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I think I could run my car on the gas produced after eating an Indian curry the night before :)

Hi all, just returned from Dusseldorf in Germany the other day, where I was visiting my eldest lad and whilst there noticed that lpg was being sold for 0.56 cents (in euro's). And that was at more than one petrol station too. That equates at present exchange rates to 40 pence per litre! Here in rip-off Britain I'm paying 63.9 pence per litre at my local garage. So much for the so-called European Economic Union. If the Germans can benefit from cheaper gas, why can't we?

I would advise you either speak to Lexus GB customer relations or the dealership manager to voice your concern and to resolve the issue. Depending on type of misfire it is very common for a single cylinder misfire to be misreported or to appear multiple times across some or all of the cylinders. This is especially the case if a misfire is related to an injector/fuel issue rather than due to a lack of spark ignition. Their diagnosis is therefore probably correct - who is responsible and how it gets resolved is where your focus needs to be.

This discussion reminds me of how someone in Sheffield, after a brief drive in a Prius, declined to purchase one because, as they put it, “it struggles on hills”, of which Sheffield has plenty. I found this amusing, having crossed both Sheffield and the Alps a number of times in a fully-laden Prius. Obviously the hybrid system dispenses with the linear relationship between combustion engine revs and road speed which conventional drivetrains deliver (and which motoring journalists seem to be unable to manage without). And the Prius is certainly loud, not to say raucous, under load uphill, as the hybrid system directs engine revs to rise quickly into the peak power and torque ranges. Sometimes under these circumstances the engine’s generating excess power and charging the traction battery simultaneously. But there really is ample power for hill climbing, and the loud noise is not to be confused with that made by a 1-litre supermini being caned in first gear, for example. Struggling it isn’t. The NX drivetrain so far feels eerily similar, except that it’s of course much quieter right across the operating range. In my limited experience the hybrid system doesn’t send the revs high nearly as often as it does in the Prius, presumably reflecting the NX’s better power-to weight ratio and some software development. On the rare occasions it does, it’s still fairly loud by luxury vehicle standards. But while the NX300h is no rocketship, I can’t believe that with between 76 and 84KW/tonne it’s underpowered. The petrol engine may be a little intrusive on those occasions when it’s operating at high revs, but I’m more than willing to accept those occasions as a trade-off for the 95% of the time that the NX is so much quieter and more refined than its competitors, especially the diesel ones. Others may not be, of course. Realise this is the mpg thread, so I’ll just say that I’m still on 46 mpg, but haven’t yet finished the first tankful!

I have missed it recently as I have got out of the car with the window still partly down. Oh I see, I'd only use it to let some air in as I approach the car after it's been sitting in the heat for a while. Sent from my iPad using Lexus OC

interesting chatting with my new business partner in Delhi and they use CNG gas there too ........... Malc

Hello again to forum members old and new and friend's from last time. I am now at a stage when i can contribute to the forum's again. After 2 death's in the family and my wife being ill, Thing's have calmed down again (Touch wood). Hopefully will be buying a cheap lexus again soon and will be organizing meets again. Regards to all, Ian.

Thought I'd take a short clip of the car to hopefully get across how it looks after the detail. It has been out but you get the idea. Also, products I mention are purchased from dooka UK not booka!

Because in the T's&C's you're required to notify your insurer of every such incident & if you don't then should you have another incident which you need to claim for & they become aware of the 1st your claim will be rejected as you have broken the contract Also in the event you need to litigate you'll need your insurers backing + no solicitor will act for you if you don't notify them

Looks fantastic Stu. Love the calipers - did you get those painted recently ?

You will be hard pressed to get one as nice as this let alone at that price. I find it quite contradictory that we harp on on this forum about how good these cars are and then treat every candidate for purchase as a possible dog . The guy selling it is offering a free three month warranty and if there is anything seriously wrong with it it will show in the first three hours of ownership.Get real, these were £50k cars fourteen years ago £100k today. The quality does'nt go up the road with the last owner .Tyres are consumables they are not there forever if you are worried about forking out 400 pounds for tyres should you even be looking at one of these cars. Stop knocking the resale values you are only hurting yourselves.By the way the wires are related to the Lexus mobile phone set up that was then available on this model.