Spacewagon52

It was a gracious goodbye............. to his "old" RX!

The glass is a nightmare to get rid of - it always seems to turn up everytime you hoover.

Really like the red interior - you are a tease though! LOL! If I win the lottery I will pop down and buy your old one! Too mean to buy new!

Congratulations! Of course it had to white - AND I was right all along! Another Lexus - thank goodness!

YES! Another RX! What is the diffetrence? Just a colour and newer?

Yes, I think the problem may be timing chain related. Her's is the 1.2 three cylinder engine. Thanks for the advice on the 1.4, I thought it was all those engines.

Apparently there have been problems with bore wear on a number of cars. Did it use much oil? She had a Golf before - very refined car but I wonder how reliable they actually are. Auris / Yaris / Corolla is a no no for her me thinks. Yes, boring cars but they get you to work without drama.

Good idea but the one she chose was the Polo with the dodgy engine. I will do just that but in the end it must be her decision I suppose. Style of Substance I am afraid to say!

I await with baited (bated) breath!

My daughter’s car (SEAT 1.2 Ibiza 02 reg) is very poorly. Have had it X-Rayed at the car doctor and the diagnosis is terminal (very nasty sound from the engine and it stalls). So ………. Did my fatherly thing and went on Auto Trader to source a car at the cheaper end of the market - circa £3000 - £3500. Found THREE potentially good cars with low mileage ……..BUT ……….. she does not like them! “Granny Cars!” was her reply when I showed her a lovely Corolla! She wants to buy a 1.4 Polo, but that vintage suffers from bore wear and is from the same stable as SEAT. I found a couple of good Honda Jazz cars ………. “No! Don’t like them!” She is 31 with her own house and very sensible ……….BUT ………. How do you persuade someone, who is not flush with money (though the bank of Mum and Dad will be helping!) to buy something reliable? Have you guys had a similar experience with your offspring? Did you manage to persuade them to buy the “right” car? Does anyone have any suggestions? Persuasive arguments or possible cars she might like? Trying hard to steer her towards Japanese derived cars. My concern is that it will be a case of STYLE over SUBSTANCE! Help please, from a frustrated father!

Thanks!

Rayaan! How the hell can you tell from that dark photo what it is? I hope the X-rays you take and examine are better than that! Spill the beans! What have you bought? Even if it is an Aston Martin, I will give you stick!

Excellent! He is a Doctor, so you can trust him. Not sure about his maths! Math is American by the way! YES! This could be the answer - BUt .... second-hand to get VFM

Really pleased you will still be on the forum! Controversial? Never! You have given sound advice and common sense ......... well for 95% of the time......

If it is I think he may have lost the plot????

I tend to wear a Burka when I want to be incognito!

Will you be leaving the Lexus Owners Club forums then? (An honest answer to this and I think I have got it! LOL)

That looks really good. Congratulations!

Never would have guessed that!

ISF? Volvo? This is getting a bit beyond me, too esoteric for my small brain, but I am still enjoying you crazy ISF owners!

If you end up buying the BMW - can you keep us all informed of its reliability and how it compares with Lexus regarding build quality/refinement/driving pleasure? You may not wish to keep on the Lexus forum and go to a BMW site, understandable.

If you get a BMW - will you post on here how you find it? Particularly reliability - this may take a few months but it would be interesting to compare you thoughts on both cars overall after a little time.

Would you mind saying how much the refurbished wheels cost? I really think they look good.

Thanks Matt will give it a try.

Any Luck? I need to get mine to work at some stage - the only fault I have at the moment.