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Old 03-11-10, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by warminwisc
i would say call the mission viejo lexus and see if they remember the fella and have any more infor with the VIN, Tranny, fuel pump what does order to provide outstanding service mean? Is it late service?
he said the tranny, fuel pump was a recall issue that is now taken care of.
Old 03-11-10, 01:37 PM
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so if everything checks out, would u think 20k is a good deal for this car?
Old 03-11-10, 02:37 PM
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oh yes. it does sound like a great deal
Old 03-11-10, 03:02 PM
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Yea if it checks out with the Lexus service manager and he recommends then it might be a good choice.
Old 03-11-10, 04:55 PM
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BUST! had scratchs all over the car. most were surface ones and could maybe be buffed but i aint taking a chance.
hate these guys who keeps lieing. i asked him like 4 times are there any scratchs. he walked around and told me two.
bastards.
but interior was flawless.

he was telling me that i could repaint whole car for $1000 and itd be like new. what the hell... im thinkin at least 5k to paint whole thing, especially when its mercury silver.
Old 03-11-10, 05:05 PM
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Same experience I had in my search for a mint LS430, the car salesman just don't have an eye for detail in terms of what makes a car mint condition (or very clean,etc) and they sometimes are known to lie just a little : )
Old 03-19-10, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JimsGX
I'd login to My Lexus and see what there is for service history on the car via the VIN...

Jim
I registered at mylexus to use this bit of info to pull up a car I am interested in. It asks me when I became the owner.... Is this how we pul them up and then delete?
Old 03-19-10, 06:28 PM
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Go ahead and register as the owner and print the service history. You can then delete it. When it asks why, there is an option to say you never owned the car. Your login will remain valid, even if you don't have any cars.
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I am registered with one of my ES330.... the very one which becomes an LS soon!!! So I will add the LS I seek and look it up and then delete! BTW Caddy... you rock.
I may step it up to the 05...
no pics yet but it is white with the tan. Nav too....
http://www.northparklexus.com/VehicleDetails/648323613
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I had a number of instances where a great car appeared on autotrader, cars.com, craiglook, or a dealer website. When I called the day it appeared, I was told the car sold locally a few days earlier. It can take up to a week for ad services to get pics taken and place the ad for the dealer.

I called a number of Lexus dealers and told them want I wanted. They called me when a car came in that fit my requirements - or was anywhere close. Of course, once I found my car, the calls and emails continued to come. I nicely tell each that I already purchased an LS430.
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Indeed....after all, they may be Lexus salesmen but they are still salesmen!!

I rally can't *****... I too am a salesman.
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