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I know 60 year old men who can't get car financing because they've never financed a car before lol

Mike, I didnt mean any disrespect in what I said! I just meant that a lot of people think that way. Wasn't at all meant as a disparaging statement... I had a feeling you probably paid cash for the car, thats why I said you've got to compare it to straight financing. blazing- MOST used cars don't lease out well, but there are exceptions and outside banks are usually better than the maker's captive lease program. The issue with leasing when you're young is that it requires a lot of creditworthiness usually, and usually requires a prior car finance. Take Mike as an example, he always pays cash for his cars, obviously he has financial resources. He probably still would need a co-signer because they're really strict about that prior car credit. A lot of times even a mortgage isn't enough! I make a good income but I still needed my father to cosign. Next time I wont have that problem, I just didnt have any prior car credit. They're also strict about the debt to income ratio...

Trust me, give it some time ;)

Good luck! Take pictures!

What vehicle is this car that is about to be debuted?

BUT those SC wheels are 16x7, that was my point ;)

You do realize none of those are true HID/Xenon lights right? HID/Xenon is very different from traditional halogen and requires a ballast and a starter.

They're 16 inch ;)

The leatherique shouldnt put oil on your clothes if you follow the directions...

For some reason the link is being funny and won't work for me, but I'm sure thats probably it, the Porter Cable Dual Action polisher. blake- The PC is very safe, it doesn't generate a lot of heat like a rotary buffer, really the only way you could harm your car with it is to beat it with the PC mercilously ;)

You'll like it. In all honesty, its not that much bigger than the GS, and it doesnt feel nearly as big as it is. Its not as big as a S500 or a 7 series. Its between a 5 series and a 7 series. And I wouldnt worry about past accidents, Carmax is careful about that.

Trust me, it'll be fine ;)

You'll be glad you did. Check out www.coastaltool.com they have a good deal.

Check out www.lexus-parts.com they'll ship you the key already cut to your VIN for like $160. As for the key, I've had one of these keys on my keychain for 6 years now, never had a problem with the key breaking or cracking or seeming cheap... It must be how you turn it, how it sits in your pocket etc. The plastic will actually bend...

I put 20k a year on my car and I lease, my dad puts closer to 30k on his 04 LS and he leased (his company leased it for him actually) BUT we both can write it off as a business expense. Actually, the resale on the Lexus is so good that you STILL save money even after adding all the aditional miles coupled with business writeoffs, buying the car for either of us would be dumb. Plus we both like new cars every 3-4 years. As for the surcharge, you can buy the mileage discounted in advance (Lexus charged $.10 a mile for instance) and then roll it into the lease (they'll refund you what you dont use) so for instance 20k a year over 3 years would be 15,000 extra miles, or $1500. Thats only $20 a month or so, hardly astronomical when you're STILL saving $300 or more a month by leasing. Some companies now in fact dont even charge lease overage fees, they just adjust the residual slightly to reflect the higher mileage. Thats a common way of thinking. Its the "I don't own it" complex. You've got to compare leasing to financing. Until you mail that last payment, its really not your car anyways. Miss some payments they'll come and take it, and with mods you may STILL have to fork money over. "Ownership" is purely an illusion unless you're going to own the car for 8,9,10 years. You can modify a leased car, as long as you either return it to stock before you trade it in, or just expect to let them keep the security deposit. Why would you want to give them all your mods anyway? As for not being able to go where you want, go anywhere you want, if you use more of the car than you agreed, you've just got to pay. Most leasing companies will waive the mileage penalty if you lease another car through them at the end anyways. If you don't like to mod (or even if you do) trade the car every 3-4 even 5 years now that financing is at least 5 years, even as high as 7 now, drive 15k a year or less (or even more as we've seen) and are interested in a car with high resale, leasing is a GREAT option. They even have cool lease to own deals now where once you pay so much the car is yours, but you can give it back at any time. Sort of like Rent-a-center. Like I said, leasing is very misunderstood and is actually a great option for most car owners. I'll probably never buy a car...

K9 do you have the portable plus or the fixed unit? If its the portable then its really easy to remove (my dad's 98 had the Portable).

I say go for it and get one. The only people I've heard disparage the K&N filter are doing so on a THEORETICAL basis. "It CAN do this" "It MAY do that" then only bad thing I've ever heard from people who have them is "It DIDN'T do anything, bad or good".

Its because we're Lexus heads, we know what wheels came on all versions and models of all Lexus ;) They're definately SC wheels, the SC has had lots of different wheel designs over the years. Here's a link to the same wheels on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2456387537 Here they are again listed as SC wheels http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2456191790 Actually the ones on ebay are cheap, from the dealer the rims will cost $5-600 a peice. You dont need to worry about it before you drive home, and you may not need to worry about it ever. I'd just drive it home like it is, have a mechanic you trust look at the suspension and say if the wheels are harming any components. We're just saying they MAY pose a problem. However, they've been on the car this long one more trip home isn't going to kill it ;)

For instance, these are off a 2000-2001 ES they will work http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2455552292 These are off my generation ES, they'll work http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...455835182\ This is the stock wheel for your car http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2455908449 One not in chrome http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2456348152 Search for "Lexus Wheels Rims" then "Lexus Rims" then "Lexus Wheels"

Search for "Lexus Wheels Rims" you'll find over 100 auctions. The wheels you're seeing are chromed right? Those wheels have that weird "L" because they're chromed by an aftermarket company and they cannot reuse the Lexus "L" because of copyright. The L is easily swapped by buying new genuine Lexus center caps.

JPI- Feel free to post the pics in the gallery, we'll host them, thats great I look forward to seeing them...

It depends on a lot of different factors, age, color, quality of the shop etc, but a good shop can match the paint well.

Check out www.leasecompare.com they have an online rate quoter ;)

Leasing is a huge bonus if you can write the car off as a business expense and/or if you would have traded the car in 3 years anyways. IMHO leasing is very misunderstood practice. Not all cars can be leased, they have to have good resale. Lexus are great to lease because you can negotiate a good deal and they hold their value... So if you would trade it anyways and or you can write it off, lease, always. EDIT: Oh and I'd definately lease a 300 vs buying a 4 year old 400, I just prefer new cars.

I dont have a cellport but I've seen them installed and they're pretty slick. I did forget about Nokia's handset, thats a great feature...