Purchase Advice GX 460
been on the hunt for gx 460 as a perfect out door adventure car for Colorado. budget is 30k and have seen plenty of options available. I am not too concerned about finding a killer deal and more finding a solid used car with the right balance of features that will serve me well for years to come. A couple of questions that will help me in my search
- is there significant powertrain/feature changes that would impact off road ability from 2010-2016 that i should be on the lookout for? i am looking at this car because of its proven reliability and off road capability (and that they seem to be a better value than the over priced 4runner)
- I have been looking mostly on craigslist, carmax and carvana. Craigslist GX's usually post and sell quick so that is tough to secure and i worry about shady deals. Carmax has a lot of options in the 25-30k range, is there anything i should know about their services? Carvana occasionaly has options around the 30k range, and I enjoy their carfax parternship so i can browse service records. Anyone use this service and trust their pre sale inspection process for reliability?
- I currently work remote so i do not anticipate putting on a ton of miles. within my budget i can usually find 2013-2015 models with miles 60-100k. Is there any model year that will serve me best in that range?
- I have this car in mind as a specific example: car and the linked carfax . mileage is about the max i would comfortable with, but there is a weird gap at the end of the carfax, can anyone help me understand what happened from 75k miles to the current 95k? how concerned should i be with what happened in those 20k miles? carvana has a 7 free return so if i went this route i would take to a lexus dealer for inspection upon purchase and if they find anything major that carvana didnt i would consider returning
Thanks for any help you can provide, the community around this car is one of the many reasons its on my radar for my next car!
Posted Sep 29, 2021, 11:35 PM UTC
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Mechanically no changes from 2010-2021. It’s only cosmetics and slight radio/hvac redesign. Just find one with the MTS already on it and the powered 3rd row if you can.
Having said that, really, find the one with the lowest miles and the most complete service history and best mechanical condition. Of those three the latter two are the most important.
What is MTS? Also I plan to not use the 3rd row and want to put a box down for sleeping on road trips. Agreed that service history and mechanical condition are two highest priority. Any way to tell besides carfax? Usually that’s how I determine the service and mechanical condition
You want the powered 3rd row for the free power it provides. Link below for more info. MTS, multi-terrain select. Link also below.
Check the VIN through Lexus drivers to get a good level of detail for service history.
3rd row power usage (my build thread): https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/mr-torgues-2010-gx460-build.1236381/post-13813192
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/mr-torgues-2010-gx460-build.1236381/post-13859940
MTS: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/460-add-crawl-control-cc-and-multi-terrain-select-mts-to-2010-2019-models-all-trims.1040976/
Lexus/Toyota service history by VIN: https://drivers.lexus.com/lexusdrivers/account/register
Thank u so much. The VIN lookup will help tremendously to expand my sourcing. The additional power and MTS seem important for my off road adventures, I’ll put those on my checklist.
Sure thing, good luck! The ih8mud forums is a great resource as well. Come join us.
Oh and FYI, in 2010 the powered 3rd row seat is standard and from 2011+ it was an option. Just something to think about.
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This word/phrase(mts) has a few different meanings.
More details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTS
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