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"The Math" savings in fuel - £10's Savings in road tax £100's Cost of ownership £1000's Sneaking up behind padestrians in a car park - PRICELESS 😂😂😂

hi all, I thought I'd give you an update: the diodes on my alternator had slowly started to burn out over the years. this overloaded the secondary fuse box and caused a short circuit. so it was the relationship between the alternator and the actual fuse box. I must say the auto electrician was brilliant! he also reconditioned the alternator for me. car is purring again this morning!! the actual cause: wear and tear, he highlighted the fact that the car is 12 years old and parts would age. thanks for your contributions

To the right of the steering column (where it enters the dash area .... if you will) there is a button. Often referred to as the Satellite switch I believe. It is a button that says On and Off and has a central domed button and a left and right tab. This button allows access to certain different menus when the engine is On or Off. This is where you turn off the Internal Motion sensor. You can only do this when the engine is turned off. You have to reset this every time you want to turn it off. It defaults back to On each time the engine is started. This is handy button to know about also for Cross Channel ferries etc. By turning the motion sensor OFF you can stop the car alarm being tripped off by the swing ticket hanging on the rear view mirror. Hope that helps.

One more, just so Comedian can see the new wheel colour.

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My 2014 didn’t have the option but there is an option the the menu on my 2018. Handy when parking in an area more prone to keyless entry and start thefts.

Insurance job vs non-insurance job. Same with any car. If done on insurance (especially when it's not your fault) the car must be repaired to the same standard as it left the factory - if you are paying yourself then you're probably prepared to cut a few corners - still can be an excellent job but may be carried out a bit differently. Had experience of this on my daughter's (old) Fiesta. Someone hit her car and it needed front wing and headlight. Car would have been a write off as insurance repair costs came to some £1,600. I got some independent quotes and when I spoke to the insurance as the 3rd party and my daughter were with the same insurer they agreed to pay me the money direct for my independent quote of £850 and so not write it off. Bodyshop used genuine Ford parts and did an excellent job. Some of the "extra" checks for insurance weren't needed and hence the saving...

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!

Blimey, that’s a fair whack, hope it was more than an oil and filter change with the brakes 😮

I'm not really surprised. My Aston DB9 was a K car. Every line on the service invoice was £1K. 😉

if you have keyless entry turn the feature off otherwise the car will always be searching for your key and wasting battery power

ATF arrived, looks genuine, made by Fanfaro (stamped on the side) in Germany who I have not heard of, but otherwise it's all Toyota livery as per the picture in the ebay link. Last transmission oil change was 2010 at approx 85K. Now 157k...so needed doing (although transmission is still totally smooth) Today, instead of draining from the sump pan, I used an oil extractor suction pump with the tube down the ATF dipstick. The pump removed almost 2.5 litres of fluid, more than is suggested you can achieve on the tutorial at http://www.lexls.com for the MK3... maybe it's that 5th gear on the Mk4 😄. Colour of the ATF was a bit brown, but I inspected it closely, no particles. In went just over 2 litres of the new fluid. Took it for a good run and all was well, checked level and it was within the bottom of the hot range. I will repeat after a few days driving and I'll get some more fluid. The suction pump made life easy, I measured the length of pump hose against the dipstick to make sure it went in far enough, but not too far to disturb the magnets.

It's as Phil in the post above explains. Too many variables (mainly who's paying, but also age of car, etc). At the lower end of gauging the work the panel damage to the car isn't bad at all. Even that gash is small enough to be tackled easily. BUT given the fact the car is not that old AND that it's an insured claim, understandably, why shouldn't the owner get it back 'as it were before the crash'. That makes all the difference (between being fixed virtually imperceptibly and being fixed as if the damage didn't happen in the first place).

Plus power the easy entry and alarm systems? IIRC the entry system shuts down after a prolonged period of inactivity. So, yes the 12v battery doesn't have any great demands on it..

Brake Caliper Specialists (BCS). See their site here: https://www.bcs-automotive.co.uk/ These guys do work for high end dealers as well as private jobs. If they are good enough for the likes of McLaren, they are good enough for me! Lol.

There’s a retail park near me that has a Wickes superstore in it, and that car park is an absolute magnet for rogue screws and nails. I always takes the wife’s car there nowadays .....😀

Ask them to show you the text in the Warranty which excludes seat deformation Vlad. If you have only covered 35,000 miles, then the seat could not have been fit for purpose ! My seat in my Merc has covered 230,000 miles and it is perfecto !!

There is a chap on here who has a LS600h and his drivers seat heaters was intermittently switching off - Lexus replaced the seat base including the leather - however later on it turned out to be a relay 🤣 - so he ended up with a new base all done under warranty - I believe his is a 09 plate car.

That will be 'Sod's Law' or the principle " if something can go wrong, it will". That last piece of toast so lovingly prepared slips from the plate and falls face down on the paving...as you thought you would enjoy breakfast on the patio!! My wife has a pump and foam kit for her MX5 (very little room in that boot). Mercifully not needed it yet! Damn have I just invoked a Sods Law moment!! Perhaps I'll cycle to work today.

Harry Similar story for me looking to buy. 1st choice was the Volvo had to wait about 30mins for a test drive and then just given the keys and told to drive it to the M32 and back about 5 miles total whilst they work out a price on mine. Did quite like the car but wanted to look at Range Rover Disco Sport. As soon as I told them I was interested in one of the three 6 month old ones they had (New too much for me) they just about ignored me and after about 20 mins just walked out next door Was Lexus Bristol, welcomed with a cuppa and bickie no problem wanted ex demo, took me for a test drive did every type of road and off road took over hour was sold on the car but they didn't have colour I wanted, told me about one in Exeter their own with slightly high mileage and every extra possible on a Luxury, saw it bought it and took our service contract with Bristol Service reception just as good as sales car warmed up for me

Do you have any evidence for this? John

But why ? Especially on hybrid. i never feel any need for a more capacity of 12v battery. Do you have some extra accessories ?

Thanks guy's I was out getting a new battery fitted today as per my other post and signed up for the 3 service and MOT deal, seemed a no brainer considering the future price rises thay may be on the horizon plus 10% discount on anything I need. Depending on Traffic my nearest Lexus at Fort Dunlop is between 30 & 40mins away so the fact that they are happy to come and pick up the car do the required work and then bring it back, which means a minimum of 2 hrs travel time for them takes some pressure off me. If I needed a car I could drop it off and get a loner until it was sorted, but that's something I am unlikely to need, so all good.

New wheel colour deserved a quick pic!

VLand rears, fitted!!

Morning All, So Lee has confirmed he simply needs to plug in the Techstream system (Toyota diagnostic tool everyone including the dealerships use) and run a health check on the ECU. That’s it for now. Lee offered to come to you Steve if that’s easier? He reckons it won’t take long at all. Also, Lee confirmed plan may be to have Rafi provide SRD/customers with the maps, and SRD would do the uploading and dyno test for us. They have Techstream already, so no need for the handheld controllers for you guys. Apparently like with the GTR’s, the IS-F at least can’t be live tuned, has to be flashed. Let me know what you prefer Steve. 👍😎 Good weekend folks. Cheers, Pete

a sneak peak of the new rear spoiler

The battery is only used to start the car. Once the engine is running and the alternator spinning, the alternator feeds all the car's electrics and keeps the battery charged. It sounds like the alternator has failed electrically and the battery has subsequently gone flat but, before spending any money, I'd check the battery connections, the starter motor connections, the negative connection from battery to body and the engine earth strap, all for cleanliness, good contact and tightness.

Either duff battery or alternator. (?) Although many years ago I had a similar problem with an Audi 80. Everything started shutting down, including eventually the engine. It turned out the the earth braid from the alternator had corroded through.

But the front ones wipe if you leave on auto when you start up, much more likely to damage them, as windscreen isn't heated and not scraped!

Just got the 911 back from its service- this was the major one, car has 40k on the clock and is coming up 8 years old at the end of the year. Bit of a cheat as the final bill includes some warranty and new front discs and pads. Porsche certainly know how to string out the list of service items though and somewhat tied into all that if you want the warranty - I went into ownership with my eyes firmly open- still they did water a bit when I saw the bill. Biggest disappointment was that there weren’t even any mints in the glovebox!