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Hey Jason nice set of cars in your stable....welcome aboard...Are you a DIY or do you send your machines to the garage.?

From what I read, and have experienced, the medicare price, drives up prices for everyone else. If you pay cash, or negotiate than the price goes down. Having a voucher system would be better for the day to day medical needs as it would create a society that realizes the cost of purchase. Insurance whether it be Government or private gives you a false sense of cost. That is what government has created since medicare. A catrostrophic insurance would be a better solution, and reduce the day to day cost by eliminating the middle man. I agree with LexiRX as it is possible to have cheaper prices if Government is not envolved. Government also becomes a bureacracy creating waste.

Take it too an Autozone and have them check the battery. Has the clock been loosing time? If so your battery is toast....

That car looks awlsome. Wish I had your money to do the same to my wife's RX400h....

Funny cash is king....years ago for those little visits you paid cash. Insurance was only used for catrosphic coverage. Maybe we should do that again. There are just too many middle men in the picture...Imagine government as a middle man. Just like Post office, Social Security, Medicare....all messed up by government intervention.

I am sorry, but on two occasions my daughter asked what the bill would be for our grandaughter. Broken wrist, staple in the head. In both cases the cash price was cheaper than what the insurance would be required to pay. So It must not be the same everywhere.

Good job, just takes a little time and a few beers

Yep I experienced the same thing on the tire issue. I have not seen any proof of this. I understand trying to keep the tires the same on one axle, but personally I think it is just a method to sell more tires. The difference of 1/16 of an inch is percentage wise no worse than an under or over inflated tire. But fighting these dealerships and clubs for the tires issue is like barking at the moon.

By the way steve my edited comments were not meant to be racist, by all means it just showed the childish, immature nature of a group in congress that showed their true agenda when trying to perform their duties in Congress. It was in the news on all networks and showed that that group is still pulling the race card when anything they disagree with doesnt go their way. When These types of groups are thrown out our nation will move to becoming a true nation of all peoples. As for my comments of mental disorder etc. that is just my opinion...I am sure many feel right wingers are of the same category. After all I find it offensive to be called a right wing extremist, when my views as a Christian, pro-military, conservative, fiscal responsible, and Constitution loving American are being distorted to mean a radical on the right. I have friends of all races, and love them all as my borthers and sisters. My family is multi-racial and I find my views are shared with their views. If I offended anyone, I am sorry, but I thought these forums were to provide not only discussion, but entertainment to the participants. These are trying times when College grads cant get a job, grown children are living with their parents because of lack of full time employment, and the business climate is so bad, that Companies continue to layoff. Millions (estimated to be over 80 million) only have part time jobs, causing our middle class to dissappear. If this continues than only the rich will survive and the rest of us will be no better than our great grandparents financially. It is a move that shows our kids, grandchildren will have a worst society than we had. (That was a major story in our Local Democratic Newspaper, The Sacramento BEE) If this is the society that Democrats, liberals, progressives want than it will happen, unless the will of the American people make the pendulum swing back the other way.

Wow, I am in ageement, but the government intervention now is a total recipe for failure. Like I said before i was so rudely editied (kind of like a socialist editing of any common sense) THe two parties need to sit down and do some real deep and new idea problem solving. Both Parties need to throw aways their hats and say we need to fix this, lets put our ideas on the table and hash them out and eliminate the dumb ideas and use a trouble shooting agenda. After all solutions to provide the answers are agreeded upon, recycle them and see if their are problems. Get a total consensus from everyone and present it to America. I have seen what medicare creates and it is not cost effective. How are we going to continue to pay for it.? When only 48% of the nation becomes the contributors, and 52% are on the receiving end something is going to explode. We have to ask ourselves what good is it too work any more if I have to support this other person that doesnt want to work. We all have to rememer the huge cost created by government in everything they do. They are in-efficient at best, and create the worse environment for business to grow.

Dont speak too fast, that system has also been loosing its benefits, especially for retires.

Correct, its a mandate. The Government forces you to do lots of things, including buy insurance as you know. If you don't buy car insurance...you get fined. You can call that fine a tax, or a fine...its up to you. And you dont find that wrong? Next they will mandate that you have to turn in your guns, go only to churches that they approve, eat at only the restaurants they approve of. Where does it stop. Free enterprise and your rights will be eliminated and we will end up with the economy of Cuba. How? This law has absolutely no Government run or operated healthcare option, which is what Medicare is. Anyways...Medicare is pretty doggone good, my mother files insurance claims for doctors, she's done it for nearly 20 years. Medicare is easier to deal with and pays more than MANY private insurance companies. My Dad went through a terrible protracted illness with a combination of Medicare and an inexpensive Medicare supplimental. He had no bills. Not one. You originally sai it was like Medicaid...now Medicare...the two are different. I know this was created to protect the elderly, but these two systems are the cause of the largest increase of health care cost in the last 50 years. Because government intervined, fraud, waste, double billing, increased. I too have dealt with the elder relatives, and the billing and charges have been absolutely mind boggling. I have seen so many mistakes performed by doctors, insurers, etc that I am completely astounded. And this deluge of garbage is billed to our elderly that in many cases has lost the ability to mentally weed thru the fraud. I personally have caught double billings, billings for visits that never happened, and exhorbant charges for procedures and drugs. Government interventionn has created the ability of Doctors and Hospitals to charge for everything so that they can recover what they feel was miss-priced by the government. You go into a doctors office and offer cash, and the price is usually 40% less. Go figure. If the Congress has been allowed to really solve the problem they would have gone after the real problem, tort reform, and all of the problems I stated above created by the interference of Government in pricing and the fraud it creates when billing. You're still not answering my questions: 1. What in this law will force small employers to drop coverage they provide to their employees now? If the small employer finds that their contribution to health care is more than the fine, than they will drop health care entirely and let the government take over the responsibility. 2. What specifically about the "exchange" will drive the cost of insurance up? The whole point is to bring it down by providing a mechanism for competition. Anytime the government takes over any principal of business costs skyrocket. Look at the post office, Defense contractors, retirement provided for government employees, etc. True market reform and competition is only available in a free market. An Exhange controlled by government will only cause corruption. I guarantee you that the insurers will look for fees and charges to maintain there current profit margins. I'm a small employer too. You again have not answered my question. WHY would you expect your rates will go up 20%?

Wow, I am impressed. The trim pieces look great, where did you get the material to cover them?

Some employers may force that, since it would be cheaper to drop your health insurance and pay any fine (tax).....

Hey LEXIRX330, we middle of the road, logical Americans have to stand together. I find myself leaving the two parties and praying that the Tea Party or Liberterians take over. Less government is good.

Sometimes summer blend in the Fuel is the culprit, here in California the fuel sucks....bad all of the time...fill up in Nevada and my mileage jumps 2 to 3 miles per gallon more...go figure.

Had a RX300 with 189k miles and never changed it. It is sort of self cleaning as it is in the fuel tank. I wouldnt sweat it.

Great vehicle, only problem area that I remember is the head gasket issue, which was originally covered by toyota..Good luck in your quest.

As for the Obama care, well next will be the elimination of guns, and term limits for Presidents. Then we will have the annoted one forever, kind of like Castro or Chavez....Socialism here we rush....If people would study the history books that were written before the progressive revisions, they could learn a lot. No wonder so many on these forums only know the re-written history....First the banks, guns, religous rights, and eventually all of our freedoms. Now mandated health care which doesnt fix the medical system one bit. They need to go back to the table and do some real problem solving. Maybe they should throw away their party ID and act like adults, or maybe even better a business that wants to solve problems and make things cost effective with meeting the needs of the customer. Now there is a real world solution. Protect the un-insurable, add some tort reform, and I am sure there are some great ideas that could solve the real escalating costs. Ever ask how much a procedure cost at a hospital for CASH, They are totally deer in a headlight when trying to come to an answer. Funny usually a lot cheaper than what the insurance companies get. Add some competition across borders and maybe cost will go down. I am by no means in the health industry, but I do know problem solving. THese folks havent a clue.

no wonder those folks in that country are so desperate, they have been baked into the loco cabeza.....

try this site. Join ClubLexus.com and they will give you a discount http://lexus.sewellparts.com/parts-catalog/RX300-2001.html

What kind of tires are you running? There are choices that last better.

sucks to think that prisoners arent allowed to be in the heat, but our poor servicemen have to and live under those conditions. something is wrong with that picture.....

A traditional would give you peace of mind, not having to worry about hybrid system failures etc. Also the newer engine doesnt have a timing belt which is a plus...Just normal maintenance items. As for where you live AWD isnt really necessary. The AWD does have some effect in heavy rain and snow. I am heading your way Saturday to visit daughter in Chino Hills. I love driving the RX400h...Has so much power and very quiet and relaxing on the 432 miles one way trip. We drove a RX350 and I am not sure I was impressed.

I have the AWD 400h and the additional motor in the rear probably gives the accelleration a extra kick. Also it probably adds weight to the car. I average 24.5 with my RX400h and I would think you get better than me. Are you considering the hybrid again?