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Old 11-08-16, 10:56 AM
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Greetings all, I just picked up a cherry 2005 UL with 91k on the meter - couldn't be happier! I've been lurking for a few weeks; this site is a great resource.

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welcome to the forum, beautiful car and amazing background!
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I dunno, looks black to me...

I'm sure you're going to enjoy riding her. Any problems at all with the car?
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nice I like '05's and '06's.....05's are rated 290/320, but I heard it's the same as our 278/312....SAE changed the way they're measured...

is it me or is she sitting high, or is that because of the selection on the dash....
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Originally Posted by Johnhav430
nice I like '05's and '06's.....05's are rated 290/320, but I heard it's the same as our 278/312....SAE changed the way they're measured...

is it me or is she sitting high, or is that because of the selection on the dash....
It is sitting high - the road was a little "rough" so I thought I'd make sure the height adjustment was working properly.
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Originally Posted by Gronemus
I dunno, looks black to me...

I'm sure you're going to enjoy riding her. Any problems at all with the car?
Haha indeed. No problems other than the wipers hitting on the downstroke and the lights for both the height adjustment and engine mapping rocker switches needing to be replaced. I do get a little bit of vibration through the wheel at highway speeds on occasion. I plan on shuffling down to the dealer to deal with all three at my earliest convenience.

I reviewed the service history and the timing belt was replaced about 2k miles ago - all other maintenance was standard, timely, and performed at Lexus dealers. I'm pretty happy about all of that. Love this car!
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Let us know how you fix the wipers. I have the same clunk on the downstroke.
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Looks clean. Welcome to the forum!
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