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JC
02-11-2008, 12:14 PM
Well, I just bought a 2004 Yukon Denali because I needed a car that could handle our newly adopted puppy's. Therefore, I am putting my IS300 up for sale. I am going to be completly honest and up front as possible with the vehicle. I have pampered the hell out of this car and you are more then welcome to talk to anyone who knows me and they can vouch about me and my cars, especially my wife. LOL. Details below:

(Tons of pictures below and posted a few messages down as well)

2005 Lexus IS300 (I am the original owner, I bought it from Stevenson Lexus out of Colorado and had it shipped to Atlanta. The Northern dealerships were the only ones that had the IS with heated seats.) VIN # available upon request.

The Positive Aspects

Sticker price on the car (I belive was around $35,000, see sticker below)
Absolute Red
Non-Smoker
48,300 miles
Black Leather Interior (Perfect Condition, conditioned regularly)
Automatic Transmission
Rear Spoiler (factory option)
Limited Slip Differential (factory option)
Heated Driver and Passenger Seats (factory option)
30% Tinted windows
Serviced EVERY 5,000 miles at Nalley Lexus (I have every record to show)
Still under factory warrenty (Warrenty ends at 50,000 miles)
Headrest TV Monitors with Audiovox monitors and built in DVD player
Painted the Brake Calipers Red and put the Lexus Logos on the calipers as well.
Amp wires are pre-run in the car (at one points I had a 12" sub in the trunk, but have since taken it out. However the wires are still there.
I have never had an issue with the car whatsoever.
Over $1,500 in aftermarket products listed above

The Negative Aspects:

A couple of wheels have some curb rash. (my wife curbed the car on our way to our rehearsal dinner, I was furious, but watcha gonna do)
There is some area's in the front where the paint has rubbed off. (my sisters car broke down in the middle of the road, so I was nudging her with my bumper to get her over to the side of the road. A little paint gone from my bumper, prevented her from getting slammed in the back by an oncoming car)
Rock Chips on the hood (Lexus uses a VERY cheap clear coat and normal rock chips are more noticable on a bright red car)
There is one rock chip just above the windshield that hit pretty hard and left a scratch.
Very small chip where a rock pebble hit my windshield
Could use new tires

The Pricing: (pricing below doesnt account for aftermarket product)

Edmunds Private Party TMV : $21,671

NADA (the dont offer PPV, so here is there other values):
Retail: $26,100
Trade In: $22,550

KBB Private Party: $20,925 (good condition)

Autotrader (searched within 100 miles of 2005 Lexus IS300's, only 4 available for sale and none with heated seats, Headrest Monitors, 3 IS300s are from Dealers and 1 from Private Seller, etc):

High Price: $25,990
Low Price: $23,843
Average Price: $24,927

My Asking Price: $22,800 obo

roy
02-11-2008, 07:22 PM
nice gl man

Paree4g63
02-11-2008, 07:35 PM
If only it was a 5speed!! :(

RedGTS
02-11-2008, 07:58 PM
^ swap in a 6 speed from a supra, bump for fellow IS300

IndianStig
02-12-2008, 11:17 AM
thats a nice car man.

how do you find out if your car has an LSD or not?

JC
02-12-2008, 01:19 PM
It is an option you buy from the dealership, like heated seats. Not sure how much extra it increased the sticker price too, but it just happen to be on there when I bought it. I just wanted the heated seat option more then anything. I don't know if there is any other way of finding out or not.

JC
02-13-2008, 08:49 AM
I figure I will go ahead and throw up my bottom dollar price here before I just spend the money and throw it up on autotrader.

$22,800 firm

**I also adjusted the price in the first post as well**

JC
02-17-2008, 03:29 PM
Tons of pictures below

JC
02-17-2008, 03:30 PM
more

JC
02-17-2008, 03:33 PM
a few more

MR2DR
02-17-2008, 07:58 PM
thats a nice car man.

how do you find out if your car has an LSD or not?

check the door jammer for code b or c... :ninja:

JonathanYoon
02-25-2008, 11:18 PM
Trades?

tmracing83
02-28-2008, 10:48 AM
bump for my dream car

JC
02-28-2008, 11:53 AM
Thanks. Sorry, not looking for any trades, already got another car. $22,500 is best price I can do on the car.

tmracing83
03-06-2008, 10:28 PM
bump again for a badass car

JC
03-10-2008, 08:43 AM
Thank you everybody for the kind words.

The IS is now SOLD.