tcho82

After talking with the seller, he seemed very flaky so I decided against it. There are plenty of GS' out there.

seller was very flaky so decided against it.

They are 17's from 03 GS430, and no I didn't lower it and don't plan to.

Same with my 92 LS. The starter cranks fine. But it does take like a full 2 seconds for it to fire up. But it always starts.

92 with 68,500 and counting. Just picked it up and really look forward to racking up as many miles as I can with this car. That's why I bought it! Such a smooth ride.

Here it is. Along with a pic of my S.

forget about navi and just pick yourself up a portable garmin nuvi 350/360. THE best navigation on the planet.

Can you post some pictures?

Just wondering if 02 17" GS430 rims will fit with no issues what so ever on my 92 LS400. Thanks

I'll probably get it checked out next year. It blows cool air, just not COLD air.... but since this is my winter car and daily driver, I'm not all too worried. The moonroof works and so do all the windows. I'll be fine.

Thanks for the info and links to parts sites. I'll make sure to keep that in mind.

Thanks for all the responses thus far. I really should have come here first and posted, but I've already gave the go ahead for the PS pump replacement. Costly I know, but just wanted to get it done.... The rest of the stuff I will definitely find a good indie mechanic to do... Is anyone here from the Chicago area that can give me a reference to a good mechanic?

That helps to ease some of my tension regarding all of this.... I wasn't planning on replacing the TB but since reviewing a lot of older posts from here, that puts my mind at ease a bit. Do you think I'll be ok driving the car daily with just the Power steering pump replaced? How do I know when it is REALLY time to replace the CV boots? Should I really worry about the other problems?

So I posted that I just bought a 92 LS400 with 66k original miles. Here is the whopper that the dealership told me I needed done after I dropped it off today. So far I've agreed to the following: Oil and filter change Fender liner was ripped, so replacing the lining Power Steering pump was leaking on my alternator $1350 for all of it.... The rest of the list looks like this: -Upper Control Arm needs replacement -Timing Belt suggested to be replaced, along with water pump etc. -Rear knuckle bushings? - Antenna is broken(I'll probably never pay the money to fix this, either myself or someone else) -Alignment needs to be done, but was told it would be useless without the suspension work being done. -CV boots are leaking, not too bad, but leaking nonetheless. I NEED YOUR HELP! What do I NEED to get done, either now or later. And also can most of this be done by a mechanic? Is the car hard to work on by any means? This is going to be a beater/daily driver so I do want to get it up to spec in terms of reliable driveability, but also don't want to pour too much cash into this car either... So please give me advice on what should be done.... Thanks!

Thanks for all the advice. Just dropped the car off at a local Lexus Dealer. Pulled the vehicle history report and the car was very well maintained. All major service packages were done. 60,000 and 65,000 were done about a year ago. I decided to go ahead and just get the 70k service done, and they are going to give the car a good inspection. Car drives great, but pulls to the left, so having them check that out. Do you know how long freon is supposed to last? The last owner had it recharged in 2003, but they never used the car. They had it changed around 65,000 miles....(just goes to show you how little the car was used) But should the Freon be out if they didnt use it? is this natural? or might a leak be the issue.... regardless I'm having them look at that too. I just wondering what to expect. The front inner fender lining is torn apart, so its rubbing the tires.... so that's going to need to be replaced. That's all I can think of. Hopefully the bill isn't too bad. Car is very smooth thus far. Dealer gave me a new es loaner. That car is smooth like butter. Snapped pics from this weekends quick detail, but I'll upload them when I get the chance.