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I am more than ready for the 0-60 time, I’ve had faster cars. I’ve had smaller cars, larger cars, sportier cars and more industrial cars. I’m looking forward to all that the GS450H has to offer. I’ve been offered a great deal and can’t wait to be a Lexus owner.

That's the advantage of buying the car from the dealership. It's the extended warranty which costed me a pound, and saved 17 grands at least.

I have a TV (A Sony XR65A9 OlED to be exact), its just only used for Playstation, Netflix, Disney & Amazon. Its not tuned nor is the BBCi player app downloaded onto it. A Tv licence is only required to watch or record either Live TV (Including ITV Sky channels and bbc) or to watch BBCi player which iplayer also informs you of this when you sign into it. Its been declared to tv licencing authorities as to how its also used as by doing this the right way they stop sending letters etc.

Can’t remember how to do it, but I set mine for the wheel to retract and the seat to stay in the same position. It’s somewhere in the settings, no special coding needed. To make sure the steering wheel motor doesn’t get buggered up, I wait until it’s stopped moving before holding the wheel while getting out.

Had mine done this week, the car was in fact very clean and mostly rust free underneath, but all the trays were taken off, cavities filled and everything undersealed with Dinitrol, very happy to have this done before the winter and for longer-term peace of mind.

I’ve had to firm up my choices for the pre-order process for the 450h+, i.e. model, exterior colour and interior colour. I was slightly surprised we had to make these decisions so early in the process but we have chosen the ‘F SPORT Takumi Pack plus Sunroof’ with Sonic Grey exterior colour and ‘F Sport White’ upholstery (which is actually white and black). It was a toss-up between the white and the ‘F Sport Flare Red’ which also includes black. I’m assuming that even though I have added the Takumi pack to the ‘F SPORT’ model, I have to choose one of the F Sport interiors rather than one of the Takumi’s. Never having had a Lexus before, I’m not sure at what point in the pre-ordering and ordering process you have to finalise your selections bearing in mind the new model is not on the website configurator yet.

My GS430 is running a Stag system installed by Andrew - really nice bloke and very good aftersales support. The 3UZ is fine on Gas - plenty have been done with no issues. Regarding Flash Lube, I was advised it wasn't needed for a 3UZ, but had it fitted anyway, more for piece of mind. If Bluesman has been running without for that long, I wouldn't worry about it. Overall, I'm getting low to mid 20's to the gallon on gas and getting about 12p/mile which is superb for a big V8. The conversion paid for itself within a year, at the miless I do.

Critical for them, maybe...

Buy two! 😂, also minfigs are the real winners and easier to store 😉 Whatever movements hurts when you do it, stop doing that... I'll send the invoice in the post 😛 😆

We moved in the last 2 weeks, albeit within the same county using https://www.mckellarremovals.com/overseas-removals/ They came it at a "middle of the road" type of cost, as in not the cheapest but also not the most expensive. Showed up on time, friendly and took reasonable care. Their website suggest they also do overseas stuff.

Thanks, I have now spoken to the dealer, after another prompt, very apologetic and pleasant. Ordered a 450h+ in sonic grey with Hazel interior in premium plus, delivery estimated mid January, and test drive a demonstrator sometime in October.

Have you tried lexus parts direct?you can also try the bay for genuine and non genuine ones

I did it online. It asks you whether you want to pre-order the 'Hybrid' or the 'Plug-in hybrid'. You then complete personal details (email address etc.) and are asked to nominate a Lexus dealer. In my case, the dealer contacted me within a day or two and then followed up a bit later asking for model, colour, interior preferences etc. When the new model was first announced, I had contacted Lexus support online for information about the launch and this has been followed up by some very helpful phone calls from Lexus UK which demonstrated excellent customer care. I must say I have been very impressed with 'the Lexus experience' so far.

mine did the same

I am,out of my window and mine looks exactly like the ad you show ,same colour. A J.

Would be interesting to know how much these two garages charged for this?

Sam, I think you are confusing the exhaust sound of the LC with the RCF. It certainly isnt overly quiet unless you are literally poodling around town,which is totally fine.The aftermarket systems shown on Youtube seem to create a loud but unpleasant soundscape,completely out of character with the LC.Just my opinion. I found the Lexus dealers only too willing to provide extended demo periods.Its just a case of whether they have a V8 available as they interchange demo units between Hybrid and V8 . Good luck. A J.

I had an Advance for a month, but there was an issue with the condition of it and I ended up with a Luxury instead. In day-to-day use the differences are minimal. The Advance I had came with the panoramic roof, it was a novelty but I don't miss it. Later Advance models have diamond-cut alloys which might need refurbishment. Earlier ones had chunky 7-spoke wheels, which I think are unique to that model. You don't need to worry about air suspension on the Advance, which is probably a good thing.

I quite like the random/voluntary/occasional 'donate' option you sometimes see elsewhere...

Official Lexus Site: https://mag.lexus.co.uk/e10-petrol/ "The good news is that the vast majority of Lexus models with a petrol engine or hybrid powertrain and that were officially supplied within the European market since January 1998 are compatible with E10 petrol. The only exceptions to this rule are the following models: Lexus IS 250 with 2.5-litre V6 4GR-FSE engine made between August 2005 and September 2007 Lexus GS 300 with 3.0-litre V6 3GR-FSE engine made between January 2005 and September 2007 Lexus LS 460 with 4.6-litre V8 1UR-FSE engine made between August 2006 and September 2007"

Mine is fine. Though I will be using V-Power as I tend to anyway...

Yeah the GR Yaris was a stunning "little" car, if a GR Corolla appears I indeed may be tempted by that I forgot about those rumours. Dont dislike the idea of a C8, such an agresive looking car just a shame about quality. On the upside our weathers int he uk are less harsh than alot of those in America Haha, I need to try organise a weekend test drive for one, I love that the engine has been tuned into the cabin like the LFA which really helps bring the V8 out. I would have the modify the exhaust like most Lexus's its just a tad to refined but the angles on this car 💖 I LOVE the QF GTAm its just to expensive for me, I also really would like an R34 BUT I hate dated interiors I would need to have the entire inside rebuilt for my stupid self which just takes away from the car Nothing spectacular, I was a branch manager for a well known UK electrical brand until January of this year. Currently work from home for sub 25k a year with covid related roles & also am an Immunizer. Got a few leads set up to get back into management with Customer service & sales office related roles which will put me back on a proper salary and less hours but I prioritize funds to fuel my passion of cars. No TV License, no Sky Tv, Sim only phone contract, dont smoke, drink less than 10 beers in a 6 month period on average, dont own my house but also rent from council in a lovely retirement area meaning my rent is hugely affordable allowing me to spend the money on the 3 kids or my own passions. Different people prioritize funds differently. Some of these forum members though sell illegal organs on the black market. I mean Hydrogen may hold a better bearing for myself than electric but I personally love the sound of an engine to much.

It may be due to Toyota copyright issues, I have access to the diagrams and full part numbers but this is restricted access with various conditions of use attached. If you go to www.toyodiy.com you can see the full part numbers but no corresponding diagrams just part descriptions..

Definitely worth checking tyre pressures. For Europe, TPMS will trigger once pressures drop to 20% below the initialisation pressure, so certainly enough to feel a difference if only one side is low even without a warning light coming on.

see here:

Update. Lexus Technical qualified the gearbox for replacement due to mechanical damage. During inspection they found metal particles in oil. Gearbox and associates to be replaced under warranty. Over £17,000😱

I would send them to this guy for testing first, the last thing you want is the iridium tip coming off in the engine! Warning heavy reading but great on a long haul flight if we could get one. http://koral.ise.pw.edu.pl/~rrom/SPIE/SPIE10159-STL2016Jastarnia/papers/101590T.pdf

Definitely check them before use - they are a sourced part, not direct from the manufacturer or a named trusted source so be suspicious of them at that price until you can verify they are genuine. A lot of these as you probably know have been faked and sold through the usual auction sites and can kill your car so be very careful.

Thanks for this Philip but as I made clear, I’m not a statistician. I therefore employ ‘exponentially’ in the more common usage of ‘something growing at a rapid rate’. This is something we were all made aware of with the introduction of the R Rate. As it happens I didn’t introduce either 0.4% or 5% into this debate, so I can’t say either excites me. But your point about ‘contrasting attitudes to risk’ is an interesting one. I can understand your irritation over the differing reactions, but I suggest this has to do with familiarity. As drivers we accept a level of risk, perhaps because we feel we also have a level of control. But a pandemic was a totally new experience. No doubt some people were ‘scared witless’ but for the majority it all served to focus the mind. And finally, another correction! For ‘minutes’ read ‘miles’! 😟 Probably time for a nap….

I had my annual service at Lexus Cheltenham and asked whether my Gold membership would still provide a discount. Unfortunately not. (I don't know whether this is the case with all dealers who participated but I question I will find out before the next annual service. I have only used Halfords once so the Gold card seemingly offers little advantage for me. However, I appreciate there are costs associated with running a forum and was a 'site supporter'. when an activate member of a BMW forum for this reason. I did think about this when I was asked to agree to extend my Gold Member membership HERE recently. I did renew but feel the cost is rather higher than on other forums, perhaps deterring some members from participating, particularly in view of the forgoing lost advantages. I do wonder if consideration could be given to say members becoming 'Silver Members' (or whatever), without discount or other advantages as Site Supporters for say an annual fee of £15 whilst KEEPING 'Gold' status and perhaps some other advantage for those wishing to retain and pay for 'Gold Status'. I think this matter needs to be reviewed if lost advantages of 'Gold Membership' is going to lead to fewer members participating, possibly resulting in an embarrassing situation in respect running the forum,

woooooops ..... that can't be me then coz my contributions are often in-valid ...... non-valid ...... of presumptuous validity .......... that's why mine's always the bronzey looking variety Malc

HERBIE, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. In Spain here I have recently been given the following in relation to cost of electricity. Smart meters were introduced without my knowledge about 3 years ago. Mon-Friday peak hours are 10.00-14.00 and 18.00-22.00 Off Peak 08.00-10.00, 14.00-18.00, 22.00-00.00 Super off Peak 00.00-08.00 Super off Peak rates apply all day SAT AND SUN and Public Holidays. I got up at 03.00 this morning to put the Dishwasher on (and to charge my imaginary EV !)

No offence taken! I was more thinking about the installation (wiring) potentially interfering with some existing wiring, and resulting 'something' no longer working as it should. As you can see, I am not technically minded and rather risk averse where cars are concerned...

I’m no statistician, as many can attest, but what I queried was the validity of trying to compare a road accident with a viral infection. As I understand it, you were relating your 5% figure to Malcolm’s 0.4% figure and suggesting that therefore the former posed the greater risk, statistically. My apologies if I’ve got that wrong! My point was that while statistically small, 0.4% of asymptomatic Covid carriers would be large in numbers - with each individual having the ability to spread the infection exponentially. This is not a characteristic of a road accident. It is I who should have been more specific! ‘Within 15 minutes of home’ was the information I was trying to convey! But I see it could be read as ‘more than 15 miles from home’. Oh the shame! 😦

If a replacement non-Lexus Original Equipment (OE) screen is manufactured to exactly the same standards as a Lexus OE screen then clearly it will be ok. Unfortunately, many replacement non-OE screens are not, even when manufactured by the same company, eg Pilkington. They are only the same if manufactured to the same standards and there is quite a difference between manufacturer standards and other basic automotive and country/region specific glass standards. Most replacement ‘pattern’ screens are not manufactured to the same standards. A good friend of mine worked for Pilkington and he confirmed that screens manufactured for the replacement market are not manufactured to the same standards as the manufacturers mandate for genuine OE screens. This doesn’t mean they are no good and clearly some screens will be better than others, depending upon what standards a screen has been manufactured to. My friend told me of quite a few examples of cheaper pattern screens being inferior in terms of whether for example a view is slightly distorted when looking through the glass. This is especially important with regard to forward looking cameras etc that most modern cars have nowadays. I’m changing my insurer at next renewal time because they won’t allow a genuine Lexus screen to be fitted and if I was to mandate one myself they will only pay a relatively small sum to go towards the replacement. I want to be able to mandate a genuine Lexus screen so it’ll now be something I will always check when taking out new insurance. For me, a screen is part of the structure of the car and I want it to be a genuine OE screen. Then again, I only use genuine parts for repairs and replacements too so this is just me. A personal choice I think.

Best done on dry roads with warm tyres and pointing in a straight line

Pilkington manufacture original fit glass for a number of car makers including Toyota,maybe the only difference is the factory stock is etched with the brand name but replacement has their name.

Which then begs the question, is it worth being a Gold Club member? I negotiated a decent service plan, and I rarely purchase things from Halfords, so I don't consider it worth being a member now. I've just had a reminder, and regret I won't be renewing. If I can't contribute here, so be it.

Super article Rob I am sure it will be of helpful to lots of people alongside the Ian hunter YouTube vid on leverage. 😎

You'll likely hear me before you see me 😂, we should sort out some spirited driving at some point as we seem to be so local to each other! 💪

Would love to shoe horn that engine into another Lexus model, not sure what would be a worthy shoe. GS-F possibly? I found a page for the GS430 parts too: https://www.nengun.com/oem/lexus/gs430-uzs190-264321

This thread is turning into a mini-forum all by itself! Might be better to start a new topic for new questions! Anyway, looking at the drawing of the diff for a 2012 GS450h, the relevant part is described as 'Case sub-assembly, Rear Differential' and it has part number 41301-50031. A bit of googling reveals that to be a Torsen LSD insert. So it looks as though yes - GS450h does have a LSD. But I can't be absolutely certain about your car. Now the traditional way to find out if you have a LSD is to jack the car up so that both rear wheels are off the ground, have the gearbox in Neutral and turn one rear wheel (by hand). If the other rear wheel turns in the same direction you have a LSD. If it turns in the opposite direction, you have an open diff. That is not an absolutely watertight test, but it's a pretty good indication. Certainly works for my MX-5 which used to have an open diff but now has a LSD. Just for reference, here's a pic of my MX-5 LSD - it's a Tochigi Fugi Super LSD, but they all look similar. Why is it there in bits on my Workmate? - don't ask - long story!

I have just picked up my new Lexus NX and had a Next Base Dash Cam installed , they use the 380GW which was made for retail sale as it is possible to make it anti tamper by the driver. It works fine.

Another video - this time a comparison between the original and the new from Poland, and with an under car view, interior and boot size comparison

Had all my cars converted over the past 25 years. Not one of them ever gave me a moments worry and my bank account is better for it. My LS400 was converted by Andrew at Profess Unit 2, West Road, Penallta Industrial Estate CF82 7SW Hengoed Telephone 01443 812893problems. I have never had any sort of flash lube fitted on any car as there is just no need for them, just a way of the don't care fitters to get another £100 or so out of you. I think Andrew is charging £1000 + VAT and he will lend you a car while they install your system in a day. The work is neat and very professional. My present LS400 was converted by Andrew 11 years ago and its done 100,000 miles, all without a moments worry.

yep, absolutely best to avoid politics for sure Malc

Straight from the Horses mouth! Lexus Customer Relations Thank you for your email. This is an interesting topic that you have raised, and one that I am certain does cause much confusion. Please note that changing tyres would not void your warranty. There is nothing mentioned in any of our documentation that supports the claim that a warranty would be voided. Unless there is clear reason to believe that the tyres have led to cause an issue with you suspension, which is it unlikely to, there would be no issues. If there were issues related to the changing of tyres, we would refer a customer to speak with the tyre manufacturer. Our warranty team confirm that issues related to the warranty change of tyres is all but non-existent.

I take it Philip, that you – or rather The Guardian – is referring to the Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies TR-595 (Rats) and TR-596 (Mice) Exposed to Whole-Body RF Radiation that are actually dated November 2018. I wonder if you’ve actually read these Reports, or even the Abstracts? To simply claim that “there is clear evidence” that radiation from mobile phones causes cancer” strikes me as ‘data mining’. Firstly, does the Guardian report make it clear that, in the 28 Day Study for example, these test animals are subjected to up to 18 hours and 20 minutes per day of intense RF Radiation? And in the Two-year Study, it’s daily exposure for up to...well, two years! Does it mention that the rats and mice were each separated into two groups? That one group – the Sham group – were in identical conditions, except they weren’t radiated? Does it mention that in one Sham group three animals developed carcinomas while in the partnering radiated group there were none? I note that in the conclusions of the Two-year Mice Study, for example, under the four parameters of carcinogenic activity, the worst that could be established was that the evidence was ‘equivocal’! I can only find the phrase ‘Clear evidence’ applying to two of the parameters for the Two-year rat study. And that, remember, involves high levels of radiation too. I’d also point out that in most cases the radiated and unradiated animals had the same survival rates – although I did note one instance in which some of the radiated animals lived longer. In short, I would suggest that this ‘Landmark US Government Study’ is probably best regarded as ‘equivocal’.

So we have a un-Lexus type car. Think it is just great. Has a lot of quality I never experienced in ano other car (mostly because of the ML audio). Seat fit fine and automatically adjusted to me as soon as I touch the car handle and I spend much time sitting in the car listening to music when wife and little one are shopping (am not the shopping loving type); no other car we previous have had has air-condition while engine not running and that is needed here where temperature seldom is below 25°C and sun is shining most of the year, plus the audio is really good. Have a top of the range B&O home with a huge sub and the ML is better, maybe because the smaller volume in the car than in the living room. Not many car audio systems can play the double bass from Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen half as good. Have never been in another Lexus so maybe it is correct. Have had many cars more expensive (the worst was the MB 300SEL 6.3 (in price and fuel consumption)) but in it was only a Becker radio that could receive the whole world in longwave, mediumwave and shortwave and did not sound bad then. Or maybe the good old days are only good when they are gone.

Waxoyl properly applied will repel moisture and does not go hard. I experimented with a piece of bare sheet metal, coating one half with Waxoyl and leaving the other bare. After just a few days the difference was noticeable. After 3 months there was no rust on the coated part. My wife made me throw it away, otherwise the test would have been longer. What it will not do, is prevent rust from the inside. If water gets into sills for example - they will rust from the inside out. I sprayed a two-year old Mitsubishi Galant (1982) with Waxoyl - messy job but it kept it free from rust for many years. The only rust that came through was on the door seams. I took off the sill plate and poured it into the sill cavity, thinned down with white spirit. The only downside was the stink of white spirit for about two months! I have had my LS 400 coated by a garage but if you do it yourself, make sure you cover the exhaust with a cloth, otherwise your lovely ISF could become a bonfire. Yes I would recommend this product!