Originally Posted by riknchar

Tric: I would get a second opinion on the leaking rear strut. I'm the person who sold this car to Tric, and I had it checked several times and nothing was found. I'm very curious on how the CNA warranty works for you, as I never really had the chance to use it. I had heard good reviews on CNA covering the repairs, but this will be the "proof" that they really do!

I do know the spark plugs were changed at the 60k service, as you noted, so that is a bogus repair at this point. It sounds to me like your Lexus dealer is a bit squirrely in their recommendations...

I do really miss the back seat of my old 600, and hope you are able to enjoy it from time to time! My Tesla Model S has continued to be incredibly fun to drive, and the bi-weekly over-the-air updates continue to amaze and excite me. Every time I get into a tight situation and mash the gas pedal, it makes me laugh out loud at just at ridiculously powerful the Tesla is... I never really drove the LS600 that way, but I do enjoy it in the Tesla...

Best of luck on your recovery from back surgery!

Originally Posted by WoodyTx

Hope your recovery goes well, you mentioned that you had a key fob replaced, was curious about how much a stealership charged you for it? I purchased my first LS in Nov ‘19, it only came with one key, so I first asked my salesman about the second key, asking him to specifically call the previous owner of the car, while making sure he knew that I would clearly pay a 100 bounty for the key! With no luck, later in the week, I called and asked him specifically asked for the name and number of the key vendor was that serviced his dealership (if the salesman doesn’t know, the used car mgr. surely does). After talking to the vendor, I negotiated a brand new key fob, key cut and program for 140.00! I cut the stealership out of it and saved a bundle! I only use the stealership for warranty work and if I’m having an issue, I will bring it in for an oil change, and hopefully get a free diagnosis of the issue. I refuse to pay for a diagnosis fee, even one that is credited if the work is performed!

Originally Posted by TriC

The $1836 strut quote was somewhat surprising as the number that is typically thrown around here is $1500. One can be purchased for about $1200 on-line.

Originally Posted by sdls

psst, hey, I’ll sell you a pair of new air struts for $600