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06-11-22, 12:05 PM
#136
Lexus Test Driver
Already so many great posts, I like to add an alternate view just for contrast if I can.
Been helping out a lot in the older forums for DIY and many of the peeps choose the older cars and DIY repairs themselves to save money.
Example:
My 2004 RX330 uses a timing belt and is an everage DIY job for approx $300(water pump, tiing belt, pulleys, the works!)
However, if my car was just 3 years newer like a 2007 RX350 with timing chain It is no longer in scope of DIY and car has to be put on a lift and the engine cradle dropped to fix a timing chain/guide problem. Probably get junked when high mileage due to very high repair costs vs DIY timing belt job.
Some people from what I hear have done it on jack stands but it takes a lot longer and lots more parts have to be removed and it's a nightmare. lol
Been helping out a lot in the older forums for DIY and many of the peeps choose the older cars and DIY repairs themselves to save money.
Example:
My 2004 RX330 uses a timing belt and is an everage DIY job for approx $300(water pump, tiing belt, pulleys, the works!)
However, if my car was just 3 years newer like a 2007 RX350 with timing chain It is no longer in scope of DIY and car has to be put on a lift and the engine cradle dropped to fix a timing chain/guide problem. Probably get junked when high mileage due to very high repair costs vs DIY timing belt job.
Some people from what I hear have done it on jack stands but it takes a lot longer and lots more parts have to be removed and it's a nightmare. lol
Last edited by Margate330; 06-11-22 at 12:14 PM.
06-11-22, 12:15 PM
#137
Are you looking to get it for off-roading? I don’t think its great at just sitting in traffic etc.
I will be looking at 4 door Wrangler in one of the top trims - there are millions of options and cool colors for them plus the retain their value very well. I see a ton of the new and old ones so they must have decent reliability, obviously not like 4runner.
I will be looking at 4 door Wrangler in one of the top trims - there are millions of options and cool colors for them plus the retain their value very well. I see a ton of the new and old ones so they must have decent reliability, obviously not like 4runner.
06-11-22, 12:27 PM
#138
Lexus Fanatic
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Already so many great posts, I like to add an alternate view just for contrast if I can.
Been helping out a lot in the older forums for DIY and many of the peeps choose the older cars and DIY repairs themselves to save money.
Example:
My 2004 RX330 uses a timing belt and is an everage DIY job for approx $300(water pump, tiing belt, pulleys, the works!)
However, if my car was just 3 years newer like a 2007 RX350 with timing chain It is no longer in scope of DIY and car has to be put on a lift and the engine cradle dropped to fix a timing chain/guide problem. Probably get junked when high mileage due to very high repair costs vs DIY timing belt job.
Some people from what I hear have done it on jack stands but it takes a lot longer and lots more parts have to be removed and it's a nightmare. lol
Been helping out a lot in the older forums for DIY and many of the peeps choose the older cars and DIY repairs themselves to save money.
Example:
My 2004 RX330 uses a timing belt and is an everage DIY job for approx $300(water pump, tiing belt, pulleys, the works!)
However, if my car was just 3 years newer like a 2007 RX350 with timing chain It is no longer in scope of DIY and car has to be put on a lift and the engine cradle dropped to fix a timing chain/guide problem. Probably get junked when high mileage due to very high repair costs vs DIY timing belt job.
Some people from what I hear have done it on jack stands but it takes a lot longer and lots more parts have to be removed and it's a nightmare. lol
Find an RX350 that has had a timing chain/guide problem, but EVERY RX330 needs a timing belt every 90k miles and it’s going to cost the owner $1,000 each time because extremely few owners would consider doing any such job themselves.
06-11-22, 12:30 PM
#139
A timing belt job is not a DIY job for 99% of vehicle drivers.
Find an RX350 that has had a timing chain/guide problem, but EVERY RX330 needs a timing belt every 90k miles and it’s going to cost the owner $1,000 each time because extremely few owners would consider doing any such job themselves.
Find an RX350 that has had a timing chain/guide problem, but EVERY RX330 needs a timing belt every 90k miles and it’s going to cost the owner $1,000 each time because extremely few owners would consider doing any such job themselves.
06-11-22, 12:35 PM
#140
Lexus Test Driver
A timing belt job is not a DIY job for 99% of vehicle drivers.
Find an RX350 that has had a timing chain/guide problem, but EVERY RX330 needs a timing belt every 90k miles and it’s going to cost the owner $1,000 each time because extremely few owners would consider doing any such job themselves.
Find an RX350 that has had a timing chain/guide problem, but EVERY RX330 needs a timing belt every 90k miles and it’s going to cost the owner $1,000 each time because extremely few owners would consider doing any such job themselves.
Maybe I was a little to optimistic on average DIY ability from what ya'll are saying- looks like I missed by a mile. lol
Also, I don't get much interest in some of my "deep diving" threads into the electronic control systems on our cars and now I know why- but mostly done for documenting the info for the future in case someone needs it.
Explains a lot, TY.
PS- that's all I have on that, was just an idea.
Last edited by Margate330; 06-11-22 at 12:57 PM.
06-11-22, 12:38 PM
#141
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06-11-22, 12:52 PM
#143
Scotty Kilmer did a review of a customer's 430 not long ago (maybe last year) and he went on to say that he never once saw a belt break on an LS of any year.
The outgoing Sequoia is a superior design. But the town crier’s, they all wished for new power trains and new this and new that. So Toyota phoned it in with the rear end cargo. What Toyota should have done, is cancel the Sequoia. And import various trims of the Toyota Land Cruiser. If you’re not gonna bother making it truly for the American market, Toyota should’ve given us the import version
06-11-22, 01:02 PM
#144
06-11-22, 01:20 PM
#145
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I personally have found with my V8s that economy is virtually the same regardless if you gun it or not. I don't mean flooring it 24/7, but driving aggressively has never seemed to change the mpg in all V8s I've ever owned.
06-11-22, 01:36 PM
#146
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06-11-22, 01:59 PM
#147
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Why just the base? Did you have to special order it back in 2002?
The ones with the screens looked the best inside IMO. Does the base come with adaptive variable suspension?
06-11-22, 02:13 PM
#148
I'm sure in 2002 people would have wanted the screen but they didn't think about what it'd be like 20 years later.
I've seen some people put aftermarket screens on ones that didn't have a screen and I didn't like it either. I just prefer the OEM look where everything flows better.
06-11-22, 02:21 PM
#149
Lexus Fanatic
Lol what? I said base because it doesn't have navigation, just buttons in its place.
I'm sure in 2002 people would have wanted the screen but they didn't think about what it'd be like 20 years later.
I've seen some people put aftermarket screens on ones that didn't have a screen and I didn't like it either. I just prefer the OEM look where everything flows better.
I'm sure in 2002 people would have wanted the screen but they didn't think about what it'd be like 20 years later.
I've seen some people put aftermarket screens on ones that didn't have a screen and I didn't like it either. I just prefer the OEM look where everything flows better.
06-11-22, 02:38 PM
#150
Lexus Champion
Lol what? I said base because it doesn't have navigation, just buttons in its place.
I'm sure in 2002 people would have wanted the screen but they didn't think about what it'd be like 20 years later.
I've seen some people put aftermarket screens on ones that didn't have a screen and I didn't like it either. I just prefer the OEM look where everything flows better.
I'm sure in 2002 people would have wanted the screen but they didn't think about what it'd be like 20 years later.
I've seen some people put aftermarket screens on ones that didn't have a screen and I didn't like it either. I just prefer the OEM look where everything flows better.