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I've been looking for a Haynes or Chilton manual for my 99 RX300. Do they even exist? If not, does anyone know of a good resource with lots of repair/maintenance info? Thanks in advance!

Wow! Thanks for all of the great replies It really helps reading some level-headed and rational thoughts here. Buyer's remorse aside, I do really like the car. On another note, I've been worrying about a sound coming from (I think) the transmission. In first gear, it makes a "whirring" or "whining" sound that gets louder and higher pitched as the rpm's rise. It does this to a much lesser extent in second gear as well. Could this be a sign of trouble, or is it normal? Any thoughts? Thanks again for everyone's insight!

Greetings, As the title states I just bought a '99 RX300 with 100k miles on it. I thought I did all the research I could possibly do beforehand but obviously I didn't do enough. All of the reviews I read were positive, and I never stumbled across anything mentioning transmission failures or engine sludge. Needless to say, after poking around in this forum for a couple days I feel sick to my stomach. I feel like I overpaid just a bit at the Lexus dealership ($15,500), but I figured "Hey, it's a Lexus. They are great cars, consisitently at the top of the charts for reliability. All of the reviews are positive, so it'll probably run until the wheels fall off for another 200k miles. Plus, if something DID go wrong, there's probably a better chance that the dealership would help me out, as opposed to an individual owner." Ha...well. That was my thought process anyway. So for now it seems to be driving fine. But I can't stop worrying. What kind of preventative maintenance should I be doing? I figured when I change the oil I'll use a high quality synthetic. Should I be changing the tranny fluid every 15k miles? What else can I do besides pray for the best? Any advice is welcome!