Hey Scotty, I hope all is well with you and your family. I'm sorry to hear that your website got shut down, but I'm glad we can still ask you questions through this one. I'm looking at a 2007 Lexus IS350 private party and of course its automatic. The car has 220,000 miles on it. I currently have a 2014 Lexus IS250 that my wife and I use and we're thinking of trading it in for a 2016 Scion IM to save money on car payment/insurance/gas. I was thinking I could get myself a cash car and was looking at used IS350's. The current owner says they have had the car for 2 years and haven't had any issues with it (I'm not surprised if that's true) I'm just worried about getting it and having issues like the alternator going out, transmission problems, replacing the water pump, etc. because of the mileage on the vehicle. The vehicle is fully loaded (heated/ac seats, rear sun shade, memorization seats, navigation, etc.) and is for sale for $6000 but I was going to offer $4500, maybe settle for $5000. I live in Northern GA, and now that you're in Tennessee it would be cool if you could see it in person (I know this is extremely unlikely because it's probably too far of a drive still, and I dont own the vehicle yet haha) if I did get the vehicle I would plan on keeping it for probably 3-4 years until I could get myself a new IS500. With all this in mind, what are your thoughts on me purchasing this vehicle? Please let me know! Thank you for reading and for your time!
The vehicle also has an invidia axle back exhaust system, cold air intake, and year round pirelli tires. The owners says they have lots of tread and in the pictures it looks like they do
On Yaser’s answer I would add it is a Toyota product. People get 400k miles plus on these easily. As long as it’s been well maintained and a mechanic says its in good shape you can’t go wrong. Now I will say things like alternators, tie rods, ball joints are just part of typical maintenance. A mechanic can tell you if the ball joints tie rods are in good shape, hard to do on a water pump or alternator. On toyotas they rarely fail but to be realistic don’t be surprised if you end up having to do at least one. I have seen Toyotas go 300k and still be on all original equipment. And I have seen some that have just been ragged out by 150k. Depends on how they are driven and cared for. Good Luck!
it al depends on the overall condition of the car. I would ask a mechanic to fully check the car with a scan tool to make sure everything is up to par.
Maintenance is more important, if its been cared for a mechanic says its problem free, then shoot the seller an offer and see where it goes from there.
