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  1. i had xm installed by the dealer,,i think they use vaistech,,,,but the quality of the sound is great with the ML system,,i had an after market from best buy in my previous vehicle (delphi system in a chev avalanche,,,ac delco sys) the downfall that the vaistech sys in the lexus has is not being able to show the name of the song,artist, and channel simultaltaneously,,,like the delphi one did,,,,also delphi let u see what was on the other channels b4 u change it,,lexus wont,but the discreet install and sound make it worthwhile, i recommend the vaistech cuz i dont have any experience with factory interactive,even though install is pretty expensive,i was too scared to do the install myself,,not too well with hands-on,,,,,,,so i had to have dealer put it in,,but i dont regret it,,,i have always liked xm,,happy shopping,
  2. the dvd's only play on the nav screen when u have a dvd player on the overhead built in from the factory,,u press disc to aux,,and be sure to have the emergency brake on,and u have 2 screens in your car,,also the nav screen has all the controls to the dvd by touching the screen the buttons pop up that allow u to rewind,forward,skip,etc.
  3. a few months ago the south suburbs of chicago were flooded and i had to drive a 1 block section of maybe a foot of water,,,if u take your time,and dont create waves,,,,u can make it ok,,,there were 2 cars that died out,,a pontiac g6 and an old ford taurus,(probably ready to give out anyways)that were waiting for tow trucks cuz they could not make it,, i was very nervous about going thru,but havent had any water damage,,maybe a foot of water is not too much but when i saw the other cars didnt make it,it calls for a reason to worry,since the ground clearance is just about the same,,,i came off of a chevy avalanche that i used to go over snow piles and drive thru the side of the road to get around traffic,,,no worries,,great ground clearance,but gas mileage
  4. u dont know what u are missing with that rx330,,i drove one a few weeks ago while my 400 was getting service,,,i really took the quiet easy start of the electric engine for granted,, it felt like such a hard time just to start the 330,,,to feel it make the shifting of the trans almost felt like whiplash to my neck,,,,and of course the lack of power over the 400,,definitely worth the extra money even if u dont save it in gas,,although now with gas at over $3 and rising,,just adds to the reasons to not regret buying the 400,,,,although i am not wishing for gas to go higher just to see the savings in price,,,,NOT WORTH IT,,
  5. [i got the same trouble and i drive about 45 miles to work,,one way,every day,, and i see my muffler very rusty as well,, i dont think that ever clears up,,,,anytime i look underneath,the muffler looks just as rusty,, one thing i did notice,after a heavy rainfall if i leave my truck out and the brakes get wet,,,rust will form on the rotors,,but after some use,,,the rust seems to rub off and they will shine back to normal after drying off,,but the muffler has nothing to grind off the rust,,,
  6. it scares me to think they are selling soo many,,,that means that u wont stand out as much anymore,,,our vehicles are just going to be as common as a ford taurus or chevy malibu,,,,5 on every block the good side of things,,it seems we made a good choice in our vehicle selection and that others believe the same,,
  7. i was trying to find out the same thing when i got my truck,reason being i pump gas in indiana to avoid the chicago taxes,,,wich comes out to be a 30 cent difference per gallon,,i have never run out of gas but when i see the light come on,,i made a rule that i better be about 50 miles from my house or anywhere along the indiana border,,(my house is right along the indy border as well)i am not going to drive far for a few extra dollar difference but its a matter of pride that i refuse to pay extra for the same gas when its cheaper along the way,,,not to get off the subject,,,,bottom line,once i see the low level light come on,i give it 50 miles,,,or i will pump a gallon or 2 just to get me home,,, although one time i was being stubborn and i pushed it about 65 miles,,,,still didnt run out,,,but i am pretty sure i was running on fumes, dont try this at home kids!!!
  8. i get that sometimes when in low speeds when i shift from electric to gas and trying to stay at a steady low speeds on the busy city side streets,,,i thought it was normal since it is where it usually shifts into gas anyways,,then turns off when i need to slow down,
  9. wooow!!! i took my truck in for some work yesterday and they gave me a gs 300 for the loaner,,,,man!!! i fell in love with the performance and handling,like no other car i have ever driven that size,,,got thru chi-town traffic soo very swiftly,,,almost had regrets getting the rx400 instead of the gs300,,i can just imagine the performance the new gs will have,,might be what i need to change my mind and get one next year,
  10. my lexus dealer offered me a plastic invisible covering by 3M for the hood,bumper and other parts of the car that they claim to be an "invisible bra" like the ones u would see on all the cars in the 1980's,,,supposed to work to avoid rock chips on the highways, and accidental bumps when others park close to u,,, was wondering if anybody was offered this during their purchase of their vehicle and if the stuff really works,,,also wondering if anyone really has seen if the Colorguard they offer works as well,sometimes i feel these dealerships do this to make some extra cash,,,,colorguard sounds to me like an expensive wax job,but i could be wrong,,,what do u guys think????
  11. [for that feb o6 option,,,,do you know if it will be integrated to the nav system like the one at factoryinteractive or just the radio?
  12. i believe the filter can be the trouble also,,just to compare i had a tractor lawn mower with the same trouble,,worked for a while,then would shut off by itself,,and not turn back on for days,,it would work fine again,,then just stop running again,,,,the reason the trouble took so long in my case to resolve was a faulty ignition as well,,which i changed first since i was having starting issues on top of not staying on,,, before it was all said and done, i changed battery,ignition,,,,,and finally got the fuel filter changed and havent had trouble since,,,,,good luck,,
  13. hi guys,just wondering,,does the xm work exactly like in the prius,do the voice commands work and do the all the stations show on the nav screen,,,does it require alot of taking apart?
  14. [thanx for the info,i was trying to reply to wayner earlier with the little info i heard,but by the time i sent my reply i was not aware katzjamer already helped out,,,,thanx for the info,it was more than what i knew as well,
  15. i saw a picture of one coming out in the next few months,,,i believe a hybrid model of the gs300 series
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