al haqq

Hi everyone! Mine is a '98 ES300 gold colored. purchased 4 yrs ago for $8000 with ~ 140,000 mi. on her (from an auction) My dad bought this car for my older sister. She promptly neglected to take care of the car, resulting in many paint chips, some rust, and several dings in the body. now, with 183,000 miles, the car passes on to me, and I have decided to fix her up for her golden years only problems that i can remember thus far is the wheel going out of alignment. despite all the miles she still runs smooth. also, and this isn't necessarily a problem, i only manage to get about 16 mi/gallon out of her. it's 90% NYC driving, but I drive very conservatively and still get poor mileage. hm. what i've done so far - 1) new rotors and pads (self installed) 2) purchased new b-pillars and lexus emblems (waiting to be delivered) 3) new spark plugs/air filter/fuel injector/wiring cables/engine oil+filter (done with local mechanic) mods so far - 20% tint all around (exluding windshield of course) - aftermarket sony bt2600 stereo unit, and single din dash kit. both purchased from ebay and still waiting to be delivered. I'm going to buy a harness from best buy and self install hopefully this weekend :D plan to change timing belt/water pump/valve cover gaskets (with same mechanic) and fix body damage (doing so with a friend, but still will cost ~ $800!!! i should ask my sister to pay for it ) I'm also shopping around for new rims (looking at sc430 rims at the moment) all this on a full time college student budget =/