Mr. Scotty:
A couple years ago I bought 2005 Lexus LS430. It appeared to be in excellent condition with only 66,393 miles.
I bought the car for $10K and had the main Lexus dealership in town do a thorough inspection (70K mile service).
They found the following issues:
- replace all drive belts including the timing belt
- replace the valve cover seals
- replace camshaft seals with required gaskets and t-belt and water pump
- replace bushings on “ft lwr ctrl arm”
I mainly use the car for road trips and short errands in town. Our other car is a 2010 Prius which we use for the daily commute to work and also for errands.
It has about 127K miles and runs great.
The Lexus still only has about 74K miles and also runs great. The only thing I’ve had to do was replace the battery which had reached end of life. I also recently had 4 new tires installed.
I would appreciate any advice/recommendations you can share on the maintenance issues the Lexus dealer found.
Thanks,
Jose Suarez
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It sounds like you basically did OK, but the time to have a used car inspected is BEFORE purchase, not afterwards.
Follow the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual. It would be best to find a good independent mechanic to find and do any work required. Dealers and chain shops are very prone to ripping off their customers, and dealerships are always the most expensive option.