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Dude, can the attitude. I meant the whole situation with the car seems weird...and wished you luck with it! I'm done.

Just because its red doesnt mean its the Toyota long life coolant though...

I havent gotten around to it yet, been busy at work (which is nice for a change haha).

I was thinking about you the other day, great to hear from you!

Why can't tastes be discussed? You've offered plenty of opinions, we're not welcome to offer ours? Dish it out but you can't take it?

Different tires. The tires on your Passat were probably MXV4+, the tires on your ES are MXV4 S8, the S8s seem to be shorter lived. The tires on your Passat may have been H rated too, the ones on your Lexus are V rated. Michelin has already replaced the S8s with the Primacy MXV4 tire, so soon after their launch I'm sure treadlife is a reason why. People have been complaining about tire wear on these cars forever, they ship with soft rubber quiet tires which are a bummer for tire life. Has nothing to do with the car.

He's asking how the attorney is going to get paid. Taking your case on contingiency means he intends to be paid out of whatever settlement he wins for you. This is typical in cases where there is a big monetary settlement. This whole thing seems weird...good luck with it... <_<

Good to hear it!

This isn't a standard maintenance item I've ever heard of for this vehicle...

Melodramatic much? Come on, your car broke down. You didn't almost die, "stress"? Millions upon millions of people have had their cars break down on them on the highway. The world keeps on spinning around. Yes its distressing, no it shouldn't have happened but these things happen and the dealer asserts the car has been repaired. Like texasgun asked, what was the issue? What did they repair? Did they tow the vehicle to the dealer or did it restart? You say "Should I pick it up?" Meaning you haven't picked it up yet? How do you know it doesn't feel like a new car? Cars are machines, things go wrong. Gotta get over the whinies on this one IMHO...

Did they make the red Toyota coolant in 95?

The light is just a dummy light, it comes on every 5,000 miles. The dealer will reset it when you have the oil changed. The oil needs to be changed and the tires need to be rotated to satisfy the maintenance requirements.

Yep, thats the mode where it shows your average speed...

Similar to the changes the GS had in '08. The wood wheel doesn't suit the IS' nature IMHO...

Mortimer knows his LOL

Again...I would have the independent shop do the alignment! Makes no sense why you would have them check it and not do it, 95% of the work is done for them to check the alignment once its up on the rack! I know you want them to fix it, but you're obviously not getting anywhere with them. Pay the $150, let the other shop do it right and punish the dealer by not having your car maintained there anymore. You'll save the $150 at the first oil change! If everyone is saying its screwed up you gotta let someone fix it.

Its not going to hurt the engine, but according to everything I've ever read it will gum up and damage the radiator and cooling system. Can you point us to something that says the green coolant won't gum up radiators when changed at the factory reccomended interval? The question os obviously not the color, its the composition of the coolant. If you flush the green coolant every year you're probably not going to have a problem, but the Toyota long life coolant is specifically designed for Toyota's cooling systems and for the replacement guidelines in the factory service manual. PLus its about the same cost...why take a chance?

Chill out guys. To the OP who said the LX was an outdated body design, the LX is all new this year. The reality of the situation is, if most of your trips are highway trips, you're not getting the full benefit of the hybrid system. As for the R class, its never appealed to me sharing a platform with the Chrysler Pacifica. Both vehicles are...excuse my bluntness...hideous... But if it fills your needs it fills your needs.

The guy just never submitted the allocation correctly...

It sounds to me like somebody just screwed something up. Lexus doesn't own the dealer, the dealer is independently owned so the dealer and Lexus wouldn't be conspiring against you. The dealer wants to do service and make money, they had an opportunity to do service and make money here and they wouldn't have passed up on it. The service consultants work on commission! Did the independent place do an alignment or did they just check the alignment? Why is the wheel still crooked? The crooked wheel may not mean the alignment is off. The wheel is manually striaghtened after the alignment is completed, sloppy techs just skip this step or do it quickly and don't adjust the wheel properly. What does the sticker on the door say about the reccomended PSI?

When I was a kid my Dad always had his luxury sedan that he used for work and my Mom always drove the family vehicle, a minivan or SUV. My Dad could take me and my friends places in his car, and he did, but when we went somewhere on a trip we always took the family car. Even today, I have the Lexus and Carla has the Prius with the fold-down seats and the hatch. When we need to carry something or use the hatch for something, we drive the Prius. I don't understand families that have two of the same type of vehicle.

Well, the service manuals for the car specify only Toyota red long life coolant, say specifically they cannot be mixed, and all the literature you can find says green coolant is not good for aluminum radiators which the Lexus has. I think that "Lexus diagnistic tech" is mistaken.

I cant argue with that, I'll change my name to Mortimer lol

Taxi with Queen Latifah and that guy from SNL...crappy movie. Hot women in cool cars, but that was its only redeeming element ;)

i.e. a hybrid ES... I would buy a hybrid ES in a heartbeat...