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I am so smitten with mine, that I will not use it if I don't know where it will be parked! LOL! I do exactly the same as Scribe, find the empty part of the car park, even if it means having to walk some distance. At the moment I am having to leave it outside, which I am not happy about! It is relatively safe on the drive but I much prefer to have it in the garage. However if the car is wet, I do not put it in the garage.

many congratulations on your new car. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!

I suppose with the lowest recorded mileage on a Lexus ls400 on this forum I have a vested interest in the discussion on values. I have owned a Lexus Ls400 now for over twenty years my 1990 mark 1 came to me in 96 with 50k on it . I had it 16 years and sold it with 180k on it ,by that time it was tired and had most of the common faults rectified with new UCA's and suspension bushes replaced it was rust affected and the y pipe flanges were shot and I was tired of fixing it. The day I bought my present car on ebay for £3750 was probably an act of God and to this day 12k later on the car I cannot believe my luck.It only as 30k on the clock and still looks just as the photos . As for the subjective view on wear and tear and parts lasting forever this is not an argument for me as I have experienced both sides and driving this car is light years above my Mark 1. The pics of the mark 1 were taken when it was approx 15 years old it went down hill in all respects very quickly after that, rust being the main enemy.

well i get the feeling whoever buys it will be just parking it up in a heated garage - adding to their collection of cars.

Changed mine for an Alfa Giulietta QV. Love Alfa's, had 5 so far and couldn't resist a great deal offered. £22k brand new, fully loaded, 5 years warranty, 5 years servicing, and not many around.

I saw my first volunteer speed camera operator a month or so back, I wonder how long before one of them gets a good hammering, or worse. Seems so obviously a bad idea to me.

I agree with you regarding the above, since the only thing reducing about crime is the recording by forces due to the changes in criteria for what reported crime actually has to be recorded. I would, however, rather have volunteers trained in specific tasks to having nothing. If there were more visible police both local beat bobbies and traffic officers then I think that the cost to the public purse would be very little extra since it would probably result in less crime so reducing the various costs involved with the investigation of crime and subsequent costs incurred in prosecuting criminals and also the costs involved in incarcerating them.

HATOs, do the same as a lot of people, search out anything they can use to justify their existence and their salary. Hence the over dramatic response to what used to be considered trivial events, closed off lanes to protect vehicles on the hard shoulder for example. As you say, a waste of money.

Hi and thanks for your post. Simon who developed the kit and does all the work himself works in the family garage, so he has to work around whatever work comes into the garage. He has a stage 2 sportcross with the piggyback ECU and about 300bhp in his. Not sure I would want to go that far with the standard motor. I think mine was the 16th or 17th conversion he has done and has developed the kit over the last 18 months or so. Mine was actually the first polybush kit he has fitted, he hasn't even put one on his own yet, mainly because it is such a pain to do and took a full day to complete. Costwise it is about as much to buy as it is to fit, so around £900 all done. for me together with the LSD from the sport model, it has transformed the car. it is a bit more firm but in a secure reassuring way and not uncomfortable as you would expect, especially as I have coilovers and roll bars too. But I chose the Meister R coilovers as they have softer spring rates than BC or any of the Japanese ones that are made for their ultra smooth surfaces and not the collection of potholes and patchwork repairs we call roads! Personally I would go manual if you are going to fit the turbo so you can make sure it is the right gear when you need it, you might find it lags a bit more on auto, but talk to Simon, he will go through the pro's and cons with you. Yes he knows his stuff and loves doing it and just wants the customer to be happy, which so far I certainly am. If you want to know anything please just ask.