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OK I HATE TO ADMIT THIS BUT: I took the car to the Lexus dealer and they informed me that i didn;t have it in OVERDRIVE!! I am Fredie Flintstone and not familiar with gated shifters. All i had to do was move the shifter about 3/8 on an inch toward the passenger side of the car and PRESTO!! the Tach dropped to 2200!! I only admit this to possibly help other old people out there.. :D

I am not advanced here but if you want I can hook up my good-old micro scanner on my way to work in the morning and tell you what I get do to the single rpm's...But I have a 98.... Based on memory that sound about right for the speed. I want to say I am over 2K rpm's for 50 mph. ← my 97 80 mph = 3000 rpm in over drive (4th) ← Jsut checked today. 70 mpg is about 2655 rpm. ←

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. The Wife and i just picked up a used 2002 ES300 ( Wifes' car ) with 39000 miles on it. it is really clean and loaded to the max. I have noticed however that at 73 mph the Tach reads 3,100. that seems high to me. Is this typical? Also the gas milage isn't what i thought a 3 liter engine should be. 22 highway 23 is the best we ever got. How does this stack up with yours? I'm taking it in to the Lexus dealer on Friday. Just wanted to compare notes before i do. I also add that yes, it is shifting into overdrive.