This deal is profitable. The price is 3.1 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $7398
Fair price: $8247
High price: $9095
MPG: 22 mpg city / 28 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Black
Color: Crystal White
Dealer: Atlantic Used Car Sales
Mileage: 131,275
Year: 2006
Ownership Cost for 2006 Lexus IS 250 Base
Estimated: $41678 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2644
$1269
$1111
$1005
$899
$6928
Insurance
$1655
$1713
$1773
$1835
$1899
$8875
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2763
$2191
$1227
$1283
$2291
$9755
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$874
$874
$874
$874
$874
$1294
Total Ownership Costs
$10474
$8018
$7198
$7351
$8637
$41678
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Knee: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2500.0
Displacement CI: 152.55936023683
Displacement L: 2.5
Doors: 4
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine Model: 4GR-FSE
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: LEXUS
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer Id: 962
Model: IS
Model Year: 2006
Plant City: Miyawaka
Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Kyusyu, Inc.
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Fukuoka
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GSE20L/25L/21L
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I LEASED MY LEXUS IS250 BACK IN 2007 AND HAVE SINCE THEN BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. SINCE THEN THE DASH BOARD OF MY CAR HAS BEEN MELTING AND NOW CAUSES A HORRIBLE GLARE/REFLECTION ON MY WINDSHIELD CREATING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS WHICH IS MOST DAYS HER IN SOUTH FLORIDA. ALSO THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL MATERIAL HAS BECOME VERY SOFT TO TOUCH AND SEEMS TO BE MELTING ALSO. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH LEXUS THEY OFFERED ME TO GO 50/50 ON THE REPAIRS TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS CORRECTED WHICH MEANS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A REPAIR THAT IS DUE TO POOR MATERIALS. MY MAIN CONCERN HOWEVER IS THEM DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE HAVE A BLIND SPOT ON A WINDSHIELD IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION FOR ANY DRIVER. *TR
2006
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON THE LEXUS IS 250 IS MELTING AND DISINTEGRATING LEAVING A SHINY RESIDUE THAT REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING IN THE SUN. THIS SHINY RESIDUE CAUSED BY THE MELTING OF THE DASHBOARD IMPAIRS VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING IN SUNLIGHT. I COULDN'T SEE DEBRIS THAT WAS ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AND HIT THE DEBRIS ON THE ROAD, THIS CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AROUND AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD. THIS SHINE REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD IS UNPREDICTABLE AS THE LOW VISIBILITY ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE SUN REFLECTS ON THE DASHBOARD. I CAN'T PREDICT WHICH DIRECTION I WILL BE DRIVING, FACING THE SUN OR NOT, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT ALL TIMES. *TR