Great video! Another thing is the timing belt history. Sometimes the lower mileage vehicles have not had the timing belt done yet. That can cost $600-$1000 to have replaced.
my blue one actually had no record of it being done when i bought it with 186k. i had it done right away. but the silver one also didt have one done either.
I also have two 2006 gx470's... But mine are 119k and 225k. They drive the same, they have the same power, but the low mileage one is so much nicer on the inside.
The rear airbags are designed to deflate in P for easier load/unload. Put it in D and you'll see the rear suspension lifting up. Mine still works (albeit a lil noisy now) at 180k miles.
Yeah no its not. Thats because you have a small leak. With the blue one that had all new air suspension from lexus before i got it, i almost never heard the compressor come on. Check out my suspension comparison video.
my 2006 GX470 has 229,456 odometer i changed suspension $1500 to passive, $1500 on timing belt & water pump, new Speakers Mark Levinson stereo unreal sound quality and Michelins $13,300 18 months ago. Love it
Thank you for this comparison video! I am in the market for a GX470 right now but the only ones I can find within my budget have higher mileage. This video has definitely opened my perspective of getting a higher mileage GX.
Don’t be scared by mileage with these trucks. The 2uzfe is bulletproof and one of the most reliable engines Toyota ever made. Service history is key. If it’s been properly maintained, they can easily go to 400,000 miles and beyond. Also a tip to help you find a good one: go to the Lexus website, create a free account, and you can enter the vin numbers for any trucks your looking at and it will show you the service history.
I bought my GX470 cheap with 169k miles and it had an airbag delete and normal shocks. I was going to do that anyway when it came time to replace the airbags, glad it was already done.
Great video thank you, Lexus really dropped the ball on the dashboard recall, my parents have a 2008 RX 350 and the dash looks awful, they bought brand new, had it serviced only at the dealership, and no one ever told them about the recall and they never got notice, I’m about to potentially buy a 2003 GX 470 with 129,000 miles for 14,000 loaded, in Southern California this is a great deal, one owner timing belt and water pump done, airbags replaced, but the dash was not done. Lexus in my opinion purposefully did not inform the owners about the recall even when the RX was in service. I mean how many inspections did they have, cabin filters replaced, yet no one told them that the $1500 dash that is cracked on their low mileage Lexus should be repaired for free it’s ridiculous, by the time I found about recall the Lexus dealer had ended it…
@@GXKid06 Exactly, and since it wasn’t a recall notice for safety I don’t think that it got as much attention, it’s really unfortunate though, I know that there’s coverlay, which looks really good when done properly, but it’s unfortunate because you literally stare at it all day long when you drive. In my opinion it should have been a unlimited year, mileage warranty since it affected so many cars and Totota is usually really good about honoring defects such as the oil burning in the 2.4 L circa 2010
Mileage is just run time with car in motion (FREEWAY wear affects a car far less.) Actual CARE & usage determines wear. People that drive less may also do less preventative maintenance, feeling LAZY because Toyota products will still keep running. Low mileage could indicate neglect from underuse - plus far many more COLD starts, SHORT trips, stop/start driving and idling commutes and aggressive CITY driving on rougher surfsces. Its hard to break these cars but failing seals and unusual corrosion due to the car just sitting around ignored weeks at a time won’t help keep the car doctor away.
Miles are the dumbest measure of a vehicle's wear and condition. Infact I'd rather have a high mileage vehicle because you can bet most of that will have been cruising down the highway, whereas a low mileage vehicle was probably in stop and go traffic, doing 2 or 3 mile trips, never getting up to operating temperature, and probably has 10x as many cold starts as the high mileage vehicle. But people are dumb and don't think about these things. Which is nice for people like me, my vehicles have 230,000 miles, 260,000 miles, and 340,000 miles and they all run perfect. No CELs, none burn any oil, and only one leaks a tiny bit. And I got them all dirt cheap because people are scared of miles.
@@paulmaenza4041 well I blew up the transmission in my blue one drag racing it and my mechanic was shocked and said they had never seen one break before. As long as you aren’t brake torque launching it for 3 hours on original fluid I’d say your fine haha.
Just change the belt every 90k and you are fine. How often do you really drive 90k miles? It’s just a part of regular maintenance like brakes tire oil changes and other fluids. Both of these rigs had the original belt when I bought them. Yes even the high milage one.
Never heard of a GX timing belt go under 200K miles let alone 100K. Mine has 156K and never had it changed (but will be doing it this weekend). 90k is sort of strange number. You can easily do this at 100K intervals making it easier to remember when to change it.
I seen a 2004 with 150k miles on it for 10k was thinking of trading my 2014 subaru outback in that has 105k miles. Whats ur opinion on trading in for a vehicle that's 10 years older. Thanks
these are extremely tough cars. but i would make sure it has a good service history. I just lost the transmission in the blue one because 1 I believe it was original 192k mile transmission fluid, and 2 I drive it like a race car. stop light drags for hours on end and drifting in the rain take their toll on a car. especially when the first 186k were pretty easy on it before I got it. but I replaced the transmission because I love this car and that V8 makes me smile every time I step on it. I really cant blame the car honestly my mechanic has never seen one fail in the way it failed on me. i felt like a celebrity when i picked it up from the shop because all the techs had questions. make sure it was garage kept or at least well maintained because you will need to replace tires, wipers and window moldings due to dry rot. and always have a mechanic look over any used car you buy.
@@GXKid06 were you able to replace it with another used gx470 transmission? Can you give a ballpark figure on the transmission replacement cost? I've heard that the dealership will tell customers the transmission fluid is a "lifetime fluid" but that really only means the life of the warranty/ the amount of time the first owner usually keeps it. That makes buying one of these 100k+ cars sketchy on changing the fluid if its already too far gone with particles and changing it would cause transmission issues at that point.
Having a qualified mechanic look at it prior to purchase is probably the most valuable advice you’ve given. Each car is different and if things are in need of replacement they will show themselves to someone skilled at working on these vehicles. Finding the right shop is a whole new video.
Im not the person to ask 🤣 I have the heaviest lead foot there is. If you are a normal driver and keep it stock probably 15 on average. Lifted it with off-road tires and floor it everywhere like me and i get about 9-10. But I also managed to get 10 mpg in my 2000 2wd 4runner v6. And I can make my Prius get 27 mpg. But don’t expect anything great from these things. V8, full time 4x4, brick shaped, and heavy, are not good things for gas milage.
@@GXKid06 air suspenssion in rear is little scary, i had one 2004 and had that thunk before stopping drove me crazy, my truck only had 18k miles and i sold it, and i regret!
There is no benefit for having a higher mileage vehicles. The benefits come from maintenance not mileage. Your presentation is just opinion which nobody knows your qualifications. Just saying. The fear doesn’t come from the higher mileage it’s from the cost of maintenance if a repair is required.
But they are both the same age and something could fail due to age like how the silver one had the original timing belt but the blue one was replaced twice by the previous owner so the old belt was all cracked and dry rotted. Also the blue one was $6k and the silver one was $12k. Same car for half the price only due to miles is a good deal to me. Like my 2015 Prius, got it for $4k because it had 150k miles, i put 23k more miles on it in a year then traded it in to a BMW dealership for $8k. A low milage 2015 Prius is anywhere from $12-18k and with the miles I put on it, that would have lowered the value and i would have lost a lot of money. But since it already had high miles it didn’t matter. And the Prius only needed 4 oil changes and a set of tires very reliable car so glad I got one cheap.
