Hi,
There's a few RX300's (2004/05 and around 100k miles) that have caught my eye but they are all SEL spec and have air suspension. I'm doing as much searching as I can and there are a fair few horror stories of massive repair bills to fix it if/when it goes wrong - £2k for a new compressor, £600 a corner for a strut assembly, £200 a corner for a ride height sensor
This scares me quite a lot. Is it a matter of when it goes wrong or are there equally a lot of people who haven't seen these problems?
I'll be buying blind and having the car transported to Spain, so any car I do buy I will have an independent vehicle inspection done. I assume it's easy to check if the system is working as it should? Would any problems be highlighted on MOT history?
I'm amazed even second hand parts are mega money and no one has come up with any ways to repair or re-manufacture the components - or am I missing something? (Most of the threads I've seen regarding problems are from over a couple of years ago)
I've seen there are complete kits available in the US for about $600 to convert the air suspension to a normal coil spring setup (so 4 complete shock assemblies that are supposed to be easy bolt on), but not read about many people doing the conversion - anyone have any experience?
Any info gratefully received!
Or maybe it'd be better to look for an SE model with no air suspension, what toys would I be likely missing and can they be easily retrofitted - eg satnav, auto boot open, parking sensors?
Many thanks,
Elliot
