Potential new owner

[Krise]

Good evening all, potential new owner here and hoping a few questions I have may be answered 

having recently moved on my M135i the new family / fun car search has began and I have settled on the IS-F

I have a drive booked in one on Saturday to see if I like it, however I'm just trying to find a good buyers guide does one exist ?

I am looking at the car for sale in Lexus Woodford, the miles are low and it looks to be in good nick is there anything specific on this car anyone has noticed ? I know it's a pre LSD car ( I'm not such a driving God that I would specifically need a later car with it)

I also like the red one for sale in Manchester, but that seems to have been for sale for a long long time, is anything wrong with it other than the colour isn't favourable with everyone ?

ideally I'm looking for a car with dark interior, a fair few of the ones that are for sale seem to have light interiors, is this common or is it just what happens to be on the market at the minute ?

thanks in advance

 

kris

 

 

[Bluesman]

Hi Kris and welcome to the LOC, we are a friendly bunch and some of us even know how to pull them to bits and put them back together again, with of course the one bolt and washer left over.

We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later.

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/

 

Regards Mike

[ColinBarber]

Welcome Kris

No real buyers guide as such but good advise given in this forum in the past. For example:

Service history and making sure money has been spent when needed on the correct brakes / tyres is a must.

I think there were more dark interiors sold compared to light. 7 currently in the Lexus dealer network, 5 have black interiors.

[Krise]

Thanks for that Colin

[johnnyb]

I've test driven the Manchester car and it drove spot on and is unmarked. The discs and pads have also been recently replaced so that is one expense you wouldn't have to worry about. I suspect the dealer would be open to doing a deal of some sort too.

[MNMJ]

The 10 plate Manchester one was mine and had no faults when I traded it in last Sep. Its been around a while because they priced it high due to its great condition. If you can find a way of looking at all my posts on here you'll see comments on it stretching back to Nov 2010 when I bought it.

I'm very surprised they changed the discs and pads; there was a lot left on them when I traded it in. I wonder if someone has been taking it home and thrashing it since it left my hands. Or maybe they had a spare set lying around and it cost them very little to put on and they thought it would make it even more appealing.

[Krise]

Thanks MNMJ

it does seem like a lot of these cars seem to sit around for sometime, it's good to know that there is an owner who is on here used to own the car so you know it's been looked after by an enthusias, I'm going to give them a call later tomorrow once I have had a drive in the Woodford car, the Woodford car has less miles but is older and a fair few quid more expensive than the red one 

[Krise]

Thanks MNMJ

it does seem like a lot of these cars seem to sit around for sometime, it's good to know that there is an owner who is on here used to own the car so you know it's been looked after by an enthusias, I'm going to give them a call later tomorrow once I have had a drive in the Woodford car, the Woodford car has less miles but is older and a fair few quid more expensive than the red one 

[johnnyb]

I've noticed that the red Lexus has finally sold, did you buy it Krise?

[Krise]

I didn't ! I looked at the Woodford car but i had a change in circumstances that meant I couldn't buy it despite leaving a deposit , then on Monday the Manchester car disappeared, I have a feeling it hasn't sold and they have just shipped it of to auction as the Woodford guys were aware of it as are, it seems every other Lexus dealer I have registered an interest with.

I hope someone did buy it as the Woodford guys hinted 21k would probably get it plus a couple of free services and some extended warranty it's a bloody good buy.

 

if it has went to auction I suspect someone will get that for a fair few quid less than 20k

[stevet]

If they hadn't put it up at such a high price in the first place it would of sold. They paid £20k for it but recon now they've made a loss.

[Peter P18]

Hey Kris,

Just be a bit wary of Lexus Woodford. Whilst I can't comment on their sales side, I wasn't impressed with the service department there.

Have my next service booked in at Lexus Canterbury.

They just didn't give me much confidence that they knew what they were doing with my car. I know they look after a few F's, but not stamping the book, planning my recall work for months only to find the parts weren't in when I got there......

You are paying for a premium service, and I just didn't feel like I got that for the money they charged me.

I'm sure you will find the right F in the end fella. Let me know if you need any help with inspecting any candidates etc. Happy to help if I have some time free.

All the best,

 

Peter

[Krise]

The Woodford one is top of my list, I'm just waiting on a financial transaction to complete before I can buy, I did leave a deposit on the car but just couldn't move forward, however I suspect it will still be there in a few weeks when I can go ahead....however one of the silver cars at Bristol is number 2 to look at, ok it's done more miles at just under 50k but it's 3 grand cheaper and these cars don't seem to be miles sensitive regarding price like the M3 and C63 are.

The sales guys at Lexus Woodford seemed to be spot on, straight talking no messing about, I'm surprised that the service side was a let down but good to know for future reference as I have Woodford, edgeware, and Croydon all the same distance from me