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Lexus ES 300/ES 330
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I personally am not going to pay many hundreds to 15 hundred dollars to get a couple of master keys. I'll just have to continue to open the car door in order to open the trunk, and I'll have to be real careful not to lock my one and only valet key in the car, or to lose it at all
On the 2002, you cannot do that. If you need to reprogram your key, you have to take all of your keys to the dealer and get them (and the engine) programmed. "All keys" includes all of your keyless entry keys, your valet key and the credit card key. It does not cost anywhere near $1500.
Let's say you lose one of your keys on the 2002-2005 ES, and you order a new one to replace it. There is no way that the new one can be programmed with your old program. You have to reprogram them all with a new program to get all their programs to match.
$1700????? Are they out of their mind? You can get this at any Good Guys or Best Buy for a few hundred bucks.
My friend bought an Audi which came with XM "preinstalled". All he had to do was go on line and buy a subscription. When I bought this car, that's exactly what I thought I would have to do.
The vehicle is supposedly "ready" for satellite radio. When I hear the words "ready for satellite radio" I take that to mean that the audio system has everything it needs except for the antenna/receiver and wiring to the unit.
Apparently NOT. Lexus' definition of "ready for satellite radio" is that the "AM" button now says "AM-SAT". That's it.
I did speak to a man at a place that specializes in car audio systems. He told me that there is some kind of part that is only available from Lexus that integrates the audio system with the satellite receiver. I guess this is comparable to the digital cable box attached to your TV.
If anyone can shed some light on this, please chime in. Until then, no satellite radio for me.
What should I expect them to pitch me at the end? I've heard of folks mentioning the 'clear bra'.
Also, I am semi-interested in the extended warranty since I'm planning on having the car for awhile. I know the price of the warranty is also negotiable. How much should I pay? What have others paid?
I appreciate all the info I can get so I'm not going in blind.
Thanks!
All the off the shelf pioneer car stereos are rated 50watts peak mosfet per channel (4 channels), regardless of the price and I was wondering how the base stereo matches up with these off the shelf ones.
Thanks in advance.
I have a es300 with 102,000 miles. How long can I count on my transmission? Is there a place where I can look up the average time/mileage before I it typically needs replacement?
Love the car - nothing is as quiet and comfortable.
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I have talked to my local friendly Lexus dealer about it - they were no help. I get the impression that they think it is hysterically funny that I am complaining about it.
Is it just me, or does anyone else have a simliar problem???
Okay, so maybe I am a whiner.....
Along the same vein, I put lower octane gas in my car, in accordance with some suggestions on this website, and I swear I can hear engine ping on the low octane. Perhaps the reason so many posters find no problem with lower octane gas is that they no longer can hear engine "ping" because the frequency is so high!!!
So, young people (lenscap :-)), please verify that you can hear the signal just fine!
1. 2002 ES300 37320 $25,959
2. 2002 ES300 33513 $25,995
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4. # " 23668 $26,995
Could anybody give me some advice on purchasing a certified pre-owned Lexus.
I am looking at a 2004 ES 330 that is at the dealer with 16,000 miles and they are asking $29,900.
Thanks
RMS. Before '02, the advertised wattage was peak (more impressive, but much less meaningful). They switched to advertising RMS wattage with the current generation ES.
Thanks.
thanks in anticipation.
I've been reading all the ES posts. I know that some of you have had hesitation issues. However if it is any consolation, you should be glad that your transmissions will last, unlike the car that I currently drive a 98 Accord EX V6. Many of the auto trans in V6 Honda/Acura prematurely fail at around 100K miles or earlier which is why I'm avoiding Honda/Acura this next time around.
I'm looking for a more comfortable car to replace my Accord. In particular, I'm looking for a car that is quieter, smoother riding, and has an 8 way adjustable seat (both driver and front passenger.) Overall, I think the ES would be a good fit for me. Any suggestions for my next car? I am trying to stay at the ES price level or cheaper.
Also for those that would recommend the ES again, should I wait until the new 2007 ES comes out? I replace my vehicles around 9-10 years, so I will keep this next car for a while!
Thanks for your input!
Rich
The main differences are the option packages and availability of "Black Diamond Special Edition".
Or is the normal Lexus year to year "change"?
1) Is it worth it in your opinion and 2) is there a dealership out there who discounts the premium?
The dealership I purchased the car from offered me the list price but I can get that anywhere, c'mon give me a break I told him.
a web site?
Note that there is a precedent for this on the Ford Mustang board, which I selected at random to check if this issue had already been dealt with.
What's going on is that we made a somewhat recent - and smart, if late - decision on how to move discussions from the Future Vehicles board to the appropriate boards when they are released We rename the existing discussion and the future discussion in the pattern that I think you saw.
The next time the ES undergoes a major redesign, we'll do it here. It's too late now, though, to try to separate them.
If there's confusion over what MY a poster is talking about, all we need to do is ask.
Hope this helps - email me if you want to talk about it further, I don't want to derail this discussion with housekeeping details. :P