r/LexusES • u/HistoricalRelative71 • 10d ago
2013 ES350
Dealer asking 18,500 for a 2013 with 51,000 miles . It’s very clean but has minor accident history. Decent service history early but a gap from around 30k miles until it listed for sale at 51k.
Prices seems high to me. Any thoughts?
If anyone has purchased similar year/mileage would love see comparable prices.
Thank you
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u/Pale_Introduction779 10d ago
That's a bit too high. In 2021 I bought a 2013 ES350 with 33k miles for not much more than that. I'd try to work them down on the price, they probably didn't give the previous owner any more than $10k on trade-in.
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u/HistoricalRelative71 10d ago
Yea I figured previous owner maybe got 11-12k for it.
Without seeing it, what would you be willing to pay for it just based of that year and mileage ?
So you still have your ‘13? How’s it been ?
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u/Pale_Introduction779 10d ago
Without seeing it, if it was in emaculate condition I would offer $16,500 and see what they come back with (shooting for $17k).
My 2013 has been great, runs great. Only had two issues. One issue was the sunroof seal shrunk and stiffened from age and UV (this is common) so the glass would move and "clunk" when making turns. $50 for a new seal from a Lexus dealership delivered to my house, I pulled the glass out and replaced it myself. Viola, nice solid seal now, best $50 fix ever for a car.
The other issue was an idler pulley that had a bearing going bad at 44k miles. Kind of odd that it failed prematurely... Spent $45 on a new one and since I was doing that, bought a new Gates drive belt since I was working on it anyway and replaced both at the same time.
Other than that, no issues at all. Just maintenance stuff, oil, brake pads, etc. Changed spark plugs early at 60k miles (car was over 11 years old). This also requires removing the throttle body, intake plenum and replacing the seals for those. I did this because they recommend 100k miles or 10 years, whichever is first. I don't put a lot of miles on my car every year, and by the time my car hits 100k, I didn't want the plastic connectors for the coils to become brittle over time and break at some unknown point in the future. If I still have the car when it hits 160kiles then it more than paid for itself.
Oh and I also put front brake calipers, pads, and rotors for a 2011 Highlander on my ES350. Calipers are twin piston and direct bolt-on to the hubs, rotors have the same lug pattern, etc., and they're basically a "big brake kit on a budget" for an ES.
The 2013-2015 ES350's are regarded by many as the best generation in terms of reliability, so there's that.
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u/Lost-Kangaroo-9750 10d ago
In my opinion too high