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#51 of 5432 Miles per Gal. by rob175 Oct 17, 2000 (1:34 pm)
I hate to be too sarcastic but for those who can't compute the fuel mileage (by the way my new ES300 gets an average of 24 city/hwy miles per gal)I would suggest that you find a 12 year old to figure it out like grammer school math assignment. Come on folks! Fill the tank up.....all the way up, really "top it off". Set the trip odo to "0". Next drive and use up some of that gas, it doesn't matter how much you use up just drive! When you next stop for gas fill it up again ALL THE WAY up, just like you did before. Now divide the miles driven by the amount of gallons you just topped off your tank with. Thats it!....Now was that so difficult!
#52 of 5432 Gas Mileage by turbotc Oct 17, 2000 (3:10 pm)
I don't really care about gas mileage. All I know is that when I first drove her home, I am able to drive a whole week (to and back from work and shopping etc) and when the warning light come on, I fill her up and reset my tripometer. Every week, everytime I fuel her up the tripometer would read like 340 to 360 miles. Now even when the car has 20k miles, it's still the same. No more no less. When it starts to say 240 miles and I need to fill up, then it will be a concern, but for now. I could care less what the mpg is.
#53 of 5432 . by aiman Oct 17, 2000 (7:57 pm)
robert_s_22, here in Houston 97 ES are initially priced in the low 20's. That means you can go down closer to 20 and sometimes slightly below 20, depending on factors like color, mileage, and condition. Of course, certified ES cost a lot more. Anyway, come down to Houston to shop for cars!
#54 of 5432 . by enigmaone Oct 17, 2000 (11:28 pm)
rolloman, NOw i see why you're getting such low numbers. You can't use the 18 gallon capacity of the tank. At the point where the light comes on you still have about 2 1/2 gallons in the tank. What you want to do is when you fill up use the gallon figure on the gas pump. That tells you exactly how much gallons of gas went into your tank. I am guessing when the light comes on and you fill up, you are actually only putting in about 15 gallons of gas vs. the 18 gallons you use to calculate mileage. I'm not saying you literally have to wait exactly to the 1/4 or 1/2 tank mark. Just use any measure. reset the odometer if you want next time you fill up and then drive 200 miles if you want or 150. then fill your tank up again as I said in my last post, and then use the amounts of miles you drove and the amount of gallons that went into your tank based on what the gas pump reading says. I'm sure after you do this, your MPG numbers will be more towards what you expected.
#55 of 5432 Aiman (Certified) Pre owned by robert_s_22 Oct 18, 2000 (4:18 am)
Those sound like pretty good prices down there in Houston, I'm in Dallas and both Park Place Dealers here and the Sewell dealers here are very high !! I have seen a couple 97-98 ES300's in the paper here with low miles for anywhere from $18,500 to $22,000. I would never buy a non certified car from a Lexus dealer, I can save about $10,000 from just buying from an individual, no warrany is worth 10K. I am also wondering what makes a "Certified" car that great. It's just a warranty, new tires, and service from what I can see. I'm kinda confused now, I'd like a Certified car for the warranty and better service, but it worth it ?? Once again, please help !!!
#56 of 5432 Gas tank by tjlew Oct 18, 2000 (5:11 am)
Hi, fellas.   Was talking to my mechanic about the above posts concerning the mpg. He says that one shouldn't drive until the warning light comes on. He says that one shouldn't go under 1/4th of the tank because there's a fuel pump in the tank that is cooled by the fuel. It would overheat if the level goes too low. On the other side, he says to fuel the tank up until the auto cut off is reached. Overfilling would cause problems since the tank cap is not vented like in the old cars. On hot days, the gas will expand and go up the fuel lines and cause problems with the systems. Any comments? Tim
#57 of 5432 . by aiman Oct 18, 2000 (6:52 am)
I think Enigmaone can explain better on the subject of buying certified preowned v. non-certified. Personally, since ES uses the same engine and tranny as a V6 Camry (and even the Sienna and Avalon), you don't need the extra warranty.
#58 of 5432 Advertising Fees by wkbeck Oct 18, 2000 (12:09 pm)
Does anyone know the exact advertising fee for the Lexus and Toyotas in Southern California. The dealer is saying $600 while the amount listed on Edmunds is $200.
#59 of 5432 Thanks Enigmaone by rolloman Oct 18, 2000 (1:05 pm)
I've finally got it! I'll try it out and let you know what the numbers look like. Thanks for your patience on the subject. You're the foremost authority in the Town Hall.
#60 of 5432 Advertising Fees by sddlw Oct 18, 2000 (1:57 pm)
Don't know current fees. A couple of months ago they were $395. There are quite a few dealers in the LA/OC/SD area. Call a couple up and ask. It is possible that the Edmunds numnber is obsolete and that there is more advertizing now that 2001 models are out, but most of the time I'd believe the Edmunds number rather than a verbal quote from a dealer.

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