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Old 02-19-10, 08:03 PM
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Default New member (on ES Forums) 01 ES300 Coach Edition Timeline

Just wanted to introduce myself here on the ES forums. I am on the 2GS forums a lot, you may have seen this car around





I had a 94 ES300 about 5 years ago



I converted my girlfriend to the Lexus family lol.

Well, I Just picked up a 2001 ES300 Coach Edition with 66,895 miles on the odometer for my girlfriend today. It was a single owner car from Ft. Lauderdale, FL with a clean Carfax and all services done at authorized Lexus dealerships. I am sure that I will be on here a lot asking questions and seeking pointers in the near future.

I will use this thread to keep updates on the car while we do mods and maintenance work.

A few pictures of the ride as it sat at the dealership:



















I will get some more pictures later as I start to do some work on it.

So far driving it is a dream. It is super quiet and runs flawlessly. I am very impressed with the condition that it is in for the age. There are a few things that need to be addressed though. First thing on the itinerary is to get the wheels powder coated. They are in good shape (no curb rash) but the finish on them is horrible. Then I will polish up the headlights and address some paint defects, mainly on the trunk lid.

Thanks for looking!
Old 02-19-10, 08:44 PM
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clean lexuses!
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Welcome.

I have never seen those kind of platinum series wheels before. They look chrome. Anyway nice ES300. We have had our 2000 ES300 since new and 90K miles later not one problem! Almost too reliable...
Old 02-19-10, 09:39 PM
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Nice pick up Tony!
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Nice ES. That is a sweet GS!
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Originally Posted by jadu
clean lexuses!
thanks!

Originally Posted by 88Legend
Welcome.

I have never seen those kind of platinum series wheels before. They look chrome. Anyway nice ES300. We have had our 2000 ES300 since new and 90K miles later not one problem! Almost too reliable...
yeah the wheels are nice but the finish is all messed up on them that is why they look chrome. first thing i am going to do is dismount the tires and get the wheels powder coated back to a newer finish.

Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Nice pick up Tony!
thanks mike!

Originally Posted by mmlex1987
Nice ES. That is a sweet GS!
thanks!
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your headlights r toooo foggy. doesn't suite well on coach edition.
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Carbongs, that is one sic looking GS bro, love the aggressive look of the wheels on her. Damn bro, what kind of boyfriend are you, should of given the GF your GS, lol, and you take the ES, j/k bro. Good luck modding the ES300 and welcome to our neck of the woods here on CL. Cant wait to see the finished product.
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Originally Posted by akabond
your headlights r toooo foggy. doesn't suite well on coach edition.
yeah i know, lol i already said i was going to address that :

Originally Posted by carbongs
So far driving it is a dream. It is super quiet and runs flawlessly. I am very impressed with the condition that it is in for the age. There are a few things that need to be addressed though. First thing on the itinerary is to get the wheels powder coated. They are in good shape (no curb rash) but the finish on them is horrible. Then I will polish up the headlights and address some paint defects, mainly on the trunk lid.
Originally Posted by angmedic91
Carbongs, that is one sic looking GS bro, love the aggressive look of the wheels on her. Damn bro, what kind of boyfriend are you, should of given the GF your GS, lol, and you take the ES, j/k bro. Good luck modding the ES300 and welcome to our neck of the woods here on CL. Cant wait to see the finished product.
thanks! lol, yeah the gs i think would have been too big of a car for her. i can't wait to get crackin on this project. monday the wheels and trunk lid are coming off. wheels to the powder coater and the trunk lid for some paint.
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Wow Black Interior, now im jealous lol. Nice find!
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Originally Posted by subwoofers
Wow Black Interior, now im jealous lol. Nice find!
thanks! yeah i know right? i had to do a black interior swap on my gs300 and that was pain in the butt! it is crazy how well preserved the interior on this particular es300 is! not a single tear or crack! so lucky!
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Very nice find.. Blk interiors look really great on the ES... I wouldn't mind a all blk on blk ES..
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Very nice find.. Blk interiors look really great on the ES... I wouldn't mind a all blk on blk ES..
thanks! yeah the old 94 es300 i had was black on black!
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Minde me asking what you paid for her? I am looking at the exact same car now.
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Originally Posted by Bretsuaz
Minde me asking what you paid for her? I am looking at the exact same car now.
about $2k less than the blue book value in the GA market


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