rx2man

No go, the arm rest was scratched up, cigarete burn mark covered up on pass seat, the tranny indicator selector was all cloudy, scratches in paint. No 6 disc in the glove box. outside wear on the front tires. pass mirror paint was weathered, rear bumper had cracks in the paint, alot of wear on it. outside car. engine ticked at idle cold, did not take it for a test drive. 13300 seemed too much. The dealer car is in excellent condition with a price that reflects it, the search continues.

I'm looking at another tonight, from a private party, lady said its perfect and has it in the paper for 13300, spoke w my bank and they said the loan value on one is 13400 anything better is gravy. The one tongiht is 78k silver 95 moonroof. So we'll see what happens.

You know if the car was a 55 Chevy I would not be all that wound up over a couple grand. There are not that many left. And with late model cars there are so many out there that you can walk away and continue the search. I've also looked at Acura Legends and so far the Lexus LS400's seem to hold up better. I really have noticed the difference in leather set wear. The Lexus's look almost new but the Acura of the same yr and milage just looks more worn. I figured I'd let them sit on the car a bit. If they sell it oh well. If not then I think I'd get a call from the salesperson. Looks like I might be waiting till later in the yr to purchase a car as well. thanks to all for responding

You confirmed what I thought as well, re: trade in etc. I dont want the car enough to pay more than private party book on it. Book gave it a little over $1k extra because of the miles on it. The sales person also has my # so I figure if they want to sell it they will call me with their best price. A dealer just down the street had a 99 w 60k on it and nakakichi, navigation, heated seats for private party book so I'll wait. As far repairs go, I generally work on my own cars. But am interested in a Lexus LS400 as I've been told they are one of the best cars in the world. Thanks everyone for their time.

Oh and no they did not mention the 90k service that is comming up, but I did. There was no comment on that from them. I was under the impression that with a slow economy, getting toward the holidays, new car deals to be had, etc. etc. that you could wheel and deal.

There are other 95's but with alot more miles and people want crazy prices for em, 120k and they want $12k for it. Course they are still for sale as well. I looked in SoCal, where i will likely be moving soon and saw prices that reflected book prices for year and miles. So I may just wait. I would have purchased the car it looked brand new. But the dealer was stuck at the full dealer price for it.

I have been working with a salesman at Lexus of Seattle in Lynnwood, Wa. for a few weeks now. He called me yesterdaly with a 95 LS400 77k, moonroof, regular sound, and in great condition. I looked at edmunds and kelly blue book, a retail private party price of 11400 was about average. When speaking with the salesman he said they had put tires on it and detailed it. When we start talking price and he goes to the manager he comes back with a list of items replaced or fixed. New factory stereo, lower ball joints, 60k service, wipers, lugnuts, detailing, rear brak pads and sensors. maybe some othe misc. stuff. Nothing about the new tires though. Question is will a Lexus dealer really put this much into a used car? I know others will not. I took this as a ploy to get the price back up to 13700. I was also told I only qualified for 9.9% financing. Except that I called my credit union and was given 4.24% on friday. I was also told I had a beacon score of 757 and was a little insulted that they would try to play the interest game with me, after telling the sales person of my already approved loan. When the price had gone up to $11000 with no sign of us getting close to an agreement I left. It was obvious that they wanted significanly more. If they really put that much work into the car then I can understand them needing more out of it. However the paperwork produced was a print out from a computer, not actual service dept. paperwork. Am I being worked over here? I also dont see a need to pay more for a car than the private party price. I also mentioned to the salesperson that if the vehicle needed all that work did'nt it effect the trade in value. He did not know. I sort of assume that as they just got the vehicle in last week that they want to see if they can get more out of it. However a bird in the hand is worth more than 2 in the bush.

I have been working with a salesman at Lexus of Seattle in Lynnwood, Wa. for a few weeks now. He called me yesterdaly with a 95 LS400 77k, moonroof, regular sound, and in great condition. I looked at edmunds and kelly blue book, a retail private party price of 11400 was about average. When speaking with the salesman he said they had put tires on it and detailed it. When we start talking price and he goes to the manager he comes back with a list of items replaced or fixed. New factory stereo, lower ball joints, 60k service, wipers, lugnuts, detailing, rear brak pads and sensors. maybe some othe misc. stuff. Nothing about the new tires though. Question is will a Lexus dealer really put this much into a used car? I know others will not. I took this as a ploy to get the price back up to 13700. I was also told I only qualified for 9.9% financing. Except that I called my credit union and was given 4.24% on friday. I was also told I had a beacon score of 757 and was a little insulted that they would try to play the interest game with me, after telling the sales person of my already approved loan. When the price had gone up to $11000 with no sign of us getting close to an agreement I left. It was obvious that they wanted significanly more. If they really put that much work into the car then I can understand them needing more out of it. However the paperwork produced was a print out from a computer, not actual service dept. paperwork. Am I being worked over here? I also dont see a need to pay more for a car than the private party price. I also mentioned to the salesperson that if the vehicle needed all that work did'nt it effect the trade in value. He did not know. I sort of assume that as they just got the vehicle in last week that they want to see if they can get more out of it. However a bird in the hand is worth more than 2 in the bush.