tuan92129

With 220,000 miles, and a bad tranny, i've decided to sell the Lexus
Its just going to cost too much to maintain over the next 8 years of college.
I've decided on a 03 Honda Accord coupe EX v6 with leather....
but i'll always miss the Lexus quality, and design you cannot find in other cars...the frameless windows, the optitron guages, the dual projector set-up...
The car seems to have its own 'classy' look to it, even though its 13 years old.

Someone offered $2500 Cash, but I'm still waiting for some more offers..

So, here are some pics i took to post on auto trader..

chrispy

iTrader: (21)

That looks like an incredibly clean ES. Sorry to see it go.

Choas

Sorry to hear that you will be missed always very sad to see an OG go.

kphu

iTrader: (8)

Sorry to see it go....GL on the sale! I'd trade wheels if I were closer as mine are some what beat from the the NE weather(salt, sand, etc.)

eyezack87

iTrader: (4)

Aww man, looks good but too bad for the sale. Hope you'll still be around to give us pointers and tips

showalter

i have the same car with 61k is yours a 94 es300.
my car does not have the sunroof.
your cars body is cleaner than mine did you have the car painted.
what has been done to your car anything.

gulffishin

We'll be looking for you with a NEW ES after you finish college.
Good luck with selling and school.

maniax

iTrader: (3)

the first pic will become my wallpaper

GL with the sale!

tuan92129

Darn........
So I compared the cost of ownership over 4 years with my parents...
ES- $1500 tranny + 1200/year x 4 years insurance + 6700 gas and hope nothing else breaks down = $13000
-> Lexus is xxx
Accord (76kmi) 2000/year x 4 years insurance + 5690 gas + 6000 depreciation =$19690
-> Lexus is xxx
Also considering i didn't get into UCLA, i won't have to drive long-distance home every month
So...if you go to UCSD next year, you'll see a white Lexus ES for the next 4 years

So...after waiting a whole year, the car is getting dropped off on monday to get the tranny rebuilt.

crawlerdan

congrats on the keep, truly a nice car

TORTOISE

Sweet now that you decided to keep it just put a lil money in it and get it up to par...car shoould still have life left in it if taken care of.

tuan92129

Things to come.....
-Tranny rebuilt $1,700
-Cabin Air Filter (I'm SICK of breathing in the smell of urine and stale water when i turn the a/c on) $30
-Drop 1.75 inch with Springtech springs off of ebay (are these even worth it? or should i juts keep it stock) They are cheap (80 shipped) but i do get i i pay for....
New Grille to replace broken one..
Full exterior and interior detail.

-Looking to replace the leather for the driver seat....maybe passenger too.

eyezack87

iTrader: (4)

Yay, I might see you next year. My girlfriend goes there so lets met up sometime since I visit a lot

Have fun with the full detail man. If its your first time removing oxidation and the like, be ready to be wow'd

BadViper22

I'm glad you're keeping such a clean ES. Hope the shop doesn't rip you off with the tranny job.

tuan92129

The car's actually going in Next Tuesday during spring break (After a family vacation to San Fran)
Today, i took apart the lower footwell molding and glove box (its really dirty behind there, so i vacuumed that up) to take a look at the air bag cover.
as it turns out, one of the clips is broken, so no way to fix that... A corner is just sticking out like a sore thumb Double sided tape>? A new airbag assembly goes for 300 on ebay

Tommorow, I'm getting rid of the cheap wood dash trim on the radio.