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You're a victim of the times I'm afraid mate. Speeding is the new drink driving, sadly. I remember getting clocked at 130mph on an empty M4 in the early hours. Copper was good as gold, just a warning that not all cops were as enlightened as him. That was nearly forty years ago though, I now stick below three figure speeds, simply because of the possible consequences, which I suppose is what they want. It annoys me that so many lousy drivers get away with bad driving, because they aren't speeding. Good luck, you have my sympathy.

Hi guys just ordered myself a set of rear light eyelid covers from Americas and can't wait to get them! Anyway I think they will look really good on the car and thought I'd share the purchase with you guys to see what yous think! Just type into eBay "Lexus is250 tail light eyelid" and they should come up. Hope yous like 'em as much as I do!

Kev, in June this year I was similarly considering whether to get a new hybrid or non-hybrid GS. As far as reliability is concerned, when looking into it, I got the impression that Toyota/ Lexus hybrid systems are extremely reliable and capable of large mileages no matter what kind of use they get. Many places in the world rack up high urban mileages in hybrid taxis, for instance. Just look at reliability surveys and it's no coincidence that Lexus and Toyota are virtually always very near the top. That is with Lexus, at least in the UK selling mainly hybrids. As mentioned, on the few occasions batteries have needed replacing, Lexus have bent over backwards to sort the problem out. Personally, I went for the non-hybrid having tested both the GS250 and GS450h. The main reason I found is that I prefer the standard auto of the GS250 to the CVT of the hybrid. Also I do not do many miles, so fuel economy is not much of an issue for me. Having said that, the performance of the hybrid car in terms of speed was great. In the end I chose a standard V6 engine car over the hybrid equivalent, but reliability was not the reason for that choice, after initially posing the question myself. Good luck in chosing a new car!

As some of you may know , I had a 1996 LS400 great car Changed it for a 1998 jag xj8 4.0 great car Then a bmw 750il individual amazing car !! Then merc CL500 ,,,, worst car I ever owned ,,,, more breakdowns than I thought possible !, Now I've come back to Lexus Ahhhhh relax ,,,,, what was I ever thinking ( apart from the 750il ) Picked the LS up on Thursday ,,,, covered 350 miles , It amazes me !!! How can a car be so silent ? How can a car be so comfy ? How can a car have so many features / extras for so little money ? How can a car that cost me £4,100 get all these admiring looks ? How can a car make me want to look at it thru window of my house as much as I do ? Answers to all the above have one answer ,,,,,,,,,, it's a Lexus LS430 ! As you may guess ,,,,,,I'm absolutely over the moon with my car !