I got excited about the new Sequoia. This morning I cranked up my ‘06 in 10 degree weather and realized how dumb it would be to drop $70k on a new vehicle.

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Posted by pjab

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Posted on 1/26/22 at 12:23 pm to madmaxvol

If the AHC is rusted or you have a lot of additional weight, I get replacing it. But if that’s not the case, fixing it is worthwhile and the parts are fairly easy to acquire now. Did you balance all the pressures with Techstream?

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Posted by Seppuku

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Posted on 1/26/22 at 1:24 pm to pjab

It's a RX300, 4door hatchback.....I mean after oil checkup and AutoZone diagnosis, what else? New tires on it, inspected thru 7/22.....$3500 good?

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Posted by Obtuse1

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Posted on 1/26/22 at 1:30 pm to Seppuku

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It's a RX300, 4door hatchback.....I mean after oil checkup and AutoZone diagnosis, what else? New tires on it, inspected thru 7/22.....$3500 good?

The thread has had a lot of drift but if it is mechanically sound it is a great choice for your use case. Parts also are cheap and easily available the biggest issue is labor associated with the headaches resulting from a transverse-mounted engine but that is par for the course in the majority of FWD-based vehicles these days.

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Posted by Irregardless

Member since Nov 2021

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Posted on 1/26/22 at 3:05 pm to TheSadvocate

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500k if you maintain it. Just watch the globes on the AHC and keep the timing belt done.

Yep. One of the best engines made. Sure does drink gas.

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Posted by Swagga

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Posted on 1/26/22 at 3:20 pm to Demshoes

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Got my son an 09 ES350 with 145,000 miles on it after he wrecked his 2010 ES350 with 120,000 miles. Four months and $7000 later had to put a new engine in it.

Y’all adopting?

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