Comments by "Trevor Sutherland" (@trevorsutherland5263) on "The Car Care Nut" channel.

  1. Refreshing to see and hear from a man who truly loves his craft (I wish you could do this for ALL major brands!!). I bought a 2002 Land Cruiser in 2013 with 145K miles, and even for a person that is very familiar with Toyota quality, it overwhelmed me with its excellence. Just picked up a 2006 ES330 for my teen to drive to school and with 127K miles it idles so quietly I sometimes forget it is running. That's why I never go out and buy a new Toyota or Lexus----I know that I can buy them years, even decades, from now for a song and they'll provide 99% of what they did new.
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  2. I grabbed a 2006 ES330 with only 125K miles last year. Its got some door dings, a scratch or two, and faded headlights, but the engine purrs like a kitty and zero leaks of any kind. I changed the oil, the trans fluid, had the steering rack and power steering pump replaced, new trans mount, new brake rotors/pads. Paid $5K for car, about $2500 repairs and maintenance. Just did 500 mile road trip, and she glides across the road---no rattles, no shaking, wheel solid and straight, AC blows cold, heated/cooled seats, booming sound. For $7500. We are entering an Age where the US consumer will become more like consumers in Cuba: keep the old cars running as long as humanly possible.
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  3. Not to excuse the dealership, but that car has been abused imho. Ten years and 11,000 miles means virtually nothing inside that engine bay has been run enough to seal, or lubricate, or fully "burn in". No shock to me the AC compressor died; its never been used enough so the seals and gaskets dry out and it leaks. I'd avoid a used Toyota such as this like the plague; give me the 2006 Lexus ES330 with 120K miles over this any day of the week.
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  4. Everything you say about the quality and detail is true. I have a 2011 Jag XJ and I can't get rid of it because Jag no longer makes a replacement and the only V8 cars that have equivalent quality are $125K or more. I like sedans; SUVs don't work for me. Once you sit on high end leather, the cheap stuff in lesser cars won't do. I like everything about the LS except that V6. I can't give up my V8 for a V6. Toyota puts the V8 in the LC, RC, and now even the IS but not in the LS???? Grrrrr. That is the only thing preventing me from buying the LS.
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  5. Jaguar XJ has a tube inside the fill neck; just attach your pump hose there and suck all the oil out. Easy peasy and no chance of spilling oil on your $500 loafers. Crawling under and unscrewing a bolt is for poor people. :-)
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  6. I don't think I've driven 628,000 miles in my entire life and I'm almost 50! 🙂
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  7. If the malfunctioning HVAC was reflected in how much he paid for the car, and everything else is otherwise in good shape; I wouldn't consider this the End of the World. Let's say the car would cost $9K in good shape, no major issues. With faulty HVAC maybe you offer $7500 and seller takes it. Now, you have to drop $3K to get it all sorted so you are really "out" $1500 over the car's "good shape" value. However, you now have a Rav4 that is better than a "good shape" 18 year old one, and depending on the mileage, you may get another 125,000 miles out of it with little more than gas and wear out items. I'd pay the money to get it done right, then drive the ** out of that thing for the next 100,000 miles and give it to my HS kid and let him put another 100,000 miles on it. 🙂
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  8. Nissan Titan??
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