Well Hello! (56k a.o.k.)
06-24-08, 08:59 PM
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Well Hello! (56k a.o.k.)
First post here - been a lurker for a couple months. I just traded in my '98 ES300 for a '99 SC300 (and when I say just, I mean like 4 hours ago :P).
First, one last pic of the ES300. I'm so sad she's gone
But out with the old, in with the new..
I'll take her out for a proper photoshoot one of these days. 74k miles, picked her up for $12k. Got $5k for my ES, so it only ran me $7k total
I was also made to feel cool today. As I was filling up my enormous tank with premium fuel, I had a guy come up and walk around my car, telling me how nice it was
. Gotta love the ego boost less than an hour after buying it!
A couple questions for you intelligent Lexus folk. Unfortunately, the car didn't come with an owner's manual. Does anyone know where I can buy one? Can I just get one from a Lexus dealership? Also, what the heck are those three buttons on my visor for???
Finally, I was offered a 36k/3year warranty from my bank for $1250 that would pretty much cover anything. The car seems to be in immaculate condition. Should I take it? Or would I just be throwing a cool grand away? My ES was rock solid - owned it for a year with 140k miles and only had to bring it in once so they could reconnect a wire under the passenger seat for the SRS for free.
First, one last pic of the ES300. I'm so sad she's gone
But out with the old, in with the new..
I'll take her out for a proper photoshoot one of these days. 74k miles, picked her up for $12k. Got $5k for my ES, so it only ran me $7k total
I was also made to feel cool today. As I was filling up my enormous tank with premium fuel, I had a guy come up and walk around my car, telling me how nice it was
. Gotta love the ego boost less than an hour after buying it!A couple questions for you intelligent Lexus folk. Unfortunately, the car didn't come with an owner's manual. Does anyone know where I can buy one? Can I just get one from a Lexus dealership? Also, what the heck are those three buttons on my visor for???
Finally, I was offered a 36k/3year warranty from my bank for $1250 that would pretty much cover anything. The car seems to be in immaculate condition. Should I take it? Or would I just be throwing a cool grand away? My ES was rock solid - owned it for a year with 140k miles and only had to bring it in once so they could reconnect a wire under the passenger seat for the SRS for free.
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Congrats..!! Hella nice SC. Not a bad price either. You can pick up a owners manual at the Lexus dealership for about $40. The Three buttons on your driver side sun visor is to program for your garage door opener. Just do a search on how to program it. Its very easy, takes 2 minutes. Need more pics...!!
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Congrats..!! Hella nice SC. Not a bad price either. You can pick up a owners manual at the Lexus dealership for about $40. The Three buttons on your driver side sun visor is to program for your garage door opener. Just do a search on how to program it. Its very easy, takes 2 minutes. Need more pics...!!
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Not really. The only real thing the SC300 shares with the Supra is its engine and tranny, which a lot of other cars do (IS300, GS300, Toyota Crown, Corona, and the Progres). Now the ES clearly started out as a rebadged, upscale Camry. If you've seen the ES250, you know what I mean. Now that Lexus is starting to move towards AWD, we might finally see the ES break away from its little brother.
