Hey Scotty,
Were thinking of buying this 2020 toyota highlander XLE. It's AWD with a V6 and low mileage. The car fax says one open safety recall that the dealer said there going to fix by ordering the part. See link to care fax. We drove it, car looked fine. Wife likes it. Before I put deposit down to get a local mechanic to inspect it could you tell me if this car is a good buy for a new family car? Ex. No issues with this year transmission or known engine problems? It's odd someone traded this car in.
- https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-Toyota-Highlander-Lexington-d298_L15752#listing=411929147/NONE/DEFAULT
- https://www.carfax.com/vehiclehistory/ar20/yvlh8t_XBbHC2uVOdq1pzyqNR0B8npgSQ7rIap6hHiV1m196qNhxML_wQ9MwGA-D-xs3FjLj0la66vblCfR3Q9Zd2o96UaRPnQQ
Also would you say a 2020 toyota highlander with a v6 and 28K miles on it would beat out 2022 toyota highlander with more mileage and about same price since 2022 has a v6 DOHC instead of natural v6? See below for alternative we would buy
https://www.lexingtontoyota.com/vehicle/Used/2022/Toyota/Highlander/5TDGZRBH6NS174347/
Thanks scotty for helping me out!
Before I put deposit down to get a local mechanic to inspect it
Unless maybe you have it iron-clad in writing from the seller that the deposit is 100% refundable the mechanic inspection needs to be done before laying out any money, If the seller won't permit this don't walk away, run away.
Any thoughts on the car itself?
Scotty always says that those are excellent cars. As long as your mechanic gives the A-Ok it should be extremely reliable and run forever with the naturally aspirated V6 engine.
Yeah the sales guy was fine with it. He txted me about this and gave his answer he's fine with giving the money back if we find any issue with it from the inspection.
Any thoughts on the car itself?