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Old 12-10-14, 09:59 AM
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I'm looking to purchasing a 2008 black on black IS250 with premium package (navi, heated seats etc). car has 75,000 miles and she is asking for $16,500. 2nd owner of the car, claims the car to be in excellent condition with no accidents.
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For California the price is on with what you would expect.
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Got an IS350 for that price!!
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Originally Posted by Kirushin
I'm looking to purchasing a 2008 black on black IS250 with premium package (navi, heated seats etc). car has 75,000 miles and she is asking for $16,500. 2nd owner of the car, claims the car to be in excellent condition with no accidents.
it's pretty much at value i don't think it's a great deal but it's what you can expect.
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yeah its alright, one of my friends just picked up an is350, 40k miles for 18. so the deal is just so so
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I'd agree the price is definitely on the high side.
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Originally Posted by Kentchup
yeah its alright, one of my friends just picked up an is350, 40k miles for 18. so the deal is just so so
Wow? Really? What year is that and any option? No accident, clean title with excellent maintenance history and conditions? That is a steal lol especially in CA!
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Originally Posted by Kentchup
yeah its alright, one of my friends just picked up an is350, 40k miles for 18. so the deal is just so so
Is it a clean title? 2007 IS350 with under 40k usually go for 22k in California. I just know because I just want to keep in mine how much my car depreciated over the last 8 years.
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I have been shopping around for the past 4 months between autotrader, truecar, craigslist, lexus dealerships, carmax, etc. i just cannot find smokin deals. where would you guys recommend to look?
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Originally Posted by Kirushin
I have been shopping around for the past 4 months between autotrader, truecar, craigslist, lexus dealerships, carmax, etc. i just cannot find smokin deals. where would you guys recommend to look?
There are some cheap ones, but I don't think you want a IS350 from out of state with rust damage or ones with salvage titles, etc.. If people truly cared for their car they wouldn't price their car way below market value without urgent reason.
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Originally Posted by darkdream

Is it a clean title? 2007 IS350 with under 40k usually go for 22k in California. I just know because I just want to keep in mine how much my car depreciated over the last 8 years.
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Wow? Really? What year is that and any option? No accident, clean title with excellent maintenance history and conditions? That is a steal lol especially in CA!

It was a clean title and no accident, not sure what package he had from what i saw, had the navi, heat seats, and etc haha. Ill prob just ask when i see him
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If you can, find one out of state and drive it home. Could save you thousands! This was exactly what I did when I got my '06 IS350 with 31k miles back in early 2011 for <$21k OTD.
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thank you all for your input. I guess i will continue shopping around until i find a steal
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