Professor

The brake pads on my 2001 GS300 need to be changed. What seem to perform the best: quietest and longest? Ceramic Pads Semi-metallic pads (which I expect would be noisy!) Original Equipment Pads? What is the best wisdom out there?

I don't know, but the cost for 4 gallons was less than $55 including tax when 16 quarts of fluid from the Lexus dealer is over $150.00

I have just bought a 2001 GS300 with 45K miles, and I want to flush the tranny -- requires 16 quarts of Type T-IV fluid. My local Toyota dealer sold me a product in bulk called BG 3134 (4 gallons in a single bladder) that he says they use instead of Type T-IV. The dealer technician tells me they use it in Toyotas when they do a transmission flush. Anyone try this product, and do you know if it will harm the GS transmission?!