Buying Help

[brooklynboss22]

im looking at getting a 2006 lexus is350 sport for around $19,000. It has 90,000 miles and has all the bells and whistles on it and im wondering if that is a fair price and if those are too many miles or just right. Any help will be gladly accepted.

[pj8708]

im looking at getting a 2006 lexus is350 sport for around $19,000. It has 90,000 miles and has all the bells and whistles on it and im wondering if that is a fair price and if those are too many miles or just right. Any help will be gladly accepted.

Welcome Brooklyn. The Kelly Blue Book list the price from a dealer at a little over $21,000. If the car is in excellent condition. Sounds like a good price.

You can find the KBB using Google.

Paul

[clubfoot]

Make sure it has had ALL TSIBs carried out on it BEFORE purchase as some are time limited!!! And get a two year extended warranty if purchasing from a Lexus Dealer. Of course check the maintenance schedule for what needs to be changed/replaced as well!

[brooklynboss22]

ight thanks. but are they reliable? like do they have many problems?

[1990LS400]

Although they don't have ratings for the IS350, Consumer Union shows the IS250 as having the highest possible reliability rating in nearly all categories. The ratings are based on annual questionaires submitted by subscribers of which I have completed many over the past few decades.

The condition and future reliability of any used car is largely dependent on how it was treated and maintained by previous owners. Does the car come with maintenance records and has all maintenance including the 90,000 mile service been performed? If the car is being sold by a dealer does it come with a warranty?

I see little correlation between KBB valuations and actual selling prices where I live. KBB valuations usually seem closer to advertised prices than actual selling prices.

Know what you are buying. Does "all the bells and whistles" mean it has all the many options listed at http://www.lexus.com...ry/IS/2006.html and all the options you want?

I would be much less concerned if the car was still within its 4 year / 50,000 mile basic warranty.

[brooklynboss22]

kk. ill copy and paste what he says is in it from the website " 06 LEXUS IS 350 SPORT 3.5L V6 BOASTING A HEALTHY 306 HORSEPOWER! 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, REAR WHEEL DRIVE, NAVIGATION W/ BACK-UP CAMERA, PREMIUM STEREO SYSTEM W/ 6 DISC CHANGER, PARK ASSIST, POWER SUNROOF, TRACTION CONTROL, HEATED FRONT SEATS, SPORT PACKAGE, PADDLE SHIFTERS AND EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT! CLEAN CARFAX CERTIFIED. Driver Air Bag; Passenger Air Bag; Front Side Air Bag; Front Head Air Bag; Rear Head Air Bag; Climate Control; A/C; AM/FM Stereo; CD Changer; CD Player; 4-Wheel ABS; Cruise Control; Rear Wheel Drive; Power Door Locks; Heated Mirrors; Power Tilt/Sliding Sunroof; Power Driver Seat; Power Passenger Seat; Leather Seats; Bucket Seats; Power Steering; Adjustable Steering Wheel; Traction Control; Aluminum Wheels; Power Windows; A/T; Premium Sound System; Heated Exterior Driver Mirror " and the carfax shows no accidents and fairly maintained oil and filters changed around every 5,000 miles..

[1990LS400]

You need to view and test drive this vehicle and check to see exactly which options it has and what condition it is in. For example, when a seller says "Premium Sound System" for a Lexus vehicle, it usually means it has the standard audio system and not the optional Mark Levinson system.

What does the word "sport" mean? I don't think the F-sport option was available until several years later. Is the seller using the word "sport" as a generic term?

The car could be better than advertised in that the seller might not be stating or even understand how well the car is equipped or it could be as advertised or worse. Only you can verify which it is.

TSIB's, unless a safetly related recall, must be applied while the original warranty is in effect in order to be done at no cost to the owner -- 4 years/50,000 miles unless that TSIB addresses a component covered by the drivetrain warrantly (6 years/70,000 miles).

[brooklynboss22]

yeah. some day soon ill go out to it and take a closer look than let you know.

thanks

brooklynboss22