DKRC-2003 Posted June 23, 2005 Posted June 23, 2005 Checking back in...been gone for a while. Just rolled 103K on my 94 ES 300 with nary a prob still. Took it in finally this week to the Lexus dealer to get the timing belt and water pump replaced, also had them replace my dogbone and motor mounts. And I got the windows tinted for 20% off. I got to keep the loaner this time for 3 days (a 2005 Lexus RX 330); very nice SUV. But, and this is an interesting observation: After having to turn in my loaner for my 11 year old car, you would think I would be bummed about how much older and "wore-out" my 94 drives...it was the exact opposite. My 94 seemed to drive just as nice and was just as comfortable as the 05 RX that I left behind... This is still the best car i've ever owned. Threw in a few pics of the car with the tint job. Am now looking for a 1998-2000 LS 400 now to add to my Lexus fleet.
exdotcomer Posted June 23, 2005 Posted June 23, 2005 sweet ride- what did the stealership charge you for the work?
DKRC-2003 Posted June 23, 2005 Author Posted June 23, 2005 "stealership" - i like that! The timing belt+water pump (and all the other little stuff w/ labor) was 1K+a happy meal... The dog bone and engine mount work was just under $300 and the tint job was $160 I know im a sucker for letting the dealer do all this work...prob is that im an engineer (and not a mechanic)...I break just about anything I try to fix when it comes to cars (and pay more + towing in the end) haha When I was looking to buy the car I took it down to the dealer and had them print out the service history for this car. They came back with a 14 page report (yikes!). At first I thought "this car has had some issues" but it turns out that all of it was the standard periodic maintenance meticulously performed by the prior owner. The only time it was ever brought in outside of a PM job, it was towed in with the complaint "It wont start". Dealer solution: Replace (1) battery. And a battery lasting for 8 years in Central Texas is impressive on its own accord... As nice as it was to have the service history from the dealership...now i feel somewhat obligated to let the dealer continue to do all the PM work on it. Currently, the only thing wrong with it is two needles burned out on the instrument cluster (going to LexTech once I buy the LS 400...). Not bad for a 11 year old car. And I still have spend less than 8K total on it since I purchaced it.
LexKid630 Posted June 23, 2005 Posted June 23, 2005 It's impossible to kill an Es300. Those things will last forever if properly taken care of. ;) My 92 es300 took me 7 years, over 289,000 miles, and was in perfect shape!! NOTHING, and i mean NOTHING went wrong with it, besides normal stuff like timing belt etc. A perfect car if you ask me. They really know how to make a good car. Good luck; that es300 can take you another 150k + miles more!!!
DKRC-2003 Posted June 24, 2005 Author Posted June 24, 2005 Originally I intended to own the car for 2-3 years and then upgrade...now im thinking it will make a great third car and ill keep it till the wheels fall off. 500,000 Club maybe?
snidehockey Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 i know it doesnt really matter but I have the same EXACT car as you...same tint job too! I think the car is awesome...
DKRC-2003 Posted June 27, 2005 Author Posted June 27, 2005 Nice ride! Isn't it amazing how many early ES 300's are on the road that still look brand new?
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