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I don't know about permanant, but it's not going to be easy. Those actually don't look as bad as I've seen on other cars. I think you need a trusted detail pro who knows how to use a real buffer with more cutting action and can hit it harder. If it's gone completely thru the clear coat, then you may need to have someone reclear the paint after those are removed.

The problem is that a stock exhaust system has operating 02 sensors, a catalyst in the header, AND a catalytic converter behind the downpipe. A single highflow cat isn't gonna cut it. To pass emmissions your pretty much going to have to put the stock exhaust system back on, and replace the 02 sensors as I would imagine you have 02 sims in there now.

Welcome to the LOC.

Welcome to the LOC. I would just buy what you can afford and what makes you happy.

Welcome to the Lexus owners club. You don't have to worry. We have a very mature and friendly group of members here. Just try to search subjects before you post questions. We already have a great info data base. Most every subject has been discussed here.

Either place the BMW will serve you well. I have a neigbor that has an Infinity FX and a BMW X3. When I was looking to get an SUV, I talked to him about his and while he liked the FX, he wished he would have gotten the X5 for himself as he loves driving his wifes X3. But he didn't wanna be a "double beamer owner" LOL! He said it was like going camping with a good pair of sneakers. You know you should have boots, but tenny shoes just do everything so darn well. It was actually our talk that helped convince me to get the MB. He took a few extra steps to let me know that he's had the X3 almost a year longer than the FX, while the X3 has never been in the shop, and has only had 1 oil change so far, ( it had 19,000 miles on it and he said he has had it just over two years.) and the FX has been in the shop 3 times, and has cost him more in regular maintenance then the X3. I know there are Toyota'a and Honda's that have been known to go a lifetime without issue. But I've owned Fords and Chevy's that have acheived the same, and I know of some Beamers and MB's that have gone just as long as well. If I'm not mistaken, a European car holds the record for the most miles on the original engine and drivetrain. I'm pretty sure it's a 40 year old Volvo P1800 which last I heard just turned 2.5 million miles! And it's been privately owned the entire time! So just get what you like. *** I found an article about that Volvo..... http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/06/20/011973.html

Moved to the correct forum.

Moved to the correct forum.

Moved to the IS forum.

Moved from the wrong forum to the ES forum.

Welcome to the LOC.

Hello, and Welcome to the LOC.

Welcome to the LOC.

Welcome to the Lexus Owners CLub. The ES forums here stay pretty busy.

Hey NC, where are you moving to when you leave the breaking wind city?

Yeah, it's strange. You tend to think theres all these car companies out there to choose from, but when it's your own dollars, and you begin to focus on a specific type of vehicle that will appeal to you as well as fit all your needs and a few anticipated ones, suddenly the pool looks pretty small.

They're 19's. I put all the info in the thread. I think if you look at page 3 or 4 it's all in here.

Yeah, hookin up and putting the power on the pavement with such a short wheel base car has allways been the Mustangs archilles heel. I already know about the Civics with all motor power. Some friends of mine over at CFT took the Sony Explode Nationals a couple years ago with a red Civic and 420 all motor ponies. That car was just head shaking fast! I guess I'm just not that much of a fan of front wheel drive is all. But I still can appreciate the work.

LOL!! The speaker grill in the center of the dash is in all the IS models, regardless of whether or not there is an actual speaker under that grill. If there is a speaker under it, then it will have the ML system, and the logo on the head unit will confirm that. Also, if you feed a DVD into the slot and it doesn't play, then it's not an ML system as they also play DVD's. So to sum this up: 1) No logo 2) No speaker under the grill in the center dash 3) No DVD play back NO MARK LEVINSON system. Sorry they lied to you, misled you, intentionally or unintentionally, you don't have the ML system.

It usually turns out to be the hood latch sensor. I know your out of warrentee but your probably going to have to take it in and have them use the Toyota scan. The alarm on these cars are tied into the ECU. They can scan and diagnose which sensor is out in about 10 minutes.

To bad about the Subaru, that was my surprise runner up. But I have to tell you that I love my MB ML 350. AWD, and a spunky V6 made our trip to the cabin in North Carolina a smooth breeze. So the list would be like: ( I would like to state for the record that these are not my reccomendations , nor do I endorse any of the following, I am just assembling a list in which to gather the available selections.) Mazda CX Mitsubishi ???? Nissan/ Infinity ?????? Pathfinder, Honda/ Acura ?????? Pilot Toyota/ Lexus ?????? Highlander/4Runner Ford Flex? Freestyle? Chrysler Pacifica? Chevy ???? Land Rover ????? Dodge ????? Jeep ?????? Mercedes Benz ???? Subaru ?????? Porsche ???? What else is there?

The sig was a gift from the members here. Alot of good people post here. I'm lucky. And yeah, those of us that have been thru it all say "Amen" when we read that. LOL!! You've got a very interesting mix of toys. The Mustangs are very nice. What stroker kit did you use? All motor HP is allways king! I see you kept the ac too! LOL!! And dropping some high 11's with it. Very nice. Can I ask what your 60' and 1000' times were if you remember or have a time slip handy? Not too much faster than that and your gonna start getting tech flagged! (I couldn't tell if you had a roll cage in the car or not from the pics.) What trans and gearing are you using? Can I also ask what your using for fuel management? BTW, I'm a huge Ford Racing guy. My dad owned a custom Ford racing shop for 40 years. We have a 7 second Mustang we've been playing with for awhile now. Locally we made the qualifiers for the big show but got hammered by a Grand National that would make any motor junky cream himself! Atleast we got beat by someone deserving and in a straight up head to head. Don't mind losing so much like that, but of course we wanted the win. So are the Dodge and Cobra set ups still factory or did you do some more tweaking?

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So can you put together a list of "No" cars? So far I see: Volvo S ??? BMW 3 series Volkswagen And then put together a list of remaining potentials so we can see what else is still out there?