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When it was first registered in UK. Date of construction will be difficult to determine anyway,unless one has the Certificate of Conformity. Regards John

I could not remember one (Juan) christian name and Stirling (Sterling) has had his money`s worth !! LOL :) Best wishes.

225/50/17R, and they retained my Kumho summer tyres Shahpor (4mm on rears and 6mms on fronts) to refit for me for the summer.Then next winter they will refit the All Season tyres and retain the summer ones again. My summer ones had covered 25,000 miles, so I am not Emerson Fitipaldi ! I feel that it is important to try to build and maintain a good personal relationship with the man on the service desk. Regards John

Just paid £84 each for Lexus to provide and fit 4 Kuhmo All Season tyres to my GS450h. Not a bad deal, so it is worth asking your Lexus dealer to quote you. Regards John

Hybrid Solutions is a member here and well thought of, but his warranty for his repair work whilst good does not seek to be on a par with Lexus. The GS450 h is reliable and I have not had the need to seek repairs in the 3 plus years I`ve had it. My Merc whilst reliable has not been as reliable as the fairy books make out and i have the use of a local Indie should the need arise. Good luck with your project Jamie and I hope that in due course you will find one that is suitable for you. Regards John

Shahpor, the car is less than 10 years old and has done less than 140,000 miles ! :):):) jOHN

I do wish that the MODS would arrange for each contribution to each thread to be numbered sequentially !! This is not the first time of asking.

Honest John`s advice is, I feel, to be taken as a GUIDE not a BIBLE. It is based upon his own experience and that of the multitude of members of the public with whom he responds. I am content to receive and accept his advice and guidance on some 80% of what he says. He is by far and away the UK`s motoring journalist most communicated with and if I was 10 years old again he would be in my World X1 to play Mars !! Regards John

I do not believe that there is any other warranty at any cost that will include cover for the Lexus Hybrid battery. if Jamie reads the detail of what is covered by the warranty,I think that he will be surprised. Regards John Regards John

Yes Jamie.Emboldend text applies to all/any cars purchased privately. You could ask on this Forum if any member has one(Lexus) to sell ,or knows of one? My advice would be to go to a Lexus Dealer to buy and do not seek a vehicle which "has lots of bells and whistles" Even a basic Lexus is well equipped. What you do not have cannot go wrong! Do not rush into a purchase, the new reg is coming soon and more pre-owned cars will come onto the market. If you seek to buy from a non Lexus Dealer, then try to ensure that the Trader/Dealer has had good reviews as there are a lot of sharks out there who are simply after your money. Regards John

Many thanks Jamie. I apologise if I am telling you something you already know, but; If you buy from an Official Lexus Dealer, then you will probably receive a free 12 month fairly comprenensive warranty, at the end of which ,assuming that your car is not then more than 10 years old or has covered more than 140,000 miles you currently have the opportunity to purchase an Official Lexus Extended 2 year Warranty which will cover most things (but not wear and tear items) and which will include the Hybrid Battery.This could take your car to say, 12 years old and 160,000 miles. If you buy from a Dealer/Trader, he will give you some kind of warranty,which in practice not be worth a great deal and will not cover any defects which were present when you bought the car from him. The Dealer/Trader is however required to honour a Statutory Warranty which under the Sale Of Goods Act as amended by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 requires him to fix at his cost any significant defect which occurs within 6 months of purchase or was present or occurring at the point of sale. In the event of you buying from such Dealer/Trader I would advise you to take your new purchase to the nearest Lexus Dealer and ask them to examine the vehicle, state in writing such defects as are apparent to them.You can then return to the Dealer/Trader and request that he fix them at his cost. If you purchase from a Private Seller, then you must take along someone who can assist you to be satisfied that the vehicle is not "a lemon." The Private Seller is unlikely to be in any position to provide you with any kind of warranty, so you will be very much on your own in the event of having to spend money on repairs. Unless, of course you can prove that the seller mislead you and concealed from you defects of which he was aware,but did not disclose to you. A minefield that is !! Jamie, I hope that you find the above useful and once again I apologise "if I`m trying teach you to suck eggs." I wish you well in your venture to find a suitable Lexus and do hope that you will keep us all informed of your progress. Regards John

Hi Jamie and welcome. You do not say whether you are buying from a Motor Dealer/Trader, an Official Lexus Dealer or a Private Buyer. If you can let us know, there will be different avenues of advice for you. Regards John

I too think that his advice is spot on and generally full of commonsense.He has no axe to grind when reporting on problems and "tells it as it is " Although I must admit that I cannot bring myself to brake with my left foot (one of his pet recommendations), when driving an automatic ! I think that my relcutance to do so stems from an incident perhaps 40 years ago when I foolishly attempted to brake with my left foot when driving a manual car and almost broke my nose on the steering wheel !! Regards John

Then I am afraid that it is "Buyer Beware" Steve, unless you can show that the seller deliberately concealed defects from you.In which cae you can sue him for breach of contract. Ask Rebecca to tell you her story ! Regards John

Welcome Steve. We can offer better advice if we know whether you bought the car from a Trader/Deaelr or from a private individual. Regards John

You might find this helpful Tom Hybrid-related components, including the HV battery, battery control module,hybrid control module and inverter with converter, are covered for 8 years/100,000 miles. The HV battery may have longer coverage under the Emissions Coverage. Refer to your Owner's Warranty Information booklet for details. Sorry Tom, my error.The above refers to Toyota. If you purchase from a Lexus dealer,he should provide one year`s warranty at the end of which you should be able to take out an extended warranty, assuming the car is not over 10 years old or has done more than 140,000 miles.As part of the extended warranty you will have the Lexus dealer service the car and he will carry out an annual hybrid battery health check for free. Regards John

Hey Paul, how on earth did we move from Contractual matters to Audio ? Can you fix my poorly 1970`s B&O 3000 SYSTEM ? Regards John

Joe 90/ Merlin still lives.Hallejulia ! Regards John

You are very welcome mi amigo !! Regards John

"you" implies Verbout. "one" is any contributor. Do not be embarrassed, my wife often tells me (and others) that I do not know what I am tlking about Shahpor ! Regards John

Substitue "one might" for "you would" Shahpor. Verbout seems to know his stuff ! Regards John

Life can be a bitch Peter. Just get used to it ;););) Regards John

John, one must programme one`s brain, just like we had to do so when converting from ink to biro !!! ;););) We are in danger of becoming servants to technology??? Rgeards John

Tangential point Peter,.......if you press the start button without depressing the footbrake ???? Regards John

PROGRAM IT USING POSITION 3 SAY,TO GO TO THE HIGHEST POSITION WHILST YOU ARE TO LISTEN TO THE WIRELESS !! Regards John