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actually, our RF gave us over 40K miles on the original. it's bumpy ride, but coming from riding sports cars, i'm used to it.
now that the treads are gone, i'm trying to decide b/w dunlop sport DSST for $256 at discount tires or micheline pilot A/S for $250 from costco. some also mentioned pirelli's. i've seen continentals also being mentioned.
i don't car if it's RF or not.
also, do have to get it fixed at lexus or is costco, just as good?
thanks
Thanks god the painting wasn't damaged. Brought it to the lexus dealer and paid - nothing!
With a smile he gave me the keys back and said: Enjoy your ride - again my mechainc was unable to 'adjust' this cars antenna without damaging it. Parts and labour are a courtesy of Lexus.
If you arn't such lucky with your dealer - he explained to me what had to be done. The times I would have been able to do it are gone. WOrk inside the trunk, abouve the right rear wheel (no space!).
Any comments/suggestions?
Thanks.
I'm considering using it as my full time car.
What kind of tires would I need? How much would they cost? Would I need new rims? How well does the car drive in the snow with snow tires?
The dealer has no idea what will be on the new models.
Anyone got any inside information?
thanks,
bruce
Looks great. Invisible. Suprisingly excellent reception. Only pain is having to open the console box to change channels...
Going to get some Nokians installed when the time comes. Did that with my old BMW330i - great, great winter tires. I suspect the ride will be better and quieter on them than it is now.
Then went to drive an 02 with 35k and had my fillings jarred on small bumps. After moderate bumps the car would shutter and shake sideways for a second or so with the top down. Like something was seriously wrong and out of allignment. It picked up bumps where I thought there were no bumps. Is this normal with those tires? Then drove my Merc S500 over the same road and absolutely quiet.
Beautiful car and good price ($38.5K), but totally made me paranoid about buying it. It had Goodyear Eages on it, new 5k before from the dealer 2.5 years before (certified at that point). I think the car rode so bad, the owners only drove it 5k in 2.5 years. He said it shocked him how rough it was, but seemed like the kind that would accept it.
I know that putting new tires on it help alot (non RF tires). But I am afraid that the car has had so much trauma to its front end and other parts that it is compromised. I was shocked at the ride!! Any advise about this from those of you who waited 30+k to change tires??
If this 3-4 year old car has 35k miles on the odometer and only 5k in the last 2.5 years, something smells very fishy. Worst case scenerio, it was in a serious accident that damaged the chassis and suspension. I assume the dealer has a Car Fax report showing no accidents; but even if they do, don't trust this to show everything. There are many examples of cars that were repaired "underground" so that the damage was never reported. I almost got taken by one of those until I asked to speak to the previous owner.
Perhaps the car just sat most of the last 2.5 years - but that's not necessarily good either. Cars that sit for extended periods develop a whole other set of problems - with flat spotting of tires and freezing of suspension parts, brakes, etc. being among ones that could be contributing to the conditions you describe.
If I were you, and you were seriously considering the car, I would ask for an ownership history of the car and the approval to contact the previous owner(s) to figure out what the heck was going on with a car that was driven 30k miles in the first 1-2 years and only 5k miles in the 2.5 since.
On the other hand, if you were me, you would never refer to the SC430 as a "sports car". My 55 year old brother in law is 6'4" and, after unpleasant experiences with an SL500 and SL55, bought a 2005 911 Cabriolet. That's a "sports car", and he fits perfectly fine. He looked at the SC430 and 645i as well, but if he thought the 645i "wasn't enough ot a sports car", you can imagine what he thought of the SC430. It drives down a straight smooth highway adequately, but that's where any similarity ends.
JTMav
Thanks
JTMav
1 last thing.Should lexus have wasted money and leather on those useless rear seats? A carseat looks hard to even imagine back there
Good luck with your decision.
JTMav
Thank you.
Both were cracked toward the center of the glass. One from the bottom, the other from the top.
I have much experience with RFT's sensors and wind noise from the cellular antenae on the windshield. The other problems I have had are:
1) Trunk lift supports replaced 2004 model 2x
2) Tire wear 11k miles avg
3) Front disk brakes warp - they tried to convince me it was because of my aggressive driving and running through water puddles, pochuuuushshshshshsh
Other than those problems they have been great cars. We are on our 7th consecutive Lexus now, between my wife and me. We will be staying until we find better.
I'm new here and currently drive a 2001 Mercedes CLK 55 AMG Coupe. I am seriously considering getting a Lexus SC but probably not until the 2007 Model Year. I have a couple of questions that I'm hoping some of you might have some insight on:
Will there be any major changes to the 2007 Model?
Specifically:
1) New engine: I heard rumors of a 460 engine that might go into the Lexus line across the board
2) New Navigation (Version 5? like the one that in the current model GS, etc.)
3) Start/Stop button and Keyless access like the current GS, etc.
Also new color combinations. Personally I love thsi one that's on the Japanese lexus site:
http://lexus.jp/models/sc/
silver with red interior. hopefully they bring that one over...
Thanks in advance for any clarity on the above.
as for colours, they should be available worldwide,
Lexusi
I read a posting from several years ago that talked about center hubs over the wheels that made the car appear to have spoke wheels. Then looked at the design and realized this was possible.
Does anyone have information on how to purchase these center hubs?
Thanks
Milsey2
I live in New Jersey and it rains atleat 2 times a week a here
so thats a concern for me. Obviously I'm not going to drive this car in snow, but I most probably will have to drive it in rain on a consistent basis
Thanks - Jon
The down side of the tire replacement is that I picked up a large screw in the right rear tire almost immediately after replacing them. The sensor came on after a few days when the pressure slowly leaked down to the 4 psi differential. So, I aired it up and waited for a convenient time to take it in for a replacement at NTB. I do have my can of fix-a-flat and a small compressor in the trunk, but suspect I can go as far on these Pzero's with a nail as I could with the runflats.
I am amazed that Lexus installs the not-ready-for-prime-time runflats on the otherwise fantastic SC430.
Anyone with comments on replacing run flats with run flats would be appreciated.
Thanks - Jon
I am also interested in 03 CPO. But I was discouraged by the advertising price at $58K. Its awfully high considering that some has reported that you can get brand new one for $63K.
Can you shared with us, how much you paid for the car?
F1 run falt tires. These tires are amazing. In my opinion they ride as smoothly as a conventional tire and handle better than any other run flat in the curves. All this with 40 pounds of air in them. I strongly recommend them.
LBN