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I imagine that pad probably gets removed when someone spills a drink in there and it gets all wet and grody...

Theres something really to be said for the fact that you know the prior history of the car. Congrats!

Good luck, let us know how it goes!

Misenthrops!

I don't think your post made it through...

I think you can. I was talking with a dealer about a CPO '06 LS430 and he told me that I could buy any Lexus CPO car with or without certification. Now, they make a LOT of money on certification so not all dealers may want to do that, but they wanted $4k to certify this LS and I would never pay that...its the same car either way and I'd rather pay my mechanic $150 to look at it and pay $1200 for an extended warranty than pay them $4k for certification. In terms of sales tax, I'm sure it depends on the state. And most Lexus dealers will give you a loaner when its in for service anyways. Have they shown you the maintenance records?

Do you mean an RX350? No such vehicle as an XR350... I think you can choose to buy the car certified or uncertified. I would buy it uncertified, you can buy the warranty on here through Toby Rivers for less than $1800... Welcome to the club!

Pretty hard to argue with that. I'll get the popcorn....;)

Check TireRack...

Indeed! So how about them Lexus haters. What a bunch of scallywags? Scallywags I say! ;)

Thats a very valid point. Don't think just because you have nothing now that they can't hurt you by stealing your identity. Someone stole mine and when I went to apply for my first credit card when I was 18...I had a lot of crap to get off my credit report. Stuff takes time to show up too, you may go to buy a house one day, oe a car, and find something on there that was done to you now.

And i've seen fewer quality and longevity differences with the factory rims too...

He's a nasty one too...won't leave me alone in PMs...

I just meant thats why the dealers don't stock them anymore. For instance they used to be factory options...

Do...

See you in a month 2007...

They've kind of gone out of style I think...

Eh....anybody on the street can see your license plate...I wouldn't bother with blocking it out...

Believe it or not, I'm actually trying to help you. Nothing I've said to you is meant to be degrading or personally derogatory to you at all. Its not your fault. However, I would suggest that you think twice about some things that you've posted on here and how they sound coming from someone in your situation. It makes you sound like a punk, quite honestly. I know thats not the case, but thats how you come across. You say you get it...but you don't. I can tell from what you say on here. Sometimes its a lot smarter to admit that you don't get it. The fact that you think you do get it makes me a little afraid for you quite honestly. I know exactly where you are coming from. I had everything I wanted, never had to live within a budget, never HAD to work to support myself. When I got out on my own I had very few real world coping skills, I had no idea how to prioritize my spending, I had developed tastes that were WAY beyond my means. I had the benefit of having developed a successful business and business and sales skills, but I did a lot of real life learning in those first couple years. I thought I had it all figured out too...life's tough...and whether you believe it or not the life you are living right now is one of someone who has extraordinary personal means...and your life in the real world is not going to be that for a long, long time. You're in a mode where whatever you want you just get it...and thats a mode at your stage in life that can get you in a *lot* of trouble when you get out on your own. Again...I've been there. PM me and we'll discuss it further...

I think you got a great deal from looking around here...

Lighten up.

Thats the fear, the bubbling of aftermarket chromed rims...

Congratulations on your retirement Jim! I wish you all the best... I'd contact Toby Rivers on here if you're going to buy the Lexus warranty (thats the only one I would buy if I bought one). The $1800 figure someone above posted is way outta line. The bumper to bumper warranty is 4 years 50k miles, you have to buy the Lexus warranty before then. The powertrain warranty is 6 years 70k miles, and the hybrid system warranty (motors, batteries, inverter, etc) is 8 years 100,000 miles... So whatever extended warranty you buy is just going to extend the bumper to bumper warranty.

That guy must have graduated from cell phones at Circuit City ;)

Its a no-bullsh!t zone my friend. Stop pretending like you have some knowledge or insight into subjects such as which is a better purchase, a new or used car and making comments like "I'll never buy a new car again" when you've never bought a new car and I won't call you out on it. Saying things like "I know the pain of driving an outdated car" and pasing judgement that you just "couldn't drive" some other "outdated" model when its just all handed to you is obnoxious. Being forced to drive a free Lexus thats a whole 5 years old. Poor baby. At least mommy and daddy took pity on you and upgraded you. You sit here and say "Well I wish I could buy an LS, but I just couldn't bring myself to drive one of those old outdated things...but thats a great choice for you"...and you wonder why our conversations wind up somewhere. You totally don't get it...which I find rather amusing. Hahahahaha. You're in for a rude awakening my friend. Oh yeah...its going to be JUST like it is now when you're supporting yourself. More frugal? As in you're frugal now? You're frugal now and you had a bull bar shipped over here from England because it was a little nicer looking than the ones in the states but three times as expensive? Again...rude awakening coming. Frugal...LOL For the record, I have no problem with you being 20, I'm not all that much older than you. I think the reason I have an issue with you is that you're the type of 20 year old that made it so hard for me to be taken seriously when I was 20. I also have an issue with people pretending to have knowledge of subjects that they have no first hand knowledge of. Don't pretend to be something...or somebody that you're not.