new to me s320
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From: North Carolina
2003 S500 - Toyota Corolla (in the rain)
Welcome to this forum. You can start with the sticky at the top of the forum that says "new owners start here". It is extremely well put together by Warren a.k.a Skylaw with input from several others.
SOME THINGS OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN ARE AS FOLLOWS:
You might want to find out is what the dealer actually serviced when you say it was serviced prior to you buying it.
The instrument cluster failure.....covered in the encyclopedia.
The crankshaft position sensor failure....also covered.
The most notorious failure of all is the famous "stuck in park" problem.
I would try to find out if the spark plugs and wires have ever been changed since the car has 160,000 miles on it.
One other thing that can cause you more problems and money than any of the stuff I have mentioned is that little grate under the hood by the passenger side windshield. Make sure it is ALWAYS clear of debris and leaves. Otherwise, it will fill up with water and back up into your car destroying all of the electronics in the process.
The folks on here are extremely knowledgeable. Play nice and you will learn an awful lot of very useful information that will save thousands of dollars and lots of headache medicine.
Good luck.
SOME THINGS OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN ARE AS FOLLOWS:
You might want to find out is what the dealer actually serviced when you say it was serviced prior to you buying it.
The instrument cluster failure.....covered in the encyclopedia.
The crankshaft position sensor failure....also covered.
The most notorious failure of all is the famous "stuck in park" problem.
I would try to find out if the spark plugs and wires have ever been changed since the car has 160,000 miles on it.
One other thing that can cause you more problems and money than any of the stuff I have mentioned is that little grate under the hood by the passenger side windshield. Make sure it is ALWAYS clear of debris and leaves. Otherwise, it will fill up with water and back up into your car destroying all of the electronics in the process.
The folks on here are extremely knowledgeable. Play nice and you will learn an awful lot of very useful information that will save thousands of dollars and lots of headache medicine.
Good luck.
