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rickg · #1 12-09-2010, 11:04 PM

Been driving a Lexus(GS300) for a few years now. Absolutely love the car. Put 30K miles on it, and haven't done a thing to it. But I miss that star out front. I may go downtown Salt Lake City saturday to take a peek at a 2002 E320 wagon with 4-matic. I want something to get around in the snow a little better. The Lexus kinda sucks at that. And a wagon would be great for hauling around the grandkids. So, we'll see. They'll have to make the numbers work for me.
Has about 94K miles, all service records, a set of Blizzaks, at $13,500. NADA puts it close to those numbers.

rickg · #2 12-09-2010, 11:43 PM

I know. Big deal, huh?

Rahulio1989300E · #3 12-09-2010, 11:44 PM

Be sure to inspect for rust near the front spring perches.

rickg · #4 12-10-2010, 12:24 AM

ahh, good to know! Thanks!

RadioTek · #5 12-10-2010, 12:59 AM

Do they still use massive amounts of salt on the roads there? When I was there in the early '80s, there were a LOT of rusty vehicles.

Pavka007 · #6 12-10-2010, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rickg

Been driving a Lexus(GS300) for a few years now. Absolutely love the car. Put 30K miles on it, and haven't done a thing to it. But I miss that star out front. I may go downtown Salt Lake City saturday to take a peek at a 2002 E320 wagon with 4-matic. I want something to get around in the snow a little better. The Lexus kinda sucks at that. And a wagon would be great for hauling around the grandkids. So, we'll see. They'll have to make the numbers work for me.
Has about 94K miles, all service records, a set of Blizzaks, at $13,500. NADA puts it close to those numbers.

The owner of this dealership is Steve Fry, a very pleasant guy to deal with.
I've bought few cars from him over the years including 911 that he sourced for me from 800 miles away. I would not hesitate to recommend him.
You missing the star in the bonnet but the car on the photo doesn't have one

I am sure he will replace this for you. The Mercedes dealer on 600 and state sell them for $29.95 and it takes 10/15 min to replace.

You have about $500 to move on the price...if you are good talking, you should bring this deal down to around $12750/13000 out of the door

Good luck

rickg · #7 12-10-2010, 08:32 AM

Hey, Thanks! Love to have a good referal to a car dealer. That encourages me alot.

And yes RadioTek, they salt the roads here. A good/bad thing. I moved from the Seattle area a little over 5 years ago. They use sand there, which is nearly a waste of time. Like a friend told me before I moved down here about car life, you can either smash your car fast here(in washington), or have it slowly rust away in Utah.

pawoSD · #8 12-10-2010, 10:01 AM

You miss the star on the hood....but that car is missing its star. LOL.

TX76513 · #9 12-10-2010, 10:02 AM

Good to see you posting again Rick

The Clk Man · #10 12-10-2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rickg

Hey, Thanks! Love to have a good referal to a car dealer. That encourages me alot.

And yes RadioTek, they salt the roads here. A good/bad thing. I moved from the Seattle area a little over 5 years ago. They use sand there, which is nearly a waste of time. Like a friend told me before I moved down here about car life, you can either smash your car fast here(in washington), or have it slowly rust away in Utah.

I have a clk 320 hood star that I will trade you for a 30 pack of beer.

rickg · #11 12-10-2010, 02:42 PM

LOL! Feels good to be back here. Miss this place

BUT! The wife kinda shut me down on this. For now. I have to wait till after the first of the year to be looking at cars again. Just last week she seemed O.K.-ish about it.
wimmen!

rickg · #12 12-17-2010, 06:10 PM

Crap. They dropped the price on this car. Need to renegotiate with the wife. Maybe sell one of the snowmobiles. No. Can't do that. Hmmm....