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If you guage looks like blake, you're fine. Also FYI, T-stats can fail open or closed, but they are all engineered to fail open now...part of the reason why cars don't overheat as much as they used to.

They work great, you just have to be careful. You have to know when the car is too dirty to use the duster because they WILL scratch the paint. After a day of driving or for dust just from sitting around they're great.

Again....Lenore....thats not true! The original bill from Bush had no controls, the bill the house voted down had all the controls and oversight the bill that passed Friday has. The senate and house leadership added that oversight in their meetings last weekend. The only difference between this bill that passed and the one that did not pass on Monday was the pork! You've got to read up on this a little more. As for what Americans wanted...this is a situation where Americans don't understand enough to know what needs to be done, like you they have bad information and choose to act on that information.

I have detailed dozens of Black Lexus vehicles. Lexus black does not have a clearcoat, its obvious when machine polishing these vehicles because the black paint transfers to the pad on your polisher. Toyota white is also not clearcoated but Lexus white is. What did you use to try and get the paint to transfer? You need something abrasive enough. If I machine polished your black IS...the paint would transfer. Go to www.autopia.org and search for "black Lexus" and read the posts, thousands of professional detailers there and plenty of discussions about the single stage Lexus black.

They give you the same TYPE of car, at least mine does. IS or ES for sedans, RX for SUVs, and mine has a few RX400hs for hybrid owners. BUT, the dealer isn't going to use $70,000 LS460s as loaners for instance...

When using a paste wax, apply the wax on the hood from front to back, it'll keep it from building up under the edge.

It could be from the driveshaft... Could also be a failing motor mount...

Congratulations! The daughter....18....cheerleader....size 3.....where are the pictures of her? :D hahaha...sorry couldn't resist.

The dealership is an independent business, how can it not be their call about loaners? Lexus doesn't own the dealerships, they are all independent. You can always rent a car if its that much of an issue. Or why not try finding an independent mechanic and only use the dealer for warranty work? I would never pay dealer prices if I wasn't getting a loaner. Businesses can operate however they want, they don't OWE you a certain type of service. If you're unhappy with the service, let your wallet speak for you and take your business elsewhere. I don't know if its still this way, but it used to be a lot of BMW dealers would only give loaners to 7 series owners.

The pork is a very unfortunate thing, but its worth it to get the bailout bill passed which is neccisary for Americans to continue doing business. What I find abhorrent, and its why I left the Republican party, is the republicans in the house voted AGAINST the clean bailout bill Monday. Then the Senate loaded it up with crap...THEN they voted FOR it. Makes no sense. We'd all have been better off if they had just passed the original bill.

Looks great!

A very good synopsis of the situation...

What Wall Street CEOs and fat cats is this bill going to help out? Have you read the bill? I know you have not because the bill specifically addresses what is to become of CEOs and corporate board members when a company participates in the TARP. Do you know that TARP stands for? This is a bailout ORDINARY Americans that depend on these companies for their businesses to make payroll, americans who'se retirement is almost gone. The guy with the yacht made 50 million last year. He'll be fine whether the bailout passes or not. Ignorance is a dangerous thing. The market will turn around, but without something being done to free up the credit market this economy is going to see a very long and deep recession in which very little credit is available to individuals and businesses. We'll see many small businesses close, a lot of layoffs. Double digit unemployment rates. It would be ugly.

Lexus does have double skinned wheel wells, thats where that unrepairable ding I mentioned is.

It depends on the dealer. As per Lexus they have to provide a loaner for warranty work of 8 hours or more. Most dealers do provide loaners for everything, some offer small fee loaners. They don't have to though. If you have an issue with it take your business elsewhere, but they don't HAVE to give you a loaner.

Not meant to be terse towards you, but the issue with your hood was due to poorly done bodywork. Had the hood been repainted properly you'd have never noticed. They do put the car in an airtight paint booth with air filtration yes. The paint is applied by hand, but it is wetsanded and finished down to match the peel and feel of the original paint. The original paint is wetsanded after its applied too. Ever seen a really good painter paint a car? Its not unlike watching a robot do it...honestly. Nor would I... Thanks, honestly. I think the source of Randy's bemusement was the "less emotional stance" lol. I will admit, I can get worked up. But I would like to think I'm logical.

Thats a bummer. Yeah I agree with you, would be simple to do.

Article: http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-finan...ncial.Meltdown/ Well...help is on the way. The senate sweetened the bailout bill to include extensions of tax breaks for small businesses, a restructuring of the AMT (I like that...), increasing the FDIC limit from $100,000 to $250,000 and extending aid to the gulf areas pounded by hurricanes. This new bill is going to cost the taxpayers a lot more, the tax breaks will grow the defecit, but its better than nothing...

I think the Exaltos would be a great choice. Costco will only sell you V rated Exaltos though, I'd order them from TireRack and get H's.

OMG...thats unbelievable that they didn't say anything to you... My cousin had surgery to remove one of his kidneys with a tumor on it some years ago. A biopsy showed it was cancer...but when they removed it, it wasn't. Apparently thats fairly common with kidney tumors. We'll all be thinking about you Josh, keep us posted.

I'd like to see it unedited...

Its just something that happens to older cars. You're reading about it here, look around elsewhere. I'm SURE there is a good independent Lexus mechanic in Miami...

You'd think...but very few things the congress does make logical sense.

They have no choice but to adjorn. When congress is in session the federal government is in session, and all those federal workers have to be at work and not observing the Jewish holiday. The leaders are still meeting on their own, they just can't schedule a vote.

Nope, its just that simple