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| replacement tires, run-flats vs non-run-flats | 09 May 2008 13:40 GMT | 1 |
My 2006 GS300 is equipped with run-flat tires. Once you have a flat, the manual suggests replacing all four tires. I am approaching 40,000 without a flat, lucky me, but I don't think I'll be as lucky much longer. I plan to change my tires very soon, but would like to
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| RX or BMW X5? Which? | 09 May 2008 11:16 GMT | 9 |
Hi All, new member from Connecticut here. Currently own a BMW 328i, 1996, runs well, I maintained it beautifully. Been thinking about upgrading. Would love a preowned X5, but haven't found one with low miles (minimum is 2006 I will buy). But the gas mileage is starting to
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| Lexus oil change interval is only 5000 miles? | 09 May 2008 00:10 GMT | 5 |
According to the following article: http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2007/04/01/carmakers_increase_oil_chang e_intervals/ In 2004, Toyota (Lexus) reduced the oil change interval from 7500 miles down to 5000 because of engine sludge concerns. Toyota first
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| Toyota's Lexus April 08 car sales drop 22.1%, trucks down 8.6% | 07 May 2008 04:13 GMT | 6 |
http://www.autospies.com/news/Toyota-Sales-Drop-4-5-In-April-Lexus-Sales-Plummet -17-1-29300/ Lexus Division Lexus passenger cars reported April sales of 13,766 units, a decrease of 22.1 percent from April 2007. Passenger-car sales were led
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| Transmission on 2001 RX 300 | 07 May 2008 03:01 GMT | 14 |
I would appreciate any comments on the story I am getting from my Lexus dealer. My wife has a 2001 RX 300. We bought it CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) in 2003.
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| Brand New Lexus IS-F Starts Smoking on Dyno (Rolling Road) | 07 May 2008 02:49 GMT | 1 |
This IS-F was on the dyno being tested for horsepower, when on the third round (that I saw) the clutch went out (or something mechanical went wrong). The passenger of the car ran out and checked the back, as smoke poured out. It was hard to see exactly what happened, but you can ...
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| RECESSION HITS the WEALTHY! More Economic Slowdown Predicted for Midyear! | 06 May 2008 06:51 GMT | 7 |
You know things are getting worse during Bush's recession when the nation's semi-upper-crust puts off buying their Lexus and Mercedes luxury cars. It seems The RECESSION is not just for we "little people" anymore.
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| Psssst - Hey mister - wanna buy a Lexus? | 04 May 2008 17:05 GMT | 26 |
But there may be some costs that are higher than normal : "Maintenance & Repairs Surprisingly, maintenance and car repairs account for only four percent of the cost of ownership, Weathers said. The maintenance and
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| Cleaning Leather Seats | 04 May 2008 04:48 GMT | 3 |
I would like to clean the leather seats. Previous owner may have had a dog or cat that peed on them. What cleaners do you recommend?
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| Reply from Lexus | 04 May 2008 04:45 GMT | 3 |
The following is the reply from Lexus in response to the "piston slap" noise that we hear from our ES350 and also from a randomly selected car on the dealers lot. Graybeard
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| Ticking sound in the Lexus 3.5 liter engine (350) | 28 Apr 2008 14:33 GMT | 4 |
Hi Ray O, you were right: Well, I took my ES350 to the dealer for the 10,000 mile scheduled service and told them about the ticking sound heard when the engine was cold and when accelerating or driving under load - like up a hill. The diagnostic
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| New Exercise for the Group | 27 Apr 2008 17:56 GMT | 9 |
Describe how the tire pressure monitor system works. On my 2006 LS430 Ultra model there are no monitoring devices present in the tire valve stems. There are no monitoring devices evident to the tire guys who install the tires. If you press and hold the tire pressure monitor
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