Welcome to Y2K Lux Rewind (Y2KLR)!
This publication showcases the forgotten reliability and luxury of early to mid 2010s classic SUVs in particular the Lexus GX460, GX470, & the Acura MDX.
I help car owners who desire a reliable luxury SUV maximize their cost of ownership, longevity, odometer reading, with practical preventive maintenance measures.
Y2KLR Philosophy
Almost all breakdowns and reliability concerns can be prevented with proper preventive maintenance (PM).
The Six P’s
Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Understanding the “why” behind the preventive measures helps justify the significant costs of maintaining your vehicle. Each webisode published will be written in the industry standard quality format addressing the root cause, interim corrective action, and long term correction. Plus, a full financial disclosure of the current cost of PMs addressed.
Current Projects
20+ years of automotive engineering experience working with Japanese vehicles has formed my own maintenance measures and schedule that I am sharing with you the reader and viewer on YouTube.
Every re-basline project car is broken down by five main categories:
Body
Chassis
Opportunity Cost
Power Plant
Trim
200K+ Re-Baseline Project 2006 Lexus GX470
My personal daily driver with over 237K miles on it! The truck’s overall condition is classified as good. My goal is to re-baseline this GX to ensure another 150,000 miles are easily achieved with minimal to no break downs.
Follow along with my Quality minded upgrades, maintenance, worn part replacement through detailed write ups on root cause analysis with parts & tools used.
Detailed work performed write ups along with my Y2KLR custom GX470 preventive maintenance schedule are available.
100K Re-Baseline Project 2016 Acura MDX Advance SH-AWD
Follow along with my Quality minded upgrades, maintenance, worn part replacement through detailed write ups on root cause analysis with parts & tools used.
Detailed work instructions along with my Y2KLR custom Acura MDX 2014-2016 preventive maintenance schedules are available.
I am obviously biased with valid reasoning behind my love of these SUVs but do part ways with finished projects. Typically two - three Y2KLR project cars are posted for sale annually.
This publication is designed as an online reference bookmark and newsletter. Join Y2KLR accessing archives for Maintenance How-To DIY, PM Schedules, links to my favorite parts, products, and tools to use on your GX460, GX470, and Acura MDX.
So glad you stopped by.
Cheers,
Christopher
Christopher Catalano | Automotive Quality Engineer