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Mine came with an invoice for just a tad under £5,000! Apparently the dash was removed at one time and a wiring harness replaced, how about that for eye watering? Just for your info, I had a full service on mine recently at a local Toyota dealership for £239, which I thought was good.

It's been lovely and warm in Carmarthenshire today John. You're visiting a lovely coastline, hope the weather holds for you.

I've read some interesting posts on here and elsewhere. I have two rear shocks which are leaking (not just misting) but not sufficient to fail the MOT. My garage has contacted his local motor factors and can source them, but eye-watering prices each. Lexus will sell them at £311 each. This seems to suggest that they will fit. I'm not convinced, and don't know whether they would be compatible with the AVS? http://www.jcwhitney.com/pro-comp-es9000-shock-absorbers/p2020609.jcwx?filterid=c12548d17948y2007g2u0j1#PDPProductDetails I wasn't expecting to find anything this cheap but 9/10 you can generally find parts cheaper by searching around online. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you so much for your replies and welcome. I like the sound of this forum saving me money. Well done 'The-Acre' on your purchases, sounds more like my range of prices... I appreciate that repairs can be 'eye watering', but what stunned me, looking at the invoices I got with the car, are the prices from Lexus dealers, 'for the love of God' £30+ for a wiper blade???? Dearest from Eurocarparts £12:99. Anyway, rant over. Now I'll get back to the owners handbook to once again try to familiarise myself with this NASA designed cockpit..... :winky:

Welcome to the loc, and to great car ownership! They can make your eyes water when needing repairs, but they do tend to go wrong less than most. Many parts can be sourced elsewhere, my air con has stopped working so I've just bought a compressor from a breakers, just £50, and a brand new radiator for £90. Plus the info from this forum will hopefully save you lots of money too!

Hi Rob. I am sorry that no one has replied to your posting but it may well be because when you join the forum the New Members Area is really just for saying hi to introduce yourself, any problems you are having with your chosen mark, an LS430 great car are posted in the LS section where there are a bunch of real knowledgeable guys who know what they are talking about. Please be patient as not everyone gets the chance to pop in every 5mins or every day, week etc. With regards to the other thread you mentioned I was asked if it was possible to remove the thread so the member could start again but on a friendlier footing and this I did. All that said, welcome to the LOC and I hope from now your experience is a more positive one. Mike. Moderator.

Thanks Stu,

I've found that OEM have the best balance between performance, dust and feel however, Pagid do good discs and pads so I'd be getting them personally

Because the Lexus/Toyota setup ISN'T designed to be a true electric vehicle(EV) hybrid set-up. It's essentially a normal petrol car, hence the engine is on most of the time. The EV element of the IS300H is designed to recapture energy lost in braking, and than use that energy to provide 'limited' EV power to help supplement the main engine or provide very limited electric only running. The EV battery on the IS300H is only 1.9 kWh, and only 1.5 kWh is usable, this is a tiny battery compared to a even a Mitsubishi PHEV, which has a 12 kWh battery. Essentially there are now several 'grades' of EV/Hybrid cars, though they are all called hybrids its confusion. 1: Toyota/Lexus/Infiniti hybrid drive units = These really are just ICE (internal combustion engine) units, where the 'hybrid' bit is only really to recapture lost brake energy, allow the ICE unit to run very efficently, and provide very 'limited' electric vehicle (EV) running, about 5 miles. Because of the small battery (<2 kWh) they don't need to be 'plugged in'. The battery in the Lexus is small enough to sit under the boot area without impacting on storage space. 2: Plug-In hybrids (Golf GTE/A3 Etron/ Mitsubishi PHEV / BMW i8) = These cars have a proper ICE unit, and a decent battery size (6-12 kWh). As an result they can work as a pure electric car for 20-30 miles, before electricity runs out and they need switch to ICE power. Because of the much larger battery they need 'plugging in' to fully charge the battery. However because they have to carry both a fully functioning ICE unit and large battery these things are heavy. These larger batteries need to be integrated into the drivetrain better to stop the boot space from been swallowed up. Both the GTE/A3 have tiny boots because the battery packs weren't designed to be integrated it the drive train unlike the Mitsubishi PHEV. 3: EV cars with ICE units as 'range extenders' ( i3, Ampera) = These are 'proper' EVs. They are purely powered by an electric motor, and have large batteries (16-24 kWh). However because people worry about 'range anxiety' these cars also come with a SMALL ICE electric generator. The ICE provides no motion (unlike PHEVs), and only serve to provide battery re-charging 'on-the-go'. Like all EVs you need to plug these things in, and the batteries are getting very big now. 4: Proper Battery EVs (Leaf/Zoe/Tesla) = These are pure battery powered, with no way of generating electricity on board. If you run out of charge, your stuck. Hence they have big batteries (up to 85kWh), but because they have no ICE drivetrain at all, some weight is saved. These things are basically battery packs with motors and wheels stuck on....Just like Tandy remote control cars I built as a kid, but sadly about x100 more expensive . So to answer your question....There is nothing wrong with your Lexus, its performing as it was designed (Our 2015 IS300H does exactly as you describe). If your after a 'proper' EV driving experience you have to look else where :)