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I used to live on the seafront at Littlestone ........ just along from there Malc

If you are in any doubt take a look at that VIN Plate on the passenger side. It will look a bit like this Except this is from a USA vehicle, but yours will be similar. You'l find your part vertically on the rhs of the plate indicated against C/TR. The highlighted part shows the colour code, in this case 1GO. The paint code is 3 digits and can contain both numbers and letters. The LA04 refers to trim. Logically then, the C is the code for paint and the TR is the trim choice(fabric/leather etc) NB....Mods...if you feel the need to delete the pic then go ahead ...not wishing to tread on any toes...its only informative after all.

Having done some research on the prices of the next three (3) services our RX might require, I rang round some dealers to get prices and ifnormation - unfortunately got conflicting information and varying prices. Some Dealers were quoting £840-odd (Swindon and Oxford) while some were quoting £740-odd (Woodford) while Milton Keynes and Croydon quoted £600-odd. Some said that it was possible to pay in monthly instalments, while others stated that you could pay in 10 equal monthly instalments while others yet said all monies had to be paid up front/in advance. From the information I managed to cobble together, the 50 / 60 / 70 services were working out at about £150 / 380 / 150 (approx. average prices). So the individual total price was circa £680. Some Dealers were quoting that their Service price included Brakefluid Change, while others (like Milton Keynes, Oxford and Woodford) wanted £70 in addition to the cost of the Service. In the end I contacted Lexus Customer Services and was directed to Inchcape (sp?) who administer the Pre-Paid Service Plans and they confirmed the following: 1. For my car and three (3) services, cost should be fixed at £606 2. All Dealers should be quoting this price. 3. As a Second Hand car I can only have Service only. 4. Monies must be paid all in advance. 5. No excess and price includes all costs for Service - if the shcedule includes BFC then it would be included and I wouldn't have to pay any more. 6. I cna pay by Credit/Debit Card etc. and plan can only be bought from a Dealer (ie: not directly from them). 7. This would be a Pan-Lexus Service plan (ie: valid at any Lexus Dealer in the UK). Given that Labour Rates are what kill us when it comes to Servicing - I am going to buy this plan, if for nothing else then peace of mind against increased Servicing costs. In the time we will own this RX, the Labour Rates will only go up and so will the associated cost of service. I save about £60 today, but over the course of the three (3) years, if Labour Rates continue to rise, might save closer to £100+ ...also, I have the freedom to taking our RX for Service at any Dealer (sometimes we can beb in London and drop the car in for Service there) and not worry about any costs. Thought I'd share the above just FYI to anyone else who might be considering purchasing a similar plan.

40,000 miles left on the tyres??? Just buy the tyres!!