lifethinkr

I just bought my 2011 with high miles. I think I got a pretty good deal though at 32k the car had
85k miles on it. my buddy is a master tech at Sewell and he looked the car over in the dealership and said it has had an easy life. highway miles I guess. 68k miles is nothing for an F. but what is the price?

kevintari

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They're asking 38k but I should be able to do better than that...thinking $35k. or I could spend $43k on an '11 with less than half the miles and a CPO warranty- but a Lexus is the last brand I'd worry about an extended warranty on.

lifethinkr

I kinda wish I would have skipped the warranty. after being on these forums, I realized there are quite a few things I can fix myself and the majority of the things that go wrong are recalls anyway. I wouldn't get the warranty. just my opinion though. my warranty cost 3k for the platinum. I get mad when I think about it

islandbeef

Extended warranties are overkill, especially for a Lexus, IMHO. It's a no-brainer for the European brands.

kevintari

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OOH, I'm getting really close to pulling the trigger on this. It's not as much of a no-brainer as i thought it would be though...I keep going back and forth between the ISF and an S4. Too many good cars out there, AAARGH. Even got crazy good financing at 1.49%.

Jowett

Audi builds beautiful and fun to drive cars, but they won't touch the F for reliability. A toyota with high miles has WELL over 200k, and even then they are good if the basic maintenance was performed.

kevintari

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I know, the practical side of me says go for the F all day long...such first world problems!

786

you must be joking, S4 lol?

i've raped every S4 i've come across, those cars are weak.

JDMV8

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No matter the pedigree of a brand or the history of its reliability, I will always purchase an extended warranty for an expensive car...key word expensive.
Well this doesn't apply to low-cost German cars...I think a warranty would be prudent even for a $30k German car. Hahaha

pc1990

Honestly, I think this car can go 200k miles easy.

I've beat on the car so much and all I ever had happen was the water pump leak, which many IS-F's have suffered from.

Other than that, you are not taking any risks purchasing this car at 68k miles.

If you were looking into an M3, etc. thats a whole different story.

pc1990

+1

ISF all day no comparison. S4

NinjaSocks

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I am very happy with the purchase

johnjohnl

I am seeing one that is going for $25k with 120,000 miles. That helps me

anything else to look out for?

786

dude there really isn't much to look out for on these cars, that's why i bought one. i needed performance without the headache and i got it.

StealthFF

Knock on wood one of the most reliable performance vehicles ive seen to date.. Put it to you this way.. I have had my F for 4 years and at 100K from owning at 12K, beside cost of tires, I have only had to spend $3200 on maintenance, and 900 of that was replacing radiator....So, you decide lol...Almost as low maintenance as my scion or equinox aside for difference in oil capacity/amounts, etc. If you want a great performing reliable car cant think of a better option.