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Hey Pilotguy, welcome to the forum and congratulations on your LS. You said needle nose pliers can't fit in there, but maybe you can find tweezers in the cosmetic dept that are thinner and may fit in to the slot to pull out the CD. Or like Jainla says with the double sided tape on a credit card may work too. Let us know what happens

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Yes the LS is a very reliable and durable car, but everything has its limits, nothing will last forever. The first generation LS MSRP started around $35,000 and now these cars are between 14 and 17 years old. I can't think of different car for the same money with the same age that hold up better than these do. The price for parts are expensive I agree, but nothing will last forever and you can't expect a company to warranty something on a car of that age. <_<

I try to get out of their way, but if I can't find a suitable spot in the other lane, then they'll just have to wait. If traffic is congested enough for me to not get out of their way, its probably a little dangerous to be speeding/switching lanes back and forth. <_<

It's always painful to see your baby sacrificed that way. I hope you're ok, and hopefully they will total it out. Just out of curiosity, what does the inside of the vehicle look like after the accident?

I'm really impressed. Such a thorough write up, I wish I knew that much about mechanics to work on my car myself. Great Job!!

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Oreck

She looks purdy

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Welcome to the Club

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Cataclysmic

Congratulations forswami!!! I'm sure you'll love the car and it will serve you well. Post some pics

My '01 GS300 would get me 15-17mpg in the city drving it easily, and 26-27mpg with the cruise control on 80. The culprit maybe whatever is causing the heavy gas smell, like an 02 sensor for instance. Does your check engine light work? Is it on? Maybe need new spark plugs. I think one of your gearheads should chime in ;)

Hey Rya, Happy belated Birthday!!! Did you get anything for you bday?

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I think I would go for the 2000, the '98 you have the 90k service coming up which we all know can be around $1000.

Hey MHH, I had a 2001 GS300 and bought it with 42k miles and it was totalled at 90k miles. In that period, I replaced an 02 sensor and two door lock actuators went out and that was it. If you can find a 400 I'm sure you'll enjoy the extra power

Good call. My grandmother has to be pushed around in a wheel chair by my grandfather when they go out together, and I know how hard that is for them. You calling your friend out was a very just thing to do. Great of him to apologize, I always admire anyone who admits when they're wrong and apologizes.

Looks like that will buff right out LOL. All jokes aside, I hope you're not hurt too badly, looks like the car did its job.

Orlando, I see your in Tampa. That's not far. Shrooms------> fungi Cool, I actually bought my LS from a guy in Orlando. I graduated hs in Apopka. Things-------->objects

My grandfather was one of the most wisest people I have ever known. He would rattle off advise all the time. Unfortunately, I was too young to really listen to what he was saying at the time.Anyway, he told me once, that in order to meet 5 truly good people, you have to encounter 1 really bad one. So, you can choose to remember 2 things from this equation. 1) Once you have met that really miserable person, you can move on happily knowing that they are out of the way, and you can meet some really nice people now, and 2) so long as you don't let that 1 miserable person stop you from meeting those good people, you will allways be better off. So, in the past I have actually told the miserable people that I meet "Thank you." Yep. After they have said what they have to say, I just respond with" Thank you. My grandfather allways told me that I would meet one miserable nasty person along the way of meeting some really nice people. And now that I have met you, and gotten this out of the way, I can go on and have a wonderful day knowing that I'm gonna meet some cool people later." :D Wow, that is a really great way to look at it. I'll make sure and use that line next time I encounter a :D Grandparents, ya gotta love 'em. I lived with my grandparents on my father's side for many years of my life, and am very close with them, and I must say that I have learned lots from them.

Well, one of the things that me off is: People who are speeding along in the left lane and tail gate so you can move out of their way, then after you switch lanes, they won't pass Another one is: People who fall alseep in the left turn lane and wait about seven seconds after the light turns green to proceed, by that time the light is turning yellow. I think one of the strangest incidences of road rage I've experienced was about this time last year, when I got in front of an old man in a pick up truck. FYI I didn't cut him off, he was still stopped when I got in front of him and there were about four car lengths between him and the other car. I thought he was letting me in, well that was pretty far from the truth. After traffic started to move again he floored his truck to make the tires squeal. I realized then that he was in fact NOT cutting me a break and he was angry. When traffic stopped, he got out of his car and walked up to my window. I had my windows down and sunroof open and music going, it was a beautiful late afternoon here in the Sunshine State. Well, he yelled at me "What the kind of driving was that?" I just responded with "Did I hit your car?" He looked puzzled and answered no of course, so I told him to get the out of my face and away from my car. He proceeded to inform me that I was a F***ing a****le. I didn't engage with him anymore as I realized that he was a very miserable human being and could be some kind of nut. For him being the age he was, (looked about 60's) he wasn't very smart. I could have been some lunatic with a gun and could have blown him away. I too probably wasn't so smart by being sarcastic and dismissive, but I guess I was caught off guard and was in shock that an old man was at my window yelling at me because in his mind I had cut him off. I thought he was letting me in, he thought I was cutting him off. What have I learned? Some people have lots to be happy for and thankful for, others don't have that luxury. The holidays have the tendency to bring out the best and worst in people. Maybe that guy had nothing to be happy about and the holidays just made him even more of a resentful person.