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My friend is a Viet Nam veteran. He prefers PBR to this day as it was the beer of the time. Still pretty good, hard core American beer and still available at many grocery chains. Thanks Paul

He said "it doesn't drive like a Lexus." I'm sure the depreciation wasn't appreciated either.

Last nice looking Maxima I saw was in a friend's garage after he traded in his LS400. Went back less than a year later to have a few PBR's with him and there was a new ES350 all decked out. I asked him what happened to the Maxima? Hated it he replied.

I think I saw one in my rear view mirror.

Probably caused by one of your neighbors on the same frequency. Had that happene before..

Good point Steve. The days of front end alignments are about over. Many of those were "toe & roll" alignments. I only have an alignment done if I have a problem. It is works fine before new tires, it should still be fine after new tires.

I have a personal rule which is I always change all 4 tires at the same time. THEN if I have a problem like yours, nobody but the tire installers can be blamed. I did see you mentioned "a lot worse than before " which seems to go back to the problem. Your car shouldn't have ANY problems steering. Yes, I'd replace the fronts. Seems the insides experience excessive wear if you drive like I do but it works out okay to wear out with the rears.

Hi Fran and thank you for coming to LOC. To answer your question I'd post a question in the forum for your model. The more information you provide, the more help you'll receive. Year, model, location? Lots of information here and nice people as well. Denny

Well, the link is dead but I'd say you're going to the fringe on this one. I lived in Oklahoma for awhile and most people drove pickups. Never saw many cars modified except for the big block boys.

A salvage title in Virginia basically means the car is worthless. Also many insurance companies has issues with salvage vehicles and often require some documentation. Seems you are in Cali which I don't know much about but I would expect problems. People lie here in America. I do sometimes but not at the moment. Denny

to use that much oil, you would see a cloud of smoke behind you. Take a look at the coolant reserve and see if there is oil in there.. Oil has to go somewhere.

I have noticed, via the instrument display, that my tire pressure varies between 34 and 39 PSI during driving. My only salvation is that I know that people that own these TPI cars when they get older are in for a nightmare. My mother has a new Civic EX-L and has constant problems with sensors. I have also found that many digital tires gauges are junk. I use a $18 analog gauge. The $39 digital gauge was all over the place. What does the car computer say about the pressures?

Storage is perfect in the winter. Sometimes, I live in Rockland sometimes and with massive snow this winter many cars took a beating. I've never driven an SC400 but I do know the engine. Probably scary if you want.

very interesting question Becki. I've never driven a right hand drive vehicle. Ahhh, now y'all know I didn't work for the Postal Service.

Hey Peter and welcome to LOC and the US of A. Went to London last year and saw the price of petro (as UK'ers call it) and I'm very sure you want more horsepower. When you can burn Premium Top Tier fuel at $2.35 a gallon, why not? Doubt we'll ever see it this cheap again. The 400 is just an awesome engine and one I still very much miss. Whatever horsepower they rated that at was more conservative than I might have been. Even in my LS, it ripped. Wish I had that engine in my IS. There is no replacement for displacement here in America. Guess I also wished you'd picked the other coast but... Denny

If you added 2 quarts and nothing is showing, something is way wrong. I use New Jersey's Lemon Law and return that puppy as soon as possible. Lots of cars for sale.

Mine will toast my buns or chill them depending. I can hear any noise either.

The 1990 LS400 I had did the same thing. Light flashed, AC no longer cold, compressor stopped. Had it converted to 134 at a dealer and it ran for another 5 or 6 months then gone again. Had a friend who works at Toyota have his boys check it out and it turned out the compressor had destructed and send metal throughout the system. That's the bad news, now the worse news. In order to replace the system, the dashboard must be removed to access the internal components. Finally, the even worse news (if you can imagine) was the cost to replace was right around $2500 at 3 different places. I sold the car for $2500 to my friend's son who was driving a ragged out bikini top jeep. He thinks the LS is cool I of course, still miss the car. Best car I've ever owned..

Be aware that nobody cares that they are illegal because in reality, they are not. I believe the Federal Communications Act of 1934 gave me the right to receive any radio frequency on any device. A radar detector is simply a radio wave receive. Because idiots in a legislature decide people can not receive certain radio waves is in itself illegal. A speeding ticket will go against your license and cost you a bundle. How about a simple equipment ticket with a $75 max and no license points instead? Lot's of stuff is illegal. Doesn't mean we have to follow

Hey there Mikael, You now own one of the finest cars in Sweden. Yeah, I know there are all those BMW, MB and Audi cars around but the LS400 is every b it as nice AND it doesn't break expensive parts all the time. Nice to have you here. Denny

I know one of the local audio shops I go to has a bunch of different kinds. For the fanciest I would expect to pay somewhere around $800 - $1200 installed. If you're at all like me I'd have to have all the options so....

Will you be able to reach it okay?

You got a very good price. Now, let the fun begin. Of course you'll find your driving habits change just a little so it takes a little effort NOT to drive like an a-hole. The car is willing, but are you? FUN4U Straight Ahead

After Thunderdome, who knows what to expect?

I'll pick Steve's answer. IF you buy a Lexus your mechanic will have nothing to fix. I suggest you buy a BMW or Audi to help keep him in business.