Autoweek compares Lexus IS350 vs. BMW 330i (manual) this week. All the car
books are doing it and it's Autoweek's turn. The IS gets high marks for
engine power and smoothness of automatic tranny. However, BMW walks all over
the Lexus in handling. The IS is very heavily lambasted ...

My wife loves the car(SUV?), but my first interstate drive of any
distance revealed significant wind noise that seems to come from the
junction of the windshield with body. Also, when flooring the RX330 to
smoothly merge into fast moving traffic, the tranny balked like

Let me just come out with it...
If I'm driving at 75MPH or more, the car gives a "jerky" feeling every
5 minutes or so.  This is the case even if I set the cruise control.
For a split second the car "jerks" like it falls back just a little bit

The silver on the Lexus emblem of the steering wheel on my GS300 is starting
to wear. Does anyone know of a product or method to repair this?

I overheard a conversation at the shop the other day.  The owner of the
1994 ES 300 says he usually put non-expensive 87Octane gas in his car
and it runs fine.  Is he lying or is it that this model year car has a
computer smart enough to compensate for the lower octane by timing the

 On occasion, when the temperature drops into the 50s or so, my '98 LS400,
upon turning the ignition key, fires up for a second and then just stops as
if it has no fuel.  My first thought was 'clean the injectors!!!' but before
I spend the money, anyone seen this as a systemic ...

Does anyone have a sense as to what types of changes (body styles,
equipment, etc...) Lexus intends for the RX400h and when we might see them?
Thanks!

I have an LS 430 2001, that I cannot get to accept the programming code from
the "learning Center" in the new Liftmaster Pro garage door opener. The new
opener has a "rolling code." The Lexus manual describes the procedure for
"rolling code devices" and I understand it well. ...

I'm taking my RX300 into the shop next week to have them investigate a
creaking/clunking noise (especially noticeable when going over rough
surfaces) coming from the rear of my '99 RX...have any other owners
encountered these symptoms?

At 30,000 miles, the dealer informed me that i need to replace the
front brake pads AND rotors. it was ok to replace the pads, but the
rotors too? seemed too much at that milage! This is the first time to
replace any front brake parts.

I was changing CDs on my '02 with in-dash CD changer and it started
making some pretty ugly noises.  When I tried to switch the CD I was
playing, that one didn't work either.
Now I have CDs 1, and 2 which won't play and won't eject. When I try,

Where can I take my car for a general checkup of everything (fluids,
oils, parts, etc...)? I have a '98 ES300.
Thanks.

Recently purchased the above mentioned vehicle. The car has 74k and after
the first month and 1k miles it has been running fabulous. The only
complaint is cabin noise, seemingly originating from the window seals. This
does not happen while city driving but from highway speed. All ...

I'll post again as I got no reply before.......
I need one badly,,,,,,,looking for above item, if anyone has one or knows
where they are available
for a reasonable price please let me know!

I would like to see if some people in this group have experienced the
following problem.  It does not happen often enough but I heard it again
this week-end and I reconstructed the situation when it will ONLY do it.
 This is the situation.  After car has been sitting overnight, ...