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Is this 1995 LS400 a Good Buy?

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Old 05-15-05, 08:06 PM
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sorry i dont have any pics. its a relatives car that she wants to sell to me and this would be my first car (the '88 camry was my dads oooold car).

-Specs-
1995 Lexus LS400
~126,000 miles
Jade-green color
grey interior
nakamichi stereo
Full Dealer service history

-Current Imperfections-
Hood shocks are blown
trunk lid sags
top of rear bumper is whiting out as plastic does after time
some VERY minor dents (1-2)
front passenger door opens a bit to much and then it makes a click sound
headlights are aimed low but high beams are fine

she wants roughly $8500 give or take a couple hundred

anyone think its worth it and if so how much the major problems are to fix? any and all help greatly appreciated!!

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Old 05-15-05, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by purdrifter
sorry i dont have any pics. its a relatives car that she wants to sell to me and this would be my first car (the '88 camry was my dads oooold car).

-Specs-
1995 Lexus LS400
~126,000 miles
Jade-green color
grey interior
nakamichi stereo
Full Dealer service history

-Current Imperfections-
Hood shocks are blown
trunk lid sags
top of rear bumper is whiting out as plastic does after time
some VERY minor dents (1-2)
front passenger door opens a bit to much and then it makes a click sound
headlights are aimed low but high beams are fine

she wants roughly $8500 give or take a couple hundred

anyone think its worth it and if so how much the major problems are to fix? any and all help greatly appreciated!!

-Annant
The Kelly blue book gives it $10,500 So, I'd say $8,000 might be a better way to go if those are the only things wrong with it.
Old 05-15-05, 09:17 PM
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That's ballpark depending on other things. For that kind of $$, I'd say
Old 05-15-05, 10:32 PM
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if it is a relatives car, it should be cheaper.... u can get a 95 on the streets for 8,500
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How come all the Jade greens come with a Nak? Thats what it seems like according to what I've seen.

Sounds like a good deal, might try and pull it back to 8000. Make sure the 90K service was performed.
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ok, i forgot to mention one thing more wrong with the car.

THe control stick that has the headlight/foglight switches is a lil messed up. Basically, the fogs work with the on switch is 3/4 of the way from off to on. but not when the switch is just in "ON". The swtich doesnt stay 3/4 of the way there either.

How extensive of a problem is this??

Thanks

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I'd say go for it, those problems don't seem big at all and who cares if the foglights stay on or not, as long as the main headlights do. And 8,500 really doesn't seem like that much at all, out here they usally go for that much ONLY if they have 150k+ on it.
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Originally Posted by purdrifter
ok, i forgot to mention one thing more wrong with the car.

THe control stick that has the headlight/foglight switches is a lil messed up. Basically, the fogs work with the on switch is 3/4 of the way from off to on. but not when the switch is just in "ON". The swtich doesnt stay 3/4 of the way there either.

How extensive of a problem is this??

Thanks
-Annant
I'm sure it's only in the switch. What in the world are they doing to their Lexus????
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