GadgetRick

Sure. I should qualify what I mean by, "de badge," first. I don't mean remove the Lexus logo. I just plan on taking off the ES330 and the Lexus (word) as I like the look of it without the words. Here's a pic of my Miata minus the MX-5 and Mazda on the back. Some people like it better, others don't. I just happen to prefer it minus the words. :)

Nah, not trying to turn it into a racer, I've got the Miata for that. I just want a little noise from the exhaust more than anything. To me, stock is no fun. :)

Thanks. I've got a few things to learn about this car. Just browsing the forums. :) Here's a pic, btw...

Ok, the Range Rover was coming up on lease the the gas mileage was killing us. So we downsize a bit (payment, size and gas money) and bought a 2005 ES330 yesterday. Just trying to learn as much as possible before asking lots of questions. It's the wife's car but you know how that goes. Anyway, here's a list of things I'd like to do on the car: -New exhaust--gotta get some noise out of this thing. Too quiet. :) -CAI--not sure as I've heard mixed results with various cars. Have to dig into this further. -Tuning--gotta see what the tuners can do with this thing. Always nice to coax a few extra ponies out. :) -Replace stereo--didn't get Nav. Planning on getting a head unit with Nav and Sirius (I'm a Sirius junky). Will have to research what works/looks best. -Debadging--gotta get rid of the badges on the back. Other than that I'm looking forward to driving it. Although it wasn't my first choice I have no real complaints about it. I don't expect it to be on par (handling-wise or fun-wise) as my Miata. I also don't expect it'll be much good offroad like my Discovery. :) But I figure it'll fit just nicely somewhere in between to get the wife and kids around AND keep our monthly gas bill lower! Looking forward to learning from everyone here. :)