Recent content by RattleAndRoll

I think it comes down to the lot and the private party. Much can be said for listening to your gut. I've bought most of my vehicles through private parties over the years but we bought our GX from a small used dealer and had a great experience. I would go back to that lot again with confidence...

We have a 2003 GX470 that we picked up nine years ago and has been my wife's daily driver ever since. We love it! We've put 130,000+ miles on it with minimal repairs. We replaced the timing belt as scheduled, had to replace the serpentine belt tensioner (only time it left us stranded). Have had...

Such a great fix. I completed it in the hardware store parking lot during my lunch break in my dress shirt. I ended up using three 1 1/4 washers with a 5/8 opening between the spring and top washer to compress the spring down to where it would have been with the factory clip. I also used a lock...