Dave Stone wrote:

> "Steve" > wrote in message
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>>James wrote:
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>>>This week I was looking at new 2005 Ford Explorers for my company.
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> While I
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>>>had the hood up on one Explorer the salesman proudly pointed out that
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> there
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>>>was no transmission dip stick and that you go 100,000 miles before a
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> fluid
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>>>change. I know there are at least 2 vehicles that do not have
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> transmission
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>>>dip sticks (2004 Chev Cavalier and 2005 Ford Explorer).
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>>Lexus (Toyota) has been playing that stupid game for a number of years
>>now. I'm not surprised that GM has lost its collective sanity also, but
>>I'm sorely disappointed in Ford. Especially in a vehicle like an
>>Explorer- I could halfway understand it in a dispose-a-car like the
>>Cavalier or a Focus.
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> do you know what year they started doing this on the Lexus models? I'll be
> looking at a 98-00 GS400 in a few months, just curious if that has it.

Nope, I don't own anything toyota and never will. I think it was within
the past 5 years, but I can't say for sure.