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I had to, I had no choice I went out for milk and came home with a ls430, as you do 😂🤣

Hi everyone, it has now been just over 3 months driving my ES (premium pack metallic grey) and thought of sharing my experience with it to date... Exterior look Front of the car looks sensational, elegant, beautiful and nothing aggressive at first glance. The side of the car looks well balance and it is a long vehicle reaching near 5 metre length. The door panels are quite long compare to my former GS. The rear look is still an area that I am not 100% sold - something could have been done to make it look as good as the front appearance. The elevated boot with spoiler makes it look a bit strange. But the practicality is there, the boot size is much better than my former GS450h (mk4). So overall, I must say that I am pleased. What I noticed is that when you close the doors, they don’t close as solidly like my former GS450h - so I realise how well built the GS was, compared to the ES - when you shut the door the door panel does vibrate a bit whereas the GS does not. But it is still within quality built I have to admit nevertheless. Interior The front passenger side is good and spacious and so is for the rear passengers offering huge leg rooms. My two kids are happier inside this car than my former GS - it is now much roomier. I am 5 ft 11 1/2 and my head was just touching the roof top in the rear seat but it is not that uncomfortable to seat in the rear at all (journalists love to make such fuss but honestly it is acceptable unless you are 6ft over. So for my height, I would be quite happy to be seated in the back. The middle seat with elbow rest is well built. I love the fact that it just unfolds and touches the front part of the seat so it stays in the right position at all times without bouncing up and down. Now the front driver seat: first glance, the seat looks superb with the premium pack having the beautiful steering leather and wood trim. The controls on the steering wheel are spot on and it feels very special seeing this steering wheel and all the controls around the cockpit. The odometer is alright too offering all the data you need. I am glad that the temperature is constantly on display too (unlike my GS, which I would have to find the option to know outdoor temperature). The centre console is well built and I like the centre compartment how you can open on either side for passenger and driver (just like on the S Class with Mercedes). Good amount of space but the padding to rest the elbow is not as good as GS. The GS had more padding under the leather and it was more comfortable to rest your arm. Having said this, it is still good to rest your arm on the padded part. The cup holders with 2 depth adjustment is a fantastic option and it is great to have 2 optional depth depending on the size of drink you wish to put in. The temperature control is brilliant. I love the fact you can see the numbers going up and down. Beautifully done. The volume adjustment is another clever kit they made with the adjustment for channel and volume. Very clever and it brings memories how older radios were built. This feature is so pleasing to use. The navigation system is ok but fiddly to use if you want to seek a destination. You would need to stop driving as it could be dangerous if you try it and drive at the same time. The good thing is that it displays speed limit and speed cameras locations and provides good navigation assistance (as I used it to drive to France and back in UK). But mostly, I tend to use Android Auto (Apple CarPlay also fitted) and it is much easier to use on the whole so you don’t really worry about Lexus navigation system. The sound system (Pioneer) is rather good as standard option for premium pack. So I am very happy with it but I do know that the Mark Levinson sound system would be even better. The seats are awesome, the driving seat is well padded and so comfortable that I enjoy being in the car - it is so easy to get in and out thanks to the automated system with seats and steering wheel moving forward and back (just like with my former GS). Once you discover this luxury feature it is hard to go with another car that is not fitted with this. However, I noticed that there is no padded band between console and seat so if you drop your phone or keys or money it could get lost under your seat. My GS was equipped with this! So again, it shows how well built the GS was as a car… There are bits of plastic that I find slightly annoying the side of the console, the bottom inside door so when I get out, I tend to hit the side with my shoes and this means that I have left some marks that are hard to get rid off. I wish the plastic was a different quality. Again the GS was better in this respect. But overall, I do forgive and forget they are there as the interior really looks premium and more interesting to be in than the GS for my liking. Having a sunroof is also another great feature with this car and it works great. As I have the premium pack, it is fitted with heated and cooling seats, heated steering wheel and sun protector for rear seats. The seats and steering wheel can be customised with Concierge ventilation automated system so it will come automatically depending on the outdoor temperature. A lovely option to be had in my opinion. The windows are an amazing feature to appreciate how quiet they open and close without making any sound when they close up. It is really a piece of Art to appreciate how much work has gone into this. Driving experience This is the best part and what makes this car so unique and special. To me it means every time I get to drive it, I am assured that it will be a relaxing drive. I absolutely love the fact that the car will take me smoothly on the road and it is so quiet that it feels amazing. It is very hard to explain but the more you get to drive, the more you appreciate what this car is all about. And the weird thing to say is that this car is a boring vehicle if you expect it to be sporty and engaging on the B road. This car will not offer this kind of excitement but will offer you complete relaxation driving around. So you don’t mind being overtaken by other spirited drivers. I completely understand why it was built for. The fuel economy is very impressive: I am getting on average 40 mpg in town and 49-53mpg on Motorway. I know everyone reading this would already know what PS the car has and it is 215ps so it is not the fastest vehicle from 0 to 60mph around 8 sec. but what is interesting to know is that when you are doing 40-50mph and you press the accelerator, the electric engine will provide a good boost and the car feels like a V6 (similar to my GS) to be frank - it has good amount of power to compensate. But it simply is not designed to take off rapidly like my GS from 0 to 60mph. However, you quickly adapt and appreciate to drive it smoothly without any rush. This car has not been designed for this. And honestly I recently drove a BMW series 5 530d Year 2021 and I really dislike it as it was way too aggressive compare to my ES - the driving seats (M sport) were too uncomfortable and I hated every occasion driving this car (for 2 weeks due to a minor accident I had with my ES - an elderly driver scrapped the side of my car when it was stopped. Driver had not seen my car!). So needless to say that when my ES returned I was super happy to give back the loaned BMW car and it made me realised how much Lexus have got this spot on for every day normal driving. The fact is driving in London, we are obliged to follow frequently 20mph zones that it is impossible to truly enjoy a fast car. So the ES is actually the perfect car for this type of environment in town as well as on the motorway. Various driving modes ECO - NORMAL - SPORT I love the round switch next to the odometer and it looks unique and quite exciting to operate. When you change the mode, the odometer will change colour between Normal and Sport (with sport will show the RPM rather than charge - normal - power) The ECO is identical to normal but you get the ECO wording on the center of the odometer. Each are very well designed and I mainly keep it on normal as it delivers just the right amount of comfort and power delivery for every day normal driving. The sport mode changes the charasteristics of the car making the rev quicker and it also feels more responsive but overall it is not the kind of mode for me that I would want to be in all the time, as the car has been designed to drive you from A to B in complete relaxing mode. The Eco mode is slower than the normal mode but it is programmed to give you as much EV power as possible so the speed will not be its priority. It is an interesting mode if you want to know how much EV mode you can get but bearing in mind that the normal engine will still kick in if you want to speed a bit faster and when you go uphill too. The EV mode will work on the flat road and down hill better. But it is a better generation than my GS so it will engage more and still under 70pmh too, which is an improvement as my GS could only engage EV mode up to 40 mph. Long driving experience I had the pleasure taking my ES for the first time driving from London though Eurotunnel to Calais and all the way to Nantes and the long drive was simply outstanding. The suspension and power delivery is just what you need in my opinion and the overtaking of cars was effortless. The car is quite powerful in my view and has no issues doing any overtaking. What I did notice is that I could do 600 miles with one tank easily but it was not possible to do the whole trip (840 miles) without refuelling. And the main reason is that the tank is not a big size compare to my GS. I believe it is a third smaller than GS. However the economy was impressive. I was returning 44mpg on average doing lots of motorway driving. I was able to use the active lane assist and active cruise control. It was lovely to appreciate what this is all about but you cannot fully rely on it as sometimes, it is not always accurate when markings are not clear on either side of the road. But on the main motorway, it was helping my journey to be even more relax. Really impressed with this. LED lights and interior lights Front LED lights (3 dots LED) are Amazing and work superbly. They work great and there is no need to make any adjustment when driving on the French road. The car looks so beautiful when they are on and you get a lot of attention from other drivers I noticed. The exterior light when approaching the vehicle (with keyless entry) is rather too discreet. My GS was a bit more visible litting the side mirror and door handles. This ES only lits the car doors when I approach it. Maybe the premium pack is not complete - I don’t know. Once inside, the white lights are subtle and discreet, which is lovely but I wish that there was an option to change the light colour on the doors and front dash board like some other cars do offer with multiple colours to choose from. But I am quite happy to live without them also. One thing that I truly appreciate with Lexus is whenever you get inside any Lexus vehicle, you will instantly recognise the same features with BSM, Auto Hold, colour of R for rear (orange), N (green) D (White), press mode to mute etc. they simply remain identical in any LEXUS cars you get in. I really love the fact that Lexus has been and is continuing to stay consistent with this that you will never feel ‘lost’ with the way the car operates. Another lovely feature with Lexus saloon car is this: when you lock your car with GS and ES, and you can still open the boot without having to unlock the vehicle or lock it again. You simply open and shut the boot and the vehicles stays locked when you walk away. Keyless feature still operates identically with the GS and ES (same for NX) and it is just wonderful to know this feature is consistent regardless of the weather. It simply works all the time when you want to open the door and lock it. On the whole, I am super impressed with this ES and I can say in full confidence that I do not regret the change from GS. The power train is a slightly under but it does not feel as much when you are driving it and as I mentioned the car has no power struggle overtaking, it is that good and very steady and compose on the road, also much quieter than my GS driving motorway speed at 70pmh. It is quite astonishing how quieter the car is and everything feels so relaxing and you will be appreciating this car more than a more powered vehicle (from any other makes) as you will feel just more relax after driving it. I recently had a loaned vehicle with the 530D BMW for 2 weeks, I was feeling too much on edge, it was too fast driving and it was making me more agressive as a driver subconsciously. The ES truly has a way to find my calmer inner ‘soul’ and being with it again, I was over the moon having it back! Every time I lock the car, I cannot help but look back and admire the lines and its angles and appreciate how they built it bit by bit. The side mirrors are very elegantly built that it stands out and really make the car very special (I think the digital side mirrors don’t look as good as the normal side mirrors for my liking and they are also far more expensive too). This car is truly a different car than my GS, which I also love very much for its comfort and power delivery but was not giving the same economy that I am getting now. The EV mode works more frequently with the ES than my GS I noticed and you hardly feel any changes from EV to normal engine but the combination with CVT works really well together and Lexus have done something very unique and to get the impressive economy for such a large car is truly impressive. Anyone hesitating because it is just a 2.5 L fuel engine should really try it on the main city roads and motorway and you will immediately understand what I have tried to describe. This car is by far the most relaxing one I have ever driven. Strange from someone who likes driving sports cars too but it could be that I am getting older now and that I want a vehicle that is going to help me be relaxed when my work is stressful at times. This is exactly what I need, a meditation Zen on the move! One you will truly appreciate if you have a stressful job or not…

Thanks for the suggestions, I will see who is doing the best deal on a new battery. In the mean time I have ordered a booster pack just in case.

It could indeed and with winter coming it may only get worse, so I'd change it now.

No one really knows why Toy/Lex decided on such small capacity batteries but the two main theories are: The cost of the battery itself. A conventional starter motor takes upwards of 300A to crank the engine, but a hybrid only takes 20A to boot the computers and get the car into READY mode, so a smaller battery at lower cost will do the job. A physically smaller battery weighs less, which means that fuel consumption will be less, which in turn means better for the environment and the ever-tighter 'green' targets being brought in by the world's governments. Might sound silly but when you consider the thousands and thousands of batteries per year, it could add up to a considerable sum. During the first Covid lockdown the advice on Toyota's website was to put the car into READY mode for at least 60 minutes per week to keep the 12V battery topped up. It seemed to work but it wasn't ideal. @D Johnson Now that we're into bad weather season I'm not sure if 40 minutes each way is going to be enough to keep the battery in good condition; not when you take increased usage of lights, heaters, heated screens etc., into account as well. If you put the car in a garage overnight, I'd be inclined to keep it on a trickle charger. Even if you don't have a garage but just keep it on the driveway overnight, it would be easy enough to keep the trickle charger in the house, drill a hole through the wall and feed the 12V wires through and terminate them in a waterproof box on the outside wall. You could then make a permanent connection to the battery and use some sort of plug/socket arrangement whereby you just pull the car onto the driveway each night and plug it in. There is a very rough calculation that you can use to see how long the 12V battery will last before going flat but you have to make so many assumptions that I really don't think it's worth the effort. First thing to understand is that every time it goes flat it sustains a small amount of damage and so its capacity goes down a bit each time. Secondly, all cars draw a quiescent current in order to keep things like the clock, the radio presets, the seat memory and so on, alive. Rule of thumb is that about 50 to 70mA (0.05 to 0.07A) is considered 'normal'. We'll assume a brand new and fully charged battery and, being as it was mentioned above, a capacity of 45Ah. This means that it should supply 45A for one hour, or 22.5A for two hours and so on, so it'll take: 45Ah / 0.05A = 900 hours 900 hours = 37.5 days 37.5 days = 5.3 weeks to go from fully charged to fully flat if the car is just left standing doing nothing. However, for the purposes of starting the car, it will be useless for that long before it becomes fully flat.

Hello Dimi, Yes, the waiting times for the new NX350H are ridiculous. Since the new model was launched there has been two price increases, I wonder if the dealerships will honour the original price of the vehicle when the order was placed? The last time that I spoke to my Lexus dealer, I was informed that they were no longer taking orders for the NX350H. I know that some dealerships bought some new stock of the RX450H before it was discontinued, you might be lucky and still obtain a new RX450H (old model) at are greatly reduced price. There are also some very good low mileage preowned RX models on the market, and I am sure the dealerships would give you a very good deal at this time of the year. I was quite lucky as I managed to buy one of the last older models of RX450H at a greatly reduced price. The price that I paid for the car was virtually the same a new NX350H with premium pack plus. In my opinion the RX 450H just feels a little more premium than the NX 350H.The RX450H does not have the same new technology as the NX350H, but instead is fitted with older style controls, it retains all of the character of a classic well-built vehicle. The RX is powered by a V6 engine which delivers the power in a silky smooth manner, and is effortless to drive. All the best.

Whilst I cannot make an informed observation on the SatNav issue, your battery reading only 11.8v is most certainly an issue, and cold weather will certainly pinpoint that. I would get a new battery pdq. (and yes - you may well find the SatNav's a little happier too!)

And whilst this charade is going on no comment from the media on of the greatest Test matches ever with England, under Ben Stokes, conjuring up the most unlikely of outcomes in Pakistan 🥳🥳🥳

Worst appliance I bought was a vegetable drainer, but it took 24 days to drain the vegetables... ...it was an advent colander.

Been having an issue with my 12v battery the last 6 weeks or so, it has been discharging over the course of a week & on a couple of occasions has actually got so low the car wouldn't start & I had to jump it. I mentioned it at my service a month ago that it had gone flat & they said they would charge it & asked me see how it performs. I also decided to keep a check on it myself with my volt meter. Fully charged & after the charger was taken off it was only showing a voltage of 12.5v, this dropped to 12.2v 24hrs later, 2 days after that it was reading 11.93v, although the car did start at this voltage. Well after it going flat again last week I asked them to change it as the car is only 2 years old, this was done today under warranty with no argument. The cost to Lexus on the invoice was £225 which seems quite expensive for a 12v battery to me? I noticed it has a Toyota branded battery 12v 45ah fitted so hopefully all will be ok now for a few years.

This is a really nice summary of RX ownersip, it echoes how I feel about my previous-gen model. I did recently try the NX450H+, thinking of it as a possible future replacement, but it didn't have the same feel, the technology and controls were a little overwhelming and I slightly surprised myself by coming away thinking that a late 4th gen RX will hopefully be my next main car, if I can afford/justify it.

When I purchased a spare wheel for my old SC430, I cut the shape of the spare wheel out with a jigsaw, using the original boot cover. Then hunted down a second standard floor cover, when I sold the car I kept the spare wheel and cover for my then next SC430.

The more complicated things are made, the less it takes for them not to function.

Air-condition is meant to keep temperature reasonable in summer and cabin dry in winter. Never turn off air-condition. We only use air recirculating when driving by one of the sea-water desalting plants (do not smell that nice), otherwise always air from outside.

Anton, What an excellent first post on the Forum. That's a well constructed and beautifully illustrated article. Come the day when I need to install a new battery, I will make a point of reading this article again. Thank you.

Hello everyone, Just wanted to share my Lexus Rx450h battery replacement. After a lot of reading on different forums I've decided to go for a simple standard Bosch s4 024 12V 60Ah Type 005L battery (see photos). Cost was GBP 67.95 delivered Size wise it fits perfectly. There are two vent plugs on both sides of the battery. One was removed to fit the vent tube....but the vent tube was slightly larger than the vent hole. I just carefully extended the hole with a drill to fit the size of the standard Lexus vent tube. After that, battery was fitted without any issues. The debate about AGM batteries feels a bit strange, bearing in mind that the standard Panasonic D23 battery is not AGM (mine was fitted 12 years ago and was never changed). Hope that helps someone. Any questions, let me know

Very nice....but did you remember the milk 😄

Just noticed this on ebay...dark green mica ones must be as rare as hens teeth because its the first I've seen! Let's hope it's new owner becomes a LOC member and we may see it next June at our annual meet in Coventry

For mileage I would always recommend Michelin tyres. I've also found they grip well both wet and dry. I have never really considered noise as the V8 growl drowned out road noise... I have Continentals on my RX and they appear very quiet, no idea on mileage yet.

just received this.

Not far off the mark Ray. Last time the Senior Team won anything was in 1966, so let`s not go overboard.

Turn of the year marks 4 years with my GSF. Thought I'd put thoughts (ramblings) down to mark the occasion. Bought it with 28500 miles on the clock from Charles Hurst in Belfast. Its a may 2016 car so mileage was a little higher than average, but knew this would settle and return to below average during my ownership. Had a cracking drive to Stranraer from Newcastle in my old ISF which was traded in, and then the return trip to get used to the 'new' car on the way home. It was bought unseen, and to be honest I needn't have been worried as the car was unmarked, and in cracking nick. Only downside is that the dealer had fitted a new set hankook evo2 tyres all round to replace the std fit Michelins - wasn't exactly a deal breaker. So now at 50,000 miles what's gone wrong, nothing really, however it blotted its copy book a couple of weeks ago by not starting outside of a garage when I was looking for a new car. Thankfully the techs at the garage gave me a jump start and a new battery was duly ordered and fitted by Lexus. To be honest, this was probably my fault as it has done only 1500 miles since its MOT in May, and sits for sometimes up to a couple of weeks unused if I'm travelling with work. It is understandable for a 6 year old battery to struggle, expecting it to work under this type of (ab)use. It's been serviced on the button with Lexus Newcastle and Teesside (both highly recommended) and outside the serviceable parts, the only other consumables its had are a TPMS sensor, as one was leaking, and a bracket for one of the rear parking sensors as it was a bit loose (is this a consumable?), set of windscreen wipers, front brake pads, and new Michelin pilot 4s tyres (which make it steer much better than the hankooks- believe it or not). It's brilliant, dependable and I still think it's a really special place when you get in it - the seats are excellent which helps. Comfortable, fast, built like a bank vault, discreet, exclusive (only ever seen 1 other on the road in 4 years), and honestly economy is not bad, 30 MPG on a schlep down the motorway, high teens round the doors, an average, according to the car of 22.4 MPG since I've had it and at 4 years the longest I've kept a daily driver, ever. It is the perfect antidote to the POS my wife has as her car - Jaguar I-Pace..... But all good things as they say...... Choosing the GSF was an easy choice when I was looking to change my ISF. No brainer. Changing the GSF is difficult, and that's why it's lasted so long. Lexus don't do a mid/large quick saloon, if they did I be in one now. I'm not 100% on the LC500. I think the LC500 is very very colour and spec sensitive and at the price point for a later car, is in a very competitive market. The LC is a bit of cruiser, my choice of 2 door coupe would be little more 'sporty' and have the engine in the wrong place, and even though I'm in my 50's I don't play golf and I think (probably wrongly) the LC carries some of that image. My time with my GSF is alas coming to an end but not immediately, I've a couple of options on order for the new year, both petrol, no bloody battery assist or any of that garbage. I'll probably keep the GSF in case I don't get on with the first of the new cars, that's only going to last til early summer anyway, until the other car arrives which surprisingly will be a manual. I only hope the future choices will be as dependable as the GSF - doubt it though. It is disappointing that Lexus don't have a straight forward choice for me to replace the GSF, as its been so refreshing not having to complain about poor reliability, build quality, repairs and customer service that I've had with past cars. Time will tell.

Hi Gang I've been enjoying wonderful zero-issue cruising for the year until I thought I felt a miss about a month ago. Got worse. MIL showed up. P0352. Coil cylinder #2. Seems like these buses chew through them. Not a problem. I'll sort it.... 1: - Holy crap - the cost of these things ! 2: - I made a mistake and figured that #2 was at the rear. Had a great time last weekend tearing down. <-- Can one of you good people confirm for me that #2 is in fact font nearside as per this handy pic I found on search So, given the ballache to get at the back, I got 6x NGK plugs and 3x Hella coils so that it's done for the long term https://www.motor-doctor.co.uk/products/14760111-ignition-coil https://www.motor-doctor.co.uk/products/10039349-spark-plug Techstream Got mini VCI from that auction site packaged with v16 Techstream. I spent ages getting an XP virual machine going only to figure out that you don't have to do that messing about any more. Anyway, hooked it up on a windows 10 machine just now and worked a treat. Surprise, surprise, cylinder #2 is still missing. I'll replace the #2 coil with one of the ones I took from the rear. Even with the continued miss (especially on cold start), it's running very well after new plugs and new coils in the rear bank. I'll update once I sort #2. Please someone put m out of my misery re: location of #2. Cheers all

Thank you, Herbie, for that comprehensive and extremely helpful reply.

Of course you car can have all the gizmo's in the world but of its missing just one thing you use its very annoying, the GS3 didn't have triple turn indicators like my BMW that was 3 years older & my GS4 only has one reverse light like a budget motor.

Beautiful!

So I’m not on here much at all now but I see a few have mentioned they’ve passed onto pastures new …..like @Arnett I did consider an LC 500 and was going to order a new vehicle but decided to take full retirement instead and Mrs Rat and me are off travelling around Europe….in this…. But the petrolhead in me isn’t giving up completely so I’ve got this as well….it’s hilarious to drive…. So I’ll be dragging the Abarth behind the motor home in this country just to slow down all you ‘F’ Fellas ☺️ 🐀

For a battery inside the car, I would go for a battery as safe as possible. https://www.ebay.de/itm/383360062113?epid=14027859607&hash=item59420a52a1:g:H44AAOSwZedeFc0f&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsOddJPSoQHrWqdKrFKz84JvnDsdS3X2ROD0JOwPEXc8WrjLFqcLMgveZ443QxMGgZIEWo5%2BiM%2FvrramUO%2BCUumaMISWql%2Bb6wXk1%2B1XnAgz%2FtM2n9xB%2BYkNOx3wLO8UavD3BchIJC9jKgBP6609m6fgPlTgNI9NOws77%2FnlkiY6hNyLim2FY%2BUHa7FKi3fVpu8iXQMTTdzB0mqKMSvSx8gGlGGJZ01BfDzddl9hj0gc0|tkp%3ABk9SR8jFs6-eYQ Pretty sure Toyota get their own batteries cheaper than eBay sellers. 225£ is rather expensive fitting.

They are a small diameter spring so not difficult to compress, just be cautious as you tighten the clamps down . A guy on another Lexus forum once fitted IS200/300 SPORTSCROSS rear shocks to a SC430, so springs could also fit…but do so at your own risk 👍🏻

I note that both you and John are experts on extra virgins!

Olive Oyl was PopEye’s girlfriend, he mentioned her name sounded like a lubricant. Natural cold pressed olive oil is the best.

When my passenger side rear caliper changed, when reversing I heard a clunking noise. It could be something to do with the caliper/pins, just a guess. I had this problem as soon as they fitted a Pagic Caliper new pin sliding kit. The latest mechanic who specializes in Lexus/Toyota said the caliper has been seized (pins).

If you have the access to be able to charge the 12v battery on your drive consider charging the battery with a trickle charger. 6 years is not long but it does depend on how regular the car is used if left unused for days it can deplete the battery especially in cold conditions. Noco Genius 5 can be bought for under £100 charge it every couple of months & you wont have a flat battery issue as long as the battery is in reasonable health. Or if you dont want to be stranded invest in a Noco GB40 booster pack its basically a jump starter without the need for a another car or long wait for recovery. Failing all that just buy a new battery & keep it charged.

Hello Mark Long time no see! How did you convice yourself not to get a 400?😀

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coz i hadn't realised they were the same wheels tbh .. like golddust .. a bit fearsome to actually take the car out on the road ..... always be concerned to avoid anything that could possibly cause a tiny hiccup or blemish to a wheel ......... like driving 🤣 Malc

I can only guess it is down to options and specs - my Premium/Lexus Link Pro in standard black (no extra options) was ordered on Feb 14 '22 and delivered to my drive on Sep 23rd

Looks like he got full cream to me! Well done, looks great! Anthony

Lucky you didn't go for a full shop then! Looks very nice!

You can use an android tablet fairly easily to do this and I did consider doing this as you can pick up a fire tablet fairly cheaply. Guide is here https://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-add-wireless-carplay-to-any-car-with-a-cheap-android-tablet-adapter-video/ good luck 😀

In our day, the comparable test was called The Four Ball test. It involved one large ball bearing rotating at high speed under pressure in a nest of three similar ball bearings - which Slick50 prevented from fusing into a solid mass! A more practical demonstration was conducted at Mallory racetrack. We had three cars of similar age - two had been treated with Slick50. The oil was drained from all three and they set off in convey around the track - led by Roger Clark. The untreated car seized up in less than one lap; the other two continued until Roger called it a day after 50 laps because he was bored!

Mine does this and especially when full lock is applied. Sometimes does it going forward from stopped. Very loud and quite hairy.

but in reality wot on earth would the Qataris spend their money on anyway ? It's coming out of their ears ( $$$$$ so as to speak ) and apart from their enormous and significant world changing charitable works ( are there any ? ) ...........wot else would the zillions be spent on ? Your thoughts ? Malc

Feeling a bit like this myself at the moment. I ordered an NX 450+ in May 22 and estimated delivery was Nov 22. The dealership rang a few months back and delayed to Dec 22. A few weeks later and I was told it would be early 23. At that time the App was stating the car was pre-prod. Thankfully it’s now updated to build in progress and my estimate it will be Feb 23, hopefully!

Funnily enough, recent government surveys found that solar flare owners are statistically 100% more likely to have great taste, more friends and be more successful than any other colour in the RCF range! Jokes aside, good luck with the sale.

Yes, Brazil are favourites, with France second favourites. Argentina are next, followed by England. I'm unsure about England as, whilst they've won their matches convincingly, their opponents so far haven't been top level ones. That said, they've probably got one of the best squads, where team changes don't detract from the overrall dynamic. So, if games go to right to the end, or even extra time, they have an advantage with fresh legs. Saturday will be the big test though, if they can beat France they can beat anyone.

Thought it was a rubbish match to be honest. I don't think England showed anything more than beating a weak team. Senegal looked drab, dont think half of their passes even went to their own players. I do think there's a lot of hype over England, pretty much all the time but they seem to scrape through in the euros and world cup against pretty weak teams. Their groups always seem to be some of the easiest.

Really sorry to hear that but completely understandable if the stress is ruining the experience for you. Good luck selling the car - I do love the car in that colour. Hopefully things will improve at some point soon 🤞🏻🤞🏻 & given the build quality of these cars, you will be able to return in future 👍🏻

Welcome & a great choice, had my RCF since 2018 & still love it. First car I’ve ever owned I have decided to keep for the long term. They are a great car, but you may want to consider changing the rear exhaust boxes to get the full V8 experience from low revs - all the F’s are a little quiet in standard form until the 2nd inlet opens at around 3500rpm. Didn’t do this with my previous ISF & regretted it so did it straight away with the RCF & have never looked back! Hope you have many miles of enjoyment.