08' LS460 base, smoky grey color
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jrmckinley, I agree with you completely re: maintaining vs. buying another. All the recent work I described at the beginning of this post cost me a little north of $4k, but other than 5k service requirements, that's the most I've ever spent on it.
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Yes, am actually now closer to 66. I have gone through SO many cars in my lifetime. For the first 20/25 years of working, I always had a company car, but after changing jobs that went away. THEN, I must have gone through 8/9 cars at least, which was ultimately stupid, and I lost my *** on every trade in. My Lexus vehicles consisted of an 04', then an 06' LS 430, then a brand new 2012 LS460, and now this car. I've been a self employed business owner for the past 8 years, and work out of my house, so I don't do near the driving that I used to when I was in the corporate world (and don't miss that world one iota...). I just don't want/need another car payment at this stage of my life, so I baby this car. Unless I crash it, hopefully it WILL be my last car.
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RussLS460, I bought the new 2012 when I was still working for a corporation, and had a pretty hefty car allowance (and my car payment was hefty too). When I bought my business and became self-employed, well...I'm sure you know why...
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Thank you! It's called a Lexus Warranty Enhancement : ZLZ
If you do a search on this forum under "melting or sticky door panels", you'll see tons of information. The entire dashboard, armrest, all 4 door panels, and small panel in the center rear (where the 2 rear vents are) are being replaced. Make sure this was done BEFORE you pull the trigger on the 07'.
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The car I am buying only has 31k miles, and the dash and other panels don't really look too bad.
My friend (who I am buying it from) said it falls under the extension for the dashboard, but didn't know if the rest would be covered. I would assume not since they seem to be in good condition.
My friend (who I am buying it from) said it falls under the extension for the dashboard, but didn't know if the rest would be covered. I would assume not since they seem to be in good condition.
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I had a 2008 LS460 same color combo as yours. I too had the door panels and glove box replaced by Lexus at no cost to me.
At 165,000 miles my transmission went bad; it was estimated to cost $6,000 to repair. Sadly, we traded the car in for a new one. Aside from that, the car had no mechanical work required.
Good luck!
At 165,000 miles my transmission went bad; it was estimated to cost $6,000 to repair. Sadly, we traded the car in for a new one. Aside from that, the car had no mechanical work required.
Good luck!
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I had a 2008 LS460 same color combo as yours. I too had the door panels and glove box replaced by Lexus at no cost to me.
At 165,000 miles my transmission went bad; it was estimated to cost $6,000 to repair. Sadly, we traded the car in for a new one. Aside from that, the car had no mechanical work required.
Good luck!
At 165,000 miles my transmission went bad; it was estimated to cost $6,000 to repair. Sadly, we traded the car in for a new one. Aside from that, the car had no mechanical work required.
Good luck!
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No, it was a repair. Lexus sent me to the transmission specialist they use in town because they didn't do major tranny repairs. The shop estimated it would cost $6,000, BUT, told me it would cost $1900 just to remove/reinstall the transmission to do the estimate; that is, once they gave me a firm estimate, if I declined, I would still have to pay the $1900 for the removal/reinstall procedure. So it was not for a new transmission; it was to repair the old one.
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I had a 2008 LS460 same color combo as yours. I too had the door panels and glove box replaced by Lexus at no cost to me.
At 165,000 miles my transmission went bad; it was estimated to cost $6,000 to repair. Sadly, we traded the car in for a new one. Aside from that, the car had no mechanical work required.
Good luck!
At 165,000 miles my transmission went bad; it was estimated to cost $6,000 to repair. Sadly, we traded the car in for a new one. Aside from that, the car had no mechanical work required.
Good luck!
By cheap, I mean that you can have one for $250.
No, it was a repair. Lexus sent me to the transmission specialist they use in town because they didn't do major tranny repairs. The shop estimated it would cost $6,000, BUT, told me it would cost $1900 just to remove/reinstall the transmission to do the estimate; that is, once they gave me a firm estimate, if I declined, I would still have to pay the $1900 for the removal/reinstall procedure. So it was not for a new transmission; it was to repair the old one.