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You'd be surprised, it could cause it to look stained. If you mix woolite and water, 1:6 (1 part woolite to 6 parts water) and put it in a spray bottle it makes the best leather cleaner on earth.

Atta boy! ;) Oh sure, the car wash wont do anything to the car that you can't correct, save the rim damage if there is any. Depending on the severity of the damage, a orbital buffer with some SMR or at the worst some DACP will take them out. Find a GOOD professional detailer and have them look over the car and see what they'd charge you to go over it with a buffer and those products, usually a flat fee per hour. Or if you'd like pick up a Porter Cable orbital polisher, some pads from www.properautocare.com and some materials and do it yourself.

The Lexus dealer would either: 1: Refuse to touch it 2: Or charge you something with 4 digits.

We really have to have a talk about this Todd LOL. I replied into your other thread in the detailing forum. A CLAY BAR WILL NOT REMOVE OR FILL IN *ANY* SCRATCHES. The clay bar is for removing contaminants (dirt) from the paint. Its not abrasive, and it doesn't leave anything behind, so it wont do anything to scratches. If the scratches are shallow enough they can be buffed out with an SMR.

LOL I love the disclaimer at the bottom of the poll.

See thats another peice of focus group engineering. Most people don't like the two toned or the plastic cladding. Notice now on all Lexus models, LS, RX, ES they're all one toned by popular demand. Several members here have theirs painted all one color... I liked the two toned too, i think it looked good on the previous ESes and the LS, RX too but two toning wouldn't have worked for the new model.

ABS light maybe? Also, no need to post multiple threads, I've deleted all but this one because this is probably the best forum for your question.

I never found the SUVs appealing either until the new RX330, its a great looking vehicle with a lot of great features. Also, might come as a surprise but I don't overly care for the GS. I like the look of the car, and I seriously considered it before I got the ES, because the lease payments were similar, and I didnt find that the car gelled well with me at all. I didnt find the seats comfortable, found it not quite as quiet or smooth as the ES or the LS (although thats what makes it sportier), just not my kinda car. Beautiful, but I prefer the ES or the LS. My next car will be an LS, maybe when the 2006 redesign comes out, or 2007 to let the bugs work through.

You dont want to use it on the chrome wheels because of the possibility that they're clearcoated, it can damage the clearcoat. But it works great on real chrome and metal. Not really applicable on the car unless you're talking about a licence plate bracket or something, as nothing is real chrome its plated ABS plastic. Basically only use products to clean the wheels that say "safe for clearcoat".

You dont want to use saddle soap on the leather seats, I've heard cases of it darkening the leather, making it too oily etc. Have you tried using the woolite solution I've posted before? You can also use Dove soap, I've read that elsewhere but I've never tried it.

Car wash soap really isn't that important, Meguiars Gold Class is a good one. Pretty much all are good.

The LS holds its value well, its one of the tops in resale out there. Thats a great price on the car, if it has the nav system then it also has the Mark Levinson stereo. What kinda scratches are we talkin about?

We heard! LOL

There's a neat product out there I want to try called "Clean Air", its one spray that is used to clean and disinfect the A/C system, and another that literally scrubs the air without leaving a smell behind, for example it gets rid of the odors without covering them up.

Atta girl! ;)

Shame to discount such a great tiremaker because they're made in France Michelin makes a great, but expensive, tire. I'm going to get into a set of Continental ContiExtremeContacts. Great reviews, and cheap as hell. I have Michelin Energy MXV4s on mine now, good tires but not the best, and really expensive to replace.

We went to dinner and a movie with some friends tonight. When we came out, there was a 2001 Coach ES300 parked next to mine, black with black interior. Seeing the two cars right next to each other really opened my eyes. No offense, but the old one is really really boring next to the new one. The new one is much larger (wider, longer and taller), sleeker, has more interesting lines, a nicer interior. Seeing the two front ends really makes me appreciate the new design. The 01 could be anything, its pedestrian and ordinary. The new one however is different and unique. Heavier and more substantial looking. Again, not meant to insult anyone, we all have our opinions.

He's right, it really is an art form that requires a LOT of experience.

LOL, I can see the humor in your post, but I also know women (my fiance for one) that can take apart and rebuild an engine with nothing but their own knowledge and a set of tools. That doesn't make her a good driver. She is, but thats beside the point. I also know many men who couldn't care less about cars, have never opened their hoods, and wouldn't be caught dead at a car show. Being interested in cars, knowing how they work etc has nothing to do with driving. You can love football and have no idea whatsoever how to play. You can also be a great basketball player and hate the game so much you dont play. Just because more boys play with cars as kids doesn't mean they're better drivers LOL. Driving is a skill, just like any other. Its the ability to operate an appliance. being interested in the appliance is a totally other, non connected matter. In fact, boys play with cars because thats what they're taught they SHOULD like playing with, and they're shamed if they're not, but thats an entirely different psychological discussion ;)

Here's the actual data sheet: http://nhts.ornl.gov/2001/html_files/trends_ver6.shtml

Beats me, I don't get to pick, I get to pay LOL. The article is linked off of that home page, its the thrid or fourth link down I think, its PDF article. It does include the numbers also for professionals.

Unfortunately I'm gonna have to leave to get ready to go out to dinner, but I'm looking forward to coming back and reading your response ;) See, now who said a heated debate HAD to get personal?

It also shows that there are MORE female licensed drivers, 94,517 males, 95,804 females in 1999. (data reduced to thousands)

You've provided no real evidence that most drivers are men, read the article up on top, it states that in 1995 only 54% of driven miles were driven by men.

Okay, finally I found some real data: 1: Although there has been a dlarge disparity between men and women on the roads, that gap has closed between 1990 and 1995 to as little as a 5% difference. Also, work related commuting only accounted for 1/5th of all driving in 1995, so as you said more men commute, that doesn't matter because that portion of driving only accounts for 1/5th. The report also shows that another 1/5th of miles travelled is for shopping, would you agree women do more of that then men? I probably would. Data shows that women make 2/3s of the trips to take someone to a destination accounting for another peice of the pie. The data from this site, in 1995 Men drove a total of 1.7 trillion miles, while women drive 1.4. This was in 1995, and the gap has surely closed since then. I'm still reading the article, you can too: http://www-cta.ornl.gov/npts/1995/Doc/index.shtml