hillbilly Jon

Yes, count me in for one as well. What does Vince use? I believe he's on here and knows all about them (and the soldering required!).

But surely, deep fried alternator is the next most common fault on early cars after the ubiquitous blackened out clock? It's been mentioned many times in the past and has certainly happened to me courtesy of a leaking PAS pump.

Rooinek I should probably add that the faults listed in this thread are pretty much exhaustive BUT, unlike normal cars where it's a list of things to look out for, this was a list of things that WILL HAPPEN and that you will have to deal with. In other words nothing terrible and nothing expensive - unless you really have a need to buy parts from Lexus. Parts are much cheaper in the States and people like Rockautos will FedEx them over. Btw, has anybody mentioned plugs (only use OEM), wires and distributor caps. Again, all from the U.S. Cheers Jon

Hi I found some more info to add to the PM I sent Sir John. This was the link I used to source these bushes a couple of years back. It's a good product. However, once more they only list for UCF 10 and 11. Go to http://www.superpro.eu.com/ for the link to the interactive catalogue. Jon

But we're STILL laughing at the Scorpio! Er, except that I put Scorpio seats in my LS 400 cos they're so much more comfortable. So, agree with all the above - spot on. One to add is the lower rear wishbones - cost a fortune from Lexus but you can just buy the (Australian made) bushes and fit easily yourself. Cheers Jon