JohnDavis

Great choice of car. Everyone on here knows the LS is the finest car ever made!

Original parts fit and last so well that they are cost effective.

Well, I tried to fit this on Sunday, but the multi plugs are different - 12 pin not 14 like mine, though they look the same at a glance. I have emailed the manufacturers, who now tell me that it only fits the US version, and they do not have a conversion loom. They should make this clear on their site - Now I must try to get my money back. They have responded quickly so far, so I hope there won't be any problems.

There is no correct number plate size, as long as the figures themselves are regulation size, oblong or square, and have a minimum border round them, then if you have 'A 1' then you can have the tiniest plate. What are illegal are those miniature plates you see on some Italian cars. A perfect match will not really be noticeable if it's only the inset panel being painted.

I get 22 mpg to and from work and locally, with cold starts and traffic, but on a long journey 30 mpg is easy cruising at 70 t0 80. I always refill at 350 odd miles - 50 to 55 litres every time. A 6500 mile trip - I envy you!

No LEDs run cool - that's why they use so little current - it's wasted in a normal bulb heating up the element to a temperature where it will emit light. The 60 watt equivalent LED in my desk lamp is barely warm. That's why they last so long, too.

Yes sunroofs are always a source of problems - I drove one of the earliest cars (the one Lexus themselves have bought back) and it didn't have a sunroof - never seen another.

The sloshing sound is probably condensed water from the refrigeration, but it should run out of the condensate drains before it ever gets to sloshing volume, so check that the system drains (including rainwater drains) are clear.

I had to deal with this when I converted my Iveco trucks to LED - I wired in an extra incandescent orange lamp as a repeater on the side of the truck bed, you could put one hidden each side in the boot lining .

Don't you mean a spit of boonerism?

This is why the LS is the best - it's the gift that keeps on giving! I don't think there has ever been a superior engine management set up - so clean that it gives that performance , economy, invariable stumble free running and keeps on doing it year on year. Aren't we lucky?

I use my phone for work and it's essential. Bluetooth is good because whatever vehicle I'm in I can listen and reply hands-free. That said it was a gentler world when it was an old jellybone on the hall table.

The rationale behind giving the car some stick is that the increased temperatures and airflows blow excess carbon out of the combustion chambers ( do it in the dark with a car that's been lazy and you'll see the sparks from the exhaust), impurities and moisture in the engine oil are boiled away, and increased oil flow and pressure cleans out oilways. It also runs some sensors and actuators to their upper limits, keeping them free That said, not all engine designs can take it, so it is not necessarily a good option on older cars, or those that are not well maintained.

Touching the rev limit sometimes is OK, indeed as others have said beneficial, with such a strong engine, but cruising at 150 for a long time would overstress the driver, never mind the engine! Just make sure your cambelt is well in date before you do it. At one place on my drive home from work I turn from a quiet side road onto a wide and well kept main road that's often empty (It's Norfolk, after all) and using the selector I can get 5500 in one and two and 4000 (low eighties) in three - 60 in about 7 seconds - then there's a railway crossing and 40 limit so it's brakes on! Brightens up my journey every time.

Nice car and looks good in this colour. The rust above the windscreen is probably due to those careless glass replacers who hack out the old screen with a big knife, not even softening the glue first. They want to earn bonus on ten screens a day regardless of the damage. Still, a great car which will look after you!