mgenette

I originally joined this forum because I planned to buy an '04 RX, instead I bought an '05 ES330 (12,000 miles). I truly wish that I had read this forum first. My final choice was between an Accura and the Lexus. The 330 is the worst car I have ever driven. It is underpowered and lurchs when trying to accelerate from low speed. I thought it was just me so I had my wife drive it for a week while I was out of town. She wants her 2000 Chrysler back. It has more power and drives better. After reading 42 pages of posts I'm still confused...do I ask for the ECM ? Is it available for the '05? Do I have to downshift to 4 from D every time I approach a traffic light?? Does anyone want a white '05 330?

Thanks for the comments. The vehicle was purchased in sept.03 with an 2001 RX300 as a trade-in. It is driven to work and back each day a total of 180 miles every day. The owner meticulously follows the service plan and only uses the dealer for service. When I talked to my own mechanic about this he said that with the proper care the RX330 should be capable of 300,000 miles, so I plan to make the deal.

I am considering the purchase of a 2004 RX330 with heavy highway miles (80k +) and I was wondering if the engine sludge problem continued into the 330 series???