Ala Larj

Have just got rid of my IS220d and the overall average over 101,000 miles was 38.7 mpg (according to the car). Have just bought a GS300h with 38k on the clock with an average of 42.2. Went for a long weekend in Belgium over Easter in it, did about 700 miles(mainly motorway - or whatever they call them in Belgium) and the average over two tanks of fuel was 45.6. Best I've seen so far was just over 50mpg on a tank but that was as boring as hell! I think the IS300h has basically the same engine and it's a bit lighter. I do agree though that if you do plenty of town miles the electric motor and engine cutting out when stationary really improves the mpg.

I can switch on or off the speed limit sign (which was pretty dubious in Belgium - lucky the police were too!) but haven't seen (or heard) about camera warnings.

I'm an acd pedant!

We only bought a Lexus 6 years ago from LHE when we were replacing a much loved Volvo (sorry!) but they were the only dealer that treated both myself and my wife with any decency. We looked at BMW's, Audi's and Mercedes and the salesmen thought they were better than us. They may have been but that's one hell of a presumption!

Just want to give a thumbs up to Lexus Hedge End. Bought a three year old GS a couple of weeks back and when I picked it up they pointed out a small dent in the rear wing that I'd not noticed. Taking it in tomorrow to get sorted. Many unscrupulous dealers would say bought as seen!

Have I got this on my 2014 gs300 premier? No mention in handbook!

And you can set it so that the rev counter shows all the time even in Eco and normal modes which is what I've done. It can be changed by using the button thingy on the steering wheel and selecting rev counter. The one thing I can find on the GS is for a light ring to come on at a predetermined speed, or revs, which was useful on my old IS.

All sorted. Clicked on something and they all appeared!

Thanks Robert. How do I do a retune?

Thanks Ed, not sure I could be bothered with that as when I'm enjoying the comfort of the seats I can't see my rear! However, as much as I'm enjoying the GS experience I'm struggling to get the dab radio to work. All I'm getting is "no signal". Is there anything I need to do?

Thanks Jay and Rayaan. Just hauled myself away from a Tungri Blonde to have a look and miraculously the clear lens turns red! Mystery solved. However I do think it's a bit tight of Lexus to provide only one reversing light and one foglight on the back of the GS. Am sure my IS had two of each.

Mine are white on both sides!

I agree. I just can't understand why the two clear lights on the back are different and only the one on the left hand side works on reverse. What is the right one for?

Have been thinking about this and it doesn't make sense. The clear one on the left is definitely the reversing light. It has one bulb and comes on when I reverse. The clear one on the right seems to have three bulbs but doesn't appear to do anything. Can't see why you'd have a clear fog light on the back?

Am enjoying but the beer strength means I can't enjoy the GS! 😀

Got to Belgium ok, so satnavs ok. Missus wasn't too pleased with Zappa but let her listen to Joe bonamassa so win win! Such a beautiful drive. Love it to bits. Wife's not so bad either! 😀

Heathen! 😀

Right, last question before I head off into the sunset. Does it have one or two reversing lights. T'missus said only one was on when I reversed into the drive. From a distance it looks like two but on closer inspection they both look different. Am I going insane (as Ozzy would say)?

That's my wife I'm talking about Jay, not yours!

I've got plenty of Zappa albums on the USB so she won't get bored!

Thanks Jay. Was playing with it and found out what you suggested. Definitely not intuitive. First time I did it I couldn't remember what I'd done as it happened by accident. Took me a while to work it out! Read your reply quickly and thought you said "Roll on the day when all cars have Coldplay" - God forbid!!

Actually thinking about it could do with a spot of rain to test those auto wipers!

Have just been tinkering and have discovered that by highlighting an album name and clicking on it I get the screen that you mention Rayaan. Then it's just a matter of clicking on the ABC bit (or in my case the XYZ) to get a list of bands (or albums). Looks like it's Frank Zappa all the way to Belgium. Oh, the wife's going to love that!!

I will Farqui, once I've got ZZ Top playing in the background!