Mincey

I think Lexus have a little way to go yet in the Grille Wars 😄

You and I both got "Friday cars" then. I'm about to ring Lexus Leicester to complain.

"Powering the hybrid ES is a 2.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine mated to an electric motor to send a total of 215bhp to the front wheels." Seriously....?

And like watching the first five or so minutes of Midsomer Murders, trying to guess which star guest is going to meet a sticky or bloody end.

Hydrogen powered IS300 anyone?

It always makes me smile that the company I'm about to leave, who pride themselves on acting ethically, moved their European HQ to Switzerland for tax purposes....

There are reports of a 1 Series Scheissewagen going into the wall at The Ford. Calls are being put out for video footage of said incident.

A cricket teacher at school once described my friend's batting as "erotic". To this day, we are not sure whether he really meant "erratic"....

Sticky Velcro pads? Given their inability to hold a relatively light USB interface to the underside of my desk, I'd steer well clear of that! Whatever Lexus Leicester stick on the back of their numberplates appears to work very well (not the most helpful reply I'm afraid). More helpful advice may be held within this thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1604447

Good lord! Is this down to our vegan friends? Animals eating wire coatings because they're plant based? https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1971169

From comments I read elsewhere (I think!), the Velar owner got his comeuppance.

It's difficult to argue with any of those points.

May I moan about Sainsburys? For reasons far too complicated to go into, I received some moisturiser (male orientated of course) for Christmas but had to give this up to my second step son. My dear current wife suggested that I bought myself some more, as moisturiser is good for the skin at this time of year. Whilst in Sainsburys yesterday, I noticed L'Oreal Moisturiser for Men which was on offer. Usual price £8.99, on offer for £5. I'll have some, I thought. When I returned home, I was slightly miffed to find that when opening the box, the jar of product inside was about 2/3rds the height of the box. Oh well, I've saved nearly £4 I thought so never mind. I showed the moisturiser to my current wife, who immediately snapped "why have you bought moisturiser?" in an "are you trying to make yourself look more presentable for some floozy at work?" manner. "No, " I replied, "I bought it because you told me to". She then shut up. It seems that I have digressed slightly - something I try desperately not to do - so I shall return to the point. I thought I would check how much the moisturiser was on Amazon. Imagine my disappointment when I saw that it was £4.50 on there. And on Prime too! The moral of the story is clear. When coming across a "bargain" in Sainsburys, or any other supermarket or store in fact, check for it on Amazon on your phone. If it's cheaper, consider whether you can wait until the following day for the product. In this case, I certainly could, but I do have a nice smooth face now. I trust this has been a useful post.

If I were ever to swap Betsy for a UX (I hope she's not listening - I wouldn't do it my lovely) then I would not bother fitting mudflaps.,,,

Apologies for not checking the date on the post which I replied to.

I shall get my Big Girl Pants on at the weekend and see how I get on. It doesn't look that difficult (famous last words...)

Mine just arrived! I'm hoping for good weather at the weekend...

I had one of these, which was great for opening ring pull cans and for getting the lids of stubborn jars of jam and marmalade etc, but over the years the rubber has perished and no longer grips as it used to. Rubber really isn't what it was, is it? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Multi-Opener-Bottle-Openers-Twist/dp/B085PR69ZS/ref=sr_1_6?crid=ZR0JNBMFPVOE&keywords=can+openers+for+arthritic+hands&qid=1643121090&sprefix=can+opener%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-6

Here's the thread - it's for a Gen 2 IS but I guess the theory is the same:

The boot on my IS300h F Sport just popped open, the lid did not open fully. I am sure there's a thread in the IS200t/IS250/IS300h forum where a member has fitted some uprated (BMW?) struts to their boot so when it is unlocked it opens fully. The boot on my ES300h opens fully when it's unlocked - come on Lexus, let's have some consistency!

That's easily fixed:

Absolutely. I wish to moan about ring pulls on cans which come off as you try to open the can, thus requiring the intervention of a can opener to complete the operation.

I was just checking the used cars at Leicester to see if my IS has sold yet (it hasn't) and I saw this bargain: £1 for every mile it has travelled 🙂

The cheque arrived yesterday so not quite six weeks. I suppose at this point I should say "Well done HMRC!". Now to find time to go to town to pay it in. That was a subtle moan by the way.