Captain Fizz

So, I tried this ... Got a LOT of carbon out... But as I didn't have a "shop" hoover, ended up just scraping off loads, getting it out using a screw/screwdriver/finger. Put it all back together, have primed for a while... Double checked electrical connectors, vacuum hoses etc, all seems fine. But car won't start. Just turns over. About to get the computer connected (managed to get techstream working today) but if carbon has entered the block, how bad is that?

If you have no speedbumps / minimal potholes then 18" would give excellent handling, I find 17" nice handling with a bit of give for speedbumps etc.

Yep, I paid £9.46, £10.21 A week earlier they were on offer and only about £7 tho... :(

I ordered: 485778226 485778206 And they were the right ones - I measured with a measuring tape first :)

Hello folks, Looking for a new PC chair as mine is about 14 years old and quite tatty. (Comfy tho!) After having the cooled seats on the Lexus, I think I may have found my new PC chair. Ofc I would prefer to be able to have passengers in the car which has led me to try to find a 2nd hand leather seat for a Lexus. Not that common. Anyone know where I could find one? May ask the local scrappy although not common cars up here. Or other cars that have cooled seats / a fan. Thanks, Ian

Yep - Whatever I last had it at, comes on even as engine starts. AC setting the same, temp the same... Sounds as if yours is losing all power / resetting each off.

Welcome :)

Mine turns on instantly. I think there must be a fault? Sounds like it is going completely off every time the ignition goes off - An electrical fault?

With a car there are so many surfaces for reflections + road noise... On cheaper cars yep, maybe speakers + head unit but on the Lexus, standard is fine for me. Sofa for when at home :D May look at a DAC but for now, Soundcard that can do high definition (and diff soundcard for headphones) does me well.

Er, I don't have the nav unit - And use CDBurnerXP for all burning needs. So no idea about the DVD's One thing, Car CD players are not as good as PC ones, I always burn CD's for the car (MP3 or audio) at a much lower speed than full. On the Ford Focus it needed to be burned at 4x or it would skip... This one seems to be better and can burn at 16x or over (not tried faster). Basically the slower you burn the CD the more accurate it is. (Actually 1~2x speed is actually more inaccurate but for simplicity's sake, not at max) It only takes a few mins per CD anyway :)

One thing to note. Had an odd issue with the car - Lots of electronics not working from time to time. Happened about 3 times. Unplugged the Bluetooth ODB reader - Never happened again! So IMHO, don't leave them in all the time :)

Note, ODB will only get half the info as Toyota use their own CAMBUS. Same with a few car makes. I use a el-cheapo one from fleabay which tells me nothing is wrong apart from a sensor. Really should note down which one it is >.>

Welcome :)

To expand on that (if I may)... Summer tyres have a rubber compound that gets significantly harder once the temperature is below 7°C. (Significantly in the scientific sense, not observable other than via braking distances) Most grip is due to the tyre moulding itself around the roughness/imperfections of the road surface, if the tyre hardens, less grip is a result. An extreme example - Black Ice is an almost perfectly smooth surface, which tends to have next to no grip. (near 0 friction coefficient). There are no imperfections / roughness for the tyre to catch on / deform round. Winter (or all-season) tyres remain soft down to... Um... Much less than 7°C. (No idea :D) So if the temps are below 7°C during your commute / main driving times, that is when a winter/all season tyre would provide higher grip / safety irrespective of snow. Thanks for the explanation Jamie, I just thought cross-ply / radial etc also affected tram lining to a lesser extent.

Welcome. :) Agree with the comfortable as a partner for the fast car. Bit more relaxed ^.^

Welcome :) That's low mileage! No idea on boot space comparison but agree with the no rattles, first car that has had none.

I noticed a LOT of tram lining recently on the Khumo's that were on the car when I got it. (Before the winters went on) It seems the tracking needs done as outside of NS tyre lower than the rest. Not a lot of tread left, prob 1~2000 miles. I've read that X or Y tyre design and lower profile both increase tramlining... What tyre designs best minimise this and which Michelin tyres are the best for minimising tram lining? If a tyre is good for not tram lining, is there an associated trade off?

On dry roads, on roundabouts, even in the 175BHP 220d it can still kick the back end out a bit. Not that I would know ofc...

My 220D has the same summer tyres as yours John, using the 205/55's all round for winter

This is what I'm using for Winter tyres. Using Lexus alloys. 7J and 45 offset on each.

Could I ask the benefit of these over sticking several neodymium magnets to the bottom of a normal sump plug? EG: http://www.cloud9vaping.co.uk/B70-01-08

By a very roundabout way using the same software: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads (This is the normal site but not seeing Mac specifically) By reading the posts above, any DVD authoring software that has a lot of options should be able to do it. Set many individual "Chapters", each of which plays an MP3. (Will be MP4 once authored) Each "Title" is a different Album. Just this program automates it for you.

I have read advise on here and DetailingWorld about tyres. Whilst I think the premium tyres like Pilot Sport 3 give better grip (And GY EF1A2's etc), some people say they are excessive for non-sports cars. Have a softer compound, wear quicker and generally the difference it not noticeable from mid~high end tyres. In my view, more grip = less stopping distance, 'surprising' corners = less surprising. Basically more grip is ALWAYS better. Even if you only 'need' the extra grip provided once in their lifetime, it could have been the difference between a bump or a verge saying hello. What's your view on mid to high end tyres vs top end on saloons like the IS250/220D? (Well, passenger vehicle top end)