u/ssypark

Just picked up my first Lexus after years in a 2010 RAV4 (RIP, it got totaled). 2009, Pearl White, 136k km (84.5k miles), AWD, and honestly the ride quality alone has me sold already, this thing is so much quieter and smoother than the RAV4 ever was. Got it for $13.8K CAD. No accident history and everything was in excellent condition.

Bought it as-is knowing about a couple issues going in, now trying to figure out next steps and would love this sub's input since you all know these better than anyone.

1. Steering rack boot is torn (photo 1), grease visible at the tear. No play or clunking when turning the wheel, seems to drive fine. Anyone dealt with just replacing the boot vs the whole rack? Trying to gauge if this is a cheap fix or if I should just budget for the full rack.
2. Front diff housing has some oily residue on it (photo 2), fluid level checked out normal. Does this look like a typical slow seep for these at this mileage?
3. I'm assuming getting both repaired in one go would be cheaper way to go in the long run in term of labor costs?

Excited to join the RX350 club, just want to go into the repairs with realistic expectations. Thanks in advance!

I rescued this monstera from an office where it had apparently been grown as a trailing plant in pretty dim lighting for years. It has multiple very long vines with lots of small leaves and long internodes.
Right now I’ve loosely tied the vines up mainly to keep my cats from batting at them, but I’m trying to decide what the best long term plan is.
Would you:
• Chop and propagate all the vines and start over?
• Keep the original vines and let the plant recover in brighter light with support?
• Propagate only the leggiest sections and leave the rest?

I’ve propagated monstera successfully before the amount of long vines are daunting. I do want to end up with a couple to give away to friends and family and some to grow at home. But I don’t think I want 20 small singular nodes to take care of at once. Seen some discussion on to keep 2-3 vines in a pot for a bushier look or to keep one per pot.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!