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'90 LS 400

Just hit the 65,000 mile mark! B)

yesterday was my birthday and among the gifts i had, my boyfriend proposed to me!!!!!

i'm soooooo excited!!!! :D :D :D :D

That is true - everyone needs a budget.

Going back to the money part of the conversation, in my opinion, I think not "having money" is a good thing. It can teach you how to be wise with spending money. Those that can afford lots of things don't have to worry about being in debt. They can just go out and spend what they like on a new car, new house, etc. But those that CAN'T afford everything can be better at handling a budget and using money wisely than those that CAN afford everything.

Again, it's just my opinion.

Now, I came from a pretty well off family and when I started to drive I got a new car that was pretty nice (an Explorer Limited, $35k or so). But, I disagree with LexKid.

I think that when you buy your kids expensive cars like that you actually set your kids up for difficulties later in life. There's an old addage, a luxury once tasted becomes a neccesity. When your kids drive cars like this (I mean, a $65,000 LS430 for a first car?) they become accustomed to that prestige and the lifestyle that goes along with it. What happens 6 years down the line when its time to get a new car and they're 22? What 22 year old can afford to purchase a car of the same caliber as the LS? In my opinion you're putting your kids at risk of falling into "The American trap" of living outside their means to impress people they don't know. Theres a reason Americans have such unbelievable debt loads.

Plus, when they drive something like this and live this way at such a young age, what do they have left to achieve as they grow?

I agree with that.

I'm turning 19 on Friday and I still don't have my own car. I still drive my mom's '90 LS400. I work a great, well-paying job (I'm a musician) and I would buy myself a car if I wanted to, but I put the money away so I can use it later on in life, or even save it so I am secure when I retire. At least I will be able to say that I worked for whatever I used that money for.

Hope I made sense...

Movie (the one about the big, giant worm-like alien things)...

well, i'm still learning about cars so i don't exactly trust myself doing brakes yet, but my boyfriend knows a lot about cars and is going to school for auto mech. he owns a '95 tercel and a '94 supra. the supra is stock but he modded the tercel - motor swap, transmission swap, added turbo, etc.

anyway, i'll ask him if he can do the rotors. will these rotors fit in the stock rims? are they just bolt-on?

i was reading something about ugrading the stock brake system to a larger brake system. i read that someone replaced his stock brakes with brakes from a supra twin turbo. that means bigger calipers, bigger rotors, and a for sure need for rims (haha!).

should i upgrade the brakes to a system that has more optimal performance or just replace the current rotors with stock rotors?

what would you recommend i do?

ok, so, i went on a four-hour drive today (two hours going, two hours back) and experienced the "spongy" brake pedal and that weird burning brake smell again. on the way back home, everytime i pressed the brake, it pulsated a lot; even when i was going very slow. do i need to get the brake fluid flushed out? do i need to replace the rotors?

acres

ok, i took the fuse out and, sure enough, it was blown! went to the part store and bought the fuse, replaced it, and now it works!!!

thank you for your help!!! :D

it doesn't even get hot. and how do i get to the fuses?

sorry, i'm really a novice at cars....

i just bought a connection thingy for my ipod to run through the cigarette lighter, but i discovered that neither lighter is working. how do i find out if it's broken or just disconnected?

Cats

time warp

ugly cars.

well, i gave it some long thought and decided not to paint my rims. instead, i had an idea that i would go to the junkyard and get some rims that would fit my 400. of course, i'll make sure they're not in bad condition. what do you think of this idea? good? no?

mine doesn't work either. i didn't try the switch yet, but i think i still should replace the battery because i don't even know when it was last replaced. do i need to go to the lexus dealer (toyota) to replace it?

won! :P

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jaco pastorius! woot!