# 2016 RX350, OCD-maintained, worth anything at 357k? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 30, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841 "2023-01-30T00:10:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/1 "2023-01-30T00:10:50Z")
Engine kept warm in winter over electric skillet set to 400F. Sheet covering hood and draped down over front. Mostly highway miles. Gentle accelerations up to high speeds. 131 mph highest noticed. Sell where? Donate to charity which seeks vehicles? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/2 "2023-01-30T00:28:23Z")
How much is it worth to you? Can you take tax write offs? I usually don’t get there. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/3 "2023-01-30T00:28:49Z")
go to kelly blue book and put in your vehicle and options to get private sale value. even with the high miles and in fair condition it is probably still worth 10-12k ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 5:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/4 "2023-01-30T05:07:07Z")
What’s the oil consumption like? ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/5 "2023-01-30T06:42:46Z")
I’ve got a teenager who needs a first car. Too bad you don’t live in the Pacific NW! ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/6 "2023-01-30T09:02:19Z")
Most charities that solicit vehicle donations have a contract to sell them to a salvage yard for a set price (not much) and that price is all you can deduct from your income. You would be better off getting the junk price yourself. You will be much further ahead selling it, someone will be glad to pay a few thousand for a driving RX350 no matter the mileage. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 10:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/7 "2023-01-30T10:22:22Z")
If they know who owned it, scrap value. ---
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/8 "2023-01-30T18:49:22Z")
> [@TheWonderful90s](#): > > _What’s the oil consumption like?_ None that I can detect. But I try to change the oil every 10K. Lethe old oil drip out overnight and OCD clean everything. Then 0W-20 full synthetic. A mechanic on Youtube says what Lexus recommends is too late. Should be 5 to 7 K. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/9 "2023-01-30T20:35:11Z")
> [@Robert-Gift](#): > > A mechanic on Youtube says what Lexus recommends is too late. > Should be 5 to 7 K. Another one who believes that if it is on TV or the INTERWEBS it is true. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/10 "2023-01-30T22:31:24Z")
> [@Robert-Gift](#): > > A mechanic on Youtube says what Lexus recommends is too late. > Should be 5 to 7 K. Your experience seems to prove them wrong, correct? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/11 "2023-01-30T23:14:28Z")
I expect scrap value or donation tax-refund value is about the best you’ll do if you sell it. No harm trying some of the ideas above though, might get lucky. You could write a letter to that tv show about classic car restoration, “Counting Cars”. Sometimes they take on newer cars. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/12 "2023-01-30T23:23:06Z")
Blue book is $14k. Some folks have no issues with high mile cars with no issues. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/13 "2023-01-30T23:26:57Z")
Why not keep it. What is wrong with it? At that miles, well maintained, I will just keep it. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/14 "2023-01-30T23:32:37Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > Blue book is $14k. Some folks have no issues with high mile cars with no issues. I can’t imagine that OP would get any offers in that range. But I’m not the one making the offers, maybe somebody out there would make a bid that high for a 357K miles car if they really wanted that particular make/model I guess. Who’s gonna know more? Me, or KBB? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/15 "2023-01-30T23:35:41Z")
> [@galant](#): > > At that miles, well maintained I would not call a vehicle some clown lets it set all night trying to drain the last ounce of oil out well maintained and supposedly driven at 131 mph on a regular basis. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/16 "2023-01-30T23:41:50Z")
Well, the oil draining overnight is not going to hurt the car, it is just a symptom of owner’s OCD. The 131 MPH would not bother me much if it is not burning oil. And I am not buying the car, the owner believes it is well maintained and has no issues, so why not keep it. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/17 "2023-01-31T00:05:18Z")
Some people replace cars. They move on. A 50+ age owner usually is set in their ways. No backup cars. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/18 "2023-01-31T00:20:39Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > Some people replace cars. One of my relatives bought a car nearly every month, sort of a part time business. He’d fix minor cosmetic/engine problems then flip it for a profit. I expect folks like him still doing that, but harder to do now, car’s more complicated, and less-alike. Fords especially, very similar to each other from 1960’s through late 70’s. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/19 "2023-01-31T00:25:20Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > A 50+ age owner usually is set in their ways. No backup cars. Where do you get that ? I am the only driver and we have 2 vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841/20 "2023-01-31T00:49:50Z")
> [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > I would not call a vehicle some clown lets it set all night trying to drain the last ounce of oil out well maintained I had a guy working at the shop who always asked permission to change his oil after work. He would pull the drain plug, then bike home while the car sat on the hoist overnight to drain every last drop of oil. He was that meticulous about his maintenance. He had 569,000 miles on that Passat without any engine repair other than timing components. I’m not going to argue with anything anyone does when he gets 500K+ on a VW engine! 😆 [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-rx350-ocd-maintained-worth-anything-at-357k/188841.md?page=2)