Parents just bought a 2005 Lexus ES330

"404 Name Not Found" (404namenotfound) 09/30/2013 at 12:22 • Filed to: None

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It has 150k miles on it and it's a one owner. All service done at the Lexus dealer. They got it for $6400. That's a pretty good deal IMO. My dad drives about 50k a year, so he should be good. The cooled seats are a blessing. Image is not of actual car, but same color.

Jagvar > 404 Name Not Found 09/30/2013 at 12:25

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I hope they have good luck with it. My dad had a 2000 ES300, and 150K is when it started to self-destruct. I think a transmission failure is what got it in the end.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > 404 Name Not Found 09/30/2013 at 12:26

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As far as motorized sofas go, the ES is probably the best of them all.

HammerheadFistpunch > 404 Name Not Found 09/30/2013 at 12:28

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50k a year? 150k starting point isn't a great place to start I think.

404 Name Not Found > HammerheadFistpunch 09/30/2013 at 12:29

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He'll drive it for a year and pass it on to a younger brother.

404 Name Not Found > PanchoVilleneuve ST 09/30/2013 at 12:30

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Even if it's a glorified Camry, it's a great ride.

404 Name Not Found > Jagvar 09/30/2013 at 12:31

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I think there were problems with the 2000 MY. The transmission in this is tight and shifts smoother than our 2012 Honda Accord.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > 404 Name Not Found 09/30/2013 at 12:41

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Having driven one from Dayton to Chicago and back for work, I attest that it does very well on the highway. An engine that gets 31+ at 80, wait 70, I mean 65 would not be expected to have as much get-up-and-go as that V6 does. I was impressed with the engine.

The rest of the car is sooooooooo boringggggggggggggggggggggggg

Huh? I dozed off there.

404 Name Not Found > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 09/30/2013 at 12:51

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Dayton? That's where my parents live. LOL. Now the speed limit is changed on I-70 to 70mph doing 80mph is not uncommon.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > 404 Name Not Found 09/30/2013 at 12:55

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What are the chances?Lol

PanchoVilleneuve ST > 404 Name Not Found 09/30/2013 at 12:57

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I know we're technically supposed to hate them, as decreed by the enthusiast gods, but I can't bring myself to dislike a car that does what it sets out to do as well as this does. Not every car needs to be exciting. Lexus wanted to build something you get in to, sit down, and relax for as long as it takes to get to your destination. And they did a great job of doing just that.