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  1. Well, I'll expand a bit. The Turanza ER33's 30,000 mile lifetime is more than generous when you consider its silent, impeccable ride combined with amazing grip for a touring tyre. 30,000 miles from the rock hard BFGoodrich Comp T/A (my dad let the tyre shop talk him into these godawful things) is absolutely ridiculous. They spun at anything more than a one-third throttle start, they squealed, howled, and then let go without warning round curves, clomped loudly over the slightest imperfection and sent vibrations through the steering wheel at each one, and honed in on rain grooves and jerked the car all over the place as it found them and latched on (the Turanza LS-H is more guilty of this than the Dunlop or ER33, but to nowhere near the degree the BFG's were). Wet traction was attrocious from the beginning, with the ABS kicking in under routine stops to keep things under control. The moral of the story: they no longer make the Comp T/A in 225/60R16... Funny thing is, I've driven other cars with these tyres and they weren't bad. It's easy to see how well matched the Turanzas are to the LS400.
  2. Quite interesting that you should note those tyres.... I live in the US, and my '96 LS400 came with V-rated Bridgestone Turanza ER33s in 225/60R16 from the factory. These tyres are absolutely WONDERFUL tyres in terms of being silent without sacrificing grip, but they just don't last. I'm told that other tyres were used on cars shipped to colder climates, such as Dunlop SP Sport 4000s. The LS is at 98,000 miles and on its fourth set of tyres, including the original Bridgestones. The originals were the quietest, and came in second in grip to the Dunlops that I had on it. Here are the tyres that have been on the car, and the miles they lasted: Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (V-rated): 30,000 miles and two were bald BFGoodrich Comp T/A VR4 (V-rated) 30,000 miles and all 4 were beyond bald Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Symmetrical (W-rated): 35,000 miles Bridgestone Turanza LS-H (H-rated): just got them, but they come with a 50,000 mile prorated treadwear warranty The ER33s were the quietest, with the LS-Hs not far behind, followed by the SP Sports (got quite noisy as the wore down), and the BFG's brought up the rear. The Dunlops had far and away the most grip of them, with both Turanzas tieing for second, and the BFG's just had no grip to speak of, wet or dry (my mother complained of them breaking loose when pulling away from a stop on dry pavement). Sorry, I've started rambling again.... :mat: Oh, by the way.... if you want V-rated tyres, you can upgrade to a 225/60R15 and it's almost exactly the same height as a 205/65R15... my aunt just did this on her '02 Camry and is very pleased with the results.
  3. Sounds like you have found the problem. The frustrating part is that they still hadn't remedied this in the Mk. III, because my '96 did it too at about 65,000 miles. It sounded like an exhaust leak, and it was my mum that first heard it (she drives it most of the time).... it got better as the engine and exhaust warmed, but I hear that is not the case with most of the Mk. I cars with this problem.
  4. I always use the auto setting, but I find myself turning the lights on, as you guys say, in early morning and evening hours. The system seems to take forever to respond, and does not seem sensitive enough to me... On top of that, California law requires you to have headlights on an hour before dusk to an hour after dawn, in addition to anytime fog or precipitation is present.
  5. The radio display is not something easily replaced. I'm in the US, and our Mk. III '96 LS400 had the same problem. The dealer replaced the entire radio under warranty... a pricey item otherwise....
  6. I paid $155 (approx. £85) including tax from Longo Lexus for a set of four shocks (struts?) for my '96 LS400. Restored the like-new ride of the car after 95,000 miles. Excellent price, but it makes the $440 (approx £240) that Toyota wants for replacements for my Corolla look absolutely ridiculous.
  7. My mum drives our 1996 LS400 to and from work. It's only 6 miles and she drives with a very light foot, but she only seems to manage 17-19 mpg (UK mpg, 14-16 US mpg). However, get the car on a long trip like the one I took this weekend, and it'll happily get 30 mpg (25 US mpg) with 4 people in the car and the cruise control set at 80 mph. By the way, the conversion factor for converting imperial gallons to U.S. gallons is 1.201.
  8. Mine were fit for the rubbish heap in 3 years (40,000 miles). The car will be 8 years old in April and currently has 92,000 miles, and I still haven't replaced them. Not an important problem, at least, nothing an old broom handle can't fix! :winky: However, that link is something worth looking into. I never explored it much because it didn't matter to me. Now, I need to go find the springs that held my '77 Corona's bonnet up... it was a much better idea, and still held the hood up after 25 years.
  9. New member from the States... -Brandon Wade -Single -18 years old -Barista (fancy name for coffee maker) at the local Starbucks coffee house-- soon starting at a local auto parts store... -I don't own the family LS400, so mods are kept to a minimum... I'm just in charge of maintaining the porker... Anyway, my parents purchased the car new in April 1996, and have owned it ever since -I own (and drive, of course) a 1993 Corolla 1.8 saloon (in the family since new, I bought it in April 2002) with 135,000 miles and counting. I've spent the equivalent of around £700 in mods for it thus far, but I keep a healthy savings going for whatever the future holds. My favourite mods include rear disk brakes and my British number plates... :D
  10. The indicator light you speak of is the brake pad wear limit warning light. It means that one or more of your brake pads is worn past the allowable limit and needs to be replaced. The owner's manual is pure rubbish when it comes to finding out anything beyond adjusting the seats or tuning the audio system. I understand the car's intentions as being owned by people who will not even bother to look at the owner's manual and instead take it directly to their Lexus dealer, but it doesn't mean they cannot tell us what a warning light means! I'll go sit down now...
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