so I found a 2015 platinum with 20K miles on it for 43.8K...gonna offer them $40K. I have not see it yet but from what I can see it has a lot of extra options that I would add anyway so it would save me time and money doing this. I am assuming that it came off a 2 year lease....so what do you think about the price. I will be trading a 2003 Lexus GX470 with 270K miles on it. I normally keep vehicles for year as I was the original owner of the GX.....thoughts? recommendations???

 

it might be an xlt with platinum badges. buyer beware X L Platty

 

That's not a Platinum. It looks like, at best, an XLT someone modified.

I don't believe the Plat was available in anything but a SCREW.

 

Get vin, pull up window sticker, have dealer pull service records.

 

Hee. I see what you did, there... and not what's in the pic. hahrr...

 

You might want to consider 2016s. I say this because they have the Scync 3 infotainment system which is supposed to be better than Sync 2 (which I have). Sync 3 will have a lot more support going forward. Just a thought.

 

My thoughts--not bothering to do any research myself about the truck or the trade-in. The way used cars are priced, I wouldn't just offer the $40K. That would be my ultimate upper limit. Maybe I'd really want something like $37K-38K. Again, this is with only using the dealer's price of $43K--assuming it's a dealer and not a private owner. If you offer a dealer $40K, they work with the mindset that you will pay something BETWEEN $40k and $43K. And as for the trade in, that's a lot of miles and may be worth so little it's better to hold on to as a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th car. But remember, I didn't look that up, either. If it is worth something, then that's the other opportunity for the dealer to give on the front end and take on the back end.

 

Yea that is one consideration that I am struggling with...I assume sync 2 is the sync with my ford touch?