Fully loaded Lexus IS 250 AWD or Fully loaded Nissan Maxima SV? Considering AWD might be useful 4 months of year in the area that I am living?

 

Lexus ISF fully loaded end of story lol

 

Sorry but ISF was not one of the options. The reason I am asking is due to AWD or 85 more hp. IMO Lexus has a nicer interior while Maxima has nicer exterior. I can't make a decision.

 

I would consider a NISSAN, parts for LEXUS are expensive as those of BMW's and Merc's.

 

Can you change your name ?

 

Sure can.
Send a PM to one of the Admin's for the Site with your new name request

 

yes

i assume you're rich? get a 20B swap in your fully loaded RX8

 

how often if ever is at actually necessary to change your springs/shocks
same question with motor mounts
just till they give out???

 

Rough estimate 50k, we just went over this in auto too basically once you start noticing bumps more and things get bouncy it's time for some new suspension. As for the mounts I'm assuming the same thing, that and when you can feel the motor shaking

 

+1
Very rough estimate .... many variables at play with suspension.

However on the motor mounts ........ ummmmm ok on the early Series I there was motor mount issues and you should be aware this.....

But I thought they fixed this especially on the Series II ...
What about other production cars, how often does the question come up with any other car you've owned "How often do you replace motor mounts?"

What I'm saying is it's insanity that we should have to do them at all on the RX8 ... it's not like we have an engine with the torque of a small black hole?
Oh and sure it's hot in the engine bay ... but other cars fight this as well, especially turbo charged vehicles.
It's f'n bullshit is what it is .... and so is the dipstick location for a vehicle that needs constant monitoring of it's oil level ......
Ahhhhh now I'm in a bad mood.

More coffee

 

hahaha true!
a VERY long funnel helps lol
thanks Figs and wcs

 

Mines bouncy and shaking all the time, it's kinda looks like this...

 

And why do you suppose the reason for that is...?

 

I can only wonder why it does that

 

Are our shift boots supposed to have a hole behind the ****. Between the radio and the boot. I test drove an 8 last night and it had a hole in it. I havent checked if mine has it yet but im wondering if thats normal.

 

not sure if I'm understanding.
But, no. There is absolutely no hole in the leather other than the neck and bottom. What did you test drive for?

 

^ A buddy of mine is interested in getting a VR and he wanted me to test drive it for him. lol.

The hole was behind the shift **** on the boot.

 

yeah, that shouldn't be there. How big was the hole?

 

About an inch lol. Its not really noticeable cause its behind the shift ****.

 

I have no hole there.

 

hmmmmmm...

 

anybody else's car beep when it starts up...only sometime...sounds like the redline beep

 

Go figure. Mazda says it's a fuel pump and it's going to fail eventually. I did the homework and it looks like it over heats and then suffers a heart attack or it's just getting old and can't pump like it used to and then suffers a heart attack. I suspect with that Mazda certified check that I am going to have to check the fuel injectors as well; unless i can get the mechanic to fess up that they need cleaning or don't. Any stop gap suggestions in the mean time? 600$ at a dealer ship is way to steep for a 100$ problem.... Stupid proprietary tools.

Seriously though, Thanks for the help all.

 

OK so I feel safe to ask this here in the flame free zone...I hope someone will answer for me. I check my oil and it only goes down a tiny bit each tank of gas. I do not want to overfill it and cause some disaster to the engine so I would LOVE to know how to tell how much oil to add and when to add it. (I tried searching-I THINK I saw something about how to read the dipstick but I can not "refind the thread" as it were.

the thread was about some tiny dots on the dipstick relating to the amount of oil (I just remembered this was in maybe my owners manual which I naturally have lost)...

Any thought on what is the safest way to keep my oil level safe for the car?

Cheers,
Yogi

 

it won't need filling on EVERY gas fill. Depends how often you drive, how hard, etc.
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