Thanks for weighing in on the rust. Sounds like you've had more than your share for what is heralded as a very durable truck. Several of the things you've mentioned have been addressed by the previous owner but I'm definitely keeping a repair budget as I know there will always be something...
All fair points. I think I will at least travel with the T's. Since, I am flying down I would probably need to ask a shop to do it for me, instead of me trying to do it in a grocery store parking lot or something.
The paranoia may be having an effect on me! The mechanic who looked over the car was reluctant to lay hands on them lest he knock something loose on a car neither of us owned yet, but he said when parts like that go they tend to discolor and these looked ok. But I hadn't seen anyone on these...
I just wanted to say thanks for everyone who weighed in on the decision. I'm moving forward with purchasing the truck and am mostly excited and a hair nervous.
One last question, I don't know if the heater T's have been replaced, if they haven't, is that important enough that I should try to...
Thanks. I'm not worried about it too much at the moment. It isn't an active check engine light or anything like that, just a code the mechanic pulled when he plugged into the truck. That and the rain-sensing wipers have a fault. I think I can live with that!
A little bit of a hail mary here. The truck looks good according to the mechanic but is throwing an open circuit in center lock dif code (C1340) not sure if this should terrify me, or no sweat since I'm not planning to go offroad anytime soon? If it weren't for that I'd be full speed ahead...
The results were pretty detailed. New radiator and hoses in the last 10k miles, timing belt and water pump done in the last 20k miles, rebooted cv axles 20k ago, new valve cover gasket seals in the past 25k miles, spark plugs at 120k, those were the main things, other than that normal brakes and...
This car was regularly and exclusively serviced at the Lexus dealership. Oil changes and everything. I don't see a lot of repairs of having done any suspension components or anything like that but brakes, fluid flushes and the like are all in there. What I can't see is whether or not they did...
Thanks for weighing in, that is super helpful. I tried to find something like that before I posted but didn't stumble across one. Looks like I'll try to get it to the mechanic!
Hey everyone! After having our third kid I need something a little bigger than my six-speed hatchback. I stumbled across the 100 series and liked the idea of a big SUV that could last upwards of 300k miles. Plus the wealth of resources on a place like this is a huge incentive.
I found an 05 LX...