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my car-crush with police car

It was a march 8, I was with my girlfriend all evening till the night. suddenly we realized that it is too late and that we must get home because we had to wake up early next day. so we quickly paid the check and went  home. at the way to her home on the speed of 120 kph on Kunayev st. suddenly i’ve seen a police car turning to the left from the right line of the road. unfortunately range was too small to avoid a crush. after few seconds we heard a scratch of brakes and then BANG!!!!

we get out the car, fortunately safe. we was arguing for about 30 minutes. my car wasn’t so broken but the running gear of the police car wasn’t the subject to restoration.

 

although we both broke up the rules, I said that i’ll repair their car in order not to have a problems with the court. the next day i asked proffesionals about how much will it cost, and they said like 2000$ for police car and 500$ for mine. but i had only 800$. then I found a car service outside the Almaty in the “Kyzyltu” settlement. they made my car for 500$ but the police car for only 300$. they just welded all the parts that must have been changed. I do not know weather that car still working or not, but i know that that guy from the police asked to change him the car after some time.

it was really good experience for me.

Lexus RX300

The topic on which i’d want to make my posts will be cars, car manufacturers, and any interesting information about automobiles (e.g. new models, new technologies in production etc.).

So, i think that for the first time i can tell you about my own car.

Nearly 3 month earlier I bought a Lexus RX300 of 2001. It is a city style SUV and I have chosen it because it is very practical, i mean that RX300 is compact enough (it is very useful in Almaty’s traffic jams) and also it is very comfortable car. as well as such reasons i heard a lot of good things about RX300 and Lexus itself. It was like RX is good in controlling it on the road, it has a great audio system (Mark Levinson) etc. And of course  engine of RX is a measure of power.

So i bought it. And then I realized that for the amount of money that i have had for that moment it is the best choice. it gives Utility, Versatility and Luxury

Here characteristics and photos of Lexus RX300 taken from http://www.edmunds.com/used/2001/lexus/rx300/100001418/specs.html:

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Edmunds Type: Midsize SUV
Where Built: Japan
EPA Class: Sport Utility Vehicles

Dimensions
 

Exterior
Length: 180.3 in. Width: 71.5 in.
Height: 65.7 in. Wheel Base: 103 in.
Ground Clearance: 7.7 in. Curb Weight: 3715 lbs.
Gross Weight: 4950 lbs.
Interior
Front Head Room: 39.5 in. Front Hip Room: 55.2 in.
Front Shoulder Room: 57.7 in. Rear Head Room: 39.2 in.
Rear Shoulder Room: 57 in. Rear Hip Room: 55.2 in.
Front Leg Room: 40.7 in. Rear Leg Room: 36.4 in.
Luggage Capacity: 39.8 cu. ft. Maximum Cargo Capacity: 75 cu. ft.
Maximum Seating: 5

Performance Data
 

Performance
Base Number of Cylinders: 6 Base Engine Size: 3 liters
Base Engine Type: V6 Horsepower: 220 hp
Max Horsepower: 5800 rpm Torque: 222 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 4400 rpm Maximum Towing Capacity: 3500 lbs.
Drive Type: FWD Turning Circle: 41.3 ft.

Fuel Data
 

Fuel
Fuel Tank Capacity: 19.8 gal.  
EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway/Combined)
Automatic: 17 mpg / 21 mpg / 18 mpg  
Range in Miles:
Automatic: 336.6 mi. / 415.8 mi. / 356.4 mi.  

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