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sounds good, just read the last few posts :p

13:00 works for me... I'm all that matters really. Rest of you can fit in ;)

really Graham, a flintstone? Even ride quality and noise? I still like to see the ls600 in about 16 years and see how they held up ;)

Hi Kevin - how was it on track days and how did it compare to the usual track day suspects? Thanks for all the replies everyone. Here are a few pics, no comments about my (lack of) photography skills please ;)

Whilst on a recent trip down south I went to Manchester to see a buddy and during my trip I took a wrong turning so I did a threepoint turn in a tight spot, I then proceeded to my buddys house . When I came to make a right turn the indicators did'nt work looking at the clocks I then realized they were dead on trying the windows to give an hand signal they did'nt work in fact nothing was working although the engine was working and the car was operating with full brakes. I proceeded to make the small journey to his front door fearing that if I stopped and turned off the engine I would be stranded in the middle of the road. When I arrived safely at his door i switched off the ignition and switched it back to start and the car started and everything worked. To say the least I was mighty relieved and could'nt understand what had caused this loss of power. I checked everything on the fuse circuits and there was nothing amiss. After some further thought I came to the conclusion that I had turned off the ignition when I made the three point turn catching the keys whilst spinning the steering wheel,now that sounds crazy but if one thinks about it the scenario makes sense. If you are driving along and turn off the ignition and cut power to the engine and drivetrain you will lose brakes, power steering ,probably knacker the gearbox and come to a dead stop with terrifying results. So there must be a dedicated power supply to the drivetrain whilst the vehicle is in motion. Now there is a way of proving this theory but if you lot think I am trying it ,dream on.

Got the ISF back and the tip has been fixed so it's no longer in danger of falling off. The air con service is pretty extreme though. The chemical smell is stronger than when I have had it done on previous cars. Hopefully the musty smell is no more but as all I can smell is the disinfectant it may take a couple of days to ensure that it has been sorted. They even knocked some money off as I'm a Gold member. Cannot argue with that. They did a health check on the car and it's all good apart from the fact my rears are down to 3.5 mm. I thought they felt less grippy so it looks as if they might need replacing in a few months and it's a bit of a shame that Lexus replaced the fronts when I bought the car as it would give me an excuse to try out some new rubber on all 4. It was nice to have the ISF back, I really miss it when I have to drive any other car. All in all, apart from the whole courtesy car issue I'm very pleased with Hedge End yet again. Great service.

Awesome, see you lot then! :)

Yes, more to go wrong, especially if it's not as well made as it used to be. But then a new car is sold on its showroom appeal, and its list of goodies, not on how tough it'll be after fifteen years' use.

Sadly, I quickly discovered that although it's a lovely place to be, a 10 year old LS430 is a very different purchase to a 15-20 year old LS400. So many extra things to not-quite-work-right. I wonder if the LS will become like the Mercedes S class? What I mean by that is that successive generations W126 -> W140 -> W220 were each better than the previous model when bought as a new car. But the downside of the ever-increasing complexity is that the newer they were the more they are liabilities as a used-car buy.

1 pm seems good to me. I'm trying to get the wife to drive up her RX450 as well so she can fully participate rather than slope off to the shops. I know my daughter will want to hang around.

and by then our Mk3s will only be 35 years old Malc

Rock Auto are very good. Used them a few times in the past. I like the fact that you can pay for duty up-front so you don't have to pay a Royal Mail 'handling' fee.

Thanks for this source of parts. Very useful as they have both US and UK sites.