Worth it?

"Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord." (ningaboss)
08/24/2017 at 01:40 • Filed to: None

trading $6000 fiesta for $3000 Lexus? 4 year old car vs 17 year old car? 75000 miles vs 130000 miles? 5 owner car vs 2 owner car?

30 mpg vs 20 mpg? Regular vs Premium?

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DISCUSSION (15)

sony1492 > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 01:45

Couldnt you sell the fiesta and then buy an LS while pocketing whatever’s extra?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 01:47

Damn son, that thing is spotless!

Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord. > sony1492
08/24/2017 at 01:47

Yeah but would it be worth the increased cost of ownership?

Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/24/2017 at 01:49

That’s why I’m seriously considering it.

sony1492 > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 01:53

Yes if you value quite interior, decent torque. And general luxuryness

Steve in Manhattan > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 01:59

Get a PPI on the Lexus before proceeding - someone you trust and hire. It’s not a bad deal, but if there are hidden issues it could be worse than a bad deal.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 02:13

Seems like a reasonable tradeoff.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 02:23

I’ve got a 97 LS400 with 232,000 miles in it and I wholeheartedly say that you should. It’s an absolutely fantastic car. Let me know if you have any questions!

Agrajag > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 02:31

I’m for it.

Then again I did basically the same thing. Bought a 2002 LS430 after returning my 2015 Golf TDI.

VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 04:52

Nice. For what it’s worth, my last two tanks of gas commuting at about 60mph.

02 GS430 24mpg average

00 GS300 28mpg average

They are solid cars, was just thinking about how many of my co-workers bought Elantras, Mazda 3's 5's, Versas, etc new, went through their life cycle, started hating their car problems, getting rid of it, etc... While I would just always show up in the unchanged GS430 that just gets oil changes and basic maintenance. They can have little issues like our GS300 needed an ABS sensor re-mounted because some flake rust pushed it out of it’s mounting, but most fixes just require a clever approach.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 07:18

The Fiesta is getting to that mileage where you’re going to have to start replacing everything. The Lexus probably has everything replaced. Might have lower cost of ownership in the medium-run.

B/Xmrrmvr > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 07:37

Wow what a clean Camr..... huh, never realized how much Toyota was left in Lexus back in the day.

notsomethingstructural > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 08:07

Two cars less similar than a fiesta and a LS400 I have not seen. That’s like asking “should I sell my house to buy an RV.”

Honestly, if there’s a lot you like about the fiesta, there will be a lot less you like about the LS400. I tried going from a mazdadpeed protege to a vq35 top trim maxima and sold it after like 4 months.

benjrblant > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
08/24/2017 at 10:53

That LS is beautiful. As someone that bought a 1997 LX with 130k miles, you could bank on some amount of reliability from that LS but just remember to account for 20 year old stuff going bad that doesn’t normally go bad on a <10 year old car.

Tapas > Panther Brown Tdi Volvo Shooting Brake Manual Miata RWD Wagon Stole HondaBro's Accord.
09/05/2017 at 09:59

To make things more even, you could trade in a $6k fiesta for a $3k Lexus LS400 with a $3k LS swap :D