Originally Posted by dldlaw

Thank you all for responding to my post and sharing your thoughts. As an update, per discussions with the dealer l believe his best price is 26K. It would be inspected by a Lexus dealer at sellers cost. Represented as always garaged with new michelins. Dark gray exterior with black leather interior-rosewood accents. Has all options as far as I can tell including park assist, ML stereo, navigation and backup camera, A/C seats. Im looking for newer LS 460 in my area to compare as suggested in the responses to my original post.

Originally Posted by jrmckinley

in my opinion $26k is still way too high for a car that's a month or so away from being 10 model years old. if you are financing it, you're going to pay a higher APR due to the age of the car. i understand it has insanely low mileage...but i would go for a late 2010 with 60k miles or more- you can easily score one of those in the southeast (looks like you live in GA) for $30k without it being CPO'd (obviously the '07 won't be CPO either). The '07-'09 are way too prone to having issues with the control arms which would cost you a minimum of $1,500 at an indy shop (up to $3k at lexus). not worth the risk to me- i'd go late model '10...and wait a month or two so those will be a model year older and the price drops.

Originally Posted by Tantrix

the control arm bushings are 67 bucks with at most 200 dollars of labor. its not a new or complicated procedure.

Originally Posted by comotiger

Based on personal experience, I would not place too much faith in the PPI report from a Lexus dealer. I went this route in Feb 2016 while buying my used 2014 LS from a used car dealership. It was taken to a Lexus dealer for the PPI ($150). They supposedly performed a full mechanical, electrical and body work inspection. They changed the battery under warranty, and the mechanicals (suspension, brakes etc.) all checked out. BUT, they either did not perform a body and paint inspection or did a terrible job because they missed some issues that would have been immediately obvious to a professional inspector. The front and rear bumpers on my car had been repaired and re-painted (nothing wrong with that, I am told; happens all the time). I did not spot these in my careful inspection before purchase, but I am not a professional. In retrospect, I know what to look for. I would have negotiated for a 1-2k price reduction had I known. Bottom line, use a professional car PPI company. I posted links in another thread.

Originally Posted by Tantrix

the control arm bushings are 67 bucks with at most 200 dollars of labor. its not a new or complicated procedure.

Originally Posted by jrmckinley

Interesting. I read virtually every post on here about this issue when I was kicking tires on 4th gen and never saw any post saying you could do the entire job for under $1k (that was ordering non-OEM parts and taking to indy shop). I called 2 separate Lexus dealers and the price was $3k at one and $3,300 at the other. Not sure how you can do this complete job for under $300...unless you are saying that each one would be $267.