Bluesman

Hello Thomas, Welcome to the LOC. we are a friendly bunch and some of us have an amazing brain (not me) when it comes to problem solving, not that you get many of those with an LS400. Regards Mike.

Hi Rob and welcome to the LOC. Can you give us a flavour of what the invoices cover? Mike.

I paid £15 for my Lexus (Reading) ones and they fitted them as well, also had a nice cup of tea while I waited. Mike.

We are off to Perran Sands Cornwall in the morning. Bucket and spade packed to make sandcastles with my grandson. Mike.

May and the Hamster were given new contracts last week worth a quarter of a million each. Mike. Today's press says James May and Richard Hammond aren't involved in the new Top Gear. Evans says there's definitely going to be a female in the new lineup - I only hope its not the truly awful, wooden, ill-at-ease-on-TV Jodie Kidd....she might be able to drive, but her presenting skills are zilch! Evans is all about....Evans, really. His breakfast show is dire, self-congratulatory and banal - and he talks...and talks....and talks.....too much, to put it mildly. Top Gear had, in its last format, perhaps become a bit jaded and 'samey', but I did think the latest series had pulled it back a bit. It doesn't matter who the BBC put on stage, it won't be Top Gear any more...they should have had the courage to completely rebrand it, not hope that the previous glories magically attach to new presenters. They won't! Pete That was Saturdays Mail that I got that from. As my dad always said you can only believe the date, price and name of paper.

Hi Rob. I am sorry that no one has replied to your posting but it may well be because when you join the forum the New Members Area is really just for saying hi to introduce yourself, any problems you are having with your chosen mark, an LS430 great car are posted in the LS section where there are a bunch of real knowledgeable guys who know what they are talking about. Please be patient as not everyone gets the chance to pop in every 5mins or every day, week etc. With regards to the other thread you mentioned I was asked if it was possible to remove the thread so the member could start again but on a friendlier footing and this I did. All that said, welcome to the LOC and I hope from now your experience is a more positive one. Mike. Moderator.

Alot of the MOT is subjective unless its a bulb that either works or doesn't and what one tester would fail another would let pass, let us not forget, you might find this hard to believe but there are garages out there that will fail things that have nothing wrong with them at all just to get work out of you. Mike.

Stickers under the bonnet are two a penny its an invoice that can be checked you want to see. As I said in an earlier post still stands "No car is as good as the adverts make out they are" I would walk from this one. Mike.

Crikey have Motobility got Lexus on their car list? How times have changed. Mike.

Well you are dammed if you do and your dammed if you dont, as for the BBC and the truth I just say Jimmy Saville. Mike.

I only defend C Evans on the lying, he may well have been told to keep quiet until the BBC were ready to announce these things and what is he going to do or say when there always so many reporters asking him the same question? Mike.

May and the Hamster were given new contracts last week worth a quarter of a million each. Mike.

I understand that May and the Hamster have already been given new contracts worth around a quarter of a million each. Mr Evans ? probably the best of a bad bunch. Mike.

Hi Martin, What is rare is a car in such good condition as this one is meant to be, rarely do they match up to the car advertised and often make you wonder if its a different car you are now looking at. These cars even with just a wash and dry can make the car look as though its almost new but then when you start looking underneath the shiny bits there are real problems. For a Mk4 with that sort of mileage I wouldn't want to pay more than £1k. Good luck with it. Mike.

Hi Steve and welcome to the LOC. Friendly bunch of guys some with amazing minds on our beloved Lexi. Mike

I got mine fixed at a small garage down on Brighton £45. I can get details if interested. Mike.

I see the one with tangoed wheels is back up for sale again. Mike http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-LS400-Limited-Edition-Amazing-Tuning-/271901064949?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f4e90fef5 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-LS-400-4L-V8-290BHP-drift-car-/201371943765?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ee2b40355

Sure the beep isn't a parking sensor. Sometimes they do get a bit sensitive and beep at you for what seems no apparent reason. On occasion mine has beeped at me and I've yet to understand why. That said, it's a rare occurrence so I attend to ignore it, but as you say it's better to know what it is otherwise it can take the focus of your enjoyment. Carl That looks a lovely place to sit and enjoy. Mike.

Thankyou very much for clarifying. Bluesman must either have an import or a mk3. Or just have confused himself again! Thanks all Dont have an import and have a MK 4 and I am not confused. Of course you could always buy an Owners hand book and you will have most answer to hand then in the future. Mike

Maybe it changed amongst the mk4 cars. very strange! Try and see if this is what you are after. Mike

Yes its the handbook that came with my MK4 Lexus LS400 here in the UK. Thank you. Mike.

It was I who was confused there I was looking at the wrong light but if you are looking at the lights in the picture then yes they come on and then go out. If you think about any system warning lights must come on at some stage so that you know the light is working if however it never comes on how would you know if there was an engine problem as the light has never been lit, so all warning lights have to come on initially to show you that the lights are all working OK. Mike. Picture from MK4 handbook.

I have a DAB Pure and have never had a problem with picking the National stations up. Having said that there are a lot of black spots where there is no Digital coverage yet. Mike.

Sorry to tell you but my Mk 4 has one. It lights up as soon as you switch the ignition on and without turning further to start the engine about 2 seconds later it goes out. Mike. I am not sure if these are part of the MOT yet but if they don't work as described it can fail. Mike.

Think you might want to change the year of the car. Mike