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Old 04-13-15, 01:15 PM
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Taking my is250 to toyota to do a full inspection at Toyota rather than Lexus.

Toyota $154.00 Canadian Include Oil change.
Lexus $304.00 Canadian Oil change not Included.

so for half the price do I get the same quality? There is nothing wrong with my car but the suspension issue that no one has had any constructive comments about. (Post below in the link is the suspension)

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-pictures.html

Car runs and sounds perfectly smooth, so not sure what to do. Waste money on a inspection that gets me zero results?

cheers fellas
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if it were my car I would swap the right spring for the left spring and see if the "sag" follows the spring, then you know for sure if its the spring.
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I have never taken my car to a Toyota dealership but I imagine they still are good at what they do.
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Originally Posted by iRock
I have never taken my car to a Toyota dealership but I imagine they still are good at what they do.
Probably good to know I'm on a student budget hahaha
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Originally Posted by ianbis
if it were my car I would swap the right spring for the left spring and see if the "sag" follows the spring, then you know for sure if its the spring.
That sounds very hard and time consuming. for results I'm not sure of.

you mind looking on the link I posted and give me your thoughts.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-pictures.html
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i take mine to toyota for services. It's perfectly fine
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luckily I know so many mechanics between my dads friends and me working at a dealer I only bring mine to Lexus for recalls lol but if I HAD to choose I would definitely pay the significantly cheaper choice which is Toyota as long as you don't mind not getting a new is250 loaner don't spend more than you have to, if you trust them, go for it, especially if you care about not letting money go out of the door
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If you plan to bring to Toyota, why not bring to a local reputable mechanic? I know here in the Bay Area there are a lot of reputable shops that specialize in modified cars.
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Thanks boys, that was very useful advice. Now I don't feel worried about taking my car in toyota!
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Originally Posted by sparta3993
That sounds very hard and time consuming. for results I'm not sure of.

you mind looking on the link I posted and give me your thoughts.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-pictures.html

I did look at your other post but its very hard (for me) to make a determination based on your pix sorry
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