darkage Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Well my wife had a test drive in a Nissan Maxima and she loves luxury now.. bad move on my behalf :) Was just thinking of other affordable luxury options that were more smaller manageable for a small female and Lexus came to mind. ie IS200 I do all my own servicing, have done for the last 16 years on a Datsun 260, Nissan 300zx z32, ae92 corolla and Holden Astra.. Only think I haven't done yet is pull an engine and transmission.. Just wondering if anyone can give me an idea at what the spare parts cost of these cars are like ? Is Lexus a sensible option for a DIY home mechanic? For the Astra I order genuine parts from the UK which can be 3 to 7 times cheaper than from holden, and for the Nissan 300zx I order genuine parts from USA which is 50% cheaper. Would appreciate if anyone can give me an idea of parts cost, and favourite places to source parts.. if its from toyota itself, or from overseas ? Also I assume alot of regular Toyota's perhaps share alot of parts with Lexus ? Look forward to hearing from other ppl's experiences. Would love to have a more comfortable car but at the same time try not to burn a hole in my wallet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGPIS300 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I have bought practically all my IS300 parts from US Lexus dealers. My entire 150k (major service, t-belt etc) came from the US for about half the local cost. The only parts I have bought locally I think are wiper blades. Sourcing from other markets can be a bit hit and miss due to the model variances - UK should be ok, anything out of Japan or NZ will be as parts for a Toyota Altezza AS200 (NOT RS200). US didn't get IS200 so don't bother looking for 1G-FE engine parts from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconut2001 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I buy my parts from ebay (item usually from uk), japan (where stuff can be up to 70% cheaper) or I just get them here. The shipping costs from the uk for example makes the item more expensive than buying say a filter here (depreciating dollar doesn't help). Theres also a vendor on here from nz that sells parts pretty cheap. I'd like to point out that with the is200, the oil filter is a headache to get at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolutune Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 You'll come out ahead if you shop around on oil and follow the specials. A spanner turned today is a dollar saved tomorrow. Basic servicing like oil and filter changes are easy as pie. A timing belt or water pump does require a bit of experience depending on how long you hold on to the vehicle and whether you'll run into major work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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