bopc1996

SC430 still under certified warranty had over heating problem(either thermostat or water pump) 110 miles from nearest lexus dealership. I had it towed home(10 miles); My 2002 owners manual supplement(page 67) says if car disabled and nort REASONABLY close to a lexus dealer you can be reimbursed for repair costs by submitting repair receipt and defective parts to a lexus dealerership. I called lexus customer service corperate head quarters to confirm this. They said they would tow the car at their expense 110 miles for service. But this woulds require me having to either go with towtruck and stay in hotel til car fixed or go later after car repaired 110 miles to pickup the car at my own expense . Lexus head quarters said they not aware of any local emergency repair reimbursement though I gave them the reference. The dealership where I bought the car was unaware of any reimbursement policy.Has anyone else ever had this problem or can suggest a solution. Thanks, Robert in California.

Hi Folks, (This is for all the ladies who own a sc430 or wives who drive their husband's sc430)

I've written about this about a month or two ago, but never saw it posted. This is about TIRES. I've had my red sc430 for one year and had religiously kept detailed print outs on all the non run flat tires that people were purchasing to keep from using the run-flats. Now what I'm about to say made me throw the file away and forget about ditching the run-flats. Let me tell you the events that changed my mind: I am a middle aged female and was driving home one night at midnight from out of town and was about 200 miles from home. It was super foggy on the interstate & visibility was only about 1/4 of a mile. Because of that, I didn't see something in the road until I ran over it, it was too late to swerve and needless to say, it caused my run-flat to go flat. Sure I also have a spare, but.......I was so scared of stopping on the shoulder to change it, one, someone could hit me because of the fog and two, a bad person could potentially harm me. It was midnight and again, it was incredibly foggy. I made the decision to drive home on that run-flat (it was damaged beyond repair anyway) and guess what, I drove over 100 miles going 50 mph and my car never swerved or fish-tailed or made noise or nothing. I would have never known that I had a flat except for the flashing low tire light and beeping noise. I was sooooo relieved that I was going to be home with my family and be home SAFE. Sure I had to buy another run-flat tire ($450) but I feel my life was worth spending that $450. A can of fix-a-flat would not have helped. It was a huge gash and wouldn't hold air because I tried. If I had switched to the Michelin Pilots I would have been stranded on the side of the interstate out in rural country at midnight and Lord knows what could have happened, I was alone and scared. Now I know that I will never have a fear of being stranded on the side of the interstate because I'm keeping my run-flats.

Yes that is something you have to factor in the equation. But I doubt you will ever have that situation again.