This article is a little story about how I bought an $80,000 Lexus for less than $4,000.
OK, you are right it is not a new Lexus. I have not bought a new car in the last 15 years and don’t ever intend to again even if I live to be 100.
My wife and I have always wanted a Lexus 400 since the day they came out in late 1989 as the 1990 first year model. Lexus and Infinity were racing to be the first with an ultra luxury V8 touring sedan after years of making small econo-boxes for the previous 20 years. Lexus just won the race.
I did purchase a 97 Infinity Q45 some time back but got rid of it quickly after paying $17,000 for it and putting 6K into repairs the first 6 months.
Back to the bargain Lexus. The car lot I found this sleeping beauty on only sells Hondas and Toyotas. This 93 Lexus was the owner’s car. He has purchased it from the original owner, a retired Army Colonel who took amazing care of it. It had just turned over 100,000 miles which is just getting broken in for a Lexus. He was selling it cheaply because it needed $1500 in repairs to the electronic dash display. It worked and didn’t work. He did not want to spend the money and I could put up with it – for awhile.
My wife Linda is amazingly good at finding resources on the Internet. In about ½ hour of research, she located an electronics company in Massachusetts which specializes in repairs of this type. We go the electronic display repaired, with a lifetime warranty, for $70!
We have not put almost 10,000 miles on the car and it has everything a new one has – except for a fat payment book.
On the other hand, when shopping for a Consultant, cheaper is probably not better. Actually, AMC will help you for a full year at no charge to get your practice growing again. I don’t know how it could be any more reasonable than that.
That’s a better bargain than a $4,000 Lexus any day!
