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  1. ColinBarber
    125 miles to get my F. I travelled 150 miles to get my IS300h a few years ago, and 180 miles before then for my RX400h. Both purchased without seeing them first, other than pictures etc. When I sold my Supra TT, the person who purchased it flew down from Scotland. That would have been a good 400+ miles drive back for him.
  2. ColinBarber
    That's no bad thing. The current ES, GS, and LS don't. You need bracing on a longer wheelbase vehicle for chassis stability and for the added refinement.
  3. ColinBarber
    They would probably develop an ES coupe in that case. The next gen GS was apparently going to be too similar to the LS which would take sales away from it. The new ES is built on the TNGA platform and probably cheaper to development, therefore they can afford to up the quality without increasing the prices too much - it will probably sit between the current ES and GS in terms of cost. Sales of saloon vehicles is dropping, in favour of SUVs, so Lexus don't need two in the same size segment.
  4. ColinBarber
    No, smaller than both the ES and GS. HS hasn't been sold for over three years. GS looks like it will go out of worldwide production next year as development on the next generation was scrapped. ES will be the only vehicle in that segment size.
  5. ColinBarber
    Yes, it expects the sensors to be in daylight.
  6. ColinBarber
    HS hasn't been sold for some time. The ES is essentially the same size as the GS, the new one possibly a bit bigger.
  7. ColinBarber
    No, but may get the sales back to 1,500 a year rather than 400.
  8. ColinBarber
    It's a larger vehicle and replaces the GS. In theory it should offer a level of refinement and quality above the IS.
  9. ColinBarber
    Given that Lexus states: I'm surprised they sell any in the UK given our fine weather......no hang on, I've got that wrong.
  10. ColinBarber
    We have had IS owners complaining they cannot disable the camera alert beeps for years, now NX owners are complaining they cannot enable the beeps. Not sure why Lexus can't just give us a simple toggle option in the settings
  11. ColinBarber
    The GS is Mesa Red - colour code 3R1
  12. ColinBarber
    Welcome Ben I thought that was my old car for a moment. Very nice. Don't hold your breath on an Apple CarPlay upgrade, it will not happen.
  13. ColinBarber
    found this, don't know the date though https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lexus/other-models/lexus-rc-f-coupe-500-5-0-carbon-2dr-auto-2015-65/7798657
  14. ColinBarber
    nah, it has a wonky number plate
  15. ColinBarber
    Rumour is that total production will stop next year.
  16. ColinBarber
    The additive should help with dirty injectors, but I'm not sure how effective they really are and if one treatment is enough. Unfortunately it won't do anything for carbon deposits with your type of engine because it only has direct injection so the fuel never touches the intake manifold and valves.
  17. ColinBarber
    That is what the build schedule is talking about - pedestrian safety pop-up hood, which why it states no because it doesn't have one.
  18. ColinBarber
    It's quite expensive to use though: https://www.lexus-tech.eu/GTS/Wizard/Step6.aspx and the cheap adapters can be problematic - typically they are ok for reading fault codes or customisations but are too slow and unreliable for collecting fast real-time data needed for diagnostics.
  19. ColinBarber
    Better off without it IMO. A couple of people have had a very minor front end knock on the IS and triggered it - £3k+ damage. You certainly wouldn't want it on the Carbon edition
  20. ColinBarber
    083 is F Sport White, not a flat white. Vehicle build spec: Spec-50700fdd-eb38-4a8b-9e03-96462996e635.pdf
  21. ColinBarber
    Higher viscosity in general offers higher protection, and synthetic oils offer better protection for the same equivalent viscosity compared to mineral. However there are always exceptions. 5W-30 is a compromise between performance, economy, emissions, and protection and many engines have lasted 200k miles plus without issues. Modern Toyota engines, especially the hybrids, now use 0W-20 fully synthetic.
  22. ColinBarber
    Something like Carista could also be used to change customisations - and legally too :) https://caristaapp.com
  23. ColinBarber
    It is Toyota's diagnostic tool. Goes beyond a basic OBDII tool because they can only read standards based engine error codes, whereas Techstream will be able to read proprietary error codes for hybrid system, aircon etc. etc. It will also allow you to change customisation settings that aren't possibly just be using the menu system within the vehicle. It is an expensive tool, really only for professionals. There are plenty of ways to obtain it but these are hacked copies that bypass the security licensing system and are therefore illegal, and some have been known to contain virus and spyware.
  24. ColinBarber
    Most Lexus vehicles would have had synthetic from day one, your IS300h certainly has. Synthetic and mineral can be mixed, you just don't get all the benefits, so a flush isn't 100% necessary.
  25. ColinBarber
    Sounds like a manufacturing defect as it doesn't seem to be a common issue. Get your dealer to replace it under warranty. Do you use hand cream?
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