"Sejji" (sejjipost)
03/03/2015 at 17:08 • Filed to: None
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"Sejji" (sejjipost)
03/03/2015 at 17:08 • Filed to: None | 0
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Looking for a "Tavarish Special" Grandpa Luxo-cruiser for less than 5k to cart around my new spawn that arrives in August. I've been using the opportunity to lobby the wife about a car that I can drive the kid around in that's A) safe, B) not my FRS backseat.
This thing looks stupid clean and in order for 176K miles. Lexus has +++'s for reliability over a Merc.
What do you guys think? I will be keeping the FR-S for autocross fun and whenever I want to *drive* a car.
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> Sejji
03/03/2015 at 17:17 |
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Do it.
jkm7680
> Sejji
03/03/2015 at 17:21 |
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The ad is a little bit vague, and who knows what the selling price will end up being.
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> Sejji
03/03/2015 at 20:20 |
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Depends on what the reserve price is.
Having said that, in response to a question, the seller says " HiI got receipts of all maintenance done from 100k (my receipts totaling $11,272.69 in work done on the car)"
So... $11,272,69 of work over 76900 miles... which means you can expect the maintenance and repairs to be $0.14 - $0.15/mile. So if you drive 10,000 miles a year, you can expect to have to set aside $125/month for maintenance/repair... or double that if you do twice the mileage. Not bad at all.
And the fact that the owner has all those receipts is a good sign the car was cared for.
Downsides:
-I checked car-part.com for used engines and sorted by mileage. Not seeing many beyond 200,000 miles for that generation However when looking at the older LS400, I see more being listed as over 200,000 miles and one with 350,000 miles. This could also just be due to LS owners not typically being high-mileage drivers. So let's say that you can safely get another 20,000-25,000 miles out of this thing. Beyond that... who knows?
-Parts are not that plentiful and seem to be more expensive than cheaper/higher volume cars.
-expect to spend more on gas compared to many cheaper cars.
For $5000-$7000, I give this a Nice Price. But if that reserve price is more like $10,000, then I say forget it.
Consider as well that on Autotrader, there is one with 180,000 miles selling for $7000:
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/…
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Sejji
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/04/2015 at 08:43 |
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You're like a car investigation ninja! Thanks for the thoughts and feedback.