need carfax ASAP
 

fiance is looking to buy t'row. she's been searching for almost month and it's driving me nuts:

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would be greatly greatly appreciated...

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does the dealership not provide a free carfax? here in NC i dont know a dealership that doesnt...

a lot of used dealers here don't.. cuz they're cheap/shady mofos.. this is actually a toyota dealership, but we wanna be prepped before getting there...

carfax.com

it's like $20, if you can afford a lexus you can afford to pay for a damn carfax.

The Nissan dealer my dad bought his M3 from ran one for him at no charge. Just ask the dealer for one.

it's actually $30 THIRTY now. eff that. i got one for free... geesh.. you can't fault a brotha for trying to save fifteen cents.

anywho, question:

wtf does this mean??

"Motor Vehicle Dept. Registered as corporate vehicle"

(beyond the obvious?)

LEASED!!:bigtu:

makes sense. bought on a lien on 7/1/04, re-sold at auction 8/3/07. looks like we're going to be picking up a Rexxus tonite...

too bad it ain't the straight 6 :vash::squint:

what is is, a 300?

the 400/430/whatever they call it now is a v8. neat car but not very durable.

If its not the straight 6 its the 400 or 430.. they are the only ones that came with the V8. The 300 came with the 2JZGE motor shared with the IS300. Slow POS unless turboed. I dont know why you would want the inline 6, since its like a mid 7s 0-60 where the v8 is like mid 5.

EDIT** after running the VIN its a GS300, which means you do have an inline6?

duh. inline6. the v6 didn't come until 3rd gen. i'm totally wrong.

why don't i want the GS430? i do. but i'm not the primary driver nor the purchaser. and the v8 guzzles more gas. this thing will be driven to/fro work at about 80mi/day. don't need a v8 to cruise at 75mph for an hour straight.

i like straight 6s. torquey n smooth.

as far as durability.. consumer reports put Lexus ES/LS at the highest of the 200K mile spectrums. GS may not be AS reliable, but according to this thread, they seem to be holding up just fine. Not to mention they're totally cheap to maintain here in SoCal.

i'm keeping the s2000 as the weekend car, so i think the combination still works well for the 2 of us: new-ish GS300, cherry s2000, beater miata.

I hate to be the killer of hopes and dreams here but heres some facts:

I just sold my 2JZGTE IS300 with 89k on the clock, buying anything powered by that motor for either A) torque or B) gas mileage (18/25) is kinda silly. The IS300 got nearly the same gas mileage as my 3.7L Liberty (19mpg vs 21mpg combo C/Hwy). I know what the sticker says but I definitely disagree. As far as the torque, the IS was probably the slowest, least torquey car i've driven.

The car sure is great to drive, it IS smooth and is reliable as hell. When I had sold the car the only things I had changed in like 3-4 years was fluids, and a light bulb! :)

besides, anything from lexus is quality, its thier business moto...highest quality and consumer reports swers by it...GS are nice, i cant afford one, even used, but they are nice, I6 or V8, they are all good cars, just take care of it, and the fact that its a lease car, should make you even more comfortable, the acr had to be in good shape for lexus to take it back or they will chagre you for full recon...so go get it tiger, and make sure you ask for as many ass kisses as you please :gay:

disregard newbsauce...:nono:...

that's all i need to hear really ;) :bigtu:

cuz i'm her personal backyard mechanic. and i don't wanna fix shit. she's dead set on this Rexxus, her first choice being a '06 SLK. it was hard to convince her out of that, but once she saw the amortized cost...

i'm completely aware of the gas hog nature of the 2JZ, but we can't find a GS430 she's willing to pay for at the moment... so all i can say to myself is: well, it's got 2 less cylinders and i'm NOT paying for 20 gal of premium gas ;)

btw all, i appreciate you fuckers' feedback. smart ass or otherwise.

I didn't say they're not reliable. They are. They're not durable. Materials quality isn't any better than a Camry. They start getting ratty (paint, leather surfaces, trim, switches, etc) but still work right.

Kind of the opposite of MB. My Benz looks NEW when it's clean at 130k miles. However the fucker is always broken.

MB=:td:
Rex=:bigtu:
:gay:
they have come a long way in build quality, in mid 90's is when they had problems with material quality, but its improved a lot since then...:)
so no worries...Lexyota is a graet car, i wish i had one, and cruising highways, you should be ok even on gas, it sip once its already moving...reason City sux is cause it a lot of car for the little 2JZ
good luck in your purchase

speaking of MB, my boss just got a GS550 yesterday...SEX
the thing is fucking hot...21" AMG wheels make it look real nice
black with tan int...i wish he would let me drive it...funny thing is he traded in his LX470 for it...again strange timing for this thread, lol

Just for reference, the ECU adapts to whatever octane you run in it. So if she's not driving it hard, you can get away with midgrade or whatever ;) This did come in handy when I was at one of those interstate gas stations where the prices were jacked to hell. Premium did get to be pricey

I got stuck behind the same R550 4Matic twice yeserday. I recognized it from its glamour tag. What a nice truck. Wish I could afford one... or three.

Not knockin my Explorer though. My PAID OFF EXPLORER. :)
Got the title last month. No car payments here!

I never dissed the car at all... I just pointed out gas mileage and torque. If anything I gave a good review, especially by the standards I judge cars. (I'm a bit harsh).

When I get passed by someone driving their enormous G wagon benz or huge Lex G470 it makes me smile. Because they decided a 500-700 dollar a month payment for years with serious depreciation is the way go to. I'll take the pay it off route too. No payments FTW.

no hard feelings, just some late afternoon humor, time to go home FTW :gay:


as far as this goes, my boss makes 7 figures a month...needless to say but he pays cash :crx: yeah thats how i feel...but he is a really cool guy...

$3400 for 30mpg on 87 oct FTmfW is more like it...

i wonder if my '96 will make it to 2025. i believe i'll have a 16 year old by then. it's the perfect car. no room for horney teens to make out in the back. no room to squeeze in 1 too many incorrigible friends, etc.

Tony...sorry to break it to you, it just makes it easier for horny teens to score, ask me how i know...i've had my miata since senior year and its perfect...no one can ride with you to interrupt you while you are trying to make a move...nice:gay:
and with top down, there are many possibilities, especially with roll bar

yeah but if i didnt have a miata i could have had 3 pregnant gf instead of one..flush em down spread it around one fetus gone... WHOA what? not cool

:bowdown: back then i couldnt keep one gf, yet alone three...props man

Fear not...loving making is easy in a miata...:gay:

update: went to see car. had rear fender bender. decent respray. sat down to discuss price w/ salesman. pulled out internet pricing. dickweed sales team leader told me he can't sell the car at $1 more, $1 less than ad before negotiations even began.

we walked. Keyes Toyota, Van Nuys, CA, eff you. :m-freak:

hahaha, thats how it goes, wait until the last day of the month and go there or call and see what they say then, also ask how long have they had the car, it could be getting ready to go to wholesale if its 60-90 days old...this should help you negotiate...compare the price to kbb or something
good luck, remember, you cant overpay for something you want bad...

whats the mileage and year and price they are asking?

2004 GS300 pearl white, 40K mi, fully loaded with Nav + Mark Levinson. Factory warrantied til July '08. Just came off 3 year lease.

We knew something was fishy when we saw the "300GS" instead of "GS300" deck badge.

I've driven more Lexus GS's this weekend than I ever cared to... :vash:

Thinking about selling the Miata so we can have the V8 instead... :skid:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! :nono:

Just use cars.com and keep looking.. eventually one will come up with the right stuff at the right price

so you are in E. LA? i have a few dealers there, im gonna make some calls for you see if any of them have something comparable...if so ill make sure to hook you up with them...

man, that'd be cool as hell.. cuz the fiance's ignoring me every nite just to look for her stupid car.. :vash:

yeah sure, i will let you know something, as long as i dont get banned :)

tony, i have carfax account. let me know if you need another vin run.

i will be out of town thurs thru sunday, tho.