joed847800

Hi Everyone,

First time post here but need some help please

Someone I know is selling a 2001 LS430 loaded with nav and ultra luxury package and asking $10,500. Seems a bit pricey to me. What do you think? What would be a fair price for the car?

Timing belt has not been replaced and I would need to do that immediately I think considering age.
Current owner is the 2nd owner and has owned for the last 12 years. Carfax looks clean and I can see it was serviced at 45k and a tranny fluid change done at the dealer and a 60k service was done as well.

What do you think is a fair price? Thanks in advance

XJSFan

That actually sounds like a good price if it is in great shape.

joed847800

Thanks for the feedback on price.

I'm having some second thoughts though on the ultra luxury package as it appears to have the air suspension. I plan on keeping this car a long time and I don't want to deal with replacing the expensive air suspension parts.

Jbthompson

Seems high to me. You are gonna need to do the 90k service soon which will run you around a thousand bucks. I just bought an 01 UL with 96k miles for 7000.

warminwisc

A camry might cost you 6-7 k, you get very little for under 6-7k.

warminwisc

Get a estimate for the t belt from a Lexus dealer for 1250.00 prolly and show it to the owner. T hen get it it done at an indy shop

1WILLY1

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its a fair price, although that wouldn't stop me from trying to haggle it down to 8-9 thousand

joed847800

Thanks for your replies guys. He wasn't interested in anything below $10k. Car looks to be in nice shape by the pics but who knows? One thing I discovered very quickly while looking at cars on Craigslist...Pics don't tell the whole story and can be deceiving & more importantly...Every private party seller on Craigslist thinks their car is in excellent condition. Most aren't!

Car is about 3 hours away and I wasn't going to drive that distance to even look at it unless we were in the same ballpark on pricing & condition. Already been down that road with a dishonest seller.

Oh well, he can hold onto it and keep posting it on Craigslist again. He's been listing it on there for a month. Every day he holds onto it, it's worth a little bit less.

I'll keep searching.

warminwisc

I hear ya on craigslist. Drove 2 plus hours for a Custom Luxury with pictures in the rain. Kids name was carved in the leather of the backseat in 2 inch letters. Guy owned a quarry car was shot. I called his mechanic and he prolly did not lie but the body, the dash, the interior was like in a sandstorm. If it is too good of a deal is prolly is. It was a hillbilly dealership dudes with no teeth, did I rip em a new @#$% and hit the road. Upside the area was on the Mississippi, felt like I was in Mark Twains back yard in LaCrosse, WI.