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Many people have problem with the consumption, so I decided I write couple of lines, how to reach higher MPG. Please note: everything written here is applicable to standard (non-sport) model IS220d. I have covered almost 50.000 miles with consumption in my signature. First of all, what consumption can you reach? Urban traffic: 37 – 28 MPG (7,5-10 l/100km) Extra urban at 65 mph (100km/h) – 5th gear: 51 MPG (5.5 l/100km) Motorway at 75 mph (120km/h) – 5th gear: 47 MPG (6.0 l/100km) Motorway at 81 mph (130km/h) – 5th gear: 43 MPG (6.5 l/100km) Motorway at 90 mph (145km/h) – 6th gear: 37 MPG (7.5 l/100km) In winter times (temperature below 3 degrees) the consumption rises (mpg decreases) by 5-10 MPG (0,5-2 l/100km) – depends on frequency of cold starts. Similar in very hot days (over 30) and short drives, where A/C goes on full power to cool down the interior. So – what to do? 1. servicing – have the EGR cleaned; maintain correct tire pressure;change the air filter every large service (every 20.000 miles / 30.000km) not every second as writes the manual 2. refuelling – you do not need to buy premium diesel, but avoid buying cheap supermarket diesel 3. before changing your driving style (point 4) do following – deconnect the car battery (minus pole is enough) for whole night*. This will reset some values in ECU and for next couple of miles it will be in learning mode, so it will accommodate quickly to new driving style. Do not to accelerate hard for next 30-40 miles. 4. everyday driving: keep rather higher revs then low, e.g. on 4th, 5th and 6th gear never accelerate under 2.000rpm. Lowest revs for maintaining speed are: on 3rd at 1.600rpm, 4th 1.800rpm, 5th 1.900rpm, 6th 2.100rpm. With full load increase by ~200rpm. The worse driving style is requiring high power out of low revs – e.g. on 4th at 1.600rpm – lot of fuel goes in the engine without effect, MPG is terrible and the car sluggish. Also, with under revved engine you can not feel your foot movement, because slight change of pedal doesn’t reflect in acceleration, but it does in consumption… If you need to accelerate quickly, go over 2.500rpm. 2.500-3.500 is ideal for overtaking etc… 5. for reasonable MPG in urban driving, you do not need to be slow, just think. This car has excellently small wind drag and it is very heavy – use it where possible. Between the lights you can go 300-500 meters on neutral gear and the speed will decrease from 38 mph to 33 mph (60-52 km/h) And this is all. When monitoring your actual MPG, reset AVG manually. (TANK AVG resets automatically after every fill-up, but AVG never resets automatically - only manually) When you reset the ECU and make ~50 miles, try small test – warm engine, ~15 degrees, no wind, plain road, set 3rd, go 38mph (60km/h), set cruise, reset AVG and you should be able to reach 67 – 74 MPG (3.8-4.2 l/100km). If not, there might be problem elsewhere. Good luck. * you won’t be able to lock the car with the remote, only with the key, so be careful. Actually, it is not needed to have it deconnect all night, but 5 minutes is not enough. How much is enough – I don’t know, but whole night works.

When I bought my LS400 it was twelve and a half years old. Why does a twelve-year old LS430 today cost more than twice what I paid for my 400? They didn't cost that much more new than the 400 did. It seems that decent ones still haven't come down to the same level of bargain-affordability - NOT that I'm thinking of changing.

The current LS was the first to sport an 8-speed automatic box, back in 2006. Clarkson mocked it with the IS-F, but now almost every self-respecting premium Euro-barge has one. Also, I think the LS was the first to use LEDs as dipped beams.

There is a configuration option to say whether you want the Audio system to automatically ask if you want to rip a new CD when its inserted, if that's turned off you have to dig through the menus to tell it each time you put a new CD in.

Hahaha I did the same: Couldn't found in Lexus manual either wich was very weird I have to admit even though the button its there, really !! ..so like you bobbyc, I assume, judging by the sign on the button wich reveal a wiper with electric wire that it is a wiper heater for defrosting the bottom of the windscreen so it'll alow the frozen stuck wipers to engage. Yes, I thought I'm the only one with this little issue! Anyway, never used so far as my parking lot its underground so never need it,... so far!

The headlight issue is the bulb, not the ballast. It's a common fault. Buy a new set off ebay and look at the the youtube tutorial on how to disassembe everything to fit them. It's a fiddly but easy job. Done mine recently. The mirror fault is also a known quantity. Apparently the motors for adjusting the glass use plastic ring gear which get jammed. Both of mine are jammed, so I'm waiting for better weather before I open them up and have a go at fixing them. Once again, there is a youtube video on this subject. Are you sure you don't already HID''s ? If it has headlamp washers, then you already had HID's. Well done for figuring out the key issue! Lovely car; same spec as mine I think.

'thatfatbloke' has a point though. I find the Rover75 more practical: ie the back seats fold (estates are available too), overall they're that bit smaller, thus more parking spots, more common, thus probably easier for spares and repairs, much cheaper on fuel consumption, and with a more beautiful cabin than an LS400, yet supposedly similarly plush to drive and looks Jaguar-like good. Quite a long list of positives. In the end though, I chose a more luxurious car! However, I'll always wonder what I'm missing: would be interesting to drive both back to back...

If you can hear the actuator trying to move it could be partially seized linkages to the lock/door handles, may be worth grabbing a torch and hitting all the linkages with WD40 to see if this frees them off. At least the door card is off which is 3/4 of the battle won.

Wax on,wax off Daniel son but did you wind the windows down slightly to clean the edges that normally sit in the seal area? :eerrrmm: Only a true master would remember to do this.