oragon Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 looking to buy a 97 ES300 98K miles. car looks immaculate. timing belt and water pump not replaced yet. any advise on what to look out for would be greatly appreciated. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 The biggest thing you want to look for in any 97-01 ES is complete oil change records showing the oil was changed every 5k miles. This generation ES has a tendency towards oil sludging if oil change intervals are stretched further out, and you don't want one with a suspect history when it comes to this. Good luck and welcome to the LOC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexusfreak Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 The biggest thing you want to look for in any 97-01 ES is complete oil change records showing the oil was changed every 5k miles. This generation ES has a tendency towards oil sludging if oil change intervals are stretched further out, and you don't want one with a suspect history when it comes to this. Good luck and welcome to the LOC! Agreed. In addition, try to buy the newest model year ES you can afford too. Good luck & welcome! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods lex Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Get a carfax record. Carfax does not list every accident, but it may help if there has been a flood or salvage title in the past. When I bought my car from carmax, it looked immaculate. Later a friend point out misalligned body panels and cheap paint on the bumpers. It had obviously been in an accident before and was not repaired to original or near original condition. It has been reliable so far, but I could have had a lot more play when negotiating the price. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oragon Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 thanks for the tips, it really gave me the ooomph to go through the deal. This es would be a perfect chicago winter car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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