Rear caliper seized - replaced under Extended Warranty

[wharfhouse]

28 minutes ago, IS300FSPORT said:

+1 & some of you may be pleasantly surprised how easy these cars are to work on. It's no different than working on say a Yaris.  The Hybrid system is what generally puts people off but your unlikely to go anywhere near it when doing routine or basic servicing. 

A few youtube tutorials & not only do you save some pennies but also the satisfaction of knowing the job has been done properly. Stick with genuine parts where possible & keep the invoices & when it comes to selling it potential buyers are unlikely to debate. 

Yes, I've started doing a bit more work myself on mine - at least some small things to keep it running the best I can, but unfortunately I don't really have the time between work and personal commitments to have it out of action for any length of time.

[Notamech]

2 hours ago, IS300FSPORT said:

+1 & some of you may be pleasantly surprised how easy these cars are to work on. It's no different than working on say a Yaris.  The Hybrid system is what generally puts people off but your unlikely to go anywhere near it when doing routine or basic servicing. 

A few youtube tutorials & not only do you save some pennies but also the satisfaction of knowing the job has been done properly. Stick with genuine parts where possible & keep the invoices & when it comes to selling it potential buyers are unlikely to debate. 

100% agree with this. The IS300H is super simple to work on. Even the jazz is a bit difficult at times because of space constraints but for me that car is beyond the point where its economical to take it to a garage so i am going to have to learn to fix things myself.

The IS300H on the other hand still has some warranty left on it and thi year will probably be the last time i take it to lexus for routine maintenance. But a couple of things i am still not 100% confident doing on the IS300H are a brake bleed / differential oil / CVT oil as these need the car to be on a level surface and ideally lifted on all 4 corners which i cant do with my current set up.