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Those next gen's are nice I must admit. I was just on my dealers site just last night eyeing an '08 with 70k on the ODO for list of 16k I believe. I've bought three cars through mine over last 2.5 years (they own multiple brands) and know I can get a better deal than asking. That extra 40 horse comes in handy as my DW's Venza has the same engine and OMG pretty funny how her "wagon" can beat my Lexus ;) THOUGH the 3.3's ARE good motors and it is definitely still a quick vehicle. Good choice Lizzy, yo're going to love it, I love mine and people who don't know the generations still think my '06 is more like a '10 ("what's your car, like 3 or 4 years old?") routine. Love it.

Hi lizzy, I drive an '06 ES330 with 95k on the ODO. The one thing you may want to look into (on both cars) is if the timing belt was changed. There stands a higher probability that the '05 had it done (Lexus recommends at 90k) and that the '04 hasn't since it's only 5k beyond that and people like to stretch things sometimes. If they both had it done, that's a major expense you can cross off. Pricing is similar but the biggest differences between those two are the fact that the '05 was the refresh for the generation. Changes included (may not be listing them all): Revisied taillights Revised headlights (projector beans and round fogs) Standard 17" inch rims over the 16's. Dual memory seats New steering wheel with much better intergrated controls To me, there is a big difference in the looks between the '04 and '05 models, def. a more luxury look, and in my case I would be choosing the '05. As gbhrps said, make sure you get it checked out, and if they were properly maintained, they'll go a lot longer.