rx300mac

Thank you for your responses I am going to Autozone today to get the stuff.

I just got this 2001 rx300 last week. It has 27,000 miles on it. It honestly doesn't have even one paint chip or even one scratch on it!!! (well before i got to it).

I agree with you, these scratches are very minor and are reversible. I scratched the paint rubbing the towels on them. I just didn't know HOW to remove them. There must have been dirt that acted as sandpaper. There are just tiny, I mean VERY TINY scratches only in the clearcoat. Not very deep at all. They are very visible in the sun though. The whole hood and tailgate are covered in them.

Also there were some weird swirl scratches on the side panels. I'm guessing this was caused by the dealer waxing it. There must have been dirt on the car.

I will just use the products you all reccomended and get them out. Thank you!!

Today when i was washing my rx300 i decided that i wouldn't use soap since i just got it a week ago, and it already had a good layer of wax on it. I just wrinsed it with tap water, and dried it with towels.

After it dried i noticed pretty much the whole car was covered in minor, very minor scratches all over the clearcoat. The color is dark green.

how can i get rid of these scratches all over?? I tried re-waxing it but it looks just sa bad. Please help!!

ESPECIALLY change the oil a lot if your driving is all city. This is the biggest mistake people who don't drive often experience.

Usually, when driving on the highway the engine gets really hot, and the water with the oil evaporates.

when you dont drive as often, the engine doesnt get as hot, and that water cant evaporate. This is why you should change it often.

The oil is the most important part of an engine in my opinion. I change the oil in my cars every 3,000 miles!!! I know it's overkill but i feel better afterwards.

Its just me

For a while i been looking to get a GS430 and have been looking at pictures. Some pictures of the dashboards where the speedo are look green, and others seem to look white. What color is it on the Gs430? Duz ne1 know why the pics make it look a different color? Is it the the way they light up

Thanks ppl

The doors will lock if you press the lock button and then close the doors.

They will only unlock themselves if the key is in the ignition and the car is not on.

You can lock yourself out of the car by leaving your keys on the center console.

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Is this on all rx300s because my dorrs and alarm dont go on when i leave the keys inside. As lexkid630 said if your driving with the doors unlocked and turn the car off and leave the keys inside and close the door the doors DONT lock and the alarm does NOT set. Maybe this is just on my car Idk. So what is this anti-lockOut feature then? This sounds just like it Im not sure

Many times i have heard people mention about an Anti-LockOut Feature on their cars. What is it?

Does this mean that your car doors wont shut if the keys are still inside the car? I'm asking this b/c i never lock my car. I just leave the key on the center console and the alarm doesn't go off and the doors don't lock when i try to re-enter. So is this just a fancy way to put it?

Thanks

It is a good thin to kno that it isnt just me.

Thank you for the suggestions everyone. Good ideas I have to try it.

This morning when I was drivin' to work I noticed that something in the rear of my 2000 rx300 was making a noise everytime I went over a bump or somethin'. sort of like a screetching-scraping noise. Its only there when I go over a bump or sumthin'. struts or something? IDK but its agrivating.

To get to where I work i have to go over 4 speed bumps... therefore 4 on the way back. I don't go fast over them, i just don't slow down... :chairshot: could this be the reason for the screetching noises?

Thanks guys :(

Does anyone else think that the turning radius on the rx300 is too big? I sometimes find myself turning it all the way till it stops just to make a left turn. I can't park well either.

Just wanted to know if it was just me

We have the Nav on ALL the time.  And we run everything else (radio, a/c, etc) at the same time.

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Do you mean that you can have the "map" on CONSTANTLY while driving, even if you don't put in an address? So when you turn the car on, the map is already up?

Hi everyone, is it possible to run the navigation and the radio at the same time on the rx300's ? how about the climate/AC controls? how do you know what the temperature is if the navigation screen is up? even the radio stations? Thanks to anyone who can help.

I am not sure if i want the navigation if i can't listen to the radio on long trips as well. you know wat i mean?

Hi everyone! I am interested to see how much you all spent for your 1990-1996 LS400's THE DAY YOU BOUGHT IT (BRAND NEW, NOT USED). Thankzzzzzzzzzz

Mac

I will be trading-in my wifes 2003 gs430 this week and was wondering how much $$$ i should be getting. My local dealer (in person for about 10 minutes) said they would only give me $20,500 for it! I spent $49,500 for in in 03. That means that in only 2 years i'm losing 29 thousand dollars in resale!! I can't believe it AT all..

This is what it has:

5-Speed Automatic (ECT-i) transmission

79,929 miles    (about 90% highway i'm guesing)

Indigo ink pearl exterior (never waxed)

Auto-Climate Control

Power Steering

Power Windows

Power Door Locks

Telescoping Wheel

Wood/leather steering wheel (many ring marks, but not cracked or faded)

Cruise Control

AM/FM Stereo

Cassette

CD Auto-Changer

Mark Levinson Audio

Navigation System (perfect working condition)

Dual Front Air Bags

Gold package (emblems in front + rear)

F&R Side Air Bags

Floor mats

Anti-Lock Braking (new brakes last month)

Traction Control

Ivory Leather  (good condition except for drivers seat that has many creases)

Dual Power Seats

Power Moon Roof

Rear Spoiler

Alloy Wheels (front right rim scraped and bent from curb damage a little)

Xenon HID headlamps (stock)

Few problems with engine or transmission

NOTHING ever broke on it

Only a few defects are: minor scratches here and there and a minor dent in the passenger side door and trunk. Needs new tires (never replaced    pretty bad shape). There is a chip in the windshield (about 1cm wide), and a crack in the front right headlight plastic cover. There is a deep scrape about 3x5 inches on the front right corner of the bumper (from bad re-paint job). My wife hit a deer last year    so the front hood and bumper needed a little body work. They were repainted the same color by a local paint shop (No pealing yet). The rear license plate bulbs are not working for some reason .

The dealer said that a customer would rather buy a new gs than get a 2 year old one in this condition, that's why mine is so low in resale price. But what i can't understand is how a 2003 rx300 coach worth 39k in 03 is worth 29k now! in the same time the resale is that much difference. Is the dealer !Removed! with me or are they correct?  Thank you.

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lexkid630 u live in ri right? Thats only a few minuts from me. Would you be interesed in seling your 2003 gs430 to me? I could give you a good price I dont care about the milege or the scratches if it is working I would like it. I only driv a few minuts a day the 2003 is the best year i like it. I have not been abl to find a blue GS$#) and you are the only guy I kno that Has one selling. Is it posible to sell it to me? Are the rimss bad can I put 22' on them just wondering I really like the gs430. I hav a rx300 to and I need a Gs430.

Sincerely,

Mark G.

Hi everyone:

I noticed that on the steering wheel of my 02 rx, the LAST stitch on the leather piece before the top wood piece (both left and right side) is a different (lighter) color than the rest. I just purchased it from a dealer a few months back. Did they fix this stitch implying that it was ripped? or is this true for all rx300's? Thank you for any input, it is much appreciated.

Which kind of drivers are more prone to the transmission problems in their rx300's; mostly highway or city driving? Is more highway/long distance at a time driving worse for the transmission? Will it make the problems occur sooner than city use? Thanks i am not that fimiliar with engine/engineering aspects of a car :whistles: