This deal is profitable. The price is 10.3 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $5490
Fair price: $6245
High price: $6999
MPG: 20 mpg city / 29 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Black Leather
Color: Black Onyx
Dealer: Auto Auction of San Diego
Mileage: 155,089
Year: 2004
Ownership Cost for 2004 Lexus ES 330 Base
Estimated: $38592 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2041
$980
$857
$776
$694
$5348
Insurance
$1525
$1578
$1633
$1690
$1750
$8176
Fuel
$1592
$1640
$1697
$1765
$1844
$8538
Maintenance
$2763
$2091
$1104
$964
$2291
$9213
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$581
$581
$581
$581
$581
$860
Total Ownership Costs
$9479
$7493
$6673
$6665
$8281
$38592
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3300.0
Displacement CI: 201.37835551261
Displacement L: 3.3
Doors: 4
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 230
Engine KW: 171.5110
Engine Model: 3MZ
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: LEXUS
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer Id: 962
Model: ES
Model Year: 2004
Plant City: Kyushu
Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc
Plant Country: Japan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: MCV30L
Trim: 300
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
04 LEXUS ES330 TRANSMISSION HESITATION IS SERIOUS DANGER TO DRIVER. ENGINE HESITATES WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD START. CAR HAS TO BE FLOORED TO MOVE AND EVEN THEN IT HESITATES EVEN MORE. ALSO CAR HAS SERIOUS BLIND SPOTS ON LEFT AND RIGHT OUTER SIDE MIRRORS (THEY ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE CAR). ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT STAYS LIT EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS HIT OR YOU DIS-ENGAGE IT. THE ONLY TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT TURNS OFF IS WHEN YOU PHYSICALLY TURN IT OFF WITH THE SWITCH OR SHUT THE ENGINE OFF COMPLETELY. THIS GIVES THE DRIVER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT IS ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN IT IS OFF OR WORSE THEY THINK THEY HAVE SHUT IT OFF BUT IT'S REALLY STILL ON AND YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF REAR ENDING SOMEONE. THIS IS EXTREMELY BAD ENGINEERING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HOW YOU GUYS LET A CAR LIKE THIS ON THE ROAD IS BEYOND ME. DID YOU TEST IT? IF SO, HOW DID YOU LET IT PASS THRU TO THE USA? THIS CAR WITH IT'S HESITATION, BLIND SPOTS, AND DANGEROUS CRUISE CONTROL IT'S LIKELY TO GET SOMEONE INJURED OR KILLED IN A HURRY. CAR DOESN'T GET ANYTHING NEAR THE EPA RATINGS UNDER ANY CONDITION. I'VE CONTACTED LEXUS CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SAY THIS ALL NORMAL. NO HELP OR SUGGESTIONS. PLEASE GET LEXUS TO PUT OUT TSBS ON THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. I'M VERY CONCERNED. I'VE BEEN A DRIVER FOR 34 YEARS. I'VE NEVER DRIVEN A CAR SO DANGEROUS IN MY LIFE. *AK
2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT LOW SPEED ABOUT 20-25 MPH LETTING GO OF THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESS ON AGAIN CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO HESITATE FOR AT LEAST 1-2 SECOND LIKE IT IS SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT GEAR. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
