I was planning on taking my soon to take possession RX350 on a trip
which will consist mostly of highway driving of about 3000mile drive
and been told that that's not such a good idea because you don't want
to drive a brand new car on the highway for any extended amount if you

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.

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 ...

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.

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

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?

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