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It's a bit like buying a Lexus or a Kia. Nothing wrong with a Kia at all. Well equipped, good warranty... but it's still a Kia. If you go and spend your hard earned cash on a premium brand like Lexus, it seems a bit of a shame to then go and cut corners - so to speak - on tyres etc. You would not be taking your Rolex to Hill Samuel for a service. Oh dear... I sound like a snob... :-( I guess what I am trying to say, is that you have a top quality car... so don't go compromise and make sure you fit top quality tyres.

Nothing is perfect in this life I know, but I've often wondered why Lexus changed its advertising slogan from 'The Pursuit of Perfection' to 'Amazing in Motion'. Is it just to sound more up-to-date do you think, or, because once established as a global company they could then surreptitiously cut corners a bit here and a bit there in order to keep up with the big (German) boys? The brand has certainly expanded its range considerably since its LS400 days, but are their cars as well built now as they were then? The development of the LS400 was probably without parallel in motoring history. So, it begs the question-- as a car builder, has Lexus ended its pursuit of perfection? Will my next Lexus be as good as my mk4 has turned out to be? (That's is supposing I sell it, which I doubt!) Food for thought.

Just changed my 2013 RX Luxury for a 2015 f-sport - love the HUD although keep staring at it!! Got the red leather, pic attached. Sent from my iPhone using Lexus OC

That's what it does on my 250....I figure the450 will have the same/similar options. Think the capacity is around 2000 tunes....that's quite a few cd's

Just a stab in the dark Don't suppose you have the record to hard disc facility set to record all the time? If so then maybe you've filled the hard disc capacity? As I say....just a stab in the dark.

Price agreed and deposit paid pending inspection and collection over the next few weeks.

Thank you. These are all 'things' I can mention when I take it in on Wednesday. :hocus-pokus:

Thank you 'all' who have posted in reply to my new arrival, comments and Advice much appreciated. In reply: To Paul: - I chose Black leather as I thought it offset the Mesa Red quite well! To Tony: - Ordered through my Dealer when I found out they were available for the '15 Model year (I had previously been told they were 'NOT' available) Let me know if you or anyone else would like the Part Numbers. To Adrian: - No, it came from my Local Dealer - Lexus Stoke.

hi just to add - i have an ls430 and the coolant levels always ( and has done so for the last 3 years) sat roughly half an inch below the min mark - when i bought the car i thought it was low and topped it up but it just overflowed.

Nice alienating first post, welcome.

It always assumes me when people say their 10 year old vehicle with 100k miles on the clock drives like new. Clearly they never drove it new or they have long forgotten what it felt like.

Update on this. The SOT 933 is the right one as it fits all the connections on the amp and the 910 does not. However it still will not mute the two speakers in the front post between the windscreen and the door, regardless of various tips from the lead supplier. To be honest I've given up on it. They are small tweeter speakers and don't interfere that much with the hands free. If they do I just turn the volume down on the car stereo. Not the most technical solution but it works for us. Thanks for all the replies guys.

Colin, thank you! That's very useful! I think mine would have failed the resistance test (b) above, as you could spin the thread as much as you liked without it getting any stiffer to tun. 12years and a 100k and I'm not surprised, the RX is heavy after all!

I've had this too on my celica, the parking brake is a drum like on the RX. Slow speeds such as pulling up to traffic lights, you could hear a rotational "shhh" "shhh" "shhh" noise that slowed when you did and sped up when you pulled away. When changing the rear pads recently, you could hear/feel the noise while the wheel was jacked up and turning it by hand. That was also on the nearside as well! Adjusting it (slacken it off) did make it go away, fiddly but very do-able if you remove the wheel and spin the adjuster with the tip of a screwdriver - the adjuster lives behind a little rubber plug in between a couple of the wheel bolts on the hub. I wound ours all the way out, then counted the turns of the adjuster until I had it just right, then reset the other side to ensure brake balance remained. This only affects the parking brake and not your rear discs & pads.

We have had a similar issue with my wife's RX300. It's the near side rear and only happens with slow braking. The caliper was stripped down and greased etc. To no avail. Had it checked at a Lexus garage who couldn't find anything wrong. I opened a similar post some months ago and someone advised adjusting the parking brake so that it, basically, doesn't engage when operated. Had this done in conjunction with replacing the discs and pads and the problem went away, for a while! Since having the car mot'd the annoying noise is back so I am going to have the parking brake mal adjusted again to see if it goes away. Will let you know the outcome.

The drop links can wear without splitting, not sure how common that is though. Typically they are tested with the follow procedure, in addition to just checking if there is any play:

Not to mention the ability to carry 3m lengths of copper tubing (or whatever) with the sunroof open (suitably padded, of course)!

All my suspension (other than my refurbed rear strut and a replacement drop link/stabiliser bar on the nearside rear) is still original and on a '53 plate with 108500miles, you can definitely tell! The corner I have just done on Friday is working so well, it has highlighted how bad the others are! I think (other than replacing the nearside front air strut with another DIY refurb I have in the pipeline) I'll see it through winter and the road salt, then look at changing all front and most rear suspension bits that have worn after Christmas. From looking at the rear recently, I will be changing the ARB bushes and clamps which aren't looking too hot - I'll probably remove the ARB itself, clean it up and Hammerite it before fitting the new bushes. The rear definitely looks easier to work on than the front as there is less components. Interestingly, the rear drop links still looked in working order but unfortunately, I had to cut one off to replace my rear strut as the nut was fused to the thread and the hex bolt you have to use to hold the thread still whilst undoing the nut had been mangled in the past some how.... Do drop links usually only need changing once the have split and the captive grease has bled out, or do they deteriorate over time? Ta, Chris.

I have had the same thoughts since the move onwards from the LS400 The 430 was a step backwards and there have been issues with the 460s . In the defence of Lexus engineers they have not had the funding that went with the LS400 initial concept from new scenario and they did have ten years after the initial launch to perfect the LS400 . They will not ever get that again with a new model as their competitors and the market place move too fast in the modern age of car design. So to sum up I think that the LS400 Mark 4 was as near as you will get to perfection in a Luxury sedan in its class.

Like what exactly? Michelin is a premium brand so you'll pay more compared to something like Nexen for example regardless of whether the tyre is better or not. However, we're driving Lexus here so sticking a Nexen on is a sign of cheap-skating (and that's coming from a Yorkshireman!!). This is something I look for, especially on used cars as its likely a sign of "paahh - it'll do", which has consequences elsewhere e.g. scratches on paint, service intervals etc etc. I prefer to get a tyre rated C for economy. The reason is - that the higher the rating, the less grip the tyres have as they're running on harder compounds with low rolling resistance, I chose C as its a middle ground, good economy but good grip also. In terms of noise ratings, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE! I was on original Dunlops rated at 71db from new. The Dunlops did roar a bit and got louder as they wore. The Michelin's are eerily quiet. In terms of wet grip, the previous Dunlops were rated an F or something and would spin out in the wet so still better to go for Michelins! :( Also, when you consider that they only cost £123 each for the 19" tyres and £50 for all 4 fitted by Lexus, its a no brainer. I was also aware that there werent many reviews on 235/55 r19 tyres and that's why I went for the Michelin's. They're a favourite in the US, they RAVE about them and Id rather listen to current owners (some of which who went from OEM dunlop to Pirelli Sc Verde and then to Michelin in the quest to find the best all round tyre) than pick a tyre out of the sky.

Typically suspension gets softer with age as things wear but it is possible for a suspension strut to get stiffer and also be the cause of the clonk, although there are several others components that could be making the noise.

its quartz, will try to make some review after this weekend and tell as much as i know and find about this watch.

It may not be the same cause but I've seen this exact same problem on a Bmw tourer, a friend at work had it intermittently but it did get gradually worse, all the windows & sunroof would be open when he finished work (private secure carpark) it definately wasn't his the fob as it was broke & he was using the key, It turned out to be a fault on the central locking which was caused by water ingress in the drivers door central locking switch ...

Leeds are talking nonsense. Even webuy anycar are offering £31500. Ridiculous. I hope Lookers don't send the Leeds staff to " how to become an obnoxious twunt" classes.

Simples! You must have held the unlock button on the fob causing all the windows and sunroof to open Then, as the car senses that the door has not been opened, it locks itself which would induce the alarm to go off. Small vibrations can set it off including wind or something moving inside. The new RX's are programmed not to open their windows when holding the unlock button as there were a lot of complaints about this happening. Some people woke up to soaked vehicles after a night of heavy rain.