I got a 2006 Lexus IS 250 with over 230k miles and never had any massive problems except for a lot of rust, I'm about to buy a 2017 IS 300 with F sport package, red interior seats, one owner, for $24k, from what it looks like it was well maintained, the only problem is that it has 105k miles, I want to keep it for at least 5 years and mod the crap out of it, but my main concern is if the 2017 will be as much trouble free as the old one, anything I should be concerned about? should I buy it?

 

Depends on maintenance/ history.

I have my 15 IS350 with 138k (bought it with 30k ) and I am FBO. No issues at all except certain areas are starting to rust ( rock chips, bad paint job from previous owner, etc).

 

Good to know tank you, problem is it’s one owner but no car fax history, there does not seam to be rust except for the screws at the wheel housings and by license plate, leather and exterior paint is in excellent condition
problem is I without thinking have placed a 1k deposit that’s non refundable for the car

https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/JTHCM1D27H5021721

 

I am selling my car if you are interested for around the same price. Also located in MA

 

You can look in the Lexus Drivers webpage to see if there is any service done there. Looks like this car is listed at a Lexus dealership, so they should be able to pull up the service history if it was done at any Lexus dealership. I wouldn't always rely on carfax for the service history.

 

Very good tip thank you very much, texted my sales rep, if there will no be any history at the Lexus dealer i think i will just buy extended warranty i called around several companies some offering 6 years with addinal 100k miles for around 3k.

 

I really love your mods but unfortunately, I already placed a down payment for the car, waiting for the title to arrive at the dealer but just curious how much are you offering?

 

^^ I understand that doing mods and such are nice but my question, is it wise to dump a lot of money on mods for a car you will keep for about 5 years?

 

i mean, are you saying that the mods shouldn't be done because the time frame that he's planning on keeping the car isn't long enough? five years seems like a long enough time to justify spending x amount on mods.