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Surprised by the wheel comments. They are more simplistic and I think really suit the car. The other offerings are sooooo fussy. 

Nav screen looks awesome and I really like the wheels. Shame they are heavier than the other ones available on the rcf. Looks much nicer imo. 

Could the nav be fitted to the older models?

Nope, just YouTube just now! Seems a great option though. 

Just titanium tips but at the price available below for primary cat back seems very good value. Also, only 950 for the secondary cat back system. 

https://www.tarmacsportz.co.uk/exhaust/exhaust-systems/invidia-lexus-rc-f-14-cat-back-exhaust-with-midpipe-rolled-titanium-quad-tips.html

40 minutes ago, Comedian said:

Well I agree with that but you also said earlier and what I was replying to:

So I was offering the other point of view  

Personal? Private? It's just something one can buy that can have some meaning or none. I'm not sure your idea is valid, if someone offered you £40,000 for yours I'm confident you'd sell.

I didn't even choose my actual name or initials 

I would sell but the idea is (and will hold true for my plate) that it wont go up in value. I guess the reason I initially responded was that folk do this and then move the plate to a different car and seeing a merc with 'M3' on is just daft. If you intend to keep the plate then getting something more personal makes sense. If you are prepared for the sunk cost and not moving the plate to a new car then that's cool as well.

28 minutes ago, Comedian said:

 

 

Mine is car specific- ish.

2 thoughts. One, I wanted the car to look better, not me. Two, personal to me would less likely appeal to someone else. Might add some value or attraction to car when for sale.


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A personalised plate won’t make an owner look better so maybe I miss understand that comment?

The idea is a personal plate is that it wouldn’t appeal to someone else, that’s why it’s a personal plate. The idea being not to profit from it but not to sell it either. 

Id be interested to see if a model specific car adds any value to a car at all. If there were two cars with identical spec and mileage would someone pay more for one with a model specific plate? Not sure they would. 

Like me I said in my post though. We are all different and thank goodness for that. We spend out money on areas that please us. 

8 hours ago, Linas.P said:

Well I can get plate L1NAS... but I just though it would be plainly childish to have the name as your number plate... funny fact the plate is actually fitted on Black 2008 IS250 SE-i, the only difference is that mine is SE-L, but otherwise identical car.

You are right - RCF plates are plentiful and cheap, but my opinion is anyway that you match the plate for the car and just keep-it/sell it with the car - never transfer.. Equally, I would never pay more then £500 for plate anyway.. so it is not like I would care selling car with the plate... My current car as well came with the "private" XXX LEX I would have never cared to put it there, nor I care to sell it with it.

We are all different but I like the idea of the  plate that looks like your name and you can keep it for all your cars. I do ‘waste money on cars’ according to my wife with exhausts that I sell after I sell a car and ppf etc so I am no saint but could not see myself paying for a plate I would sell with the car and get no value for it. As I say, we are all different. If you can snag ‘f1 rcf’ for a low price of below £500 all in that’s not too shabby.

15 minutes ago, Linas.P said:

You beat me to it... I was about to say somebody was smashing miles with it... TVD and my favourite Black/red interior... Sadly no sunroof/ACC/PCS... as I would be braking my bank now otherwise.... 

Why? if you keep the car you keep it with the plate, if you sell it you sell it with the plate. I agree it makes no sense to buy "brand" plate and then transfer it.

 

The market for a model specific plate, especially on a car like the rcf is limited to say the least. If you like it then go for it but having a plate you can move between cars makes more sense to me. If you spend money on the plate I would be amazed if a dealer or private buyer saw any value in it so it would be a sunk cost. 

8 minutes ago, tomRCFcarbon said:

Funnily enough I saw this yesterday. It does look lovely (from the outside at least) but too many miles for me and not a Carbon...however I asked about purchasing that ‘plate. He said ‘make me an offer’...what do people think it’s worth? Similar plates go for anything between a few hundred pounds to over £1,500...I quite like the idea of having one on an RCF though

I don’t get brand or model plates. What happens when you move on? I have seen a few ‘m3’ plates or similar plates on completely different cars. Get a plate that means something to you. I bought a plate with my initials (6 characters in total) for 280 ish o seem to recall and it works on all cars. 

Is it though? That is mega mileage for the age. Seat bolster wear and all sorts of other wear for the age as well mechanical etc. 

If a buyer doesn’t intend to sell for many years then agree but otherwise it’s a lot of mileage. When you consider a car can be had for 3k more with 24k miles it’s not such a bargain at all.

9 minutes ago, Flytvr said:

Not sure I want anymore power.

If I could get some more low down torque, great.

Don’t disagree but if it is available easily and without replacing parts and spending a fortune I would never say no!

5 minutes ago, GibletPH said:

It was detuned from factory which is why the gains are so high from a remap on the M156 engine. 

Appreciate that and it’s a bigger capacity engine but still great to know the power can be had for as little as £500.

4 minutes ago, Mark G said:

When you say "a tune" Stu, what is that?

In this instance an ecu tune.

https://www.quantumtuning.co.uk/car-remap-tuning-remapping.aspx?&make=Lexus&range=RC F

That’s what I thought until I researched he v8 Merc amg. You can get 50hp ish with a tune alone and run the car safely at that hp. Which is just over 500hp at the fly wheel. 

I assume the rcf is as difficult to tune as the isf? When I say this I mean £££ needed for decent gains. To get good gains from the isf it needs headers, decat and aftermarket exhaust then a tune. Is the rcf the same? 

Research suggests it is but am am I correct? 

Stu

As others have said the isf is the better car. It can take track punishment and keep asking for more. Linear v8 power delivery,great brakes and built really well. Basically instead of spending money fixing niggles or upgrading brakes you can actually enjoy it. As mentioned swap the front seats for weight saving and maybe the wheels and exhaust as well for looks and weight. Job done! 

I really do think the rcf will do what the isf did and gain more and more fans the longer it is around. Folk didn’t care for the isf when it was released but the longer it was around and people realised just how good it was the more positive the press is about it. Savagegeese, one take and others seem to love it from different perspective and different reasons, it did very will against the m4 on 5th gear. It gets so much praise for ease of drivability on the limit. It’s time will come. 

If bought for the owning dealer (Lexus bought from Lexus) they should be liable for the compensation of some sort as the car will be less desirable to many people and so less valuable. If bought from any other garage they can’t possible be held accountable as they wouldn’t know. 

Not unless it was substantially lower priced compared to rival cars that were not press cars. If nothing else there will always be the perception it have been abused,even if it has been well maintained by Lexus. As a result is will be less desirable than non press cars and harder to sell.

2 hours ago, ISF V8 JAY said:

satin or matt?

Satin or matte would look good. 

7 hours ago, ISF V8 JAY said:

I’m swaying towards cadoxton slate! And getting the wheels refurbed in gloss black thoughts?

Gloss black wheels pick up scratches like you wouldn’t believe! Had them on my Evora and yeah, looked ruined very quickly.  A matte or flatter finish would look better in the wheels imo. 

23 minutes ago, ColinBarber said:

Ultra Blue

Second that. Absolutely stunning in person. Preferably with black interior though. The cream/white interior must mark horribly. 

5 minutes ago, malcolmw said:

Although you are correct about the torque from the turbocharged AMG engine, the LC500 compensates by changing down sooner and using the power at higher revs to achieve similar performance. As the Lexus gearbox is so quick and smooth, you really don't notice much difference in response.

I have to agree that the LC is very "styled" and won't please all tastes.

I test drove a few different fancy coupes to see what to get to replace the DB9.

- Porsche 911. Everyone and his dog has one but it is very competent and has the "tough" build feel.

- BMW 650 - It drives like a 5 series (which is not bad) but it didn't inspire me very much.

- Jag F-Type - Just too ugly. JLR reliability and quality is questionable.

- Aston Martin V8V (Old type) - Drives like a more sporting DB9. Ride is not too good. Average quality and £115K for a reasonable spec.

You can get a v8v s for 60k. Gearbox is supposed to be .... well.... slow.

12 hours ago, Flytvr said:

Blue yonder  reckons the silver RCF-CE has now been sold. That means there are no carbons for sale in the UK on AT or Lexus used cars site.

That is what you would expect as the summer approaches. Not too long ago there were 5 carbon ones for sale I seem to recall. 2016 plates will be getting to 3 years old soon and will be coming on to the market as well as people selling as the summer comes to an end. So I would expect more cars to be available late this year and early next year. 

1 hour ago, Flytvr said:

There’s only one RCF-CE for sale in the UK on AT / Lexus used - (Silver) @ £41k. High mileage however @16,000 miles

Indeed, not too long ago there were 4 or 5. I would expect there to be fewer this time of year as summer approaches. Also, I expect towards the end of summer more will become available again. Also, the 2016 MY cars will be coming in the market as they become 3 years old. 

31 minutes ago, ColinBarber said:

mobile tanning salon? 

And teeth whitening ...