fastbrick

Thanks for the suggestion about taxes. I've bought two cars in Oregon and driven them back to Alaska. Luckily, there's no sales tax here, so it's all good in that regard. However, you just have to want to drive 3000 for a car, and I love driving, and the AlCan highway is just breath taking in its scenery.

Thanks, although I tried the search, and then found out that my local dealer... the only Lexus dealer in roughly 2500miles actually... does not deal in CPO Lexus vehicles. Ah well, I may have to shop in Oregon (no sales tax).

I'm in the hunting mode for a CPO 2000 RX300. I've been researching the model for a while and I think it'll be a great vehicle for my wife (currently she drives an '00 Mazda MPV), since she wants to step up to something nicer, since we're used to more luxury-oriented cars, and she is now liking the higher seating position of a van/SUV-vs- a car. Anyhoo, the local Lexus dealer has exactly zero CPO RXs available, and they don't know when they'll get more. I suppose they will be seeing many more with happy owners trading in for new RX330s. So, I just wait, and swing by constantly at the dealership, although they have my name and numbers. What is the story with the CPO warranty? All I see is that it's a 3yr/100k (total mileage) warranty, but I don't see anywhere what it actually covers. Can someone help me out in that regard? Also, as to price. It seems that the 'asking' price at used car lots (non-Lexus) is about $28k for a nicely optioned an maintained specimen, so shall I assume 1-2k increase for a CPO vehicle, as a rule? Now some more (fun) questions. I assume that US market RX300s do not come equipped with HID lamps? Is there a decent conversion that people do to upgrade this? I've driven a few RXs and have been unimpressed with the sound systems (even the Nak versions)... but mainly in the bass area. What is the popular option to increase the bass? Subwoofer? Is there a nice, stealth method? Thanks, and I very much enjoy browsing this site!