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Happy Thursdays @MartinLexus !

Sorry if I was unclear. Not an online record of the driving itself. Just a record of the route (so a bit different to Strava). For example I live just south of London in Cobham (Surrey). To get to my parents in Worthing (Sussex) - I can take the a24, but if I’m not worried about time and I want to enjoy the drive a little more, there’s a route from mine that takes in lots of little roads through the Surrey hills that still gets me to Worthing but is an absolute blast in my RCF. Now unless you grew up in the Surrey hills there’s very little likelihood you would take this route - so it’s nice to share. Similarly next time I go to Nottingham to see a mate of mine there will be the M and A road route, but a user might share a good driving road I can try out instead.

I agree Malc, even if i were to buy a year old rep mobile for work it would still work out more expensive. I worked 9 till 7 yesterday, then went to see my elderly mother and then in the rain drove home. It was a good place to be after a long day and the car drove so well that it's still a marvel whenever I drive my 430.

Totally agree with you couldn't have said it any better and furthermore we seem to be over relying on technology where common sense should prevail(another thing that is increasingly in short supply)😊

This was IMHO a big flaw in the DRL legislation as most drivers now just rely on the DRL in the rain or poor visibility to be seen (and they are bright enough for that) but forget that they have no rear lights. Lexus unlike some cars don't have the auto headlights linked to come on with the windscreen wipers either and so just rely on low light. I have adjusted my auto light sensitivity so they come in sooner because of this but still not ideal if it's bright but raining as this still doesn't trigger the auto lights so I have to remember to switch on manually and of course then remember to switch back to auto. It would have been more useful if the legislation had mandated rear lights to be on at all times too or that auto headlights must come on when the windscreen wipers are in use for more than xx seconds.

After about six months of ownership I thought I would pop some of my thoughts down. I came from a Mercedes GLC, I wanted to go cheaper so tried to get a Suzuki vitara. I didn't even get as far as a test drive, both the dealers in my area are that bad! One completely ignored us fo half an hour so we left. The other had a hand scrawled sign on the door stating "out, back in about 5" so foiled again. I then wanted to look at the Volvo xc40. Booked test drive, arrived to find they hadn't got a petrol model but could have 10 minutes in there diesel one!!! We left. Then onto the Lexus dealer, what a difference, " yes of course you can put your dog in it, treat it as your own, what's the point in only driving a short time etc". We ordered one. i like it very much. A couple of things the GLC does better, when in reverse and the wipers come on it wipes the rear and the camera pops in and out so is always clean. Also the kick to open tailgate I'd like on the nx. Other than that I prefer most things on the Lexus. In summery, good move if not what was intended!

Guys. Porsche AG have just released an App called roads. Anyone can register, with or without a Porsche and the app promises to be immense. You simply hit ‘record’ when driving down your favourite road, and it ‘records’ where you went and then uploads it for others to find. Users can then rate and comment on other users driving roads. It’s early days but could be a great way of finding good roads when organising road trips etc.

A number of cyclists have had expensive bikes stolen because their Strava route started from their house and theives worked out where they lived. If you do use it, make sure your start point is well away from it.

Dorset, south coast, near Bournemouth

Here are the pics - had to recharge my camera battery as I hadn't used it in ages

I found out what the thudding was as it got too loud to even drive to halford's for a ball joint splitter. Somebody forgot to tighten the wheel nuts on one of the wheels of the car causing the wheel to wobble and thud, now I do have a camera over the door so I could go back to check the footage However I am a kind hearted soul and would not dream of finding out who was responsible and shaming them publicly. It seems though they might have done me a favor doing so otherwise I would not know about the upper wishbone ball joint being worn to a nub. I may have to delete this post so my wife does not see it as I will never admit this one to her.

There's not generally houses on the type of roads enthusiasts like to drive, I also dont think this will see people flocking to a stretch of road in their thousands. I for one would be interested to see if it threw up some roads close to home I was not aware of

Looks correct. If you push the stalk 'up' it does one wipe. The stalk does not stay up it auto returns to the rest point....kind of 'off' point if you will. Down one notch is auto/intermittent Down another notch is 'continuous' wipe Down another notch is 'fast' wipe. Mmmm ...... should an old bloke be doing stuff like this from memory??

You can see the VIN number through the windscreen at the very front of the top of the dash on the passenger side. Whether it's etched on the screen itself is another matter. I'm not sure of the validity of the reg number or VIN being etched on the screen - it might be a dealer extra at point of sale but it's not universal by any means.

Getting common now.... http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201810301964762?atmobcid=soc3

Well I get it figured out, it was the speeding camera road sign that triggered it. Sometimes when I go near the sign it beeps like crazy and then it stops and give a single beep. Any idea why it beeps several times? Has to do with the speed maybe? Even though I was not speeding.

Driving through Switzerland earlier this week I noticed what might be considered a flaw, albeit a very minor one, in the RC's fuel measuring/monitoring system. Seeing I had time to spare before an appointment on the other side of the Gotthard, I decided to indulge in a bit of nostalgia and take the steep and winding old road over the Pass instead of the customary quick but boring route through the Tunnel. As I neared the top of the climb, the low-fuel warning light came on - which I had been expecting. Then, when I was crossing the flat central section of the Pass some 1000-1200m later, it went out again - which I had not been expecting. I supposed this to be the effect of the fuel in the tank settling at a detectable level after sloshing about during the climb. I was thus reminded of past times when the fuel-gauges of cars that were far less sophisticated than those of today tended, as the tank gradually emptied, to twitch and tremble with every change of gradient, and especially in hairpin bends. The light came on again some 3000m further on during the descent, and remained on until I refuelled 25km later. I thought this episode worth reporting since it was the first time I ever saw the light go off - and stay off for an appreciable distance - after first coming on. I otherwise only recall similar but less extreme steep-gradient situations in an IS300h when the light may have flickered a few times before finally staying on. As a postscript I'll add that this was the first time I had done this sort of long climb and descent in the RC. I was not expecting the car to disappoint, and nor did it. While not aiming for tyre-squealing levels of speed, I did sustain a brisk rate of progress favoured by long stretches of well-nigh empty road. The car remained unruffled throughout. Uphill acceleration, usually in Sport+, was seamless; the steering was responsive, precise, and felt perfectly weighted; the stability in the numerous bends and curves was beyond reproach despite the amount of body-roll being not unexpectedly greater than I had previously experienced. The brakes may have begun to fade somewhat during the long descent, not dramatically but enough to dictate slower speeds and, had there been more of them, a longer distance from cars in front. Really, my only quarrel was with the PCS, which sounded off with disconcerting frequency because, before corrections of trajectory in tight bends, it would naturally identify high side-walls as collision risks. My initial intention to exploit what was a perfect opportunity to use the paddles more than I usually do was short-lived, for although I did occasionally favour downshifting on long downhill straights in order to spare the brakes, I generally preferred to look at the scenery and let the car do all the work.

Was thinking the same as Peter as I had an issue a while back on a previous IS that sounds like your issue - a vibration that was only felt at around 70mph+ and a rhythmic noise at that speed+ which could only have been mechanical as it sped up and slowed down with speed. It did get worse over time and I investigated the fact that it could have been the drive shaft coupler which is only rubber but there was a lot of owners especially in the states owning other cars mentioning they had the issue and replaced the coupler and resolved the issue. However, turned out mine was associated to corrosion on the inners of the alloy wheels as I witnessed when the tyres were taken off. Once cleaned up the issue went away. It was associated to the wheels not very good at keeping their pressures. A picture below if of a coupler which could be your issue ?

Right, so not to leave the topic open, wanted to share the outcome... So, decided to try one last thing before going to proper dealer (yes, I know... Had this lesson loads of times- you cannot be cheap for these cars...). As it was getting worse and worse, I got it to a mechanic to be checked out (he said all was ok). He forwarded me to another garage that does skimming. After all was done, the owner told me something that bugged me for a long time- he was overlooking the process, and it did not look like they were warped... But as I left the garage, the car was braking beautifuly! Till my next few longer trips... And then it started coming back again! Imagine my dissapointment... As it was getting worse yet again, I started thinking of causes- and already made up my mind to get it all done in the expensive way. Was about to, but managed to get myself into a motorcycle accident (amazing black cab drivers think that side mirrors are just for image purposes...). Either way, had other expenses, so had to put vibrations lower on priority list. Till one day read somehwere here on a forum possible cause! I noticed, that jugle would become a bit stronger after every longer trip on motorway. Apparently, when I would brake after long trip (a bit warmed disc and pad), the would be dust residue that would get stuck on a disc and would cause all the issue above! Few hard brake checks (not coming to a full stop though) from about 40mph have reduced the problem by a good 95%! Might change my pads to a better quality ones (not sure what is it there now...), but that seems to be the end for this issue!!!

I will also share something. yesterday trip from London to Cardiff. Mostly 70-80 with one 15miles stretch with 50 limit. I was using ECO mode this time and it seems to have a difrence. Cruise control was on for most of time. ive started measurement after joining M4 from M25 and look what I’ve got after 20 miles of slow 50mph area - my new personal best

Had a little clean up and photo shoot today, here’s the results;

Yes, self adhesive. I used it on a previous LS, bought from Halfords and it looked fine.

Seemingly its just a stick on 3/8ths inch chrome strip (about 9.52mm) that you can buy in the likes of Halfords - I will have to double check that as I cant find the link to confirm the size 😕 I was up there last week and they had some but could not remember the size, I think if I can find some on ebay that will do rightly 🙂 I emailed that ebay chap through ebays system but have had no reply yet.

£20 off Ebay with software and dongle