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hey malc thank you so much for the help! yes i am located in the usa and am familiar with rockauto so i will have to look into that as an option 100%. im not noticing any kind of vibration or anything similar to having any kind of issue other than when i go over speedbumps that are super steep like in apartment complexes or something but otherwise speedbumps in parking lots are totally fine and i do not notice any sort of sound. is it possible to just replace one side of the control arms? or should i just go ahead and replace the front left and right as well as ball joints and struts all at the same time? im not a super car savvy guy. im thinking next paycheck to take it into a shop to get a new battery, get pads and rotors and also get an overall fluid flush and replacement. might end up doing timing belt shortly after as i actually dont know the last time it was replaced. the car has not been acting up as for the ecu problem as of late, its really weird lol. one day it doesnt want to start so i try the next day and its fine for weeks. so i think for now as long as its tolerable im not really going out too much so that might be something that i take care of once the safety issues are sorted. thank you for your continued help!

hey guys! I recently purchased a 1998 ls400 with 130,000 miles on it for $4000. I took the car into a local shop to have it all looked at and they gave me quite the estimate. The problems include replacing my front control arms as well as ball joints and struts, timing belt replacement, valve cover gasket replacements, pads and rotors on the back and a potentially bad ecu as i have random starting issues on and off. The shop confirmed that my starter and alternators are fine however im going to also go ahead and replace my current battery as I think that it isnt giving enough juice. Would you think that this would be worth saving? Absolutely no lights are on the dash/warning messages on the gauge cluster display other than "washer fluid low" but thats just as bad sensor im thinking because its completely full and working lol. Drives perfectly fine other than when going over steep speedbumps or potholes even at highway speeds around 65 mph. Every place that ive taken it to says that itll be nice once everything is fixed its just gonna be costly. thank you for the help!