ArmyofOne

it is an awesome deal, it leaves a little to be desired (paint is peeling and lifting off of rear dorrs, but the clearcoat isnt peeling yet) asthetically, but at the same time, im not out to look good justyet, i used ot look good sporting this:

then i smacked a dodge ram in the !Removed!. anyway, i needed a fast replacement and my boss told me since hsi wife died :( he doesnt need 2 cars, so he'd sell me the lexus and drive the jeep grand cherokee LTD.

ya, when i camer home one day my dad was like: "i cant loan you the $$ for this car now...the A/C units are gone on the house and we are gonna get reamed on new ones"

i said awwwww #$%&^@*! first i wreck my car (2 hours after i paid the last payment on it ) and then i get sued for it so i have no money left to buy anew car, and now my dad said he woudl loan me the dough to get this car. then he has to pull it out from under me cause the A/C units are gone, and we cant live in TX without them. (they are also tied to the Heating system as well, so the heater will not function without them). so yeah...im riding a bike to work and then to class (college), totalling almost 20 (like 19.4) miles per day...on a bicycle!!!

im a determined student, what can i say?? LOL.

well i cant buy it yet, but the owner has told me he will not sell it to anyone but me. in 2 weeks i will have the cash...i SOOOO cant wait. i feel like a kid again. :P

the a/c units on the house totalled out at $7,565 in repairs, we are looking to claim it on homeowners ins right now. until then, the lexus will stay with my boss. i dont think its going anywhere. :D

the A/C system is ALL new. less than 1 year old.

about the ES250 Electrical System. in my contour, since i didnt have a factory amp, i used stock speakers in the 4 doors, used a Pioneer DEH 1550 HU in the stock location (no kit needed) and ran my wires down the sides of the car. i have a 12"Alpine sub and a pretty standard box that it sits in. also have a Jensen A34XP amp with 170 RMS. i knwo its not a lot fo power, but in the contour it worked great. now how do i go about installing all of this in my lexus???

unless your car dies or you shut it off in water past your tailpipe, you cant have water come back through your exhaust system to the motor. but hydrolocking is not good.

if you MUST offroad in a lexus, do it in an SUV like an LX470. :D

PS, heres a pic of a hydrolocked motor:

it broke 2 conrods in half (guess which 2???), snapped the crank and shaved 4 lobes off of the cams (dont ask, i have no idea how...)

about the ES250 Electrical System. in my contour, since i didnt have a factory amp, i used stock speakers in the 4 doors, used a Pioneer DEH 1550 HU in the stock location (no kit needed) and ran my wires down the sides of the car. i have a 12"Alpine sub and a pretty standard box that it sits in. also have a Jensen A34XP amp with 170 RMS. i knwo its not a lot fo power, but in the contour it worked great. now how do i go about installing all of this in my lexus???

we need to hook up sometime when i get my Lex Matador...if you are in Dallas. (says LA in location...)im in NW Ft. Worth.

nah, it passed emissions with flying colors today. and those A/C units that went were for the house.

k :)

pk well i will pop for them when the time comes, right now i need 2 new A/C units for my house, so thats gonna cost 4K. unfortunately, the good ol' pile o bricks comes first.

but the car is not for sale to anyone but me, so it will be ther ein 2 weeks when i have the cash again.

and iridium huh? ill check into that.

any plug wires you all would reccomend?

well it looks like it will be a few more weeks until i can purchase the car. the aiur conditioner units (2 story, 2 units) went this moring. total repair cost...$3,800 (1,900 for each unit.)

just my luck...its ok, ill have another thousand in cash in a couple weeks.

ok thanks Steviej

everyone is so helpful here. :)

i will pop for the iridium if nessecary, but i thought they were only for Forced Induction apps (i.e. NOS, Turbo or S/C)?

intakes typically dont add alot of horsepower by themselves, you have to couple them to an Exhaust system to really make it work. the gain would be neglidgible at the wheels. but its a great first mod, becuase besides fuel and oil, the most important thing a motor can have is AIR.

it will help with how fast the engine revs in neutral. and get an exhasut to free up even more power. B)

which plug is best to use in the 2.5L V6 that my ES250 (camry) comes with??? i had Double platinums in my last car, and every car runs best on certain types of plugs...thoughts???

2004 lexus LS430

2000 Ford Contour SVT in tropic green metallic, only 207 EVER made.

mine was one of the first ever built, #1132. built in July 1994. i loved that car, as do alot of other people at Fordcontour.org, or FCO for short. there "lives" the one of the engineers who started it all, Mr. Terry Haines himself.

this was my car

Before

and this is it, after.

i rear ended a Ram 3/4 ton that cut me off (no not the one in the background LOL, thats my dads).

i found a set of rims that look good on my new car:

http://elitrix.net/everythingauto/album_pic.php?pic_id=327

thats just a quick photoshop, they wont be that big, but 17X7. what size and brand do you guys reccomend??? i do a mix of city and highway/wet and dry roads.

comfort is not nessecarily the priority here, treadwear and grip are a concern, but grip is the biggest concern. it has to grip. and for under $200 a piece if possible.

i will look. thanks again... hopw do i remove the headlight??? any ideas???

also is there a haynes manual for this car??? i looked and all i saw was 1989-1992 Toyota Camry V6

im an ES250 owner myself, i take delivery in 2 days. YAY. but you stole yours...

mine was $2,000. its a 1990 with 138,000 miles. but it runs as good as the day it was new (drove one that had >20K on it a year ago and it drove just liek mine).

take care of it and you will get many many many fun years out of it.

BTW, my car before this was a 1995 Ford Contour. probably more funto drive, but not as much fun to be seen in. you have a rare car my friend, hang onto it. i have the only one i have seen in my state...

funny how i made the suggestion yesterday to add the ES250 and we have already picked up another member! :D

hi, i woudl like to put silverstar bulbs in when i get this car, unfortunately it has some HEAVY condensation inside the right headlight, how do i fix this??? if i dont fix it and it gets/stays wet in there, the $20.00 a pop bulbs will blow.

TIA.

ahh, you are welcome, and thank you!. lol. i have been reading alot of the posts on here and havent found much about the ES250, but as soon as i get the car (it will be inspected tomorrow/wednesday and picked up when i get my next check) i am sending off for Lexus Owners club Decals. i want to wait till i have the keyes i my hands tho.

^topic^

just wondering where the most proper place to post is...and where is the search feature?

i just ran a carfax on that lexus:

01/10/1990      NICB

Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original

dealer

 

03/16/1990  8  Texas

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Dallas, TX

Title #26363436

Title or registration issued

First owner reported

Loan or lien reported

 

10/24/1990  13,040  Dealer Inventory

Dallas, TX

Vehicle offered for sale

 

11/07/1990  15,636  Texas

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Desoto, TX

Title #29180906

Title or registration issued

New owner reported

Loan or lien reported

 

12/10/1992  56,778  Texas

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Italy, TX

Title #37148736

Title or registration issued

Loan or lien reported

 

03/14/1998  88,700  Texas

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Wichita Falls, TX

Title #24330335854104626

Title or registration issued

 

04/18/1998  92,448  Texas

Inspection Station

Dallas, TX

Passed emissions inspection

 

04/10/1999  102,346  Texas

Inspection Station

Dallas, TX

Passed emissions inspection

 

11/24/1999  110,750  Texas

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Wichita Falls, TX

Title #22039636473161105

Title issued

Title or registration issued

Loan or lien reported

 

04/15/2000  115,937  Texas

Inspection Station

Dallas, TX

Passed emissions inspection

 

01/04/2001      Texas

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Dallas, TX

Title #22039636473161105

Title issued

Loan or lien reported

 

04/09/2001  127,768  Texas

Inspection Station

Dallas, TX

Passed emissions inspection

 

04/23/2002  135,624  Texas

Inspection Station

Dallas, TX

Passed emissions inspection

 

02/14/2003      Texas

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Fort Worth, TX

Title #22039636473161105

Title issued

Loan or lien reported

 

06/28/2003  137,084  Texas

Inspection Station

Fort Worth, TX

Failed emissions inspection

 

07/05/2003  137,358  Texas

Inspection Station

Fort Worth, TX

Failed emissions inspection

 

08/09/2003  137,430  Texas

Inspection Station

Hurst, TX

Failed emissions inspection

 

08/21/2003      Texas

Inspection Station

Irving, TX

Passed emissions inspection

now what worries me, is there is no carfax report for over a year??? whats that about???

i tbelieve he just got the car inspected, and if he did, how long does it take carfax to be updated??? a month??? just wondering...thanks.

thanks for the input. according to the carfax, it failed the last emissions test 3 times. i inquired as to why and my boss told me it was due to a bad catalytic converter. so now that that has been replcaed, it should not be a problem.