Tesuki

Hi all! I am new to this forum and new to Lexus. I have my heart set on a ES350 with Nav. I have found one in my price range BUT, it has 63K miles on it. I have never bought a used car so I am a bit worried.

Does the Lexus 2007 ES350 last a long time? Does it have any major problems I would need to worry about?
How about maintenece? Is it super expensive?
It isn't at a Lexus dealer therefore there is no warranty.


Thanks!!!!

Dave Mac

I would think about that car. There are a lot of low mileage 2007's out there even though 67K is not real bad. I don't know what the price is but it would have to be very good to make it worthwhile for me. They certainly are good cars and last well beyond 67K but they are also quite expensive to repair - the nav alone could cost a couple of thousand dollars.

I would look for something under 40K miles and a CPO from a Lexus dealer.

And welcome to Club Lexus.

Dave Mac

garsarno

My 2007 ES350 turned 40,000 miles and outside of a replacement transmission at 1,000 miles in 12/06 and the clod ticking noise, everything else was normal maintenance.

Tesuki

The total price out the door will be $22K. It is out of state but, I plan on having it inspected by a 3rd party company. I also did a carafax and it checks out.

For most 2007 Lexus ES350 in my are (Atlanta) they are $25K - $29K and that is before taxes are added on.

What do you think?

Could I purchase and aftermarket warranty? If so, where would I go?

Thanks!!!

Tesuki

Wow- you had to replace the transmission? What there some sort of defect?

Do you know if many others are having this same problem?

Thanks

LexBob2

Do a search for Transmission Flare on this forum and you will find a lot.

As much as I liked my '07 (trouble free) and '10 you might be able to find a CPO (with warranty) or depending on your budget, a different brand of new car with full warranty. Just a thought.

judd986S

[QUOTE=Tesuki;5693212]The total price out the door will be $22K. It is out of state but, I plan on having it inspected by a 3rd party company. I also did a carafax and it checks out.

For most 2007 Lexus ES350 in my are (Atlanta) they are $25K - $29K and that is before taxes are added on.

QUOTE]

I was looking on autotrader and found Atlanta had inexpensive cars?!

Have you checked this thread?

miniz

I'd want it for $20k out the door with that high of mileage. That is 20k miles over the average for an 07 ES. Unless you drive low mileage and can make up the difference by parking the car, you will take a big hit when you try to resell the car in 3-5 years because of the excessive mileage. Will the car last a long time? Yes it will. This is not Kia. The older ES's ran to 300k miles easily, and well beyond with care.

garsarno

Car had 1,000 miles on the clock and the transmission started to shift erratically. First it was a new converter, then Lexus replaced the whole thing. Many postings on the 2007 ES350 in 2007 regarding the transmission. Seem to remember that many of them were sold with notations about the transmission in the description back then.

SteadyEddy

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Tesuki, those prices $25k-$29k are they advertised prices or are they sit down face to face prices? What they ask for and what they will settle for, sometimes is a very wide margin. If you find one you like go in real low, you can always come up. Might take all day, but you could save plenty. I have found some dealers I can deal with and others, have never been able to come away with a deal. Might be worth a shot.

CJS57

For that money, I would step down to a newer low mileage loaded Camry. Just a small difference in ride and feel and less quality in the interior. You could get a near new one for that money.

overclock

Where is this car exactly? How far are you willing to travel? Craigslist here in DFW is flooded with low mileage, decked out Lexi for less than $22k. Prices have really tanked lately.

jkutti2000

correct... prices are tanking... deflation or whatever demand is waning. for an 07 lexus.. 50K plus miles. .i wud probably bargain down to 20 K range.. or lesser.. check hwy67.com and dfw craiglist and even ebay.. but the moot point is.. u need to test drive each car to get the real idea of how it is.. pictures can trick u.

GoodRevs

Just by taking a quick look on autotrader,

http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/in...6&cardist=5299