Gumtree Purchase Bargain!

[gavzdc]

Well, here was my purchase from two months ago. Basically...I have a company car but had to purchase a second car (my own) to keep my 15 years no claims bonus up to date.

I had scoured old Carinas, Corollas etc (as a cheapo but reliable shed), with a budget of £1000 in mind when this popped up!

A two owner Regent Green (Grey Leather) Gs300 SE for £450 privately from a retired Doctor in Stockport!

The car had just been MOT'd and taxed for 6 months, Serviced, with 4 new tyres, Discs and Pads all round also, on an advert on Gumtree.

Needless to say I drove over with my old man that night from Balloch to collect at 12am!!

Car drives perfectly, with just the drivers heated seat, and CD Changer not reading...pulls well and everything else is fully working, bodywork also quite clean.

The few weeks when I got home, I purchased some lovely refurbed Sport wheels on eBay with tyres and Eibach Springs for approx £600 all in. As you can see from the pictures, top was before, then springs fitted, then cleaned with wheels on at bottom.

While the car was getting wheels on, I decided on getting a Timing Belt kit fitted. All in, it owes me approx £1400.

Not bad for a good looking old bus, slightly over my £1000 budget but it's a Lexus!! :-)

[lexus lee 72]

Wow love it, very nice. Green is my favourite colour on cars, love the sport alloys also. Mine is burgundy which I like also but not as much as green. Cheers

[steve2006]

You can't really go wrong at that purchase price,there's £120.00 of tax to begin with so the car cost just over £300.00 :)

Welcome to the LOC and welcome to Lexus ownership.

[gavzdc]

Thanks guys, yeh pretty immense what you get for your £!

Always did like these back in 95 when I first saw one in my local Toyota Showroom. Shed motoring at it's very best!!