Devorkion

Yea bro, keep looking around. I got my 350 with 49K for $22.5, included the Lexus 100K powertrain warranty...

NickTomsyc

In Feb I bought the following:

06 IS250 AWD - ~60k miles
amazing condition in and out
Lux package (nav backup heat/cooled seats rain sensing wipers/windshield etc etc etc)
18" rims

- Paid $16,000

diablo1714

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Of course not for snow - but some like the AWD for how it drives/handles with the power spread out

viper522

Have you ever been to Miami? It's like driving on a grid. Just point in a straight line and use the brakes a lot.

Deegee

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I bought my IS250 MT 52k miles for 19.5 i'd say keep searching around.

nastyemu

I bought a 2007 IS250 MT X-package, 32,000 miles for $22000 3 weeks ago.

It's not a real "CPO" but it is coming off a lease. Try autolenders.com

myLexRX

did not know AWD comes with 18"

excellent buy

StpdSavant

If you're not averse to buying remotely, you can try buying from another part of the country and have the car shipped to you. I recently purchased a 2007 IS350 in Peoria, IL. It had 17k miles and the dealer was asking $28k, to which I talked him down to $25.5k. I paid a local inspector to inspect the vehicle for me, which included over 200 photos, three videos (including one interior walkaround and one exterior walkaround - each about 10 minutes long and detailing his observations about the vehicle), and a full report and checklist of items. There are national inspection companies like CarChex and AiM Mobile Inspections, but I preferred to find a local company if one was available, because they seemed to be a little more thorough.

After I was satisfied from the inspection that the car was acceptable, I paid $700 to ship it to Georgia. So in the end, really the only extra cost I incurred was the cost of shipping, because even if the car was local I would have paid a mechanic to look over it anyway (granted, the remote inspector may have been a little more expensive than a local mechanic's inspection). The $700 was easily recouped in the lower price of the vehicle considering I was very specific about the configuration of the car I wanted (Smokey Granite Mica exterior, Sterling interior, navi, Mark Levinson, Lux or Sport packages, under 40k miles, under $28k) and there wasn't anything within a 500 mile radius that fit that description. Perhaps what was on my side was that I already had a working vehicle and the Lexus would have just been an upgrade for the sake of indulging myself. I wasn't pressed to find transportation and for that reason I was able to be patient and find the exact deal I wanted, and when I did, it did take several weeks from first phone call to arriving in my driveway. But I was able to find the exact car I wanted for a price that was satisfactory to me, and I could not be happier with my car.

birador

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try napa or kbb,car.com, they will give atleast an idea what is the prevailing price with the mileage and the year of the car that you want.with regards to the financing,it depends on your credit worthiness,usually bank like bank of america and chase have a very competitive rates and if you are a member of a local credit union they also have a good apr specially on used car,when you found the car that you want,go to the bank or online and apply for auto loan then once approved they will lock in your apr for 30 days and you can still shop around in another bank or credit union so when you go to the dealer and they run your credit and give you the apr,you have the basis and can negotiate by telling that you approve for this apr from another bank that sometimes will beat or give you much lower just to be on their financing company.its a buyer advantage everyday and its up to your skills to negotiate more.

cokezero

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions! I'm heeding the advice to avoid Rockville and continue searching for a better deal, fingers crossed.

NickTomsyc

They were aftermarket rims .... the dealer I got it from also gave my $3300 on my trade - only paid $2000 for the car I traded.... win win

kinglexus99

I got my CPO, 08 IS350 w/ 32k for about $29k so $21k for an 07 w/ that many miles seems high. I live in socal though so there is an abundance of IS' around. Basic economics would point me to supply and demand in the more rural areas which is why the cars may be priced higher I suppose.

is250cpo

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You can always check the Koons toyota.. or all the koons dealers since they can probably had a few IS non certified of course for decent prices when i was initially looking.
But also beware.. back then they had an advertised special of somthing like $1000 over the kbb value for any trade up to 9k or something like that. When i looked at an IS and asked for a trade in appraisal they guy gave me offered me 2k less then the KBB fair value. When I asked him about the ad, he said something like well if your serious about buying then I will appraise your car again.