Thinking About Buying A 2000 Es300

[sthrngent60]

I've found a really nice 2000 ES 300 that I'm really interested in buying, it's a one owner car and in amazing shape. The only thing that worries me is it has 109K miles on it. I really need a dependable car (doesn't everyone) that is not going to cost me a lot to maintain. Any advice before I make this purchase? Thanks.

[JokeDog]

gent60,

I too a new es300 owner. Wanted a 2000 ES300, but wind up buying a 98 ES300 instead. You can read my posting about my first car buying experience and I also include a few tips I learned which should be useful to new buyers.

http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/lofiv...php/t39886.html

I also wrote up a checklist on how to buy a used car including negotiation (but mainly with dealer though) from my own experience.

http://slicknick.com/usedcar.html

As long as there's no accident on carfax and 1st owner has all the repair receipts, you should be okay. Lexus is a good car and will lost you a long time. As for 109k, that is steep for a 2000. My 98 was 112k. Anyway, just make sure the first owner did the 90k mile service maintenance which should've include timing belt changed, etc. If he doesn't, you can negotiate down a bit otherwise the bill is on you.

Anyway, good luck. I hope you find my posting helpful.

-Nick

[JokeDog]

correct link is http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/lofiv...php/t39886.html

[JokeDog]

damn, i'm such a newbie. haha. The website auto truncate the link with the three dots.