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01-29-14, 06:59 AM
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The inspection came back with a 70% mechanical rating and a 60% interior and 60% exterior rating. Mechanically okay, but the car has had a number of bumps here and there and all but the driver's door and driver's quarter panel have been repaired and painted (the report apparently indicates a lot of bondo having being used). The car also pulls a little to the left, so there might be something else there, but at this stage I guess I will have to let it go and go have a look at a late model RX330 (can't find any 350's without shipping interstate).
01-30-14, 05:56 AM
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Some people in Australia like to think that too.Anyway there are some 330's and 350's but within the limited budget that I have (and that I have to 100% stick to), the range is quite limited especially when trying to buy something with much lower k's.
I am going to go and look at a 2005 (MY05) Lexus RX330 tomorrow and check it out. There is another 2007 RX350 from another state (and by the this it means that I am on the west coast and it is on the north east coast of a country) that looks good but my only concern is time (it's going to take almost a month to get here if I went ahead & I have baby number 2 due soon - next couple of weeks).
Part of me wants to look again at the RX400h but when doubt sets in, it's normally a "if in doubt, leave it out" type mentality (serves me right for getting a little too excited).
The problem with getting another 330, is that it's another 330 (although in Gold). Part of me wants the better accelerating 3.5 V6 as I found my old 330 quite sluggish at times. Sure it's 2 years younger, but I don't know.
Want car now, can't rush, buy the right car 
02-03-14, 06:01 AM
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At the end of the day, I bought a later model 330 (2005). Basically the exact same car, just with updated NAV, bluetooth control through the stereo and 18's. Will post up another article once I have taken some pictures.
02-03-14, 09:20 AM
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The power of observation. When on page one of my local classifieds, there is five 'non-RX' Lexus' for sale out of 20, it tells you something....
You just see them everywhere. I don't mean they're comparable to a camry in any way, its just that they're so cheap everyone gets one. If they only made the RX hybrid which starts at mid 50k new, you would see a ton of ES' instead since not everyone making 50k/ year would qualify for financing...
You just see them everywhere. I don't mean they're comparable to a camry in any way, its just that they're so cheap everyone gets one. If they only made the RX hybrid which starts at mid 50k new, you would see a ton of ES' instead since not everyone making 50k/ year would qualify for financing...
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