One more thing....

A Sunday morning 6:30am, I was in a hotel in Barstow CA, about 400 miles away from my home. My plan was I arrived my home around 2pm with one hour lunch break...

Guess what... As a result, I got home around 12pm and ate my lunch at home, in addition to about 20 minutes stop at a gas station for a refuel and restroom uses!!!

I never thought my F could make it, not to mention it was against the wind ALL THE TIME!!! It was so much fun on the way, too!!!

PS:
When my wife told me we're going to leave Hwy5 and enter Hwy 580, I suddenly realized we're one hour earlier than our original plan!!!

Hwy 5 is the main highway between LA and San Jose and is quite busy most of time. In the beginning I was worried about those slower cars which might slow me down. It seemed they didn't slow me down much, as I kept downshifting the gear to 4th or even 3rd, 5000-5500rpm if needed!!!
I know. I know. When the rpm in F approaches the redline, the sound from F is definitely SO GOOD!!! However, the cabin in Lexus is too quiet, and I'm old and also have some hearing problems now... So,... (I think those cars passed by me should be able to hear the sound, just not me, as the car exhaust is in the back, not in the front!!!)

I think that's why so many people seek for aftermarket exhausts. However, those loud aftermarket exhausts may be good for you but definitely NOT good for the other cars!!! (TOO LOUD!!!)

Actually Lexus ASC (Active Sound Control) is a brilliant idea which can let the driver hear the exhaust sound and not annoy the other drivers on the road. However, the generated sound is artificial and not the real exhaust sound!!!

(Maybe I should drill some holes in the trunk and the back seat to hear the actual exhaust sound!!!)

The below is why I want to hear the exhaust sound!!!(Please turn down your sound volume first)

Do you really want your sexual partner feel like A DEAD MEAT??? Maybe you don't care but definitely not for me!!! Of course, the sound has to be sweet and not too loud or not too quiet!!!

PS: If you drive a car just for commute, then the sound is NOT important anymore. (Actually the more quiet the better) However, if you drive a car for FUN, just like making sex, then that's completely a different story!!!

17 years later, one of TPMS sensors from M finally stopped working recently... (This is the only problem I got for the last three years, in addition to a leaky front tire and worn front brake pads!!!)

So, I bought an aftermarket one only for about $17USD from Amazon. Another $40USD for installation in a local auto shop. Now, everything gets back to normal...

TPMS Sensor
I think the stock is still the best except it's a bit quieter (very good for the other drivers on the road!!!)...

Be honest... I wonder what's the next problem for M, an over 17 years old car!!!

NO CAR can last forever!!! So, I think I will see the next problem soon. Starter? Alternator? Water pump? A/C?

Please just don't let me spend A LOT OF money...

PS: I also bought a big steering wheel lock for M. I don't want to see M be stolen like my son's G35S which was stolen when it's also already 17 years old!!! (Believe it or not, these very old premium Nissans are actually VERY HOT in used car market!!! I'm not sure whether this is good or not???)
Believe it or not, there is some strange noises in the chassis of my F now... The good thing is the noise is still very minor and didn't show up very often!!!

So, if you say Toyota is more reliable than Nissan. I would still agree but the gap is small, I think.

However, I do believe Lexus is more REFINED than Infiniti. If both have similar power and performance, then I would buy Lexus, even though Lexus is a little more expensive.

Nowadays most of Lexus is tame hybrid. So, I don't think I will buy any Lexus in the nearly future...
If you are like me, try to buy a low mileage used car, then I think Infiniti should be a much better deal...

I was luck. I bought my Lexus CERTIFIED F with only 6 month and 400 mile old for 65K(MSRP was 86K) from a Lexus dealer. I don't think I can be that lucky again!!!

(Comparing with Infiniti, I think Lexus is overrated in reliability...)
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