NoRawkus

Hello everyone! Loving every moment so far with it. Runs great, strong, and the ride is so smooth even though it has some miles on it.

I have actually been a member of this forum for awhile as I originally had a 99 RX 300 that I traded in for the 330 but havent been too active. I thought I should officially introduce myself with a post as the info from this forum has help me through some DIYs and diagnose some issues. Most recent that occured was last night my AFS Off light started to blink. With the help of the forum I am able to pinpoint the most likely problem on the sensor located at the rear passenger wheel side. I will probably go through the cleaning procedure first to see if that will fix it before I go ahead and just replace the part. I'm hoping cleaning it will resolve the issue as it seems the part is approximately $400. Not a big deal as I dont even notice if the lights are facing too low or not. What I do notice is the lights do not adjust while turning which dont bother me either as none of my previous cars ever had this feature. The only bothersome thing is the AFS OFF light just flashing constantly.

Anyways, I got a great deal on this car and it was just too good to pass up. A 2005 RX 330 80K miles for $14,500 OTD and the color combo I wanted. A 1 owner, no accidents, every possible service you can think of done at a lexus dealership(latest one being a 75k service), fully loaded, 18" rims, etc... My wife and I came into the dealership not really expecting to purchase, honestly making the negotiations much easier. I had a number in my head and told myself if it wasn't even close we would just get up and leave as I took into account the neccessary maintenance costs in the future it may need. I did my research beforehand. We probably got up about 4 times ready to leave and the sales rep would quickly get up and tell us to hold on and would come back with a slightly lower price. On the 4th time the manager came back and we settled on that number which I believe is a great price.

Sorry for the long post, but I had such a great experience already with the car from point of purchase I wanted to share. Anyways, here are some pictures I stole from the dealership on my phone. Sorry for the poor quality as I haven't had time to take my own yet but it is pretty clean with minor scratches as expected being a black car which you can only really see it if your up close. As long as there were no dents or rust. And the interior is immaculate as if no one had ever sat in it.

dcdyd

Congratulation of the purchase. You got a very good deal!

NoRawkus

Thanks. I have been enjoying the ride so much these past week I have owned it.

kickin8

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Welcome to the 2RX world!

bagsbie

very good deal on a beautiful car, indeed! enjoy!

infinirx

Great buy! Could not for the life of me find a black on black with navi when looking for my RX. Congratulations.!

DixieLex

very nice, you're gonna enjoy it.

NoRawkus

I was looking for almost a month before I found this one. Some of the things I wanted besides the color combo was it had to have NAVI, HIDs, and mileage closer to the 70-80k range. This one just hit all those wants. Last thing to do was see it and make sure it was in good working order. There were soooo many 330s that didnt have HIDs or Navi or both for that matter. I dont know, I feel like for a vehicle like this, it needs to have both of those just to complete the luxurious feel of this car. Just my .02. Anyways, thanks again. On a side note, my AFS OFF light stopped blinking. Hopefully it stays that way now.

RockfordRX

NoRawkus,
congrats on your new RX! I actually saw this one listed on cars.com when I was browsing the site.
I too just bought a silver RX330 AWD from Lexus of Peoria and quite happy with purchase! California car with no rust, has towing package, I-pod connector and chrome lexus wheels (not a big fan of those especially in Midwest with salt on the roads during winter months - will be getting a set of winter wheels).
I just did a complete brake job on it - ordered front and rear rotors from tirerack.com and bought premium ceramic pads from autozone ( came with hardware and lube in one box!).
Where are you located? I'm in Rockford.

aztr0

Grats to you.

NoRawkus

Congrats to you too. Luckily I jumped on this vehicle before you did. LOL . That's awesome how yours came with a tow package. I could definitely use that. As I was looking into the service history with my vehicle, they actually just did a full brake/rotor change at the 75k mark so I got pretty lucky with that. My tires do need a change but I think I will hold off until fall to prepare for the winter months. I live in the west suburban side of Chicago, city is Addison, IL.

RockfordRX

Sweet! Keep in touch!

yakitori

congrats.

I recommend changing your pcv valve/filters/fluids etc if you did not get a maintenance record from previous owners.

I just did the same thing with an 06 with 53k miles on it. I paid a bit more than you though.

kendunk21

Awesome, I too am considering purchasing a 2004 rx330 with ~80k miles. My wifey didnt like my LX470 so I sold it to make room for a smaller SUV for her. May I ask how much your dealers were originally asking for?

Also what would you guys get for the same price?
A 2008 CRV LX with 40k miles or 2004 RX330 with 80k miles?
I know the cars are way different but the wifey just wants a car to shuttle the 3 kids around and run local errands. Personally I want to get a RX330, but logically speaking my brain is saying to get a newer car with less miles...sigh.

RX330inFL

A great deal of RX330 owners get rid of their ride before 90K miles due to the expense of that servicing, namely the water pump and timing belt change. If the vehicle(s) you look at have not had that done be aware of the expense involved. The RX350 has a timing chain, so you would only be looking at a water pump whenever that fails.