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Well actually, I was going to buy a brand new GX... They are not selling to well from what I'e been told and there are dealers in Florida selling them totally loaded with Navi under 50K, which makes me want to get one really badly...I live in PA and all the lexus dealers here keep saying that they don't give out discounts...I guess that they are used to their huge mark ups on the vechicles...But I have found that down south, Lexus SUV's are selling cheaper than the ones in PA, especially used ones that are only 1 yead old.... to give you an exampl, I just missed this deal by about an hour...there was a 2005 silver Thundercloud edition with 15,200miles in Tampa,FL in Mint condition at a dealership that sold for $35,220....Up north, I found the exact same car with 18,000 milesand the dealer will not budge at their $39,900 asking price....Also, Carmax has 2 thundercloud editions without Navi with 20.000 miles each and they don't negotiate and they are asking $38k and change.... Anyway, I still can't believe the maekup on these SUV's when you look at the Kelly blue book price...But nonetheless, I will wait for the new GX to come out, hopefully it doesn't have the same fate as the LX(has it ever been redeigned except for the minor stuff?).....Until then, here I come Thundercloud!!!!!!

I just asked my friend who has goodyear eagle's on his 2004 RX300, and he said that they work great!!! We live in PA, so we do get snow....I had a RX300 and I put plus one size on the stock 16 inch wheels with 235/70 16 and the company was Uniroyal...Now let me tell you about these tires....I only paid $90 for each tire, but that included lifetime balancing and mounting from NTB(National Tire & Battery) if my memorey serves me correct....These tires were absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!! With slighty a bigger size than the factory tires, the ride quality improves tremendously, but the best thing was the handling!!!!!! The tires improved handling, cornering, and handling on the highway at higher speeds. Thr car stuck to the road soo much better than the factory tires....and I got 70,000 miles out of them....And oh, they were amazing in the snow and rain, especially heavy rain....I never once got stuck in the snow, and the traction they provided in the rain was superb!!!!

I do plan on getting another RX... I was going to get a 2007 RX 350, but then just saw a 2005 RX 330 Thundercloud edition and fell in love with it...I found a couple with Navigation with under 20,000 miles for around $35,000-37,000.... I would like to get a GX 470, but a little out of my price range, I'll have to wait a couple of years for that.....But no doubt in my mind about getting another RX....especially with Navi..

[font=Comic Sans Ms] Thanks jeff and everyone else...Yes we are very lucky...Wait till you see the pics....So now I am in the processs of buying a new Suv, and was seriously looking at the Mercedes Benz ML 350 2006....Since the 2007's just came out, they are being discounted $5000-6000. I figure you can't go wrong because it a Mercedes, especially when all I'm thinking is Safety.... But then I find out that not only does it have the same number of airbags as the RX 330, it does not have the front knee airbags, and in the rear, it's an option to have small side airbags in the door!!!! I mean it's actually an option to have rear airbags!!! Granted that Lexus does not offer rear airbags except for the curtain airbags....This is supposed to be the best car company in the world, and they charge for safety, what a shame....I was immediately turned off by that and have decided that what worked the first time will of course work again the second time....Of course, the 2007 MB ml350 now has the rear airbags standard, but the point is that you shouldn't have to be charged for every little single item....We are already paying a premium for these cars.... Anyway, No wonder Toyota is the best selling car company on the planet!!!! They must be doing something right.....

Hello All, I'm new to this forum and not sure if this topic should be here. Just wanted to share an Experience with everyone. We have a 1999 RX 300 with 100,000 miles. It is in perfect condition. Last week, a family was driving the care when someone at high speeds hit the car on the passenger side. The Lexus ended up rolling over 5 times. There was only one person in the vechicle. And, lucky to say, The person did not sustain any injuries except for a lot of bruising!!! No internal injuires, No broken bones, No Lacerations!!!!! This was a horrific accident!!!! The airbags did not deploy because it was a side collison impact, which I later learned is a good thing. the newer RX 330's have curtain airbags for rollover to protect the occupants from glass... The bottom line is that this veichle saved someone's life!!!! Alot of people say that even though it's a great car, it might not be as sturdy as a Mercedes or a BMW...But that's just not the case... It held up incredibly!!!! I will be posting pictures next week..................