Faults:

Gauge indicators flicker.

Factory stereo amplifier very quiet.

Transmission starting to give trouble, rough changes.

General Comments:

My car is a Toyota Windom which is the Toyota version of the Lexus ES300.

Exceptional value as Lexus has a several thousand dollar premium over the Toyota version of the same car. In fact, the Windom is even cheaper than a Toyota Camry of similar year and specification on which both the ES300 and windom are based.

Absolute impeccable condition for a vehicle of 14 years old! Upholstery is almost as good as new on seats and door trims. There are no rattles, except loose change in the ashtray.

Faults:

Some oil leaks and burns, giving off smoke. This problem has been 80% fixed recently with oil additives that soften up the seals. We will probably take it in for a mechanic to fix the remainder.

Driver's seat belt is slightly frayed.

Driver's seat leather is slightly worn.

Speedometer needle no longer glows.

Radiator needed replacement (but that's most likely related to a bad frontal accident back in 1993).

Steering wheel is slightly faded on one side (due to the sun's rays shining in from the driver's window).

General Comments:

This car's engine is in exceptionally good shape. All it needs right now are two things: a replacement of a few oil seals, and valve clearance adjustment. Without the slight tapping noise caused by the increased valve clearances, the engine will sound almost brand new.

However, even with these normal maintenance issues, I clocked 8.20 seconds to 60 mph in a test today. This is, I believe, 0.5 seconds better than the original specs. No aftermarket products have been used except a radiator replacement (cheaper than OEM).

The suspension is still in pretty good shape, except that it feels slightly less solid than it did years ago.

The interior, aside from the few aforementioned issues, still looks exceptionally new.

Faults:

Red needle on the speedometer, which is lit up day and night. Had to the replace entire gauge cluster at a Lexus dealer for a high price of about $600 US. Ouch!

General Comments:

Only have had the car for two days and I can easily tell that this is by far the best and highest quality car that I have ever owned. It is probably getting close to needing a new engine, due to the high mileage, but I will do it when necessary and the car will last for twenty years, I believe.