the auctions; all the colors were wrong, or too expensive. Insurance was between 2100-2400$ for a hybrid & non hybrid respectively.
So.... I settled on a Subaru Forester XT, top of the line, much cheaper on insurance and overall purchase price. I'll be back in a Lexus within 1-2 yrs, this is a temporary car.
well that was good choice..Subies and Toyotas arnt too far apart. I too am thinking of selling my Lexus. If i get the right buyer only then i will sell it. For now i will wait. Not in a hurry..
Just wondering how did your sell your Es..Private, dealer etc? and how much did ya get out of it.
Why is insurance so high on an ES? I thought these were grampa cars and since no one races them, steals them or crashes them as frequently, the rates would be inline with mainstream mid-size sedans.
Good choice. What year, and what's the difference in insurance rates?
09, XT so, top of the line... and its 1860$/year... big difference.
Originally Posted by speedkar9
Why is insurance so high on an ES? I thought these were grampa cars and since no one races them, steals them or crashes them as frequently, the rates would be inline with mainstream mid-size sedans.
I want(ed) an 08 GS350 preferably a GS450h... Hybrid being cheaper, It's coming, this is going to be a very temporary car, aka 2yrs no more.
I still got an RX & CT at home...
Originally Posted by imherenow
well that was good choice..Subies and Toyotas arnt too far apart. I too am thinking of selling my Lexus. If i get the right buyer only then i will sell it. For now i will wait. Not in a hurry..
Just wondering how did your sell your Es..Private, dealer etc? and how much did ya get out of it.
I got 4k, my asking. It was cheaper on the forums/friends option instead of dealing with Kijiji, so that was a higher price.
It was private sale, friend of a friend made the sale for me. Even paid me for the safety! 4370$ in total... I was thinking I'd barely get 3500$ for it......
Maybe you've mentioned it already but why did you sell the ES?
To lower my insurance costs, I went to liability only and it's about $200 per six months for me.
In my case, the car has no real value so I don't care if it gets dinged or crashed.
Too bad your gone for now at least. Good luck with the Sub.
^ "just because"... many look at me like I'm stupid for selling it, due to it being clean & a LOT of money went into it for maintenance.
But I simply wanted a change. I got bored with it, being in the family for a decade and driving it for ~6yrs of that time, it was time...
My ES was stupid cheap to insure, it went up a few bucks a month with this thing, but its much newer and totally different for a change... against all of the WRX/Impreza/STI's around here. People don't expect it when a Forester blows by them
08-24-14, 07:43 PM
The time has come....
.Subies and Toyotas arnt too far apart. I too am thinking of selling my Lexus. If i get the right buyer only then i will sell it. For now i will wait. Not in a hurry..
