I purchased a 1999 Lexus LS400 from this dealership. I had to point out 3 things that needed to be taken care of prior to my buying the car. However, one very important thing that was overlooked during their inspection was that the passenger side view mirror was BROKEN - the mirror, which had been previously repaired, was positioned into place when I was test driving the car. Once I got on the interstate after purchasing the car, the entire mirror unit fell OUT of the housing. To me, this was a safety issue, and should have been detected when the car was inspected by the mechanics. The mirror being fully electronic (memory / heated) is going to cost me approximately $500.00 to get replaced. It just hangs there. The sales manager refused to assist me in getting this replaced.\r
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Granted, I got the car for somewhat below KBB value, but it was not perfect by any means. I *did* request a spare key, as it only has (1), and they gave me a credit for $150.00 to get a new key, which actually costs about $300 from Lexus.\r
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The staff was polite (of course, since they were selling an $8K used car), but had this been noticed prior to my purchasing the car, I would have insisted on its being replace/repaired. Unfortunately, the mirror was apparently pushed into place for temporary use.\r
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If you buy a used car from them, make SURE you check the car out fully, so that you don't get stuck having to spend even more money to get it in proper condition!
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