Just saw an old friend of mine. They bought a Lexus in 96' brandnew for approx $27,000. But today, they don't know how much it's worth...piston #2 is not firing and they were told that the whole engine needed to be rebuilt ($6,000 job according to Lexus service dept.) & the A/C system is messed up.
Their experience with the Lexus service department: The car was recalled for "A/C gelling" problems....they took it to the Lexus dealers and surprisingly the Lexus service dept neglected to repair the A/C, instead choosing to make other repairs totalling $600. To make amends, Lexus is offering to deduct $600 from the cost of rebuilding the engine
The car is ONLY 8yrs old! I advised them to dump that POS and buy a mercedes next time they spend $25,000++++ on a car.
By the way, they thought my 86' was a newer model. Their mouths dropped when I told them it was 18 years old and that I bought the car for $3,500....hahahaha. (I have only BEGUN modifying my car)
Hmmmm $27,000 and depreciating QUICKLY vs. $3,500 and looking like a 2000+ model ---- NO COMPETITION --- In this particular case, Mercedes wins!
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