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  1. Ever wonder why the ipod mini was about the size of a cassette? Stick it in your cassette deck and find out! That's what I call creative engineering.
  2. Total Recall was a movie from the 80s? that starred Gov. Ahhnold. ...and a three breasted martian lady. It's worth a look.
  3. It could be the anchor. The 92 LSs had an experimental anchor system that was intended to augment the E-brake when parking on steeper inclines. It was only supposed to deploy if it sensed the car moving while it was in 'park'. You might need to check the relay. Let me know if you need a schematic. Or, if your car has the 16" wheels, it could be the hamster (aka traction control). Remove the rear wheels and check the backside of the wheel. You should find a hampster wheel incorporated into the car's wheel, and the hamster therein should be active and alert and especially not dead. You should change the hamsters every 165K miles or so, so you're due. See your vet about this. Or, you could check to see if the E-brake is not fully disengaged. Do like SRK said and jack up either end of the car and give the wheels a spin. If you hear a clunking sound coming from the rear wheels, it could mean your hamster has perished.
  4. The A8 pictured above has the nicest interior by a lot.
  5. I, for one, like the 'new' 7 series. And the 5 series. And especially the new 3 series. When the first 7s came out, I was disgusted. Who would dare mess with such classic design. Now I'm convinced it's one of the hottest looking cars on the road. A big 745iL w/ 19 or 20" stock rims looks tough. I'll certainly admit that the interior is convoluted, though. However, I haven't driven one enough to learn the gadgetry. It may be just fine once you learn how things operate. I do like my gadgets. The current S class is sweet. The next-gen S class has potential. I wouldn't write it off just yet. Everyone should just go buy an A8. Audi's on the warpath.
  6. Hey, kewlguy (James Bond incognito?), I'm glad you stayed kewl. That was a tricky situation. Something of interest... Amex makes a black card, I think they call it the centurion. It apparently has no spending limit, but is available by invitation only. Every kewl guy and secret agent/mafioso should have one. You could use it to hire a hit squad to take out that little puke for you... you know, to save you the trouble. (I personally think you should break hit knees, but that's just my personal bias.) Maybe you could even pay cash for an Aston Martin getaway car with your black card. Plus, in a pinch, you could use the black card to scrape tree sap off of your paint. (I'm still partial to using a spoon, but whatever's clever.)
  7. Ah-hah. Cadillac meets Acura RL. I'll take it, though, as long as the transmission is more agressively geared than in the previous generations. ...a note to Lexus HQ - it's OK to hold a gear past 2000rpm! Geez. Use that big engine for something other than it's torque...
  8. How many miles did that A8 have on it? What year was it? Are A8's know to have transmission issues? Should I be worried? I still only have ~15K on my 2002. I love the car. The transmission shifts wonderfully - it's like it's telepathic or something. It's very eager to downshift, as am I! And then there's the sport mode, which turns the car into an animal...
  9. I like cars.com in general, and craigslist.com for inexpensive cars. Your car is borderline inexpensive. Try both.
  10. Ditto that on the plugs and cables. My old Chrysler started acting up as 'pgupta' described. I thought my transmission was out of whack. Turns out it was misfiring due to worn cables.
  11. Yes, indeed. See my 2002 A8L, for reference.
  12. Steve, Oh, do tell... Offroading in an LS with no Bose equipped, Eddie-Bauer edition 5 wheel independent suspension? Impossible! I had previously contemplated a rocket powered, spiky wheeled LS for skiing (see picture), but I think the 5th wheel hybrid LS460h should work better.
  13. You've got to admit that 5 wheel independent suspension sounds kind of clever, though. :chairshot:
  14. :P No, not like a wheelie wheel, I mean the 5th wheel will be right in between the other two rear wheels - as if on the same axle, but without the axle. Leave it to Lexus to pioneer 5 wheel independent suspension. Last I heard, they were teaming up with Ford to develop an off-road Eddie-Bauer edition LS which will feature a retractable 5h wheel, so you could clear stumps and things when you go off-roading.
  15. It's a little sportier, I'm told, and I supposed to have lots more power. Perhaps the biggest visual change to the car will be the addition of a third rear wheel, which they found was necessary to handle all of the additional power. Someone finally wised up and decided to put the spare to good use!
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