Advice!

[lotusdave]

with fs now up to what 9 years old, 6 owners and 100k miles isn't bad really. Fwiw ignore all of that stuff and buy on condition and history.

if the paint is immaculate then be suspicious as it'll have been resprayed. That's not bad because maybe it just covered up annoying stone chips. But as the black one I walked away from showed, it could also mean a front end rebuild. To a high standard as it happens, but I walked anyway.

cheap tyres is a very bad sign. If they go cheap on such a crucial component of any car let alone a 400bhp saloon, then what else did they scrimp on? Non main dealer work is fine as its bonkers to pay full Lexus prices as the car gets older but personally ill keep servicing it at Lexus for the stamp.

thread drift but "gosh. Cold roads are fun!!"

[Damo n]

I wouldn't be put off by low miles for the age of the car either, mine had 16k on it when I bought it and it was 4 years old. Turns out it was bought new by a euromillions winner, it was the first car he bought when the cheque cleared! For the last year I had mine it only covered 7k, I was using a jeep for work and the F just wasn't used. High or low miles, you'll never tire of that V8 sound...

 

 

[mrfunex]

On 30/12/2016 at 11:28 PM, Damo n said:

you'll never tire of that V8 sound...

 I echo this - the worst part of having an ISF is... what on earth would you ever replace it with? 

Back OT, buy entirely on condition. Whether an '08 or '14... as mentioned before, gut feeling can help but if the car has had a recent service (and history), decent tyres and a folder of receipts showing money has been spent, you won't go far wrong.