ramasund Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 Hi, I was looking to get a used car, saw a ES300 '93 ad for $7,000 OBO. It has done 125K miles, black, leather, manual, alpine 6 cd changer. This is my first car so I have no clue as to how to proceed.... Now for the q's.... 1. What is the normal life of the engine/transmission?? Is 125K little high?? 2. Any specific things I need to check before buying? 3. How do I find a mechanic near the sellers place to do a 150/300-point inspection.... Thanks in advance.... Fun! Anand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 buy a 94 and up es they have a different engine and tranny much better car other wise spend a few hundred and take it to lexus for the full look over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92ES300 Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 $7,000 is a little much. I got a 92 with 120,000 for only $5,500. You should look around more. Go to craigslist.org, and find a place near you. They always have a lot of cars. When you look over the car, check the dashboard, and check the arms to make sure they are not flickering. Also, check the vloume knobs. These two things were messed up in mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92lexus300ak Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 I Agree. I got a 92 Lexus with 99K miles and all service done at the dealer for $5,000. The instrument gauge was dimmer than normal (I can live with that) and the CD Changer does not work (yet, but I can fix that). Other than that and some minoe cosmetic issues, it works great. Take it to PepBoys who do a full inspection for 24.99 (tell them EBAYMOTORS referred you for that price). Good luck and have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_W Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Bought my '93 ES300 of eBay for $4750 I too have a instrument gauge was dimmer than normal ... other than that it looks great and drives strong 164K miles on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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