Mincey

Of course! I should have thought that one through properly what with the ES being designed as a taxi.

I'm surprised that Takumi spec isn't consistent over the whole range. Tiff has a passenger memory front seat, 4 illuminated door handles, tyre inflation kit (surely the dealer will give you one of those?) and thigh support. No aluminium pedals though (F Sport only?) and dash material is in the eye of the beholder I guess.

Lovely looking car - congratulations on making a very wise decision.

Yes

I must admit that thought had crossed my mind too. I've not tried CarPlay yet. I don't really like dealing with that Apple tat though.

I've not found it in Tiff so I'm still using my AAWireless adapter. It should be there though according to the blurb:

They're ok. I'm not convinced that the definition is that great but it might be that mine isn't set up correctly. I will check and report back. Forget about the wireless link to your phone and just stick the SD card in a PC when required. It's much less hassle. They are discreet however.

That is a cracking idea - many thanks. It was really weird trying to get them out. I'd give it half a turn and then take the screwdriver out and boing back it went to its original position! I'm coming round to the number plate surround idea.

I'd get them checked out. I had these on my IS300h (I'm guessing they'd be the same on an RC? More than happy to be proven wrong!) and they would turn night into day:

That was brilliant wasn't it - I bet being in charge of company fleets is a nightmare at times. Most of the time probably!

I hope I haven't posted this before - it's a hoot.

I've just been out to put a larger SD card in the dashcam. "That's odd!" I thought after (finally) connecting the app on my phone to the dashcam. The front view was fine, but the rear view was blue. Sky blue in fact. It soon became apparent why:

That Sir, is an excellent idea!

That's a good point - I hadn't thought of that.

The holes in the plates are drilled too low: When she goes in for a service next, I'm going to ask them to do a new plate as it does look a bit pants. I was surprised that they went to the trouble of drilling the plates because previously they've given me new plates with sticky pads on the back. I thought that pre-drilled would save me time masking around the old plate so I could line everything up properly but... Have you used those plastic number plate screws? What a pain in the derriere they are. One will come out nicely, the other will refused to budge no matter how carefully you try to remove it. I'd do a half turn and it would turn back to where it started. The head broke off one so I had to take it out with pliers which was equally difficult. I eventually found two bolts in my bolt stash which were the right thread and used those. Later that afternoon I thought that perhaps plastic screws are used so that they don't come loose with vibration. Off to Halfords I went. They only had blue number plate screws. Blue?! Who uses blue screws? Onto Amazon to buy a bulk pack of black, white and yellow screws. If anyone needs any, you know where to come....

My best in Betsy was 67mpg on a trip from near Bury St Edmunds back to Peterborough.

The plates were pre-drilled so they ought to be straight! The front one does look wonky though, I'll give you that 😄

I love my postman. Not only did he bring Betsy's V5 this morning, he also brought Tiff's too. The package is complete: (and yes, pruning that Clematis is on my To Do list...)

Right, so that's: ML sound sorted out (thanks for the tips above!) Connected services sorted. I switched the hazards on remotely then couldn't switch them off without going into the car... Spotify set so that it's always nearest me - this was a setting in Android Auto - "Navigation always on left" (or similar) I'm surprised that she hasn't got sequential indicators at the front though. Betsy had them. Their lights look very different though: Were sequential indicators binned with the MY22 version?

"If that trollop thinks she's wearing MY plate, she's got another thing coming...."

I need to wait for the V5 for the new car to arrive before I can put the plate on it.

Time will tell about the keeper bit Len. I did stress that I wanted Betsy to go to someone who would treat her well, so I hope my wishes are respected there.

No - but I've been offered a trip if I can get back over there this weekend or next. We both forgot about it in the handover excitement!

Managed to do it with my OBDLink adapter and Carista. Was racking my brain as to how I did it on Betsy and my IS300h! Paying £9.99 for a month's Carista subscription beat driving back to Leicester in this wind.

Just discovered how to change the speedo from analogue to digital. Now to work out how to change the default indicators from three flashes to five. EDIT: £9.99 to Carista and it's done.