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Hi everyone, I’ve already introduced myself on the new owners page but was advised to come and say Hi on here and introduce myself. I’ve been in the British Army for 25 years and have just left. I’d always promised myself a nice car to keep as a present to myself for 25 years service. It had to be a V8 as they won’t be around forever!!!!! I looked at the normal suspects (M3, RS5, C63 etc) and purely came across the RCF by accident about 3 years at my local Lexus Dealer in Hedge End. I genuinely was stopped in my tracks at the design of it. I thought it was absolutely stunning from every angle. Then, when I found out it had an n/a V8 I was hooked on it. So, to today. I found this one last week at the same dealer when I went with my mate for him to have a look at a car for himself. (I always get asked to go car shopping with friends as I am a proper petrolhead and car geek) I couldn’t get over how clean and tidy this car was and how well it had been looked after. It was plain to see it had been someone’s pride and joy and been garaged it’s whole life. 7 years old and only 19000 miles on it led me to believe it had been a weekend car. And the service history spelt that out too. I booked a test drive for 4 days later after putting a holding deposit on it. I was told I wouldn’t be disappointed by the sales team. They weren’t wrong. I did the deal on the same day after returning from test drive. I’m really happy. And it will continue to be a fine weather weekend car and to take to shows.

Yes. Absolutely the correct choice. I am now on my second Lexus and don't reckon there is anything in the market place that comes near to quality, reliability and customer service. I think some dealerships are currently struggling to meet client service of old due to circumstances outwith their direct control and I have a degree of sympathy with them. It must be frustrating to be unable to meet demand for the product they sell when the manufacturer has erratic supply chain issues. It will be worth the wait. Drive a Lexus and you will experience amazing!

Precisely! When you described how effusive they were about Betsy, I did wonder if that’s what they were thinking too! 😊

The light has now come on afte 100miles of driving. Must of been a glitch in the system. panic over everything works as it should

I've only every used Super Unleaded, mainly Vpower, but do sometimes stick in Tesco 99 Ron or Costco Super Unleaded. Im average 24/25 mpg, I did average 35mpg driving to wales a few weeks ago doing around 65/70 mph. I did notice after a proper service, plugs filters, all fluids including gearbox and diff the car just became more economical on fuel.

He asked £100 as a trade rate and I paid him £120 before I had even seen the car. I think I paid him too little as the pictures do it no favours. Its like a sheet of glass Finnish. The tyres aren't done in the pictures as they don't use silicon products inside. They done the tyres outside when we were collecting it.

Great job Shada. How much does a job like that cost if you don't mind me asking?

Two lovely young ones might have made for a more interesting narrative…

The RX was serviced when bought (Lexus Coventry) and i have not needed to top the oil up yet, it “looks” damn near as clean as the day it was changed despite the miles I have put on it, never had an engine keep this clean and that includes the Honda before it. It is used every day since purchase with a long trip down to Kent every 2 months or so & have just completed a trip to Spain and back adding about 2k mls and this all using 95 ron and one fill 98 as I never saw E10 anywhere over there, cannot say that the mileage was any better though using one over the other but keeping the speed down a bit did show a saving (60 ish instead of 70ish) Thought it best to replace the wiper blades prior to the trip so had a like on Wiper Blades.co.uk and opted for some Lucas items but they made a noise on the change over at the top of screen so called the company to ask if I could pop in on our way south to Plymouth for some replacements? For sure was the answer and what a top notch outfit they are, upgraded them to Bosch twins, fitted them and all for no extra charge, even using my Lexus card Halfords was more expensive so will always buy from them in future. Had been looking at wind deflectors for some time so opted for the OE items supplied by Lexus official store on EBay but the arrived with some damaged to the chrome trim, contacted them about it inc pictures and straight away a refund was offered or a set of replacements, or a hefty discount which I took as I wanted to use them on my trip, now fitted and well pleased with them. Bought this after viewing the High Peak Motors review on the tube and have to say glad I did “and” it does make you a calmer driver (IMO) but has the grunt to get you out of trouble should it be needed.

I hope your get ur ISF - it’s truly an incredible car!

Oh God, I would love to own a IS-F already and you think about selling yours, the irony. 🙂 People say "can't buy happiness with money" (I believe that's a saying made up by the rich, so poorer part of the society won't start any riots 😉 ), but being able to buy an IS-F is pretty damn close to me! Good luck whatever you end up doing with yours, I'm sure you will choose wisely in your situation. 🙂

Congratulations!?! Enjoy

Greetings from the North. Enjoy your purchase, you have chosen well!

This are the offical steps from Toyota. Give it a go and let us know. Steps link.

Yes they should do. I had an IS300h and it had absolutely perfect panel gaps and fitment all around

In the RC300h (and I'd imagine other Lexus models with active TPMS) the TPMS "reset" button simply sets the current tyre pressure as the benchmark which the system checks against. When tyres are renewed and presumably inflated to the correct pressure, the system doesn't need to be "reset" as the benchmark level hasn't changed.

Brake pads are a compromise. The primary requirement is that you want them to slow or stop the car in a reasonable distance for normal use. For hard or track use you need need a pad that will stand up better to fade but will require greater foot pressure and may need a few hard retardations to stow. Then drivers don't like overmuch brake dust, although the ones that do tend to wear quickly too but retard well, at least in normal use. Then some will last longer but sometimes at the expense of greater wear on the discs. Some pads produce more noise. Better pads can use more expensive materials. Manufacturers fit pads that they consider meet conflicting requirements best for normal use. Certainly, there are pads that perform differently but as you move away from standard, you find they tend to perform less satisfactorily in another respect. The pads currently fitted on my BMW groan a little with light pressure as I slow just before stopping under light pressure. They will also groan and creak if very light pressure is applied to them along together with very light throttle. They don't do this at a hard stop or on hard acceleration. My thinking is that this noise is caused by very slight movement in the mechanism caused at slow revolutions as pads grip and slip. It doesn't happen so much under more heavy braking when the pressure on the pads continuously takes up all the movement. You can observe this more easily by looking at an old brake calliper on a bicycle. Another way is to run your finger lightly over a piece of wood. (Just done it on a coffee table). Done very lightly, the finger just slides along but increase the pressure while moving slowly and the finger moves in little jerks due to slight flexing of skin. However, if you maintain pressure but move your finger very quickly, it will move across the wood without jerking because the free movement with intermittent varying grip has been permanently taken up. The pads work in a similar way but the vibration will vary with material on brake and disc with flexing and pulsing. Subject to wear, I would expect identical models equipped with the same pad and disc material to vibrate in a very similar way.

Congratulations and enjoy! The best colour and year! I have a Quicksilver exhaust on mine and loving every minute of every drive, happened to drive past Lexus Hedge End today. Another Hampshire RCF, there must be enough for a local mini meet before long...

That is quite a change though at the moment quite worthwhile. I was a submariner and lived in Gosport for some time as a marine engineer too! Small world.

Thanks mate. I intend to get to as many shows as possible too. 👍

Yes probably was a day's work. He does it as a sideline. Droped it off at 5.30 on Friday evening so he can wash it and do any touch ins and let them dry overnight. Picked it up on Saturday afternoon like a different car. To be honest I think he fell in love with it. Couldn't compliment it enough on how nice of a car it was and was pleasently suprised when he washed it to find out it had never been to drive through car washes. He said it made the job so much easier

I would hope that Lexus UK, and the main dealer (part of the inchcape group) would honour my order contract and not cancel / vary it etc. I paid the standard £500 to secure the order, at the order price, no matter how many other price increases may come along. Michael

Hi found your thread, interesting cars, as I mentioned a chap at our local Pistonheads pub meet had one in a grey colour. It certainly got a lot of attention. Not surprised at the MPG but then anyone buying a performance vehicle is in no position to moan about fuel consumption. I'll keep up to date with your thread as it's always nice to hear about something that's not mainstream car wise.

The owner's handbook does mention charging in France will take longer, at a lower amperage. It also states not to use extension cables or converting adaptors. I guess the best option is to talk with your dealership, perhaps they can supply a suitable cable for use in France or direct you to a dealership in France? You never know they may have 'loan' cables for overseas trips?

corn wake up for heaven's sake young man .......... how do you think we get " corned beef " Malc

Not a problem at all mate.

No, but you still have to be hybrid qualified to work on the system when it does require it, regardless of whether it's a main dealer or not.

Different bulbs in left and right? Wrong internal resistance in the new LED?

Now the correct answer would have been "Azure Blue", but to the two lovely old ladies who had come to buy one of my surplus lawnmowers, the appropriate answer was "it's a Lexus". They then wanted to know all about Betsy - how many miles I did each month and what mpg I was getting (eyebrows were raised and "oooh"'s uttered when I told them of my peak 53mpg average on a trip to the Saarf Coast and back). It's a shame that they came in their own car, otherwise I could have used Betsy for her intended purpose and taxied them home again.

Well I am not sure many of the thousands of millennium mileage Prius taxis ever see the inside of a Toyota dealer.

Correct, the UX is not a good EV….underpowered with out of date technology already. TBH not many people in the EV fraternity understood the thinking behind it, very odd.

I have just sold an LC500 V8 and got back very nearly what I paid for it 3 years ago.I spoke to a couple of main dealers and both were extremely keen to buy it for cash. I know that these cars are selling steadily even with the crazy fuel rip off. Who knows what the future holds but having discussed this with all of my car pals,none of them are selling for any other reason than they have access to more than one nice car and are just not using one particular car enough. A J.

I just paid £630 road tax and only do about 2K "leisure" miles per year in the IsF. Fortunately we have our "everyday" car, an IS200t. This is the one that bugs me on costs. I just topped up with V power ( for the turbo's sake ) and paid £1.98 per litre AND it only does 26.5mpg; that's only 3 or 4 mpg better than the IsF. It all works out at about 40pence per mile just for fuel and tax and Insurance. I have considered a SORN for the IsF because I think that once the dust settles and we go all electric then these cars will become more desirable after a brief panic drop in assumed value. Who knows? Look at he price of old Dodge Chargers and Challengers, you couldn't give them away at one time. I still want one though🤪 1969 DODGE CHARGER RT 440 AUTOMATIC FOR SALE £118,271 AS STATED 1969

Well guys it didn't work!! But..today I pulled it off again and found more debris right at the corner. When that was removed a drain hole could be felt right on the corner and it was now clear. Removed all the old silicone and re siliconed it and taped it into the exact position it should be in. I have now removed the tape and a water test indicated that the repair was effective! Hurrah! 🥳

I agree with steve2006 do you really want to be driving 20,000 miles a year in a car you don't like. Assuming your 20K miles are not on country roads and there's only 1or 2 people in the ES you should be returning around the 50mpg mark. Will you be charging this car that you don't like at home or rapid charging at a motorway service station. You must have liked the ES to have placed a deposit on it so I assume that is the size and weight you would prefer. Stick with the ES it is a superb car.

Hi, Read about all your posting. Have the issue been resolved yet ? Cos I m having similar problem. my steering wheel pulls to the left and a reset on calibration was done after alignment using hunter. But now it feels like after I step on the brakes at some point it pulls left . I m confused…

Hi all, I've owned the ISF for a few months and i've carried out all the preventative stuff. Im turning my focus on the suspension / LSD got a few questions: Im thinking of refreshing my shocks for oem units, although the oem units are pretty stiff, i hear later models are a worthy upgrade? Also Bilstein B6 offer some oem equivalents - anyone had first hand experience? In regards to the LSD anyone carried out a swap? i.e LSD fitted in original casing or just sourced a complete unit? Thank you

for info they are the same as the Supra 05/93-08/02 bushes if you wanted to go the aftermarket route

if it's " just " the fuel price that is concerning then rest assured they will come down to more sensible levels at some time ......... possibly sooner than we might suspect ........ when the forecourts sales and Govt revenue "take" collapses as people just, like you, don't refuel very much ............. and good heavy using monster cars will again be all the rage .... stick with it I say Malc

not my business to pry, but it looks like you have two cars, any chance you could not use the F as much, i just think you may regret selling it down the line.

Some photos of mine from just after purchase and one a year later, will have to do some more i think

The IS300H is probably the least tunable car going. Sure, 2 models back, the Toyota derived IS300 with its straight-six engine is well known for being tuned. 1 model back, there was an IS-F with a very nice V8 engine which is also available today in the USA. The model you have was also available with a V6 2.5 litre engine and also with a turbo-charged 2.0 litre 4 cylinder - both with traditional auto boxes. But the IS300H has an e-CVT and a big lump of a 4 cylinder 2.5 litre engine. This is renouned for its efficiency, but not for its tunability. Even if you could get some parts to make it go faster (and to the best of my knowledge, you can't - neither on the IC side nor the electrical side), then the rest of the car would be unsuited to the performance uplift. Some have spoken of lowered suspension, but as the IS300H will happily scrape its belly far too easily on road "yumps" and any speedbump taken at more than 20MPH, then I can't see this being a good idea either. The transmission is also terrible if you want to go fast. Think of 1980's turbo-lag, and you'll have the idea (except, it's not caused by a turbo, but the delay in response is the same or worse). If the above makes the IS300H sound like a terrible car, then let me assure you it's not. Its a fantastic car for everyday motoring and cruising. But for driving fast, no! Others have gone down the road of blacked-out windows, after market wheels, de-chroming, spoilers, etc but in my (very subjective) opinion, I think the standard car looks terrific and I wouldn't touch it if you want to avoid the "Halfords look" Why not just relax your driving style and use the car as it was designed. If you want more performance, then you will just have to accept you bought the wrong car. Sorry!

I can’t think of a reason NOT to! In fact, I’m sure they will be eventually built-in to new cars. I have them on both our cars and have recorded many examples of bad driving that could have resulted in accidents. One was egregious enough to warrant Police visiting the driver and issuing a warning. One helped another driver who was hit while navigating a roundabout. And when my Accord was written off on the M25, the camera recorded the HGV changing lanes and persuaded its Insurers to settle the claim in full without further delay! Of course, there is a downside. It records your own driving as well. So in that respect it might improve it. For one thing, it may make you more patient. There’s a lot of satisfaction in knowing that however badly someone behaves in front or behind you, you’ve got them on video.

Snap I'd also emailed Gripper and whilst at it I emailed Quaife. Quaife want a min of 10 order and a diff assembly as a donor. Id by down for the gripper if there was a group buy.

Looks to me like something is having reaction with your vax, of maybe it needs to be buffed better. Agree with what others said - you need to machine polish (or hand polish if you brave) after using clay bar. The way to reduce time it takes to wash - first of all cleaning leather every month is massive overkill, you will probably scrub it off doing it so often. So I would do it at most once or twice a year. Perhaps would use good sealant for protections and just vacuum the corners if there is some dust/sand build-up. The other way to slightly reduce cleaning time is to go ceramic, it takes time to apply, but it reduces washing and especially drying time if done correctly and many ceramic top-coats can be used as QD nowadays. So my cleaning would be interior vacuum, with soft-bristle brush just to dust off vents and panels, then quick vacuum corners of seats and then the actual carpet, the individual carpets I do outside of the car. This takes max 20 min. And I do full interior deep clean at most twice a year, that adds probably 30-40min, definitely not every month. The outside cleaning is pretty much snow foam, whilst it is working on the paint I would do wheels and then move to grilles and badges with soft-brush and APC, by that time snow foam mostly softens everything that was on the car and I just rinse it - again that is maybe 20 minutes. Then contact wash - I do as little as possible not to scratch the car too much, so lightly go over the panels with MF mitt and two buckets, ceramic coat helps here. 10 min max. Rinse again and then spray QD/Drying aid/Top coat and wipe with MF drying towel, and then go over again with MF cloth. maybe another 20min. Then quickly complete windows - outside usually is good from washing, so just some fingerprints from inside. 10 min. That is a about all 1-1.5h give or take. But that is obviously after full 3 stage polish and ceramic coat which I would do once 1-2 years and it does take like 12-24h to do depending on the car (closer to 12h on IS250, but I struggled a lot with RC).

Three times now I've nearly reversed into something whilst parking in Betsy. On each occasions I've had someone in the car rabbiting away at me. The parking sensor beeps and the BRAKE! warning don't seem to make any difference. This demonstrates why I do not like having passengers. I am yet to discover whether Betsy will take over and apply the brakes before it is too late. Oh and another thing. Why do non Lexus drivers have to slam the door of any Lexus they are fortunate to be travelling in? Is it because the fit and finish of their Scheissewagens necessitates this? The next person to slam one of Betsy's doors is going to get a bunch of fives, make no mistake.

Hi mate! It's a small world!! If you've listened to any of the YouTube clips then two of them are mine with my car pre-modifications! The H&S was the first thing I did on mine, a week after I bought it. Are you back at work now, would be happy to arrange a meet so you can hear the exhaust in the flesh, sounds so much nicer than in the videos 😍

I recently returned from Spain, 2600 miles in my 2008 ISF.....the ride comfort wasn’t an issue BUT their roads put ours to shame, as for issues the valley plate seems to effect the US cars, the heat must play a part as the car in Spain wasn’t as nimble as it is here, there’s a lot of US cars tracked and I assume this is probably a contributing factor along with the heat, I know of a German ISF with the rad issue BUT this is also a regular around the Nurburgring, I think the biggest issue is something very hard to know and that’s how the cars been looked after and driven by the previous owners, yes they’re built to withstand hard driving BUT if it’s relentless it’ll take its toll in time, I’ve had mine 5 years and apart from the odd road imperfections I’ve never had an issue with suspension, I have had the manifold issue which is the most common fault, I’d go for aftermarket ones or GSF manifolds (on mine) BUT these would have to be installed by an Indy as Lexus will not fit GSF parts or aftermarket ones to an ISF. 5 years on and she still makes me smile. good luck with your hunt.

Unfathomable rattle through the wheel over cobblestones and rumble strips, like when your drop links go on your e36 and e46 BMWs. Small amounts of play detected in the rack, rack ends, track rod ends and stab links but all "within tolerances". Starting from the outside and working my way in with the rack last. Let's see which it is 🙄🙄🙄🙄. £1k to do everything up to the rack at Lexus, £500 at and Indy. Rack is a last resort but tbh, the amount of smiles per mile I've had in 3 years is well worth a small amount of cost. I'd have normally lost double the amount every year swapping cars out. Totally happy where I am.