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04-23-2005, 01:55 AM
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#106
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The Lavender Tie Just
Made It Obvious
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Bonita, CA (Hop, Skip, and a Jump from Tijuana, Mexico)
Vehicle: POS 1993 Mercury Sable (Fixed :( )
Posts: 3,070
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
I got the car for $6400 w/o tax ($7200 w/tax). Found it on autotrader 
Its a great deal! The drivetrain is awesome! Do oil changes, etc, and it will keep on lasting. But my car gets like 12mpg in the city, and 14 on the highway  The v8s are actually more efficient  Check out www.clublexus.com 
Brainwashing another poor soul are we Boris??? 
Peace,
Rafster |
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04-23-2005, 02:06 AM
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#107
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Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Madison WI
Vehicle: Haro Mirra 540 Air
Posts: 14
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think it would be worth it to get a "loaded" sc300 for 7,990 w/o tax?
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04-23-2005, 02:23 AM
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#108
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Quote: Originally Posted by rafaelsherman
Brainwashing another poor soul are we Boris???
Peace,
Rafster
Yeh 
So, what did u end up getting?
Quote: Originally Posted by nobrdrntionsflg
think it would be worth it to get a "loaded" sc300 for 7,990 w/o tax?
I'd go lower.... |
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04-23-2005, 11:10 AM
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#109
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: TX
Vehicle: Mercedes CLK430
Posts: 474
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
I got the car for $6400 w/o tax ($7200 w/tax). Found it on autotrader
Its a great deal! The drivetrain is awesome! Do oil changes, etc, and it will keep on lasting. But my car gets like 12mpg in the city, and 14 on the highway The v8s are actually more efficient Check out www.clublexus.com
12 mpg!!?? Somethings got to be wrong there. My 97 SC300 gets 16.5 and thats kind of drop from what i was getting a couple months ago (18.3). Maybe my fuel filter needs changing, i havent changed that ever, i think. |
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04-23-2005, 11:41 AM
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#110
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9 Fingered Administrator
Lesbian
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ruston, LA
Vehicle: 1998 Ranger/1991 Sunbird
Posts: 9,852
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
But my car gets like 12mpg in the city, and 14 on the highway
You need to go to a mechanic.
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It will be done sometime in the next generation.
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04-23-2005, 01:43 PM
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#111
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Quote: Originally Posted by MoFo
12 mpg!!?? Somethings got to be wrong there. My 97 SC300 gets 16.5 and thats kind of drop from what i was getting a couple months ago (18.3). Maybe my fuel filter needs changing, i havent changed that ever, i think.
Well, you've got a newer ECU. Plus, what's your driving style? If you drive like an 80yr old then you're obviously gonna get better gas mileage. Basically it takes a lot of gas to get this car moving, and that's the problem with city driving: a lot of stops
Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins
You need to go to a mechanic.
I don't feel like going to the guy after he painted my bumper the wrong color  |
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04-23-2005, 03:00 PM
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#112
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9 Fingered Administrator
Lesbian
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ruston, LA
Vehicle: 1998 Ranger/1991 Sunbird
Posts: 9,852
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
I don't feel like going to the guy after he painted my bumper the wrong color
Find a new mechanic.
A dedicated one, real mechanics don't do body work as well.
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My next generation Front End is right on schedule.
It will be done sometime in the next generation.
I'm a lesbian too.
I am for hire!
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04-23-2005, 03:16 PM
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#113
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins
Find a new mechanic.
A dedicated one, real mechanics don't do body work as well.
Well, its not just one mechanic. The guy's got like 4 or 5 of them. The car took a week to restore and paint. The actual quarter panel looks dead on perfect, but the bumper is deeply off color
I remember asking him why I get such bad gas mileage. He told me to clean the throttle body (which he did), and it made the car faster and all, but didn't seem to do anything to fuel economy. He said that the car is not goin to get the specified gas mileage, ever, because it is old. |
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04-23-2005, 03:18 PM
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#114
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9 Fingered Administrator
Lesbian
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ruston, LA
Vehicle: 1998 Ranger/1991 Sunbird
Posts: 9,852
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
Well, its not just one mechanic. The guy's got like 4 or 5 of them. The car took a week to restore and paint. The actual quarter panel looks dead on perfect, but the bumper is deeply off color
I remember asking him why I get such bad gas mileage. He told me to clean the throttle body (which he did), and it made the car faster and all, but didn't seem to do anything to fuel economy. He said that the car is not goin to get the specified gas mileage, ever, because it is old.
no, probably not, but 12-14mpg for your car is way too low.
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04-23-2005, 04:45 PM
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#115
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins
no, probably not, but 12-14mpg for your car is way too low.
Not the way I drive it  I like getting fast acceleration, and the car is heavy. I do agree that 12 is way too low though
I especially loose a LOT of gas when driving up my friend's hill. I have to be flooring the car to get up there. I've also started gate shifting because of that hill, and when the car is in first and I throw it into second, it goes till 6000rpm. |
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04-23-2005, 05:23 PM
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#116
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 61
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
Not the way I drive it I like getting fast acceleration, and the car is heavy. I do agree that 12 is way too low though
I especially loose a LOT of gas when driving up my friend's hill. I have to be flooring the car to get up there. I've also started gate shifting because of that hill, and when the car is in first and I throw it into second, it goes till 6000rpm.
sounds like something is wrong imo |
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04-23-2005, 05:25 PM
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#117
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Quote: Originally Posted by PatrickB
sounds like something is wrong imo
Like what? |
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04-23-2005, 05:30 PM
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#118
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,280
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Boris any new pics?
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04-23-2005, 05:33 PM
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#119
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Vehicle: 1995 Lexus SC300 1997 Mazda Miata
Posts: 10,763
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cris
Boris any new pics?
Don't really feel like taking any pics. The car is dirty and raped.
Pics 2 days before the crash... |
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04-23-2005, 06:51 PM
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#120
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The Lavender Tie Just
Made It Obvious
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Bonita, CA (Hop, Skip, and a Jump from Tijuana, Mexico)
Vehicle: POS 1993 Mercury Sable (Fixed :( )
Posts: 3,070
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
Yeh
So, what did u end up getting?
Still getting some money together, It's between an Infinity I30 (96-99), Honda Accord (V6?) (98-2000), Lexus ES300 (94-95), and finally Acura Legend (94-95).
Decisions..... 
Peace,
Rafster |
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