I'm selling one of my babies. My Briarwood 2005 Lexus LS430. 125K miles. All Amsoiled through Pablo. All maintenance records available since new. First 66K serviced at Jacksonville Lexus. Remaining in my lower driveway. Asking $11,500. Can see on AutoTrader and FB Marketplace with all the pics. You can PM me if you want to discuss. Only selling to help pay down the loan on my wife's "new" '19 ES350. LOL
Selling My 2005 Lexus LS430
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I'm assuming this is it?
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for...s=0&startYear=2005&state=NC&clickType=listing
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for...s=0&startYear=2005&state=NC&clickType=listing
Don't do it! - Sincerely, fellow LS430 owner.
Beautiful vehicle and obviously well maintained with all records.
Not to be the Debbie Downer but sadly it's 20 years old and about $5k over KBB with tires that are already 7 years old and would need replacement for safety. That's private party sale. Trade in at dealer might get you $3k.
Friend had one and it was one of the nicest trip vehicles I was in.
I had a couple different things I sold that to me had a lot more value, at least to me, much sentimental. Reality was nobody even responded to the listings as there were others at a lot less price. Economics are what they are. I dropped price to just above what others had and they sold pretty quick. Those things were like yours, in much better condition than others.
Not to be the Debbie Downer but sadly it's 20 years old and about $5k over KBB with tires that are already 7 years old and would need replacement for safety. That's private party sale. Trade in at dealer might get you $3k.
Friend had one and it was one of the nicest trip vehicles I was in.
I had a couple different things I sold that to me had a lot more value, at least to me, much sentimental. Reality was nobody even responded to the listings as there were others at a lot less price. Economics are what they are. I dropped price to just above what others had and they sold pretty quick. Those things were like yours, in much better condition than others.
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I paid 14k for mine in 2016, still a DD and at 150k miles (drove 70k). Here's where if the car were a loss and insurance paid ACV, I'd be depressed for real. The complete reverse was the case with my wife's 2011 GM in which ACV was more than I thought and I was good, wife was bummed. For whatever reason, this is "the" most expensive to insure (for me ever until our incoming '25) and the 335i has a higher value.
edit I stand corrected the 2006 Lexus shows 7,920 and the 2007 BMW 7,360, this is max private party retail per KBB, and I found insurance ACV to line up with this number. For us, the LS costs more to insure.
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Not to go off topic too far. I had my '07 Sonata that the motor had issue at 220k. KBB was less than $700 and that's all insurance would have paid if totaled. Motor repair/replace would have been closer to $2k. NE road salt also starting to rust in spots, but car was clean and well maintained besides. 3 junkyards - $50 if I brought it in, they wouldn't charge me towing fee if they had to come get it but no $$ either. on line Peddle.com I got $600 cash next day mostly I think for the catalytic converter (original) but whatever other parts. Flatbed from a junkyard 20 minutes away showed up.
Even the salvage scrap metal place was only going to give me $300.
Like the movie Trading Places when he went to sell his watch at Pawn shop. Almost $7k = $50 in Philadelphia.
Even the salvage scrap metal place was only going to give me $300.
Like the movie Trading Places when he went to sell his watch at Pawn shop. Almost $7k = $50 in Philadelphia.