Thinking about buying a used 2007 IS250
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...Thinking about buying a used 2007 IS250 from a family member. The car was bought new & now has about 45k miles and is in pretty good condition. They are asking for $18k and staying firm on the price b/c they want to use the money to pay off a new car they just bought. It doesnt have the luxury package or anything. It's basically a base model. I have looked at KBB and a car in excellent condition is ~ $18,200...
Arent you supposed to get the "family" price then? I can guarantee you no one will pay the "Excellent - Private Party" price. Let him post it on Craigslist and after 2 weeks of low ball offers offer him 17K.
I never do business with family, it never works out in the long run...just my 2cents
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Oh man. I traded my 09 with 44k for 17k. I got IS350. but thats a bit expensive. I got IS350 with 55k miles with navigations for 21k in san diego. So I will say buy IS350. If you can find IS250 with cheaper price then go for it.
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Arent you supposed to get the "family" price then? I can guarantee you no one will pay the "Excellent - Private Party" price. Let him post it on Craigslist and after 2 weeks of low ball offers offer him 17K.
I never do business with family, it never works out in the long run...just my 2cents
I never do business with family, it never works out in the long run...just my 2cents
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I'd be content with a IS250. Would be nice to have a IS350 with the additional 100hp, but i guess i'd get it for the "luxury" aspect and the fact that it has the Toyota/Lexus reliability as my current 16 yr old Camry. So def ill be upgrading in the performance dept.
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IS350 is much better. I had IS250 and sold it. I used to get 380 miles per tank on my IS250.
Now i am getting about 340-350 miles per tank in my IS350.
Drive both cars. You will know what you want. I didn't test drive both and bought IS250. End up selling it and lost about 8k to 10k for changing cars. IS250 loses its value faster and has carbon issues.
Now i am getting about 340-350 miles per tank in my IS350.
Drive both cars. You will know what you want. I didn't test drive both and bought IS250. End up selling it and lost about 8k to 10k for changing cars. IS250 loses its value faster and has carbon issues.
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IS350 is much better. I had IS250 and sold it. I used to get 380 miles per tank on my IS250.
Now i am getting about 340-350 miles per tank in my IS350.
Drive both cars. You will know what you want. I didn't test drive both and bought IS250. End up selling it and lost about 8k to 10k for changing cars. IS250 loses its value faster and has carbon issues.
Now i am getting about 340-350 miles per tank in my IS350.
Drive both cars. You will know what you want. I didn't test drive both and bought IS250. End up selling it and lost about 8k to 10k for changing cars. IS250 loses its value faster and has carbon issues.
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I'll look into it. Assuming I get good deal on the IS250, what other fees do i have to worry about from a private sale? I'm reading you need to pay sales tax at the DMV when you register the car. If they had already paid the registration fees recently, and we do a title transfer at the DMV, how does that work? Sorry if its a stupid question. First time i'd be doing a private sale(if i go through with the purchase)
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This price seems high for a base model. Look elsewhere. Let him sell it on CL and once he has a bite, offer him the same amount before he sells it. Others on CL will prob offer $14-15k
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yes sir you need to pay tax. I paid twice. 1st on IS250 then IS350 within same year. some states charge taxes on the price difference only. but In CA its gonna be full tax. Which is between 8-9%. depends on the city you live in.
I think DMV registration fee is about 15 bucks. i will say you will pay around 1500-1700 bucks.
Don't pay more than 15K on that car. 250 and 350 has 100 hp difference. Not much difference in MPG. Insurance is almost same. IS350 resale value is better than IS250. There are so many 250 for sale but not many 350. Where do you live in CA?
I think DMV registration fee is about 15 bucks. i will say you will pay around 1500-1700 bucks.
Don't pay more than 15K on that car. 250 and 350 has 100 hp difference. Not much difference in MPG. Insurance is almost same. IS350 resale value is better than IS250. There are so many 250 for sale but not many 350. Where do you live in CA?
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yes sir you need to pay tax. I paid twice. 1st on IS250 then IS350 within same year. some states charge taxes on the price difference only. but In CA its gonna be full tax. Which is between 8-9%. depends on the city you live in.
I think DMV registration fee is about 15 bucks. i will say you will pay around 1500-1700 bucks.
Don't pay more than 15K on that car. 250 and 350 has 100 hp difference. Not much difference in MPG. Insurance is almost same. IS350 resale value is better than IS250. There are so many 250 for sale but not many 350. Where do you live in CA?
I think DMV registration fee is about 15 bucks. i will say you will pay around 1500-1700 bucks.
Don't pay more than 15K on that car. 250 and 350 has 100 hp difference. Not much difference in MPG. Insurance is almost same. IS350 resale value is better than IS250. There are so many 250 for sale but not many 350. Where do you live in CA?
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Yea that's what I told him. He's adamant he will find someone who will give him kbb because its got the low mileage lol
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2009 is250 rwd
I just purchased a 2009 IS250 with 64K miles for $17,500. The car is in great shape and had an excellent car fax report and service history!
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