High mileage isf purchase
02-12-17, 10:27 AM
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I am 99% sure that white one was being sold by Triple Z Motors for over 6 months in chantilly VA and sold about a month ago to a guy in RVA. I'll be honest, when I test drive it I wasn't too impressed. It was pretty loud and droney and the doors on the drivers side and possibly passengers side didn't seem to line up too well. It seemed very clean inside but it did have a balancing issue which I believe they fixed with different wheel set. Overall it was 105-111k or so and always $25-$22k or so.
the red one I haven't seen in person but it's been listed for sale locally and on here for $27, 26, and now I guess cheaper. The accidents and color stopped me but the added Borla and minor things were nice pluses.
I would go with neither and I was in your same position looking locally and was lucky enough in October to find an 08 with 29k at Lexus silver spring that I negotiated down to $30k plus tax/warranty. I still feel like I paid too much but I have yet to see a similar model with miles within $5k of that within 300 miles. My main thing when searching was clean condition/no accidents and if possible a warranty, preferably from Lexus. I hate to say it, but there's not that much info out there on high mileage F's and just in past 6 months I've seen a blown engine, blown tranny, and 2-3 people with diff issues. Expand your search zone and just wait, it's well worth it. I searched for a year for mine.
If you do go with G37(my last car) don't get an X model. Get a rwd S package only, if possible with manual. You get the better seats/bumpers/wheels, but also the sportier suspension and brakes and LSD. Well worth it and way more fun than X or XS
the red one I haven't seen in person but it's been listed for sale locally and on here for $27, 26, and now I guess cheaper. The accidents and color stopped me but the added Borla and minor things were nice pluses.
I would go with neither and I was in your same position looking locally and was lucky enough in October to find an 08 with 29k at Lexus silver spring that I negotiated down to $30k plus tax/warranty. I still feel like I paid too much but I have yet to see a similar model with miles within $5k of that within 300 miles. My main thing when searching was clean condition/no accidents and if possible a warranty, preferably from Lexus. I hate to say it, but there's not that much info out there on high mileage F's and just in past 6 months I've seen a blown engine, blown tranny, and 2-3 people with diff issues. Expand your search zone and just wait, it's well worth it. I searched for a year for mine.
If you do go with G37(my last car) don't get an X model. Get a rwd S package only, if possible with manual. You get the better seats/bumpers/wheels, but also the sportier suspension and brakes and LSD. Well worth it and way more fun than X or XS
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