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  1. dave1
    9 years in May although had Lexus for 13 years in May.
  2. dave1
    Don't forget that Lexus manufacture in the US whereas UK cars are built (I believe) in Japan. I am sure you won't have this issue if you buy a GS300. They are a great motor. You could try the GS430 too.......fantastic.
  3. dave1
    Probably because the UK cars are not really affected. The reply from Lexus implied that you had enquired re the 450h?
  4. dave1
    I could see it selling well if priced competitively.
  5. dave1
    Is it normally that noisy?
  6. dave1
    Not heard anything regarding this and not seen anything on this forum. What exactly are the issues and which model?
  7. dave1
    Don't forget though that if anything major crops up you are covered for 6 months from date of purchase. Hope you don't find too many niggles.
  8. dave1
    Have you tried to put it back in? Hold cover down and the filter should slot in and then the cover closes.
  9. dave1
    Was it a Lexus dealership? If so they may let your nearest dealer do work.
  10. dave1
    It might be an idea to go round the car checking everything in detail and recording all faults found ASAP. Once done, contact the dealer you purchased the car from to see what they are prepared to do to rectify.
  11. dave1
    The "essential care" service misses several things such as lubricating door hinges/catches. My GS430 had FLSH until it had "essential care" service but will no longer be serviced by Lexus dealers. My local garage has proved extremely competent with a couple of problems and could not be more helpful. If you have a local garage which is good and competent then I would use them.
  12. dave1
    Original for GS430 was Z8JJ x 17" although some were fitted with 18" when new.
  13. dave1
    It might be the OBC that is not recording correctly. Only way to check really is to brim fill each time and see how near the OBC figures are to your figures. 15 does seem low though.
  14. dave1
    Fuel consumption won't be g/box. What sort of mpg were you getting before service?
  15. dave1
    Oil should be nice reddish colour. My previous '96 300 Sport had around 146k on it when I traded it for my GS430 which is now 12.5 years old with 70k. I owned the 300 for 6 years and my 430 for almost 7 years and have never had to have anything done to g/box and until last year or so I had always had main dealer servicing. If things are fine then why risk upsetting them by altering anything?
  16. dave1
    I doubt if that will cure anything as you don't appear to have the faults associated with failure of the unit.
  17. dave1
    Is there any specific reason to warrant this? What do you intend doing as a gearbox service? If it is performing as it should then leave well alone.
  18. dave1
    Not sure but a quick phone call to local dealer should give you the right answer.
  19. dave1
    Declare yes. There are various options then such as 3rd party hit me, hit 3rd party, no claim etc etc.
  20. dave1
    It is just the way the inlet pipe is. Many cars will fill better if the nozzle is at various angles. It also needs to allow air to be allowed out of the tank.
  21. dave1
    18" GS Sport wheels, I think it was about £90/wheel. That was about 5 years ago
  22. dave1
    Having driven the ct200 as a courtesy car twice covering both local and then a run from Lincoln to Coventry then back to Lincolnshire (50 miles north of Lincoln) and back to Lincoln all I would advise is to drop it from your list. Noisy, sluggish, uneconomical, poor handling. Try to get a 48 hour test drive and judge for yourself. No doubt though that they are ok for some people depending on usage and what you are used to. I mean no offence to owners but my opinion is that Lexus made a mistake with this car.
  23. dave1
    Lexus don't do the refurb. They will send them off to be done, although when I had refurb done via Lexus Coventry they ordered the wheels and swapped my tyres onto the refurbed wheels which they had ordered so I assume they must have a ready supply of Lexus wheels.
  24. dave1
    Are you sure that the noise is coming from the gearbox? Can you feel anything if you hold the shift lever whilst idling? Whilst idling which gear is it in? Have you checked fluid level? I doubt that it is your gearbox unless you notice any noises/jerking on gearchanges or is it the normal fairly seamless change?
  25. dave1
    All engines use oil but don't just rely on checking dipstick. You may see no real movement on dipstick but that doesn't mean your engine is not using oil. Your oil level may be influenced by water absorption in the same way as brake fluid. However, in 12.5 years of Lexus ownership I have, despite regular checking, never (so far) had to top up between service intervals.
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