Hi all,
So earlier this week I went to take a look at an 05 Lexus GS 430 with 137k on the clock. It's been LPG converted which is a major draw for me as the fuel savings would be welcome.
The car has had 3 previous owners, two of which were in the first year (perhaps one was the original dealership?) and the most recent owner has had it since 2006. Up until the last two services it's been serviced by the main dealers. I called them up to verify this and it all seems to check out. In terms of condition, everything looks good to me. Interior looks very clean and all the gizmos seem to work fine as expected. Some minor cosmetic scratches on the bumper but nothing that can't come out easily. So in general the car seems fine. For my own peace of mind I was planning on having the car checked over by a garage before I commit to the purchase.
However, this evening I googled the traders name out of interest and it turns out that he and his brother have this year been found guilty of selling clocked cars and were ordered to pay a large fine or risk jail time.
I'm now in the dilemma that I really like the car, everything with it seems to check out and it's in good overall condition. It's also not that common given that it's LPG. But I can't really trust the dealer now.
My head says no, despite how much I like the car. What would you do?
So earlier this week I went to take a look at an 05 Lexus GS 430 with 137k on the clock. It's been LPG converted which is a major draw for me as the fuel savings would be welcome.
The car has had 3 previous owners, two of which were in the first year (perhaps one was the original dealership?) and the most recent owner has had it since 2006. Up until the last two services it's been serviced by the main dealers. I called them up to verify this and it all seems to check out. In terms of condition, everything looks good to me. Interior looks very clean and all the gizmos seem to work fine as expected. Some minor cosmetic scratches on the bumper but nothing that can't come out easily. So in general the car seems fine. For my own peace of mind I was planning on having the car checked over by a garage before I commit to the purchase.
However, this evening I googled the traders name out of interest and it turns out that he and his brother have this year been found guilty of selling clocked cars and were ordered to pay a large fine or risk jail time.
I'm now in the dilemma that I really like the car, everything with it seems to check out and it's in good overall condition. It's also not that common given that it's LPG. But I can't really trust the dealer now.
My head says no, despite how much I like the car. What would you do?
