My usual workday commute is also the same…
Don’t know if you meant a new Corolla or Camry, but I def agree that a new Camry would be a better use of $ than would be a 14 yr old RX.
Are there any $300 per month 2 year economy car leases around? 2 years would be $7200.
I think @Cody_Carter (in SoCal) was offering gas Camrys for < $300/mo (not including inceptions), but I don’t know if that’s still the case.
I can’t speak for the OP, but, even w/ only a 6-mi daily roundtrip commute, I’d personally rather have a new, modern mid-sized sedan vs. a 14-yr car.
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Yea I remember that deal w the Camry. I though there were some Kia/Hyundai one too.
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FWIW, MMR on ‘10 RX with 200k is somewhere between $5-6k…
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Does that means that this is pretty fairly priced?
It doesn’t really make sense either way. Either get a cheaper beater or spend ~$10k for a car with warranty
What’s your pick for a 10k beater?
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Chevy Spark
It’s a POS but you can probably find a much newer lower mileage one at this price
There’s a long thread called “what would you buy for $10k” where I’ve made multiple recommendations.
A quick google suggests Rt 66 warranty doesn’t have their best plan available for sub 8yr/75k vehicles any more — it’s only sub 3yr/15k or something absurd now. So that’s out.
Since that’s out the best plan is a reliable Toyota product (incl Scion and Lexus) and spending well below 10k and thus keeping a nicer rainy day fund. Tires and brakes as soon as they’re necessary— and the good stuff, not the cheap junk. A new head unit with CarPlay or Android plus BT and backup camera.
So either of the two Prius I listed above, particularly the black 86k miler with battery replacement already done. Or:
https://annapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/annapolis-2007-toyota-yaris/7730353219.html
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Realistically, if you’re a dealer and pay $6k for a car at the auction, your real cost is probably over $6500 (auction fees, transport, reconditioning, etc…). The $8500 they’re asking is probably right in line with the retail “value”…. Whether this is a good deal - only you can answer it.
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For $8500, it should have the 200k maintenance done. How’s the condition of the car? The body, any rust or dent? How’s the interior, especially the leather? Any crack/tear? When did they change the suspension/strut? (miles & years). How’s the tires? I’ll pay 8.5k if 200k maintenance done, body & interior are good, suspension/strut changed recently and PPI came back ok. Otherwise adjust the price accordingly.
I’ll pick 2002-2006 Lexus ES300/330 - you can get 100k miles for $6-8k.
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And I remember reading somewhere about MY 2010 RXs having a certain issue. This has obviously been addressed as the car has 200K miles on it.
Insurance is going to be more expensive on an old beater than on a new car. The insurance on my recently departed 2012 Camry was about twice as much as on my 2022 NX.
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its dead JIm
Dont do it. We got (for the teen) 2016 volvo xc60 premier with 90k miles for $9000 from cars.com in PA, small used car dealer. Seek similar. Or get cheap EV to lease. Or Electric Unicycle hehehe.
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Do you think that was just b/c of the age? When I was car shopping 5.5 yrs ago, I asked my insurance agent for a quote on a Camry. It was significantly higher than the quote for the car I ended up getting (VW Golf Sportwagen).