Being new to this forum, I find it interesting to see all of the bickering between BMW, Audi, Lexus, and VW. We all made are choice for personal reasons, so be satisfied and happy with the decision you made. I have a Graphite/Black fully loaded IS and made my decision over the 325i, C240, TL, and S60. I had a SAAB 9-5 previously. If you look at these cars apples to apples, the IS and S60 are truly the best buys. The BMW with same equiptment is over $37k, as is the Benz. Also, I might have negotiated the best lease in history on the Lexus: Inceptions down($1700 Total Out of Pocket), 39 mos., 12k miles per year, $413 including tax.
Okay so i just got a 2003 is300 that when i bought it the guy said he put s new head gasket on it and evrything but never finished timing it and i got it thinking that the timing is no problem so i timed it and i can spin the motor over by hand and its good but when i go to crank it to read the...
Have a p1349 vvti bank 1 code I replaced the ocv and the screen and eraser code and cel still pops up with flashing ‘trac’ light. I bought a cheap aftermarket valve wondering if that’s it so I just ordered an oem used part online should be here in a couple days. Oil change isn’t for another 2000...
when I try to engage my cruise control on the highway the "cruise" light on the dash lights up for a quick second and begins to flash/blink on and off, It wont engage at holding the speed, the light will continue to blink/flash on and off with no functionality.
I disconnected the negative...
My headlights would come on fine, but after a while the passenger side would shut off so I would turn the switch on/off and it would just come back on. I would keep doing this for a little bit, but you could see how this can get annoying. Now, when my brother own the car he replace the ballast...
My IS350 2006 developed this problem. It runs fine after it is started, goes for 5-10 miles and then the engine just stops and some smoke begins to come out of it.
What could be a problem?
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