I Just Got Offered A trade For My 86 chevy 1/2 4x4 with a 383 stroker for a 92 Ls400 with 153K miles on it fully loaded with 17" Chrome Wheels worth the Trade I dont know eny thing about lexus so i thought id ask

 

here is a link to the car http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/bar/1946857906.html
Im also asking 2300 OBO for the Truck

 

Look at the car's history to see if it was treated well.

1) go to drivers.lexus.com and enter the VIN to see maintenance history done at dealerships
2) carfax or similar to see if any major accidents

Also drive the car and note anything that seems unusual.

 

im talking value wise. Is it a good trade i built my truck i know what im looking for when test driving a vehicle im looking for value of car vs what im asking for my truck and what is common things i should look for with these cars that usually have problems sorry im asking $2300

 

i plan on test driveing it tomorrow afternoon i know to look for the power steering Leak and i know the car needs ball joints and a battery

 

hmm balljoint-upper $457.99 i think ill stay away from this one

 

lower balljoints are about $70/each though so go double check.

biggest cons are air suspension and overall suspension bushing condition.

if you do labor yourself these cars arent horrible (mostly) in parts

 

check the instruments, ALL working? when COLD... not hot. AC readout clear?

 

well make sure it has air if it is "fully loaded" b/c everyone these days says they'res is fully loaded when its not, easiest way to tell is get a pic of the shifter console, should have 3 buttons to the left of the shifter instead of two