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Happy Birthday! Sorry I missed it

Happy Birthday!

Hasn't been the case yet...mortgage money seems available at least for now...

The issue is that now we're seeing the reprocussions of steps that Bush and the republicans have taken over those past 6 years. I don't have the energy to lay it all out...but these issues are due, in a large part, to actions he specifically took as President. Its discussed elsewhere on the site...

I would NEVER let the dealer wash the car. I've had them slip up and wash it when Ive asked them not to twice, and it came back scratched each time.

ALWAYS have your alignment done when you buy new tires...

IS400, your tone is unneccisary. Mike has shown you plenty of respect and has shown a willingness to discuss your viewpoint vs his, show him the same courtesy.

Don't use a brush ;) Sheepskin or microfiber mitts are the way to go.

Both of the parties have made it a LOT harder for an independent candidate to capture any part of the vote whatsoever. Its almost impossible to get on the ballot...and forget about debates. Plus with Obama's unbelievable ability to raise money you'd have to have someone extremely rich...and willing to squander that wealth only to loose. I wouldn't do it. Why not? And specifically what about Obama? To compare him to Fidel Castro...thats a pretty big statement I would hope you have some logic behind that.

Yeah its not going anywhere until the market gets a whole lot better lol. I actually have a colleague who just bought a 2003 LS430 with 66,000 miles and I've ridden in it a few times and driven it, thats what turned me around. After a detail it looks so great, and rides and drives so great that it really doesn't feel like a used car...

The experience issue is a very valid concern. My take on it however is what is the value in having someone youthful and excited about the job, and having someone who gets people here and abroad excited about America again, especially today, and how is that value coupled with the value of having someone who has a lot of executive experience? The president's role is two fold, one as a figurehead and one as an administrator and I'm thinking right now, in this world, the figurehead is more important. He's shown by picking Biden that he's going to surround himself with people who are experienced and know what they are doing and won't be afraid to advise him based on what their experience is telling them which helps me a lot with the experience issue.

Its going to be interesting to see how all of this plays out... I agree with you both that it seems to be the best solution given the situation at hand.

I can't wait to get you two's opinions on this whole government buy's the bad debt idea lol...

I'm really not on the left at all, but I am really fed up with the current state of the republican party which is why I left the party in 2004. These people aren't republicans...I'm not sure what they are... When "conservative" began to mean "legislate from the bible" they lost me. I'm actually pretty conservative... BUT, if we're going to elect people that are going to be fiscally liberal, we may as well get charismatic, inspirational leaders that speak to my generation for a change as compared to curmudgoney crusty old guys we've seen 1000 times before. Not at all, as long as we can do it without caling each other a bunch of dirty names (you poo poo head! lol) lets have at it. I changed "Bo" to "Obama" in the subject, it did take me a sec to figure out what you were talking about ;)

LOL! I'm going to assume you meant "BO", as in Barack Obama? Let me know and I'll edit the topic line to make it more easily understood. If you did then yes, I'm voting for him. Why? Because McCain's a sellout and its time to let someone else with fresh ideas steer the ship for a while. Its my honest opinion that we'll see a stronger and quicker rebound in this country, in all areas, if we have a break from the Republicans...and I'm a republican. I liked John McCain in 2000, I voted for him in the primary because he was a maverick, bucked his party by standing up to the right-wing christian nutjobs that have poisened our party. However, the John McCain of 2000 and the John McCain of 2008 are completely different people. Here are my issues with McCain: 1. He all but completely abandoned his maverick stance to win the primary. 2. He picked a completely unqualified person for his VP to purely help him politically, which is particularly irresponsible because of his age and history with cancer. 3. His campaign tactics have been abysmal. He should be ashamed. Nothing but attacks, republican smear machine to the point where Karl Rove said enough is enough. 4. I don't think he has any idea how to relate to the issues normal Americans are dealing with right now. 5. We just need a break. All you had to do was watch that a-hole Bush give that 2 minute speech with no emotion or feeling at all this morning in the midst of this crisis to see this guy doesn't get it or just doesn't care. Sorry for McCain...but he's an extension of that. 6. He's old as hell. Its time the younger generation in this country gets a whack. I'm not saying Obama is perfect. I do like him a lot, and here's why: 1. He's inspirational. He gets young people excited about politics and our country, and that is something we desperately need especially now. 2. He's someone who understands what its like to come out of college with loads of student loan debt and how to deal with that. 3. He picked someone for his VP who was the right choice to govern the country in the event of his death, and not someone who would have helped him politically (Hillary Clinton). 4. He's a charismatic guy who'se not afraid to be a little humble to the world after the way we've acted for the last 8 years, and we need that. 5. He's different. Thats my take on it, and I do think Obama will win this election.

Bo?

LOL, did you carve "business development" in the side?

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Yep, I stand corrected! Spent time on the highway today up to 80MPH, seem plenty stable on offramps and the whole bit. They ride great. H it'll be! The tires ere $566 shipped and it was $87 to mount/balance them and dispose of the old ones, so $653, about what I paid for the V rated tires last time. The same tires in V rated would have been $120 more for the set. I did also do a 4 wheel alignment which was about $100. Just shy of 120,000. Still runs great and with the new shoes it rides like a brand new car. Really incredible, I've taken great care of it but these cars really do age well. I actually have very little desire to replace it really... I'll keep it until next fall at the earliest, by that time it'll have 150k miles...I'm thinking I'll replace it with a 3 year old or so LS...

I've been doing it for so long I'd like to think it doesn't distract me but I'm sure it does...

dc's so on the ball I wanna go take a baseball bat to my nav screen just so he can help me get a new one! :D

Unfortunately in my business if I'm in the car during the day...Im on the phone...

Its called factory scheduled maintenance for a reason. Personally I don't skip services on my $45,000 car, maybe thats why it still runs so well after 120k miles. You dont have to do it at the dealer ($820 is nuts for the 30k, even from a Lexus dealer), but you should have everything performed thats in the maintenance schedule that came with your car, or do it yourself and keep the reciepts. A properly executed service record will pay for itself should you ever have a warranty issue and definately at resale time. If you maintain these cars properly they will remain great cars for hundreds of thousands of miles. Why skimp?

UL denotes the Ultra Luxury option. On the LS it includes a suede headliner, power/memory/massaging rear seats, laser/radar cruise control, air suspension, leather dash trim. No UL package on the ES until the 2007 ES350, on the ES350 it includes upgraded leather, the Mark Levinson audio, a panoramic (all glass) roof. Its simply the top package. The LS and the ES are the only cars to have UL options.

Stick with factory oil change intervals as per Lexus when using synthetic oil. Can you even get a warranty on a car that old?