Lexus Newbie Buying Advice - IS250AWD
09-28-11, 12:41 PM
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Lexus Newbie Buying Advice - IS250AWD
Hi Guys,
I am looking at a 2008 Lexus IS250AWD with Premium Pkg + HID
Just under 30k miles
Silver with Black interior
Clean Carfax, 1 owner car with service history
What would you pay? KBB and NADA range from $22k to $26k
ANY feedback will be appreciated.
I am looking at a 2008 Lexus IS250AWD with Premium Pkg + HID
Just under 30k miles
Silver with Black interior
Clean Carfax, 1 owner car with service history
What would you pay? KBB and NADA range from $22k to $26k
ANY feedback will be appreciated.
09-28-11, 12:51 PM
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Check Lexus dealer service history with the VIN. Check Autocheck.
As far as pricing, your best bet is just to do an Autotrader and Cars.com search for similar cars and figure out what they're going for in the market. One person's opinion posted here might be that they think that price range is too high, but that's moot if that's simply the range of prices the cars are going for.
You might also want to post the listing here so people can verify for you that the car actually has the options listed, as the majority of listings seems to have it wrong.
09-28-11, 12:58 PM
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I got mine last month and at the time I was looking judging by what you'be listed it would go about 26+ at the dealer. But if you're buying from a private owner than go as low as u can without insulting them.
Mines a certified 2007 starfire pearl 44k miles navi fully loaded everything but the ML had the 18" g spyder rims came w the weather mats sticker price was 27300 I talked them down to 25500 hopefully that gives u a good idea on what offer to make
Mines a certified 2007 starfire pearl 44k miles navi fully loaded everything but the ML had the 18" g spyder rims came w the weather mats sticker price was 27300 I talked them down to 25500 hopefully that gives u a good idea on what offer to make
09-29-11, 09:01 AM
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I bought 07 IS350 with premium pkg. Navigation is broken two weeks ago, after wasting alot of time, Lexus offered to cover half of the cost, but still going to be over $1,000 cost to me.
Never buy lexus anymore, especially come with Navi.
Do some research about this problem about broken Navigation issue............good luck!
Never buy lexus anymore, especially come with Navi.
Do some research about this problem about broken Navigation issue............good luck!
09-29-11, 11:55 AM
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I bought 07 IS350 with premium pkg. Navigation is broken two weeks ago, after wasting alot of time, Lexus offered to cover half of the cost, but still going to be over $1,000 cost to me.
Never buy lexus anymore, especially come with Navi.
Do some research about this problem about broken Navigation issue............good luck!
Never buy lexus anymore, especially come with Navi.
Do some research about this problem about broken Navigation issue............good luck!
Yes, there is a known issue with the nav going out, as I've called out in the Buyer's Guide thread linked to above. There are some threads about ways to fix it yourself for cheap, assuming your issue is the same as those posters'. But nav is a known weak spot on the earlier model 2IS, and it is a risk. Going through the dealership for repair will be $2000+.
This is one of the countless reasons I bought CPO and extended the CPO warranty past the 100k mark. I considered it worth it, but you may not. Anytime you're buying a used car, you're gambling. If you're buying a used car without a warranty, you're betting it won't have issues. If you buy a used car with a warranty, you're betting it will have issues and repair of those issues will cost more than the warranty.
This is the simple fact about buying any used car, Lexus or not. "Never buy lexus anymore" - so where are you headed? BMW, Audi, Mercedes? Good luck.
Do a search on the nav issue, you'll find it's by no means rampant. Regardless of what affected owners say, owners experiencing failed nav are in the minority. You can bet I'd be pissed if my nav failed, and it may yet. However I hedged myself with a warranty. And I also know that one problem does not damn an entire brand.
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09-29-11, 01:57 PM
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Dude, you've posted a variation of "My nav broke, Lexus sucks" on about 12 threads now. Calm down, there's no need - one post will do fine. And don't start trying to dissuade people from Lexus because you personally had an issue with yours.
Yes, there is a known issue with the nav going out, as I've called out in the Buyer's Guide thread linked to above. There are some threads about ways to fix it yourself for cheap, assuming your issue is the same as those posters'. But nav is a known weak spot on the earlier model 2IS, and it is a risk. Going through the dealership for repair will be $2000+.
This is one of the countless reasons I bought CPO and extended the CPO warranty past the 100k mark. I considered it worth it, but you may not. Anytime you're buying a used car, you're gambling. If you're buying a used car without a warranty, you're betting it won't have issues. If you buy a used car with a warranty, you're betting it will have issues and repair of those issues will cost more than the warranty.
This is the simple fact about buying any used car, Lexus or not. "Never buy lexus anymore" - so where are you headed? BMW, Audi, Mercedes? Good luck.
Do a search on the nav issue, you'll find it's by no means rampant. Regardless of what affected owners say, owners experiencing failed nav are in the minority. You can bet I'd be pissed if my nav failed, and it may yet. However I hedged myself with a warranty. And I also know that one problem does not damn an entire brand.
Yes, there is a known issue with the nav going out, as I've called out in the Buyer's Guide thread linked to above. There are some threads about ways to fix it yourself for cheap, assuming your issue is the same as those posters'. But nav is a known weak spot on the earlier model 2IS, and it is a risk. Going through the dealership for repair will be $2000+.
This is one of the countless reasons I bought CPO and extended the CPO warranty past the 100k mark. I considered it worth it, but you may not. Anytime you're buying a used car, you're gambling. If you're buying a used car without a warranty, you're betting it won't have issues. If you buy a used car with a warranty, you're betting it will have issues and repair of those issues will cost more than the warranty.
This is the simple fact about buying any used car, Lexus or not. "Never buy lexus anymore" - so where are you headed? BMW, Audi, Mercedes? Good luck.
Do a search on the nav issue, you'll find it's by no means rampant. Regardless of what affected owners say, owners experiencing failed nav are in the minority. You can bet I'd be pissed if my nav failed, and it may yet. However I hedged myself with a warranty. And I also know that one problem does not damn an entire brand.
09-29-11, 02:00 PM
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Bought a 2008 IS250 CPO w/ 60K miles for $22,400 on Monday... my second IS, had 06 AWD, like non-AWD better 
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^ Very nice! Hope they took care of the 60k service for you too
09-29-11, 02:21 PM
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Dude, you've posted a variation of "My nav broke, Lexus sucks" on about 12 threads now. Calm down, there's no need - one post will do fine. And don't start trying to dissuade people from Lexus because you personally had an issue with yours.
Yes, there is a known issue with the nav going out, as I've called out in the Buyer's Guide thread linked to above. There are some threads about ways to fix it yourself for cheap, assuming your issue is the same as those posters'. But nav is a known weak spot on the earlier model 2IS, and it is a risk. Going through the dealership for repair will be $2000+.
This is one of the countless reasons I bought CPO and extended the CPO warranty past the 100k mark. I considered it worth it, but you may not. Anytime you're buying a used car, you're gambling. If you're buying a used car without a warranty, you're betting it won't have issues. If you buy a used car with a warranty, you're betting it will have issues and repair of those issues will cost more than the warranty.
This is the simple fact about buying any used car, Lexus or not. "Never buy lexus anymore" - so where are you headed? BMW, Audi, Mercedes? Good luck.
Do a search on the nav issue, you'll find it's by no means rampant. Regardless of what affected owners say, owners experiencing failed nav are in the minority. You can bet I'd be pissed if my nav failed, and it may yet. However I hedged myself with a warranty. And I also know that one problem does not damn an entire brand.
Yes, there is a known issue with the nav going out, as I've called out in the Buyer's Guide thread linked to above. There are some threads about ways to fix it yourself for cheap, assuming your issue is the same as those posters'. But nav is a known weak spot on the earlier model 2IS, and it is a risk. Going through the dealership for repair will be $2000+.
This is one of the countless reasons I bought CPO and extended the CPO warranty past the 100k mark. I considered it worth it, but you may not. Anytime you're buying a used car, you're gambling. If you're buying a used car without a warranty, you're betting it won't have issues. If you buy a used car with a warranty, you're betting it will have issues and repair of those issues will cost more than the warranty.
This is the simple fact about buying any used car, Lexus or not. "Never buy lexus anymore" - so where are you headed? BMW, Audi, Mercedes? Good luck.
Do a search on the nav issue, you'll find it's by no means rampant. Regardless of what affected owners say, owners experiencing failed nav are in the minority. You can bet I'd be pissed if my nav failed, and it may yet. However I hedged myself with a warranty. And I also know that one problem does not damn an entire brand.
I think its easy to think that issues are a lot bigger than they seem when its posted on a forum like this. All the members here only represent a fraction of all Lexus/2IS owners in general. Right now we have just over 163,000 members for ALL the Lexus models discussed here.
09-29-11, 02:31 PM
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+1 on this.
I think its easy to think that issues are a lot bigger than they seem when its posted on a forum like this. All the members here only represent a fraction of all lexus/2is owners in general. Right now we have just over 163,000 members for all the lexus models discussed here.
I think its easy to think that issues are a lot bigger than they seem when its posted on a forum like this. All the members here only represent a fraction of all lexus/2is owners in general. Right now we have just over 163,000 members for all the lexus models discussed here.
09-29-11, 03:11 PM
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The thing is, a simple Google search for "common problems IS350" or on a forum like CL would have made it very clear. CL knows about the nav issue - there are countless threads on it, and it's right up front in the buyer's guide to used 2IS. It would only "be nice to share" if you were adding something constructive to the discussion. Complaining about a problem everyone here knows exists (on threads that make it clear already, no less) adds nothing.
