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In all fairness though, second to the Explorer the Grand Cherokee is already the best selling SUV in America. It sells FAR more units than the next most popular asian SUV, the Toyota 4 Runner. In fact some say the Grand Cherokee (which sells just over 300,000 units a year) is in fact THE best selling SUV to consumers because of the relatively high fleet sales percentage of the Explorer (which sells just over 400,000 units a year. The Asian utes are catching up, but the US still has the market cornered on SUVs and trucks no question, reliable or not.

Oh yes. NEVER insert anything other than genuine CDs. In fact you may have issues with the player refusing to eject them. That in dash stacker is VERY picky.

I don't think any Mercedes vehicles have electronic throttles because of the drivability issues some owners have. Not sure about that though.

Lexus equipps their cars with poor tires all the way around...

After my experience with the stock Potenza RE92s on my car I will never buy another Bridgestone tire.

Cool! Man, what kinda fitment issues?

Its probably just a more advanced condition.

I'll move this post into the RX forum. With the detailing redirect links this was an easy mistake to make. Welcome to the club!

I'm not saying this isn't the case, but what you've seen here from this Jeep forum is that MULTIPLE owners are having the exact same problem getting support for their Jeeps. You were lucky with your Jeeps, unlucky with your Lexus. If you're going to say the Lexus is a poor vehicle accross the board then you have to turn right around and agree that the Jeep is too, these people have had all of these issues and can't get any relief from Chrysler. My one and only point is you can find people that have serious problems with every vehicle, does it mean ALL the vehicles across the board are bad, or that telling people to purchase a said vehicle is "dangerous" advice as you've accused me of giving? No, as your experience with your Jeeps proves.

Lexus corporate should mail it to you, my dad got it a couple months after he got his done.

$610 is nothin. Try replacing the tires on an SC430 or an LS430 with 18s, looking at a grand and they only last 20k miles. My tires were $650 and I GLADLY paid it! They had a whole bunch of different tires as OEM. Originally they were Goodyear Eagle's then Dunlop was added, some are Bridgestones, Toyos and Michelin.

Yep, this was new in 04. My 03 doesn't have a main. reqd light.

Mine doesn't do this at all...

$750 for the tails? OOk, eeek, yowwk... Thats more then the GS tails!

I just emailed lexus-parts.com about that part, luckily the 05 still comes in Black Garnet. Did you ever get a price on that part Steve?

Yeah it would say "Nakamichi" on the stereo.

There you go! ;)

Cadillac knocks 10k off too LOL, especially if you've had a Cadillac before.

No I'd agree with that, in 95 they made a lot of changes to the LS, it looks and feels a lot bigger for instance, it drives heavier. Similar changes made between 00 and 01.

Well go home! Sheesh!

Thats why they're a little bit loud, long wearing =harder rubber=louder tire. Its a tradeoff. Probably the quietest tires in this class are the Dunlop Sp Sport 4000s and 5000s, but they only last 20k at most. Thats one thing I will give Michelin, they're the best at doing the long life=as quiet as it can possibly be. A lot of companies (like Continental for instance) have high mile tires that are really loud. My Toyos are nice and quiet and have a 60k warranty but from what I've heard from people they don't last that long...

Some people are just Cadillac people. I personally don't think Cadillacs ride that well anymore. When I'm out of town or something I usually rent a Deville and I think my Lexus rides better, smooth but not boaty like the Cadillac. Some people like that boaty ride though. To me it doesn't feel smooth. I don't believe that Cadillac does air suspension anymore, I think its normal struts with magnetic load levelling. They haven't for a while, my dad had a 95 STS and it had road sensing suspension but it wasn't air sprung like a Lincoln for instance.

That makes sense! No reason to worry about that, most of the info's already there and you don't have to spend the $300 bucks!

Thats the common belief, but if you ask precision driving instructors or people who REALLY know how to drive in the snow they'll tell you thats not actually true. The reason people think FWD is better is because its easier to start from a stop for just that reason, the weight bearing down on the front wheels and the extra stability of pulling not pushing the vehicle. BUT thats where any edge FWD has over RWD ends. When the car is moving and you aren't applying gas, all vehicles are the same in the snow whether they're RWD, AWD, or FWD it doesn't matter. They've still got to turn and they've still got to stop. The drive wheels don't help them do that. The problem with FWD in the snow is that the drive wheels are also the steering wheels. If the drive wheels on a RWD car loose traction you can still steer right? Meaning you can steer out of a skid if one happens. In a FWD car, if the drive wheels have lost traction or are sliding, you CAN'T steer! All that extra weight to the front (FWD vehicles have way front heavy weight distribution) makes it more likely to break into understeer when cornering than a RWD car, and once that happens in the snow, all control of the car is lost. Its just a sled going wherever momentum takes it. Another problem with FWD is that you can't use the throttle to help steer the car. In a RWD car you can use the throttle to help steer the car around corners, because when the drive wheels are spinning you can still steer. Can't do that in a FWD because you'd loose the ability to steer. The differences are subtle, but the RWD definately has more control in slippery conditions. I've driven both RWD and FWD skid cars and RWD cars are easier to bring out of a skid once one happens. So THAT is why snow tires on a RWD are preferable. You get the going power of the snow tires and the control of the RWD.

Is that your name 1990, Jim? Thats good now I won't have to call you "1990" anymore lol.