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2000 Lexus Es300 Sedan - Just Two Owners - Runs And Drives Outstanding ! on 2040-cars

US $4,250.00
Year:2000 Mileage:176000
Location:

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Vancouver, Washington, United States

This is a family member's car, not my personal car, but I have driven it quite a bit recently. It's in good shape for its age and mileage (176K), starts right up, absolutely flawless and smooth runner and driver, handles beautifully, and everything seems to work. Brought up here from southern CA last year. Tires look good and have around 50% to 60% tread left.

The only problems I've spotted are (a) a slight oil seepage from the valve cover gasket area (b) the front plastic bumper cover is a bit loose and rattles when you go over a bump (c) the driver's seat bottom has an open seam that needs to be re-sewed and (d) there are several deep paint scratches as well as dings and creases along the right rear, trunk lid and lower shroud areas (see photos). Both keys are included but the housing for the remote is cracked (still works fine).  Low reserve price reflects these easy-to-fix deficiencies.

Unless we find service records while digging through boxes, we don't have any for this car, but I believe it was serviced regularly based on its excellent running condition. Please ask questions or arrange for an inspection prior to bidding.

This car is being offered for sale locally. This car is being sold as-is and all sales are final. If you want to fly in and pick up the car, we can pick you up at PDX which is just a few minutes away. Good luck in your bids!

Any payment method other than cash will have to clear the bank before we release the vehicle - even cashier's checks, which can be forged. Clearing the bank can take up to 5 business days. Cash is best.

This is an item from the estate of Thomas Davy Sharples. The life of this brilliant inventor, engineer, advisor, and mentor is described below. No effort has been made to alter, repair, improve, or even clean this item. Please see pictures for the best description. To the extent practical, imperfections have been depicted and/or detailed within the description, but all items are sold as-is and where is. We have made every effort to correctly identify this item and welcome you to share with us any comments or additional information you may have. We also welcome any questions you may have and will promptly respond to any and all inquiries. All these estate items are authentic and stem from the impressive collections of Thomas Sharples.

 

Thomas Davy Sharples

9/3/1916 – 6/20/2013

Tom Sharples was the youngest son of a famed Philadelphia area industrialist Philip M. Sharples, inventor and manufacturer of the Sharples Cream Separator. As a US Army Captain in post-war Germany, he used his expertise in photography and engineering to help rebuild the Leica, Leitz, Minox, and Zeiss optics plants after their near total destruction during the war, and this piqued a lifelong interest in collection, preservation, and restoration of unique optical and scientific equipment and artifacts. An accomplished photographer and design engineer, Tom was an avid photographer and aficionado of all things related to precision optics and camera technologies, and since January 1, 1940 a lifelong member of the Photographic Society of America.

Young Tom grew up at Greystone Hall in West Chester, PA and spent as much time of his time as possible learning everything he could about science, literature, art, mechanical engineering, chemistry and photography. A birthright Quaker, Tom attended George School and Westtown Academy – their yearbooks speak in awe of the “quiet genius” that was already emerging. After graduating high school Tom went on to study at Swarthmore College in PA, then studied engineering at California Institute of Technology. During this time Tom also operated his own photography studio and experimented with advanced color film processing and development.

When WWII broke out Tom left college and enlisted in the US Army, attending OCS where he graduated and received his commission as a US Army Officer. He served as a Second Lieutenant in Sardinia, and later as a Captain in post-war Germany. While serving in Germany, Tom met his wife Renate, who was working as a technical translator for the American Military Government. The two married in 1948 and moved to Philadelphia, where Tom went to work at the Sharples Corporation as Director of Research. He was in charge of design and development of the Sharples line of industrial process centrifuges. During his lifetime Tom was awarded more than 50 patents in the fields of process engineering and medical, optical, and industrial technology.

Tom and Renate raised two sons in Plymouth Meeting and later at a 54 acre farm in Skippack, PA. In 1966 the family moved to the California Bay Area where Tom worked in senior technical design and management roles including Chief Engineer at the Spinco Division of Beckman Instruments in Palo Alto. Tom retired in 1991 after 25 years at Spinco, and he and his wife moved to a beautiful ranch in the hills of Eugene OR where they lived together until just a few months before his death.


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Despite a lineup of well-received crossovers on the Lexus showroom, the midsize Lexus ES 350 four-door continues to appeal to consumers. Many of those customers are older, so you won't see marketing budgets directed toward them; no one, other than the pharmaceutical companies, is spending money marketing to baby boomers. But a midsize, moderately expressive sedan with an easy buying experience and almost coddled ownership still has its fans, and the Lexus ES 350 delivers those attributes in spades. We'd like to say Lincoln's MKZ (pictured above) is hot on the Lexus' heels, but Lincoln's lineup remains a work in progress. The Fusion-based MKZ offers a nice mix of attributes, but Lincoln's dealer count has shrunk, and many Lincoln outlets are located within – or immediately adjacent to – Ford stores. If a Fusion-based Lincoln credibly aspires to Lexus-like attributes, the same won't be said for the Ford showrooms. Here are the offerings: The Lexus ES 350 team has, over the sedan's several variations, worked hard to separate the volume Lexus from Toyota's similar Camry, and in 2017 that separation might actually be quantifiable. To its credit, the ES 350 (pictured at left) comes with but one non-hybrid drivetrain, a 3.5 liter V6 connected to a six-speed automatic driving the front wheels. With it, the ES 350 delivers a motoring experience bordering on the sublime. With the exception of its now-predictable big mouth grille, the balance of the ES sheetmetal is responsibly muted, inoffensive to the eye and should wear well through the typical payment cycle. Access to its moderately upscale interior is easy, and once inside you'll find expansive room (some 100 cubic feet) for four, along with adequate space for the occasional fifth. With a curb weight of just 3,600 pounds, the V6's 268 horsepower and 248 pound-feet of torque is responsive, and that's evident in the four-door's 7-second sprint to 60. This isn't a track day or autocross weapon, but if part of your day is a stressful commute, this will make it less so. With a base – albeit well appointed – spec, the ES 350 retails for just under $40,000. We would order ours in Atomic Silver, even if "atomic" seems so last-century. If you can forget – for a minute – the Matthew McConaughey connection, know that Lincoln's MKZ is fully credible as a midsize, mid-fashion sedan. If you like your Fords with more expressive interiors and additional driving refinement, there's a lot to like in Lincoln's MKZ.

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A regular photograph is uploaded into the system, but the portrait will vary depending on how the car is driven. Using vehicle speed, engine speed and how often the hybrid system is used, the driver "paints" a self-portrait via the software that has cloned Albaic's creative process, which then shows up on the car's center display screen. If the driver is more cautious and maximizes electric driving, the image will be clear (as shown above), but if the driver accelerates heavily, the picture becomes more abstract. Similarly, slower speeds result in "colder" colors while higher speeds use "virulent" colors - perhaps signifying this type of driving isn't healthy for the environment.
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