LexIS200Sport

69-plate 40kWh Acenta

I drive a Nissan Leaf (our sole car at the moment) and concur 100% with @Dapprman.

No, that sounds about right. Sadly, ride and handling is not a strong point for the 3GS. A suspension setup that is too firm for comfort and yet, somehow, with handling that does not inspire confidence. Then flick it to "sport" mode and the ride becomes comically stiff. This has been my experience with my former 2007 GS450h. A complete shock absorber refresh improved it somewhat, but still far from the kind of ride and handling refinement that you'd get from a Jag XF of its era or even the IS200 that I had before it. I've tried different combinations of tyres (all non-runflats) and pressures but the difference is marginal at best. In the end, I just learned to live with it in exchange for the awesome straight-line performance and (to me) graceful looks. I have not driven the GS450h Sport with APSSS so maybe things were better on that car.

Guess you've never driven a Jag XE D180 😉 Quite possibly the slowest RWD compact saloon around. Laggiest of turbodiesels.

@johnatg do you know if there is a way to enable the beeping sound when the car is locked/unlocked from the fob? Techstream or otherwise?

Same here... I'm guessing it's the coupe version of a 760...?

Ah yes, the E21 🙂

E30 coupe?

Thanks Vlad. To say I was chuffed would be a massive understatement. It felt so much better driving it afterwards, although nothing had changed mechanically!

I did the same too a couple of years ago. Detailed and maintained my first Lexus myself, but by the time I got to my second one, I just handed the keys over to a professional detailer. Here's his blog on my old car: https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=367764

Hello peeps, As they say, all good things must come to an end. After six great years with my GS (and 9 years of Lexus ownership), the time has come to bid farewell to my car. This is as regrettable a sale as it gets as I was really looking forward to enjoying the car this year, especially after having invested in brand new shocks and exhaust just December last year. Unfortunately, with change in circumstances due to the pandemic (and some belt-tightening that followed) it just got harder to justify running two cars. As such, the GS was SORNed after the first lockdown and has been accumulating dust in the garage ever since, save for one trip out last month for servicing. It has been heartbreaking just watching it sit unused. Then, a good friend of mine (and a big fan of my GS from the day I got it) received his well-deserved Christmas bonus yesterday and promptly made an offer that I couldn't refuse. I agreed to the sale on the condition that I get first refusal if he decides to sell it on! 🙂 Thanks to everyone in this community who made my Lexus ownership experience that much more special. Will pop by from time to time and say hi!

I installed its predecessor (pre-Android auto) in my dad's X-Trail. I skipped that bit during install, and as far as I can tell, the only thing it can't do is playback videos on its screen. I believe there is a legal requirement/legislation where vehicles with video playback capabilities must cease to do so when the vehicle is in motion, and the park brake signal or the speed input signal is one way to determine this. On the GS, if I play a DVD movie, the video stops showing if I release the parking brake (audio continues though). Also, there should be another connection for 12V feed from the reverse lights. If you hook it up to this, the screen will show video feed from the reverse camera accordingly. On my kit, the reverse camera was sold separately.

Which version of the CT200h is it? F-Sport?

You what?? For a CT200h? Just kidding, lovely car and colour combo.

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Well hello Parthiban, good to see you back. Hope your IS200 fared well having been stored for almost 8 years? I'm still rocking the Grom unit that I originally installed on my IS200, then transferred across to my current GS 🙂

What engine & transmission? I have a real soft spot for Saab convertibles 🙂

Have you tried @LexusPartsDirect?

Just to give a balanced perspective, here's an owner's review of another "launch-edition" electric car.

There's just no fooling you, is there? 😉

If it were leased or PCP, he would have been able to return it without all the fuss. In fact, that is kind of the point of leasing - the flexibility. The fact that he is publicly disclosing his intention on taking them to court makes it seem like he may have just bought it outright, hence being "stuck" with it.

Reminds me of a thread I posted a while back about folks in Malaysia taking it to the streets on issues over dodgy VW DSG boxes...

An Ottoman 600h is an amazing car to experience. I'm saving my coins to gift one to my parents as their retirement present. A perfect car to spend their golden years 🙂

Yup, what @TigerFish said, there should be a divider piece that goes in the middle to form two circular cut-outs. This, basically: https://lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/parts/lexus-gs/lexus-gs-phase-iii-2005-2012/lexus-gs-3-exterior-interior/lexus-gs-phase-3-cup-holder-divider/

On the money I'd say. The GS450h (and perhaps other models too) do exhibit weird electrical glitches if the 12V battery is not up to scratch. Is the car still on the factory Panasonic 12V battery?