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Also Rick, I do not see how driving crazy can really harm a car unless it has accidents. I do not have much knowledge of auto mechanics, but driving badly over a period can at the most break the shock absorber, engine mounts etc. Engine performance should still be okay if vehicles are maintained well.

Hi SWO3ES, Your deal for ES350 with Nav at $36k is amazing. I do not know how you got it even in 2010 when even the invoice price is @40K with the options. See below. I got it from Edmunds. What points did you give to justify your given price.? Base Price $34,400 Navigation System $2,277 Ultra Luxury Package $3,251 Total $39,928 Personally I did some research around and for a used one, all KBB, edmunds and NADA were giving pretty high pricing. All the listed price in auto trader or dealers web site were around this much. So, there was nothing I could tell him to justify and I just threw in a random price of 34K (asking was 35.9K). Within 20 minutes and two consultations with manager, he agreed. So, I could not say anything. Perhaps there was some mistake in my research but could not find anything yet. Since it is a certified one, I am not concerned about the condition of the car as it comes with a warrunty for 3 years. BR

Hi, I bought my 2011 CPO ES350 this saturday. Has 14k on it. Only thing which concerns me is that when you see the car fax history, all it has is the date when it was registered and then at 14k when it was offered for sale as CPO from the dealer. When asked, the sales man said that this was a loaner car. Got it for 34k $ with nav package. Now questions:- Why the car fax does not show anything for when it was used as a loaner car? Apparently it was not registered. But the how can the dealer use it as loaner when it was not registered? Was this a good deal. Asking price was 35.9k but I had no solid grounds for much negotiations as KBB, NADA and edmunds were giving much higher prices. Thanks in advance for responses. BR, Prasant

Hi, I bought my 2011 CPO ES350 this saturday. Has 14k on it. Only thing which concerns me is that when you see the car fax history, all it has is the date when it was registered and then at 14k when it was offered for sale as CPO from the dealer. When asked, the sales man said that this was a loaner car. Got it for 34k $ with nav package. Now questions:- Why the car fax does not show anything for when it was used as a loaner car? Apparently it was not registered. But the how can the dealer use it as loaner when it was not registered? Was this a good deal. Asking price was 35.9k but I had no solid grounds for much negotiations as KBB, NADA and edmunds were giving much higher prices. Thanks in advance for responses. BR, Prasant