70,000 Miles Too Many for First IS250 Purchase?
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70,000 Miles Too Many for First IS250 Purchase?
I come from the truck community and am being forced to buy a car. I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to cars but am very familiar with the forums and will do my best to research before I go asking questions that have been repeated a thousand times. With that being said, there's not many that catch my eye (in my price range!) and fit my requirements.
Right now I'm looking at the Acura TL and the 250. (350 if I can find one in my price range). I'm going to test drive an '06 250 tomorrow and aren't really familiar with them. I like the styling of the car, although the options on wheels isn't really grabbing me. My price range is roughly $22,000 and under. Tomorrow's car has 70k miles on it. Is that too many? How expensive is maintenance on a Lexus with that age and miles on it is my real concern.
Also space in the backseat. I'm a single guy, but I have a 100lb dog who likes to stick his head out of the window. Anyone out there with a large dog have any problems with them fitting in the car just fine?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Right now I'm looking at the Acura TL and the 250. (350 if I can find one in my price range). I'm going to test drive an '06 250 tomorrow and aren't really familiar with them. I like the styling of the car, although the options on wheels isn't really grabbing me. My price range is roughly $22,000 and under. Tomorrow's car has 70k miles on it. Is that too many? How expensive is maintenance on a Lexus with that age and miles on it is my real concern.
Also space in the backseat. I'm a single guy, but I have a 100lb dog who likes to stick his head out of the window. Anyone out there with a large dog have any problems with them fitting in the car just fine?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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maintenance 80-150 depending where youre located in the US or if you do it your self like I ( 2x 5qt jugs of mobil 1= $47.00, filter $5) then you can save the remaining oil from the 5qt jug and use it towards the next one and all you will spend on 2nd is ( 1x 5qt jug $23.50 + filter $5 ) roughly $80-85 on two oil changes!
and people complain when they sit in the back of an ISx50.. hope your dog doesnt tear up the leather.
Also with that mileage i would check:
A: for any leaks-including front timing cover(very expensive and happened to mine @78k)
B: overall condition- should be good (8/10) for 22,000 with 70k miles.
and people complain when they sit in the back of an ISx50.. hope your dog doesnt tear up the leather.
Also with that mileage i would check:
A: for any leaks-including front timing cover(very expensive and happened to mine @78k)
B: overall condition- should be good (8/10) for 22,000 with 70k miles.
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I hope that 2006 IS250 you're looking at is WAY under your $22k budget, otherwise it's not a good deal at all. My 2007 IS350 was certified (extended Lexus warranty) with all options and 56k miles was only $24k. The certified warranty was about $1000, so without the warranty it'd be $23k. An otherwise identical '06 IS350 would therefore probably be $21-22k.
You can easily get an '06 IS350 with lower than 70k miles for under $22k, just keep shopping around.
And if you're preferring the 250 to the 350, you should be able to find an even better deal.
You can easily get an '06 IS350 with lower than 70k miles for under $22k, just keep shopping around.
And if you're preferring the 250 to the 350, you should be able to find an even better deal.
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about a month ago I paid 16.5k for an 06' IS250 awd with the following options:
heated cooled seats - sunshade - nav - backup cam - 18" rims ... pretty sure it is/was fully loaded and it had 62k miles
heated cooled seats - sunshade - nav - backup cam - 18" rims ... pretty sure it is/was fully loaded and it had 62k miles
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maintenance 80-150 depending where youre located in the US or if you do it your self like I ( 2x 5qt jugs of mobil 1= $47.00, filter $5) then you can save the remaining oil from the 5qt jug and use it towards the next one and all you will spend on 2nd is ( 1x 5qt jug $23.50 + filter $5 ) roughly $80-85 on two oil changes!
and people complain when they sit in the back of an ISx50.. hope your dog doesnt tear up the leather.
Also with that mileage i would check:
A: for any leaks-including front timing cover(very expensive and happened to mine @78k)
B: overall condition- should be good (8/10) for 22,000 with 70k miles.
and people complain when they sit in the back of an ISx50.. hope your dog doesnt tear up the leather.
Also with that mileage i would check:
A: for any leaks-including front timing cover(very expensive and happened to mine @78k)
B: overall condition- should be good (8/10) for 22,000 with 70k miles.
I hope that 2006 IS250 you're looking at is WAY under your $22k budget, otherwise it's not a good deal at all. My 2007 IS350 was certified (extended Lexus warranty) with all options and 56k miles was only $24k. The certified warranty was about $1000, so without the warranty it'd be $23k. An otherwise identical '06 IS350 would therefore probably be $21-22k.
You can easily get an '06 IS350 with lower than 70k miles for under $22k, just keep shopping around.
And if you're preferring the 250 to the 350, you should be able to find an even better deal.
You can easily get an '06 IS350 with lower than 70k miles for under $22k, just keep shopping around.
And if you're preferring the 250 to the 350, you should be able to find an even better deal.
Thank you all for the quick replies! I really appreciate the knowledge and experience the people of auto forums provide!
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I got my '06 IS250 for $18K w/ 68k miles.
My sis-in-law has an '06 with 80K miles. My other friend has an '06 with 90K miles. Both cars run like a champ! Don't let the miles scare you from this amazing car.
My sis-in-law has an '06 with 80K miles. My other friend has an '06 with 90K miles. Both cars run like a champ! Don't let the miles scare you from this amazing car.
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