Lexus cars and trucks

Share your SC300/SC400 Tire Experience

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:06:42 +0000

Hi All:

I owned a 97 SC400 and I have KUMHO ECSTA tires on it. Compare with my
RX330 Michelin, it’s got good traction control, but it is noisy and do
not have the ‘stick on the road’ feel.

I searched the group and there were random answers here and there. Not
good enough, I think.

Please share your experience… good, bad and ugly.

BR,

What's With All the Spam

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:06:22 +0000

I noticed there’s a lot of unsavory spam on this newsgroup. Isn’t there
anyone managing or supervising it. This is supposed to be a Lexus group.
Why aren’t the spam posts promptly deleted?
Al

IS300 2001 Bogs Down When Gas Pedal Floored

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:05:59 +0000

Have an IS300 that bogs down when the gas pedal is floored. Seems
like the engine is making power but the car doesn’t seem to accelerate.
After about a second and half the car starts to accelerate. Have had
the fuel injectors cleaned, spark plugs changed. Wondering if anybody
knows what area I might look at? Is there a passing gear that might
not be getting activated??? Thanks for any advice.

BEST CAR

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:05:40 +0000

man ,this is best car Lexus GS 300 ’ 96 ,We now have 521 000km on
the odo. ) ) and still runs Andrew ,CROATIA

DVD IS 200 Navigation System

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:05:20 +0000

Trying to eject DVD from Navigation System but refusing to budge.

Anybody got any idea this maybe Achieved ?

Many Thanks, MLeo

ES330 premium fuel

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:04:57 +0000

I own a 2005 ES330 with the infamous "transmission issue".
I have the most recent flash update and honestly do not find the car THAT
bad.
Yes…the lag is occasionally noticeable and inexcusable but I am dealing
with it…for now. (have the car for 3 months)

QUESTION IS: of the MANY posts I have read SOME state that higher octane
fuel will improve tranny performance NOTICEABLY.
Any comments on the reality or fallacy of this??

Matt

2002 ES300 Low Beam Bulb Replacement

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:04:37 +0000

Hi and Happy Holidays,

Replacing a low beam bulb in a 2002 ES300 appears to be
nontrivial. I can get at the high beam easily but the low beam
is a puzzlement. The manual merely suggests taking it to a
dealer. Should I? What is it about them that makes replacement
so difficult and expensive?

Thanks,
Gary

Navagation System

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:04:19 +0000

Does anyone know how to overide the GPS system in an ES 300 2002 so the
passenger can use it while the car is in motion? Thanks

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RX300 Ashtray light

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:03:59 +0000

The other day while driving at night I wanted to put something in my
RX300′s ashtray and had difficulties finding it. I vaguely recally the
ashtray formerly having a dim green light that lit up when the hinged
lid was open or am I wrong? If it did, is there an easy way to replace
the bulb? (The Lexus manual seems to think that everything, even wiper
blades, should be only replaced by the Lexus dealer).

Or I could just wait until the 55,000 mile service and ask my Toyota
dealer to take care of it.

2001 ES300 questions…

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:03:39 +0000

I’m interested in purchasing a 2001 ES300 and I noticed that the one I
want to purchase has the CD changer in the glove compartment, but I’ve
read in most reviews that the CD changer’s in the dashboard. I also
noticed that it has has less weather trim. Am I missing something or is
this a ‘cheaper’ version?
My last question… I currently have a ’98 ES300 and I’d like to
‘upgrade’ it to this 2001 version for about $3K-$5K more.. Before I
decided on this I was thinking of repainting my car, fixing the stereo,
plus a few more other things. From the ‘Features’ standpoint, assuming
that both are in excellent condition, is it worth trading and older one
for the newer one? Or should I just keep this one and fix it? I’m not
really interested in the 2002 model.

Thanks.