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Just got my 03 RX back from its 100,000 mile service today, felt lovely to get back into it. I knew it needed doing soon but my hand was forced when the water pump sprung a leak on the motorway, fortunately I had some water to put in the radiator and was able to get the car safely home and then to my local garage who carried out the service, replacing the water pump as part of it. We get a lot of people on the forum asking about potential mileage for these cars, well when I was talking to the mechanic he wasn't remotely peturbed by my rx's 102000 miles, he said they are good cars and will last if the fluids are replaced when they should be. I had been quoted a little over £1000 by a local lexus dealership for the 100k service, and been assured that it was a very good price. My local garage did the job for considerably less than that and I have every confidence in them - I have used them for some time now. If you are in the Manchester area the garage is DJ Autos in Oldham, check out their website for address, etc.

You might like to know that most brake judder can be somewhat cured without having to resort to replacing the discs or pads. Firstly, never leave your foot on the brakes for long periods while at traffic lights, ---the reason for this is to stop the pad from 'imprinting' material onto the disc. Returning the brakes to something like normal operation can be done by employing some extremely heavy braking, (obviously on a safe stretch of road). I've tried it and it works. You have to persevere a bit. I had a bad high speed judder and by following this advice it eventually disappeared. I'm sure by doing this it somehow freed up any imbalance of pressure in the sticking 4 pot front calipers which contributed towards the juddering. Maybe the heavy braking scrubs off any sticking material on the discs as well. An inexpensive but effective fix.

Stuart , if you have had the IAVC replaced it is probably the O ring at the bottom of the reservoir that is leaking ,a very common problem on the earlier cars (part number 90301-12003 ) available from Toyota dealers . I used a suitable sized one from an O ring kit last time mine needed replacing ,has held up for a couple of years so far , the OEM ones are expensive for what they are . Quite an easy job to replace yourself if you have basic tools (which I suspect you have if you are buying heavy duty axle stands) ,there is a Lexls tutorial for removal of the thing if you need it . If it is the reservoir O ring leaking you wont need to crawl under the car . Glad your brake job went ok ,should be good for a few years .

Remove them and if concerned make some new ones using the old ones as a pattern. The protection film is readily available. Ed

I think that until you have actually received the tyres there is little you can do,if they are what you want all good but if they aren't what you ordered then take it up with them at that point. I don't think Goodyear will get involved over a dispute with a supplier,there's probably some disclaimer somewhere on their website regarding accuracy of the information provided. Just give the supplier a chance first.

Mike Please don't insinuate I am a liar .If you go back through the files if the forum keeps them that is exactly the reason I was given the warning. And just to clarify the situation I tried to do it once.

Ruud's comment about Clarkson deserves three gold stars, not a point. (Maybe I've got one now...)

No problem James, here you go: Age: 57 Car: IS300 Sportcross NCB: Over 9 years Premium: £205 Excess: £300 I also have my wife insured to drive, plus, as my yearly mileage is now so small, I have it limited to 5k a year on the policy. Hope that helps. Why not give Adrian Flux a call, doesn't cost anything for a quote aside from a bit of your time.

A few years ago it was fairly easy to get them. It really modernises the look of the front.

Of course all the different weather patterns, tyre and suspension set ups can all go straight out the window if there is a loose nut behind the steering wheel

I just think that the brake shudder is intrinsic to large heavy automatic vehicles. They all seem to suffer with some more than others. In my Lexus experience it seems that judder appears after about 10,000 miles albeit lightly, resulting in replacement at 20k due to getting fed up with it. Neither original parts or aftermarket seem to be much different. I'm on pagid discs with ferodo pads just now - done about 5k and seem fine. With regard to deposits building up on discs, I get that when holding car on brake at a stop after heavy braking, but I've tried buffing discs surfaces with no improvement. I did think about skimming discs, but difference in cost compared to buying new didn't seem worth it. It's quite easy replacing discs, but remember to scrupulously clean the hub mating surface before fitting. I think you've done well to get 40k out of discs. Pete