Hi, I am from the Salt Lake City area and am looking for an LX470. My son ran a red light and wrecked my '01 LX470 back in February - (nobody was hurt!). On Facebook marketplace, I have my search radius set to 500 miles and so I regularly see 100 series from the Denver area. I have been talking to a guy about his LX in Arvada, but before I drive the 7.5hrs to look at it, I wonder if I can pay someone to go look at it and give me a rundown of any problems and take some pictures. For example, I asked the guy in Arvada to take a picture of the CV boots. It took a few tries, and I finally was able to get pics of the outer CV boots. I would like to also get pics of the upper/lower ball joints, inner CV boot, inner/outer tie rod boots. Anyway, just wondering if anyone that is familiar with 100 series would be interested in getting paid to check it out for me. I don't know what a good rate is - $150?
Thank you for letting me ask this question in your forum. I went to Cruise Moab in 2019 so maybe I met some of you!
Approximate list of things to check out
_Interior_
AC blowing cold front and rear
Heat blowing hot front and rear
Do all windows go up and down (rear vent windows open/close)
Does sunroof open/close
electric seat motors working
front leather seat quality
seat heaters working
steering wheel condition
climate control buttons working
_Exterior_
windshield cracked
body condition
paint/clear coat condition
_Under the hood__
Indication of the last time the timing belt was replaced.
What does the radiator look like (old and brown needing replacement?)
Power steering reservoir leaking
coolant color (should be red)
coolant level in overlow tank
Any coolant leaks
_Undercarriage_
How bad is the rust?
Upper/lower ball joints
inner/outer tie rods
Is steering rack leaking
_test drive_
Does it shift properly
How does braking feel
Any vibration at highway speed
can you shift in to 4 lo
does the center diff lock work
AHC status
Thank you for letting me ask this question in your forum. I went to Cruise Moab in 2019 so maybe I met some of you!
Approximate list of things to check out
_Interior_
AC blowing cold front and rear
Heat blowing hot front and rear
Do all windows go up and down (rear vent windows open/close)
Does sunroof open/close
electric seat motors working
front leather seat quality
seat heaters working
steering wheel condition
climate control buttons working
_Exterior_
windshield cracked
body condition
paint/clear coat condition
_Under the hood__
Indication of the last time the timing belt was replaced.
What does the radiator look like (old and brown needing replacement?)
Power steering reservoir leaking
coolant color (should be red)
coolant level in overlow tank
Any coolant leaks
_Undercarriage_
How bad is the rust?
Upper/lower ball joints
inner/outer tie rods
Is steering rack leaking
_test drive_
Does it shift properly
How does braking feel
Any vibration at highway speed
can you shift in to 4 lo
does the center diff lock work
AHC status
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