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How do they wipe buddy? I guess its time to change mine now and they have the 26" and 22" ones for £15 including shipping. Works out the same price as the right side refill! :O

Good job! How did you find the car? Ive been looking for a while now and ive never actually seen one on Autotrader, ebay or pistonheads like you've bought! I feel like im probably not looking enough!

Yep - Im going to see what that new Caviar colour looks like and the red but Im sure ill probably get another white one! May go for the Premier this time but I like those wheels and theyre only available on the Luxury version! Aaaah Decisions!

Yeah youre right. They have thousands in their used car and only give £500 off them. Standard practice for all UK Lexus dealers I think as ive enquires with quite a few and they won't go under £500 unless you really hammer them but it takes a good 2 weeks of negotiations. Their px prices are also ridiculous. Theyve consistently offered me less money for my wife's car than BMW, Audi or Mercedes

Yes that is a good deal! I'm looking at a white with red IS300H f sport and the cheapest one is £24.5k with 10k on the clock. I've had a word with them and they're refusing to budge under asking price too so I thought stuff it, ill wait until something else comes up or until they give me a ring (which they always seem to do if the car sticks around for more than 2 weeks)Lucky bugger haha The Lexus dealer can't charge you anymore than £645 mate. Which dealer is it?

What you say Gang, about taking a break is "spot on ", but it seems that a lot of people simply ignore the advice. I drive to and from Andalucia twice each year and rests stops are imperative, both to freshen up and to have toilet breaks. The drive you are taking seems wonderful, so please do let us have a full report in due course. Regards John I only tend to take 15 min breaks after 300 miles - seems to work for me so I dont think a Tesla would work for me, especially since I only did 200 miles before running out of juice. 2 issues - you can charge up to 100% but Tesla don't recommend it - they say 80% which gives you 264 miles theoretically but I only did 210 odd. Charging is frustrating at home - its dreary slow - Id rather fill up with petrol as my RX does 340 miles on a tank. The closest supercharger is in Leeds which is 7 miles away. I guess that will change when the 68 mile/h home charger comes out this year however. Ill be honest - I think the Tesla looks rubbish - I dont really see what the hype about the look is all about - I dont think it looks good at all from the outside - almost 1980's stretched VW beetle look Ill also say that its quite unreliable. Few things which I noticed - screen froze - major PITA as everything works from there. Sunroof wouldn't close and showed closed on the screen. Handles didn't open once. Also, the brakes stick a lot (due to being huge) in cold wet weather. And i wasn't too impressed with the interior quality - just didn't feel £50k worth, maybe on par with the IS but definitely not worth the price tag and I wasn't too keen on how everything is on show in the centre console eg the USB sticks, everything you put there rolls about etc etc. I think the only Lexus which has exposed USB sticks is the CT! And as for the price - its not just £58k though is it - you start putting options on that thing and the mid-range 85D costs circa £80k

There aren't many cars that don't look good in black. The new RX looks pretty good in Sonic White though!

You think thats bad? The other day I saw a 30 year old -ish woman park on double yellow with a disability badge and she was clearly NOT disabled. It was probably her father's or something She parked pretty close to the car which was behind her so I went and parked on the double yellows in front until the parking sensors went beep and I was only about 10cm away (parking space was so tight) - stuck my Doctor On Call badge on the dash and went on my home visit - safe to say she couldn't get out and was sat there waiting for me to come and move my car LOL She opened her window saying "why did you park so close - been here for 10 minutes waiting for you to get out" - I just said "serves you right - that disabled badge isn't yours you shouldn't be parking here" - she didn't say anything!

Like I said - BMW X3 20d can manage 45mpg average - on just A roads and Motorways it may be touching on 48mpg in M-Sport guise and that's got some seriously beefy tyres and its not exactly short of performance like the NX. When a 3.5l Lexus Hybrid can do 35-38mpg I cant see why the NX can't do more than 45mpg (lets just say not many owners are seeing above 40 mpg anyway) The IS can achieve 56mpg as shown by whatcar and 60mpg as shown by Motoring research. If driven normally itll get 45mpg in my hands so the NX is seriously lacking somewhere - especially since I had the Premier - again - beefy tyres at the rear and I dont exactly drive slow

Not when you consider the RX450h does 35mpg on motorways in Sport mode with 5 people so basically you're trading 7mpg for 100 less hp, less weight, 1000cc and 2 cylinders less and skinnier tyres. And the NX refinement doesn't really come close to the RX either. It's a 10 mpg difference but Martins 45 mpg was an average not a motorway figure, realistically, how much would you expect a 2 tonne petrol auto a wd to achieve? I think few similar size diesels would achieve an average of 4 mpg. I was referring to motorway mpg only. If I used an average I'd be at 38 or so mpg. NX kerb weight is 1895kg in F Sport guise. RX comes in at 2205kg! Realistically with that huge 300kg difference, smaller engine and running narrower 225 tyres I'd be expecting atleast 50mpg. Considering the huge performance deficit, the NX doesn't really return much in terms of economy or refinement as it gets pretty loud at even half throttle. The 200t I tested did 33mpg average. Id rather take that if it had the right spec The X3 20d manages 45mpg average but it has some serious shove (although it's rattles) which the NX can't match. Why they didn't go for the IS powertrain is beyond me - I doubt it'd affect fuel economy much

Not when you consider the RX450h does 35mpg on motorways in Sport mode with 5 people so basically you're trading 7mpg for 100 less hp, less weight, 1000cc and 2 cylinders less and skinnier tyres. And the NX refinement doesn't really come close to the RX either.

I wouldn't put it on an IS300H either way. It'll ruin the refinement. Can't see why it wouldn't be good on the IS250 though or the upcoming IS200t

I think the CT FSPORT looks horrid. I don't mind the luxury and Premier though. They look smart-ish

Ok so today was a trip to ligh****er valley. Set the cruise control on at 70mph as I wasn't in a hurry. It works about 60 miles for me so 120 miles in total 3 adults and 2 children in the car in normal mode + a heavy picnic hamper. Managed 35.4 mpg :) I'm going to Gloucester for a wedding in 2 weeks. It's 340 miles in total so will post that up too

I've seen a Red on Red GS300h. Loved it would definitely buy if I wanted that sort of car I think the CT generally looks crap lol

Just a facelift then I guess. It looks good in Blue but the white looks odd. Would love to see it in Crimson Red though or Orange

However it could be that Lexus have removed it from the F Sport thinking it may be unneeded as the F Sport has the new digital speedo I'm sure Lexus removed options from the IS when the 3rd gen came out too

No they dont, but considering its significant wear - it simply can't be just wear and tear. If they were clever, they'd just call it a day and sort it out - otherwise things can go to watchdog etc and Lexus definitely doesn't want that.

Isnt that what you want? to change the seat as a good will gesture? That suggests they're paying for it right? No. They stated there would be a cost & would advise me what it would be. Not been contacted as yet. Thats messed up - can't see why they cant replace the seat if its got less than 60k miles on it

I dont understand why they can't just give you a "Lexus Essential Care" stamp instead?

Yes they put the panoramic sunroof just before the car went on sale in the UK but it wasn't on the original spec sheets. Worth seeing what Mr Stanley says lol

Do the F-Sport's have ML though? I might be able to live without HUD but its still a PITA. OK so with regards to NX marketing, it was popular demand that brought the panoramic sunroof in. Ive been told to contact Jason Stanley, Lexus UK Product Marketing Manager as they are open to changes if customers demand it so Ive sent him a message. In regards to the price hike - its going to be fully loaded so I guess its to be expected - ive been told the quality of the interior was very good and so was the driving experience - how did you find it in Vienna?

No HUD? WTF? I'm presuming it'll be added later on?So basically they increased the price and took HUD off? That's brilliant

Heard the news? Tesla S has been hacked already lol. Apparently it's quite easy to do as well

well, thither is this thing, about 5cm in diameter and the factory usually stick t on the bonnet. at which hour the peasants see this 5cm circle, those gents shake and shiver as they believeth their king hath cometh Total bulls testicles of course lol