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Hi, I am a new member to this entire Lexus forum, plus being a woman, I feel I'm in unknown territory! : ) I am trying to find the right place to place my car for sale, however, after reading all the instructions about having to have 30 posts or more, etc, etc, I'm guessing I'm not allowed to post something "for sale" . Does anyone know of a good site or place for placing an ad for a Unicorn or special car for sale? I really only know about the free sights like craigslist but I know I will end up receiving tons of calls from dealers which I don't want. Thanks in advance for any help sent my way ~ greatly appreciated !

Thank you Charles I appreciate all of your input. I rec a call today to pick up my car. Mechanic told me the car is running good and he put an aftermarket convertor on because the dealer said they cannot get them any longer. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I am now thinking of selling it because of the original miles and due to the cond it's in. I am going to see what I can find on the forum re pricing and research what I can. I still have my other Lexus a 98 which has 260k miles on it. Since I never drive the other one I feel it needs to be driven more than twice a year! Any how, thanks again and Happy Holiday's.

Yes, the check engine light came on and the VSC. Yes, it showed codes for what I mentioned. The only thing he mentioned was the spark plugs had oil on them. I'm not sure if he replaced 8 coils or 1, however, I will ask tomorrow. Car is still in the shop and it's making me so nervous. I just don't understand why all of a sudden it started to run bad. It was fine 6 months ago, which was the last time we drove it. Today he said the catylitic convertor is only working 50%. So now that also has to be replaced and he's telling me that he still won't know for sure if it will run properly. Before my husband replaced the battery, he put some kind of fuel cleaner in the tank and then drove it on the fwy. We're not sure if this made things worse! Thank you for sharing about the smell of old gas, my husband said he did not know that and said thank you as well! Thank you for all of your time and help, so appreciated.

Thank you so much. I forgot I joined the forum...stupid me! : ) At this point, car is still in the shop and he found yet another issue. The catylitic converter was only working 50%. He put new spark plugs in as they had oil on them...and also installed the ign. coil. I'm not sure if he replaced all 8 though. I'm going to see mechanic tomorrow and mention what the forum has told me. What bothers me is the fact this car was running fine and then this...just very strange. Thank you again!

Hi, I am new to this forum. My intuition is telling me to question my mechanic. I own a 1999 LS400 with 68k original miles. The car is like brand new inside and out but I haven't driven it in about a year. It's sort of been sitting. My husband replaced the battery recently but when we tried driving it, we had to pull over as it was missing and backfiring on the fwy! I had it towed after that. Mechanic said it needs new spark plugs and new ignition coil. Can this happen with only 68k miles? Thank you kindly in advance for any help!