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1995 Lexus SC300, factory 5 speed transmission, black exterior (202 gloss black), tan interior, no rust, clean title, 185,000 ODO. The mileage will increase slightly since I drive the car typically 1-2 times a week.

The Aristo 2JZ-GTE long block was originally sourced by Driftmotion in 2012. In 2013 the car was swapped with Aristo block using a new Dr. Tweak wiring harness. The car runs well overall, but still needs some TLC to be at 100%. The car has working A/C, heat, and electronics. I originally intended to keep the car BPU, and use it as a daily driver, but I’ve lost interest in the car. I also was never particularly interested in doing the GTE swap since I already own a MK3 Supra with a 1JZ, and a MKIV Supra TT.

The exterior and interior are both in fair condition. The body is rust free, but has several minor dents, and there is a slight dent crease in the passenger fender. The leather interior has aged, two of the led gauge needles have burnt out, and the rear seats have tears at the top along the seams.

Mods:

Dr. Tweak PNP engine harness

Front mount intercooler with hard pipes

3 inch downpipe and exhaust

Spec stage 2+ clutch (~3000 miles)

Denso TT 255LPH pump

Tein coilovers (~3000 miles)

Problems:

Small power steering fluid leak

Smoke on the 1-2 seconds of a cold start

Clutch operates fine, but is sometimes noisy in first gear

Cruise control removed during swap

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Lexus RC media event in Japan canceled over lack of interest

Fri, 07 Nov 2014

It's a good thing senior editor Seyth Miersma doesn't live in Japan, or he wouldn't have been able to snap a photo like the one you see here, of a fresh-off-the-line Lexus RC F on hand at a first drive for media. That's because Toyota's Japanese arm has outright canceled its RC press launch. Sure, we've heard about events being delayed, but canceled? That's rare. Even worse is the reason: according to Automotive News, the event was nixed due to lack of interest. Wow.
In an email to media, Lexus said the event "has been canceled due to insufficient attendance," according to AN. The News posits that perhaps it would have just been better to hold the event anyway, in an attempt to save face, and that this is another example of the Japanese culture (especially youth) becoming less and less interested in cars. Of course, there's also the thought that local media just didn't want to drive out to Yokohama to drive the RC on a not-so-sexy press launch, which, if you ask us, is an incredibly lame excuse (do your jobs, folks!).
Either way, will this bode well for the Lexus RC's public launch? Will it receive the same lukewarm response when it arrives at Japanese dealers? We'll see.

Lexus LFA owner gets town to remove speed bump

Fri, 17 May 2013

What do you do if you have enough money to buy a Lexus LFA but can't get the car safely to your house? Get local government involved, of course. Rune Berge Vik, of Stavanger, Norway, did just that after he bought a Lexus LFA (the only LFA in the Nordic region according to tv2.no) last year only to find out that it could not clear a speed bump in his neighborhood.
To remedy the situation, Vik got in touch with his city, which had the speed bump removed. Talk about your tax dollars hard at work. On the other hand, it's commendable that the man actually uses his supercar as a daily driver, and besides, doesn't a street-legal car have the right to access said public streets?

Lexus to replace GX SUV with new TX crossover

Wed, 31 Jul 2013

There's been a lot of news regarding future Lexus products recently, including spy shots of new RC coupe and NX compact crossover, and reports that a 2+2 coupe based on the LF-LC concept is heading for production. Now, Automotive News says that Japan's #1 luxury automaker is planning to replace the fullsize, body-on-frame Lexus GX SUV with a three-row crossover called the TX.
The article says that the GX, which is based on the foreign-market Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, will get a styling update for 2014 before being phased out in 2016. In a similar move as Infiniti made with its new three-row JX/QX60, the new TX will be car-based, but details are still unknown as to whether it will be front-wheel-drive riding on the Toyota Avalon platform or rear-wheel-drive using the Lexus GS platform. Either way, this new luxury crossover could join the Lexus lineup as soon as late 2016.

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