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.... punishment at court ............ rather impressed reading in the Delhi Times etc when I was there: It's usual for arrests of miscreants to occur after they have been apprehended by local people who have caught them, thoroughly thrashed them and THEN handed them over to the police for more formal justice It's a brilliant system of simple justice and quite acceptable and clearly OK Malc

Profess still owned by Mr. Andrzej Wojcicki. Sadly Andrew is a guest of Her Majesty Hotels Group and even I have to admit that his wife is useless at talking to her fellow human beings and she has no business sense what so ever that said they still have the same skilled workforce and I know of two installs they in the last 12 months that were done without any dramas and are running without any problem. Andrew should be back at the helm Feb/March next year. Andrews wifes biggest problem is that she just doesn't understand English at all, the staff are afraid of her so they are nervous as to give her any direction. Her personality is typical of an eastern European women and does not posses the communication skills that you would expect from a western European. They are hot on just who gets free service for life and it is subject to you making sure you get the LPG serviced once a year, this can either be done by going there or using your lap top and lugging into the LPG computer. Its very rare that anything needs doing other than tech adjustments which they can do over the internet. Any filter are popped in the post and you can change them yourself. You do need to keep a record of visits either in person or over the internet and then there can be no arguments as to service record. All will be back to normal when Andrew eventually gets back. Anyone can write feedback on any one in Google it does not have to be true. There is a lot of back biting in the LPG industry where they leave spurious feedback on their competitors so don't believe everything that is said. Hurry back Andrew we need you. Mike.

Well my little bit of frivolous expense has arrived for my 1993 Car. Looks very nice but I haven't had a chance to check it all out. You do lose the descriptions under the buttons and so will need to get those made up somewhere else or use alphabet kits if you can't recall exactly what is what. Looks nice and sticking loosely to backing greaseproof (or something) Guessing I'd better fix it on sooner rather than later so the sticky doesn't dry out. Cost £92.13 to import and add £21.98 excise duty (VAT).

So after nearly 4 years and 40k miles with the car, Ive come across my first MAJOR issue on my RX450h. Turns out its not very serious but it'll still drive me crazy! Well, its a simple wearing of the gear shifter leather. Must be the potent oils in my hands or something but some of the leather has started to wear away slightly around the silver edges. Mine is the one shown below: Now considering its the main problem ive ever had, thats saying something about the RX's reliability record!

Very nice, probably my favourite colour for the LS400.

Ever tried Newspaper? you will be surprised. Mike.

Steve, I have exact same car; year, colour, interior, wheels, everything. Best motor I've ever owned. Enjoy.

I just went with 18" tyres. More expensive, but I felt retaining the looks was something worth paying a little extra for. I did have to downsize the rear to 245/40-18 though as 255s aren't available in my chosen brand - Pirelli Sottozero 3.

probably best if you have it done by a garage or air con specialist

It fits that's the one I have.

I think that price is similar to what I have been quoted 60per wheel

Ray, that is sickening. The really galling thing is that even if the culprits were caught red handed, they'd only get a slap on the wrist as punishment. The Courts are run by the Ministry of Injustice if you ask me.

well spotted, I must have been feline tired when I wrote that

This owner's club will not tolerate cruelty to any animals this includes respraying your cat, if it was black and white when you got it leave it that way.

I had similiar views to you before my wife got the IS300h and I drove it back on the motorway from Chester. First of all, I think the IS250 is a smooth engine and refined with the 6 speed gearbox, however, there isn't much between the IS250 and IS300h in terms of smoothness. In fact, it is easily arguable that the IS300h is smoother due to the CVT which doesn't shift at all - the IS250 6 speed can get hesitant when asking too much of it. I would also say that refinement of the IS250 is less than the IS300h and that is simply down to the electric drivetrain - completely silent when driving along at low speeds in town unless you brake, but even then, its not obtrusive and it almost sounds like you're going to the future. In terms of repairs, the IS250 actually costs MORE to service due to extra cylinders and some other stuff. Lexus Bradford quoted me £990 for 3 IS250 services and £750 for 3 IS300h services (both were 20,30 and 40k services). Essentially its £240 over 3 years which isn't much but even if you drive 5k miles a year at the claimed MPG figures, it would make a £200 difference in petrol costs and a further £215 cost in tax annually. Therefore over 3 years you lose £1485 and 5k miles a year is very low! Not to mention, the IS300h holds value much better for a few reasons. Firstly, its being replaced by the IS200t and when a new model comes out, a car will always lose value as its no longer desirable. Furthermore, the running costs puts it out of reach for people who drive even 10k miles a year and as a rule, its not as desirable as the IS300h in the current times. I wouldn't worry about reliability, Lexus hybrids are insanely reliable, may even be more so than the IS250 which has carbon build up problems. One odd thing I found was that insurance price is more expensive for the IS250. I was rather concerned as there's hardly any difference in claimed power output and 0-62mph times and phoned the insurance company who stated it was down to the car having a V6 and being "rare". Take that how you will but I thought it was just a way of making money personally. In terms of driving, the IS250 is good but i'd say its the IS300h which wins and that's simply because of the instant torque. The IS250 IMO is weedy, the torque is too low and you have to rev its guts out to get it to shift anywhere (causes it to actually become less refined than the IS300h as it ends up being quite loud ALL of the time when you do that and fuel economy goes to about 18mpg). In contrast, the IS300h has plenty of instant torque to get it moving and mid range power is immense (the quoted 0-62mph times dont show this). It genuinely gob-smacks people with faster cars (Audi A5 3.0l TDI and Merc C250 CDI). I would also say that the IS300h is a better balanced car. Although it has more weight in total, more than the 250 at the rear, it helps offset the nose heavy front too which you only really noticed when pushing the car on B roads.

Sorry bit late reviving this topic but just sorted the air con 'odours' in my IS200. Fitted new cabin/pollen filter and had a go with a can of 'Comma Air Con Cleaner'. Now it smells lovely and clean and job only took about 20 mins start to finish. Good product I'll be sure to remember and use again if required. TG