TAB13
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Hi LC Owners, We have been looking to buy a used LC Prado for about 4 months now for our young family with 3 kids. This being our main car. and we live in Germany. So we will definitely be taking road trips for holidays 10 plus hours or so. We found one that fits the specs we like, but we are a little concerned with purchasing a car with 198,000 Kilometers for the price tag attached. We've talked them down to 14,000 Euro. We would really appreciate some perspective from owners on whether this would be a smart buy or not. Or if we should keep hunting.
It's a 2004 Executive D-4D 7 Seater 120 kW (163 PS)Diesel.
The pro's... it's had 1 owner, and it's been serviced at the same dealership that's selling it, so they have shared the full history, know the first owner, and all of the recent work done. Which includes: - New brakes 2 months ago, front and back - Pollen filter changed - 2 new batteries - new rear bumper from a fender bender ( we want to get parking sensors added here for additional 350 ) - new suspensions replaced in the back - Alternator has been changed out over the years- Crankshaft was replaced- Fuel injection replaced
We definitely want an LC or LC Prado, but we were hoping to stay under 150, 000 kilometers when purchasing. We've heard these cars are machines that seem to last forever. So having said that, should we anticipate any major costs in the next 50,000 kilometers or so? Would you recommend this as a pretty safe bet? Appreciate everyone's 2 cents here. Thanks!
It's a 2004 Executive D-4D 7 Seater 120 kW (163 PS)Diesel.
The pro's... it's had 1 owner, and it's been serviced at the same dealership that's selling it, so they have shared the full history, know the first owner, and all of the recent work done. Which includes: - New brakes 2 months ago, front and back - Pollen filter changed - 2 new batteries - new rear bumper from a fender bender ( we want to get parking sensors added here for additional 350 ) - new suspensions replaced in the back - Alternator has been changed out over the years- Crankshaft was replaced- Fuel injection replaced
We definitely want an LC or LC Prado, but we were hoping to stay under 150, 000 kilometers when purchasing. We've heard these cars are machines that seem to last forever. So having said that, should we anticipate any major costs in the next 50,000 kilometers or so? Would you recommend this as a pretty safe bet? Appreciate everyone's 2 cents here. Thanks!
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