I currently own a 2000 Toyota Avalon XLS and am looking for new wheels
(and the rest of the car to go with it).  I have been happy with Ava
and looked at the new Toyota Avalon, Camry, and the Honda Accord.  I
haven't looked at the Lexus ES350 yet because the dealership is about

where is this located?

The Lexus LS 460:
A beautiful, well-engineered, and exquisitely built luxury car to which the
joy of using is almost totally destroyed by horrible software.
"Software" you say in a car review??  Let me explain..

Not that the average American Lexus buyer could give a damn, but Toyota's luxury division has singularly failed to gain traction outside the U.S. market. Which is exactly the point: Americans are far less bothered by issues of provenance (i.e. or lack thereof) than any other ...

Hey Folks:
This is 2000 RX-300 FWD, 68,500 miles (lots of city driving)
During an oil change at Lexus dealer, they found Water Pump leaking.
They have recommended replacing:

I had some extensive (and expensive!) work done on my 2001 RX300
recently.  I had a rebuilt transmission installed, and the timing belt
replaced at the same time.  A Toyota dealer did the work.  Since then,
there is a vibration in the front end that can be felt through the

I'm considering purchasing a 2004 Lexus RX330 and am wondering how good the
navigation systems were way back in 2004.
Is the navigation system in 2004 Lexus at least decent?  How does it compare
to those of today?

I have a SC430 2002. The only complaint I have about it is that the paint
seems to be the softess of any luxuary car that I have ever owned. Mercedes
and Jaguar never had road rash as bad as my Lexus. But I would rather have
the rash than to put a bra on it .

The brake/night light on the tailgate is partially burned out, the brake
light portion is not working. I want to replace it. When I lift the
tailgate, I see there are 2 10mm nuts that easily unscrew but I can not
remove the lense, it is on very tightly. I understand the lens ...

The LCD monitor in my old Lexus started to fade, particularly during
daylight time. I can still see if the brightness is changed to maximum
(I usually set at about 75%). On cloudy day, it works fine with 75%
set up too. No problem when you use it at night. I am just wondering

I finally got a ding & scratches between the rear door and rear wheel on the
driver's side of my 06 ES330. No idea how and when it happened, but I'm glad
the door is not damaged.
Should I visit my dealership or can any good body shops do the job?

Does anyone know of a source or repair service for this? My local fix-it guy
says he checked and its only available from Toyota as a full replacement
driveshaft assembly.... $800 ... Ouch !! Anyone ever have the center bearing
replaced? It seems that shouldn't be hard to do. Should ...

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Saturday, March 1, 2008

Got back from 3 wks in south Fla. Battery nearly run down, but managed
to start it so went shopping with chief shopper and I sat in car and
let it run to charge battery. Noted a qiet noise like a pump running
at times. This was yesterday. Today got in and drove out driveway and

This problem is annoying considering we paid nearly $40k for the car.
Several of the exterior lights don't always light unless I bang on the lens
and they come back on.  Also two lights don't always go out after I turn off
the lights.