Originally Posted by sktn77a

Blueridge: Where in NC are you located? I may try taking my car to the Toyota dealer in future. The lexus dealer charged $115 for each tensioner pulley, 400 for labor, and $300 for the cam seal replacement (said it would have been $800 if they were'nt already in there). Not sure how they came up with $460 to change the water pump while the car was torn apart.

I'm getting a little tired of being ripped off. I've paid between $1000 - $2000 every year for the last 5 years in repairs since the car went out of warranty. I mentioned the transmission problems to them and they said "there are no problems with the RX300 transmission and the dealership and Lexus wouldn't consider any "goodwill" because the car is so far out of warranty"!

My 2001 BMW 530i has only needed the water pump replace since it went out of warranty at 50,000 miles (it now has 100,000 miles on the clock). Wasn't cheap to repair ($600) but that's been it in the last 5 years. Interstingly, I had exactly the same experience with my 1992 525i (water pump and radiator were all that went out between 50,000 and 120,000). Pity they're making such butt-ugly cars today!