MrLexusIS250

Yep. You're all right. Got it done! Gearbox changed, oil flushed. Its only been two days and i can already notice a massive difference! Firstly when i used to take off from a set of lights for example my car usedto drag back, like something was holding it back now i just tap the accelerator and it guns! And second and most important thing when its changing gears its much more smoother. When i got my IS it was at 62,000km it actually feels like that again. Hope i have no issues. Thanks for the advice guys!

Thanks for the suggestion guys. Getting a second even a third opinion is what I've been doing since yesterday. Its crazy out there been getting quoted anywhere from 1200-5500. I don't know who to believe. So this is what im gonna do. I found a local mechanic that my brother in law uses and swears by him. He can pick me up a second hand gearbox for around $600-$800, then I'll just be paying for labour he said around $600 and he'll give me 3 months warranty. 3 months is the only thing that worries me. But i think I'll take my chances with that. What do you guys think? Oh and he said the gearbox he'll get will be around 80,000km used

Hey guys Was hoping someone can give me some insight on what i should do. I've had my IS250 since 2012, no issues whatsoever its been a beast of a car. I love it. But! And here it comes for the last month or so I've had a VSC light come on constantly at first i thought nothing of it cause I've had it pop up before for it to disappear a day or two later but for the last month its been on constant, didnt drive it much finally managed to go to my service place (Castl Hill Toyota) to get the problem assest, after running it on the diagnostics machine all the codes coming back were pointing to the gearbox so they refereed me to australia transmission center in parramatta because they don't work on transmissions. So i went there today only to get the worst news my gearbox is on the way out and needs replacing the price he gave me is ridiculous though he said if you do it, you need to do it properly and quoted around $5500. I knew it would be expensive if it was the gearbox but surely its not that much? I was thinking around the $3000 mark. Worst thing is i just got married and have a kid of the way. Any suggestions? Anyone? Cheers.