Mister Orlove's Lexus Spun A Bearing. Junkyard Bound Today Unless You Want It

"Raphmoe" (raphmoe) 10/14/2014 at 13:08 • Filed to: Parking Lot Mechanic, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Parts, Project Cars, Lexus ES300, Lexus, Project Car Hell, Save The Manuals

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Hello fellow Jalops!

I picked up a Lexus ES300 with an ultra-rare factory five speed earlier this year for $600. It looked like it needed new headgaskets, but a new water pump, timing belt, and radiator cured its overheating woes. The car then got a new front axle, new front suspension bushings, and new rear brake rotors and pads (new fronts are sitting in the trunk).

The car ran its first competitive events over the weekend, two rallycrosses in two days. It then spun a bearing on the way home.

It got towed to Lake Service Station in Hopewell Junction, NY (near Poughkeepsie) and will sit there until about 15:00 afternoon, when it goes to the junkyard at Double Z Motors in Fishkill for $300.

That is, unless you want to come get the car before then! $300 is the offer. I will say that the car isn't perfect (ha), having suffered some kind of electrical fire at some point near where the washer fluid bottle used to be. That and a wonky aftermarket alarm means the car drains its battery overnight and has a tendency to run the alarm through the night. Ask my neighbors how I know! Popping the negative terminal off the battery cures that, but you're still buying basically a 185hp V6 Camry with some leather and a hilarious badge even at the end of everything. A new motor can be about $500, at least as far as I can see.

Here's a picture of the car in beautiful condition to entice you. It started last time I tried, chugging and tapping vigorously.

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Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:09

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I TOLD YOU KDS

Grindintosecond > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:11

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pat it out on ebay. Youll get $300 just from the headlights and tail lights.

Takuro Spirit > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:12

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DILDO SHIFTER PLS

Kate's Dirty Sister > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 10/14/2014 at 13:13

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WHO ARE YOU

T5Killer > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:16

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Damn if you were out west I would take it. Swap a junkyard motor into it and take out that alarm.

Kate's Dirty Sister > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:17

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Moral of the story, never trust Tavarish

As Du Volant > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:21

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Man oh man. I'll just happen to be passing through the Poughkeepsie area in a couple days. But alas...

I don't have $300 to spare.

I don't have any way to get it home.

I already have one engineless car hogging up my garage.

Captain_Spadaro > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:24

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Goodnight, sweet prince, and a flight of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Tohru > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:36

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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 13:39

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No space to hold onto it while you part it out? You should be able to end ahead that way.

sefeing, actually bought an E46 > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 14:00

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Damn! I'm thinking of a LeMons car and this would be fantastic. Too bad I'm down in the city today :(

Raphmoe > Kate's Dirty Sister 10/14/2014 at 14:01

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why not? He knows a lot about cars and the art of the flip; seems to me to be a very good and handy mechanic.

Raphmoe > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/14/2014 at 14:02

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it is not my car, the car is Mister Orlove's

Jonathan Harper > Kate's Dirty Sister 10/14/2014 at 14:49

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I've either been epically trolled or...I'm so confuse.

Kate's Dirty Sister > Jonathan Harper 10/14/2014 at 14:51

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I'm confused as well, I do not know that person.

Jonathan Harper > Raphmoe 10/14/2014 at 14:57

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who are you?

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > Kate's Dirty Sister 10/14/2014 at 15:07

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I thought you and I had a brief interaction recently in which a opined that Orlove was behind Raphmoe. I can't find it now though.

Kate's Dirty Sister > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 10/14/2014 at 16:10

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Oh, now I remember, sorry

Kate's Dirty Sister > Jonathan Harper 10/14/2014 at 16:17

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He's RyGuy

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/is-this-guy-th…

Jonathan Harper > Kate's Dirty Sister 10/14/2014 at 16:29

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But why?

Kate's Dirty Sister > Jonathan Harper 10/14/2014 at 17:04

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Must be a sociological experience of some sort.

macanamera > Raphmoe 12/15/2014 at 16:02

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who are you bruh

Raphmoe > macanamera 12/15/2014 at 16:02

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Raphmoe

thebigbossyboss > Raphmoe 12/15/2014 at 16:03

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OH SNAP!!! ITS TRUUUEEEEE

macanamera > Raphmoe 12/15/2014 at 16:04

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NO

Raphmoe > thebigbossyboss 12/15/2014 at 16:04

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Raphmoe > macanamera 12/15/2014 at 16:05

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YES

jvirgs drives a Subaru > Raphmoe 12/15/2014 at 16:13

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Before it meets the claw, You/Orlove needs to save the dildo shifter.

Your boy, BJR > Raphmoe 12/15/2014 at 16:15

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This might be the most awesomely sarcastic thing I've ever read.

Frank Grimes > Raphmoe 12/15/2014 at 18:51

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Someone put a LS in it.

Raphmoe > Your boy, BJR 12/15/2014 at 20:26

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Ridiculous people that speak nonsense are the easiest to parody, glad you liked it.