Statkwon

Hello I'm a soon to be a used Lexus owner and would like to seek the forums wisdom on a few questions:

1. I'll be paying $11.5k with a "fair" condition and 95000 miles on it. Mechanically sound but a few blemishes here and there. Would that be a fair price?

2. I noticed the noise level of this car while driving on freeway is not as great as newer Lexus I test drove. Wind and road noise not mechanical. It seems to be on par with 2008 accord I drove maybe somewhat better. I presume that's expected? Anything I can do to make it quieter?

3. What's the latest best option to hook up Bluetooth? Via cassette or some after market solution?

4. How much life expectancy would I expect with regular maintenance without much degradation in ride quality? I hear people say 200-300k miles but what would be a realistic rule of thumb max mileage?

I'm picking up the car in two days but would like to find these out.
Apology for too many questions but hope to get some answer at least for some of them.
Thanks!
JM

LSBen

1: Check with KBB for value and verify service records before purchasing. Take it to a mechanic or dealer to get a "Used Car" report so there are no hidden surprises of what needs to be done, if its been in an accident, etc. They will charge you an hours worth of time for the inspection.
2: My 04 RX330 AWD is noisy compared to my 01 LS430, dash rattles, suspension creaks around turns. It has a cracked lower control arm bushing though. My mechanic says not to replace that until it fails.
4 I picked up an 04 RX330 AWD with 188K miles last august for 4K but it was neglected and needed a lot of work. Expect oil leak from valve gasket cover. Mine had coolant leak under engine manifold. Auto Dim Side Mirror leaked and needed replacing. Now burns about 1/4 quart oil after 2K miles. Just recently got P0430 code for Catalytic Converter issues. Do a search on RX330 High Mileage to see what others experienced. Radiator should be leaking soon given it has plastic parts and is 11 years old. My LS leaked at 10yrs. My only concern now is the transmission, how long before it needs a rebuild. Other than that, all is good. Hope to get +100K miles out of her.

Good Luck!

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Gitchiesus

I just picked up an 04 with roughly same mileage...in good condition, from the original owner with all service records....I thought I got a good deal on it....
Was looking for a 06+ but couldn't pass this one up......but on the bright side of things, these older ones only take regular gas.....that's a bonus!

Statkwon

Thanks for the concrete information!

I picked up my car today and overall very happy with the behavior of the car.