Just Purchased A 2007 Lexus Is 350

[stormchaser]

I just purchased a 2007 Lexus IS 350 from a friend of mine that owns a repo lot. the car is in mint condition and only has 28,000 miles on it. got it for $4,500. planning on taking it to the lexus dealer by me to have it checked out and brought up to date on any needed maintenance. any issues i need to be aware of with these cars

[13IS250C]

Wow!!!! Awesome find. Post some pics of that bad boy and let us know what the dealer says.

[stormchaser]

I will post some pictures of it either today or tomorrow after it gets a bath..... took it 3 blocks for coffee and it is totally filthy from salt.... and still snowing here. might be going to dealer later today or tomorrow morning

[13IS250C]

Same here. We got about 4 inches last night. I am sooooooooooo sick of it. What good is a convertible in the snow?

[LEX-SV]

Stormchaser - Welcome to LOC.

Great find, the IS350 has been proven to be above average in terms of reliability. No real issues that aren't addressed by recalls and only a few minor issues addressed by TSB's.

Your Lexus dealer will identify and schedule fix for any open recalls (because there have been many for these 2nd gen ISx50's).

I assume the title is "clean" and not "salvage"?

[stormchaser]

It has a clean title. only needs the 30k service and a complete detail and will be ready to be picked up tomorrow afternoon. wish it had the original smart keys though... it has toyota smart keys programmed to it.

[stormchaser]

i should probably ask them if it has a timing belt or chain

i see the newer ones have a chain

[LEX-SV]

2007 2nd gen IS350 has timing chain. New 3rd gen IS350 has same 3.5L engine.

[LEX-SV]

PIcs of that new ride please.....

[JJsCarAudio101]

The dashes on the second generation Is have a recall. They fall apart and come off in chunks when any force is applied. The material was a very bad choice

[LEX-SV]

Dash problem is not a recall. It's a warranty enhancement (extension) that applies only to the cars that actually have the problem.