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I DON'T LIKE HONDAS . I HAVE DRIVEN IT , THE RIDE SUCKS . I HAVE ES 300 1997 , AND MY BROTHER IN LAW BOUGHT THE NEW HONDA AND ES300 CLEARLY BEATS IT IN ALL RESPECT
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ES 300 YEAR 1997
CHAMPAGE
BOUGHT IN MARCH 2005
MILAGE AT THE TIME I BOUGHT : 105 k
PAID : $8200
INSURANCE : BASIC $ 500 PER YEAR
BOUGHT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY
EVERY THING WAS WORKING
AFTER BUYING I DID FOLLOWING PREVENTIVE MAINTAINANCE:
1- TIMING BELT $500
2- WHEEL ALINGMENT $ 50
3- NEW TIRES $ 300
4- FRINT ROTERS AND PADS $ 50 ( DID SELF )
5- WING WITH SPOILER : $250
6- DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RAILING : PART $ 150 ( SELF )
7- RADIATOR FLUSH : $ 7 ( SELF )
8- TRANSMISSION FLUSH : $ 70
ENGINE FLUSH : $ 4 ( DO EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE BYMYSLEF )
TOTAL : CAR COST ME 9500 . SAME MILAGE CAR AT LEXUS AT THAT TIME WAS 13000 DOLLARS .
CONDITION :
ON SCALE OF 1 TO 10 , I POOR AND 10 SHOW ROOM QUALITY , MY CAR IS 8
PERFORMACE:
SMOOTH RIDE WITH GOOD ACCELARATION
OIL CHANGE:
REGULAR OIL CHANGE BYMYSELF EVERY 2000 MILES .
TRANSMISSION OIL :
JUST DRAIN AND FILL EVERY 5000 MILES ( BY MYSELF )
SATISFACTION :
I OWNED MAZDA 6i 2003 . I AM SATISFIED WITH MY LEXUS MORE THAN MAZDA 6 . SMOOTH AND QUITE RIDE AND VERY GOOD ACCELERATION .
ONE GUY TOLD ME IT LOOKS LIKE A NEW AND ALSO TOLD ME DON'T UNDER ASTIMATE THIS ES 300 , IT CAN GO ON TO 2 K WITH THE MY MAINTAINANCE SCHEDULE . I DO MOST OF THING MYSLEF AS IT GIVES ME SATISFACTION AS WELL AS SAVES MONEY .
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You should have changed the computer too ( for the same totalled car ) .
Any Educated Guesses?
in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400
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ROTORS . THAT HAPPENED TO ME TOO . I BOUGHT ROTORS ( FRONT ) FROM NAPA AND THE ROCKING MOTION WHILE BRAKING GONE