fig19

Am looking for a LS460L 2010-2012 AWD and came across this 2012 with price under $30k.Car fax looks ok but when checked the secure.lexus.com service history it showed the following recent repairs that raise some concerns-

TECH PERFORMED DIAG CUST STATES VEHICLE SHAKES AT IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS. VEHCILE ALSO SEEMS TO BE REVING HIGH. ENGINE SEEMS TO BE ACCLERATING ON ITS OWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON .PLEASE INSPECT AND REPORT. - 67539 TECH FOUND FRONT SUB - FRAME BENT. MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN, TRANSMISSION MOUNT BROKEN, BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARM BAD, EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE, 4 TIRES AND ALIGNMENT.


FRAME DAMAGE ON RT FRT UNDER CARRIAGE/RT FRT AXLE BOOT LEAKING/FEELS LIKE EXHAUST AND OR ENGINE MO C/S NOISE WHEN SHIFTING/ENGINE NOISE.


REPL L/FT SHOCK AND TOP MAKING NOISE OWNER STATES CLUNK NOISE HEARD IN L/FT WHEEL AREA OVER BUMPS PLEASE INSPECT AND REPORT - 65809 L/F STRUT/MOUNT WORN LEXUS EXTENDED WARR AUTH #VSA3FH5268 - AMOUNT $681.50 REMOVED AND REPLACED L/F STRUT AND MOUNT. ROAD TESTED VEHICLE, NOISE ELIMINATED


DIFF CARRIER ASSSY &/OR GSKT TOWED TO THE SHOP//OWNER STATES CAR WONT MOVE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE FLOOR - . - 65600 L/F AXLE CAME OUT OF DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ASSY LEXUS EXTENDED WARR AUTH #VSA3FD8986 - AMOUNT $406.53 INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND L/F AXLE CAME OUT OF CARRIER ASSY AND GEAR OIL SPILLED OUT OF CARRIER. ALSO, FOUND R/F AXLE BOOT TORN AS A RESULT. REMOVE

these all occured between 65Kmls and 67540kmls and repairs took place between Oct.2015 and Jan.15 2016.
i am wrestling with 2 thoughts-
"car has serious recurring issues and previous driver either hit something hard to bend the sub-frame or just drove it hard"

"alot of new parts and repairs recently,some major new parts plus the upper control arms have been replaced plus the fr/r brake actuators were done"(this is stated on an earlier repair I didnt list).

Sorry lots to absorb-
reaction?suggestions?advice?risky purchase or great buy?

Unsober1

Don't walk away ......

RUN. Once a car has issues, it will always have issues.

hfahmy

Run away... Fast...

broken_tsi

iTrader: (1)

Do not purchase.

litesoarer

Purchase.....after taking off the first digit from the price.

dlbuckls10

To many issues and you should avoid this one. You don't need the headaches.

jasone36

If you really like the car, offer 50%-60% of the asking price, and don't budge any higher.

Otherwise, walk away... quickly.

GR6RR

I would not spend over 10K on this one. Look for another one. You'll be glad you did.

Stereorob

this sounds like one of those cars that will die a very early death and that youll see in the junkyard a few years from now. GET AWAY FROM IT

islandbeef

Eeewwwww.....!!!

Kennyr44

I'm thinking this is an April fools joke.

Doublebase

Well said - I think of cars like humans...some live harder lives than others. If you go through life without the proper maintenance....you smoke, you drink too much, you eat poorly...you might not last. And if the only driving you do is walk into to the copier at work...you've got a lot of city driving on yourself.

Change your fluids, try to do easy highway miles, avoid the accidents, keep it clean and park it in the garage at night. Hopefully it will last longer, at least the genetics are on your side with the 460.