I know that a main concern regarding the IS's trunk is the hinge design...so I was wondering what some of the owners think after living with it for a few weeks/months.
My mother's ES has the same design, but compared to the IS, the ES's trunk is cavernous, so the hinges impinging on cargo space is not really an issue.
Also, look at it this way, struts can fail in some way or another and subsequently won't be able to hold the trunk lid open.
I don't see that happening with the IS's hinges...
Hello everyone. Last weekend I purchased a parts car 2001 is300 with LSD auto. Basic background of the car is that it sat for 3 years due to something the PO did. car has 98,018 miles on it. The engine cranks strong but doesn’t start. Security light turns off once key is in and in the on...
This is the weirdest issue, I can’t seem to get my car started after finishing my front suspension. I think it has to do with the igniter and other box that both sat on top of the strut mounts when I was installing. There’s a new battery in the car, yet I don’t even see a light when I open the...
So the other day I just picked up my 01 is300 with 145k miles and I just noticed that the back bumper has a gap where it attaches it’s not loose or anything but there’s a gap where it needs to be fully latched. I got it from the Toyota dealership and I’m guessing when they did their inspection...
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