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440bhp, 500 in UK! Someone that knows nothing about the ISF.. Wonder if they have replaced that missing exhaust tip?

I was in need of my Lexus vegetable cooler yesterday evening when I (stupidly) answered an international call and found myself talking to an Indian lady about the warranty on my Sony TV which, according to her records, has expired. She has no such records, of course, because although I do have a Sony TV I bought it from a friend. She then asked me to confirm my address, and when I replied, 'Why the hell should I do that?' and pointed out that I hadn't asked her to contact me about a non-existent TV warranty, she said, 'Please co-operate, sir'! Unbelievable.

So the infamous Yorkshire Police ISF is for sale, interesting how the seller seems to think it was used as one of their 'undercover' cars...hmmmm http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-LEXUS-IS-F-AUTO-PEARL-WHITE-8-SPEED-AUTO-440-BHP-AS-QUICK-AS-BMW-M3-/311461156093?hash=item48848814fd

Lexus have revised all the service schedules so you would need to double check with your dealership. What is stated in your service booklet is out of date.

I really liked the Evora's interior when I sat in it and a its big step up from the Elise/Exige being aimed at the 911 market. I know what you mean about the build quality but as you say that's more than offset by the driving experience & rarity. Exciting times ahead!!

It seems to go up to 7 ...think I need 11 :) or maybe now I drive a Lexus I should change my music tastes.

Hey at least the new owner can get a die-cast model of their own car,lol

I would certainly echo the "buy a TomTom" advice. For the same price as a Lexus upgrade you can get a device of similar screen size along with a lifetime of map updates. Also, do the newer Lexus satnavs allow full postcode entry, or is it just the first part followed by having to enter a street name and house number? As someone who enjoys walking and needs to be finding my way to obscure car parks and laybys, the TomTom's ability to accept Lat / Long is worth it's price alone

At 126k I assume the rx400h would also require the dreaded plug change?

If that's the price in the UK these days then I would do a pan drain and fill every two years after the vehicle reaches 60k miles to keep the fluid in good heath. A standard drain and fill only replaces about 1/3 of all the fluid in the transmission which is why I'd recommend doing that every 20k miles/2 years. The last time I purchased some Toyota T-IV, which was a number of years ago, it was something like £60 for 5 litres so I'd change it less frequently.

The light should go out when you pump them up but the system may have been reset previously with the pressures at 40 psi or higher which means you are only just above the threshold for triggering the alarm again. Resetting the system when the tyres are set at your desired pressure will give you less false alarms.

Hello PCM I had the ATF fluid on my RX 300 changed at about the 9 year mark. Independent garage charged an hour labour plus the fluid, no need to pay Lexus rates for such a routine job. I do not know when Lexus recommend the job be done, I just felt it was sensible maintenance. Cheers John

Hi PCM, Me and the missus changed ours out a few weekends ago, took about an hour and required simple tools (10mm socket and pair of pliers). If I wasn't mechanically inclined a mobile mechanic could do this easy for you at little cost for labour. We drained approx 7.25 litres into used 5 Litre empty engine oil containers, then filled it up with 7.25 Litres of fresh Toyota ATF fluid. I would recommend it is done at least at 100,000 miles, ours looked nasty at 108k when we did it! I think 2 x 5 Litre containers of Toyota type IV ATF was around £25 all in, and the left overs should be enough to change the horrible molasses looking power steering fluid too! May as well get both done at the same time...

Got the call last night from my wife. There's a problem with the car - think I have ripped off the rear bumper! Turns out that when exiting a pay barrier at the train station she has executed a sharp right turn and gone up a kerb with the rear wheel, hooking the bumper join into a small post which then proceeded to tear the bumper off as she moved forward. Naturally when you hear contact you just keep on driving don't you?! Took it in to a local bodyshop today - fortunately the bumper retaining part behind the wheelarch has taken the brunt of the damage. There is one on eBay for £15 but is the wrong side unfortunately, Lexus charge £81 plus vat! There were quite a few scratches on the bumper anyway so am thinking of having the whole bumper resprayed while they are sorting the retaining bracket. No comments necessary re women drivers, I am sure we have all done worse at some point!

Just don't ask the wife to get the ticket. My dear lady got confused as to the Reg details and when went back to buy another ticket is wouldn't allow it. - Month later Penalty Notice for £72.50 duly arrived and of course the damn receipt for the original ticket and the attempt at correction somehow either left in France or whatever. Managed to plead our way out of paying but I do the buying from now on!! Well done you for not paying. It really eats away at me that these days poor little Joe public make the smallest of mistakes quite innocently and you are immediately hammered with a financial penalty way out of proportion with the mistake but bankers, civil servants, local and government and corporate upper management never or rarely at best ever get to be held for their misdemeanors involving billions £ and sometimes lives, mostly will be asked to leave with a huge golden handshake only to pop up somewhere else ready to do as badly as they have done before. Keep up the good fight. Mike.

Hello all, i'm new to this forum, and this is my first post. I have installed an iomega Italian LPG system with Cage ECU for more than 18 month now. No problems what so ever. However i do tend to treat it gently. When i need to push it to the limits, i switch to normal gas. Cheers.