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Hi all, My GS has now reached its 10th birthday. An intermediate service is immediately due. According to the Lexus website this should cost £340. However, this is for a vehicle less than 10 years old and includes the extra year relax warranty. Of course, I am no longer able to get the relax warranty and will have to pay for the next year of warranty and roadside assistance. I cannot find any information about how much my service will cost bearing in mind I am no longer eligible for the relax warranty. What have others done when in the same predicament? Is it worth staying with Lexus and paying for the warranty and roadside assistance or go independent and buy the warranty and AA separately. The AA roadside assistance is very good value through Lexus but the warranty seems expensive. I know it’s reliable (so far) but if something does go wrong it could be very expensive. I have had recourse to Lexus warranty before and have found them very amendable with no quibbles. I do not want to change the car as it’s probably the best I have owned and can’t think of anything suitable to replace it. I’ve heard of independent warranty companies being very difficult to deal with and try everything to get out of paying for any issues. Has anyone here had experience with independent warranty companies and/or what would you do in my situation? Thanks very much.

I had my GS serviced last November three days after the relax warranty ran out. They found a leaking driveshaft seal and initially said I’d have to pay as it was out of warranty. I politely complained and mentioned that I had been using this particular dealer for servicing for four years and that if they are going to be this stingy I may as well forget the relax warranty and get it serviced independently in future. They changed their mind as a good will gesture. It’s always worth asking!

The bong wasn’t just happening when going over the speed limit it was happening every time there was a change speed limit sign! I agree with you about the overly complicated dashboards which seem to be the rage these day. Maybe I’m just getting old. I found it difficult to actually see what the time was. Much prefer the simple elegance of an analogue clock.

Took my 2014 GS in for some warranty work today and had an LBX as a loan car. Have been thinking of downsizing so was looking forward to seeing if it suited my needs. So, after spending a day with it here are some of my personal thoughts and not an in depth review. First impressions were quite positive. Initially it felt good quality with good materials on the bits that are often touched. Except for the steering wheel which appeared to be covered in some kind of tacky leather substitute. However, after a bit of poking some of the plastics lower down felt very un-Lexus like. As were the A pillars. I was also surprised to hear a couple of rattles and buzzes on a so called luxury compact car with less than 700 miles on the clock. However, the driving experience was also surprising but in a quite pleasant way. It was quite nippy, handled well around the country lanes near me and, dare I say it, quite fun. The only real disappointment was how noisy it was. Both road and engine. I won’t mention the relative lack of interior space as it was as expected and probably very similar to its competitors. Unfortunately, what really let it down for me was the infotainment system and dashboard. It was a premium plus spec so had the upgraded main screen and digital dash. The touchscreen seems fiddly on the move and quite distracting. The dashboard was also overly complicated with too much information regardless of which of the three modes I tried. Again, very distracting. Little things really irritated such as the bong which goes every time you pass a new speed limit zone. I could switch this off but it automatically came on the next time I started the car and I had to distractedly have to switch it off again once on the move. And once it was off I had a light on the dashboard telling me it was off! Why? Also why do I need script on the dash telling me what radio station I’m listening to? The most annoying things though were the steering wheel controls which are so sensitive it’s almost impossible to use them and so distracting as to be dangerous. I’m not a Luddite but I fear that technology is being used just because it can, not because it is useful. I did like the hud though. I do much prefer the simplicity of my GS dash and ice system. Driving can be a dangerous thing and we need less distractions not more. In isolation it wasn’t a bad car and these are my personal subjective views but it looks like I’m stuck with my GS for a few years yet!

Paid mine today on my GS. Has gone up 25% to £25!

Surely that’s another name for an avenue?

I love driving in n France. Never had problems with the police but the French definitely have a different perspective about auto property than we have. Was waiting at a peage once when the driver in front decided to reverse and join another queue. Straight into the front of me! After I got out and confronted the driver I got the Gallic shrug. It’s not the police you need to worry about but the French lack of auto respect. And best to stay off the roads after the 12 to 2 lunch break! At least every village has a pharmacy if problems occur!!

The one thing I don’t like about my car is the ‘power monitor’ screen. Yes it’s interesting to see how all the complicated gubins work but it is incredibly distracting and potentially dangerous as it takes your eyes off the road! Just drive and enjoy the relaxing experience a Lexus gives you.

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No messages at all. Just doesn’t show the pressures!

That’s what I was thinking but it seems strange that all four should stop working at the same time!

Not had chance to go to the dealer yet but I have noticed it seems to be temperature dependent. Seems to stop working below 10 degrees!

I was always taught “if it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down!”

I’ve already tried that thanks. The pressures show until I switch the car off and fail to show next time I start!

I always find a nice pub in the countryside just outside where I need to visit. They are usually cheaper, always have free parking, often have good food, usually have a great breakfast and I can usually drink decent beer before a short stroll to bed!