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I changed all my tyres to Michelin PS4S from the original super sports towards the end of last year & wished I’d done it sooner. Better all round & much quieter & smoother. It was between the PS4S & the Continental Sport Contacts 7’s at the time, both had great reviews, but decided on Michelins as great all round with better wear, rather than the better performance in the wet you get from the Continentals. I don’t push my car particularly hard, so was that was the decider for me. Others on here have made the move to the Continentals & are very happy with them, so I’m sure which ever tyre you choose from the latest crop will be an improvement over the older super sports.

Very nice & as others have said, love the wheels👍🏻

Well worth it though as it looks great👍🏻

A friend who lives locally in Sussex sent this to me. I’ve seen it on occasion when I’m down visiting, but hadn’t seen it for a while, so glad to see it’s still about looking very shiny as usual👍🏻😉

One of the advantages of a 2015 RCF that may offset the high road tax is the marginally higher power & torque over the later cars which had to comply with stricter emissions restrictions from Europe. Depends on your priorities 😉🤣

Yes I was also told that at my last service as well. Also worth remembering a Lexus warranty is still available to purchase from your dealer on a yearly basis for a further 5 years (I think) beyond the 10 year Relax period. Apparently the cover is similar to that of the old 2 year warranty.

A handy place to know by the sounds of it & thanks again for the info 👍🏻

@Littorio Hi Luciano, thanks very much for the info. I will definitely look into it & it’s not too far away which is a bonus 👍🏻

Nice, who did those If you don’t mind me asking? My diamond cuts will need doing at some point, but would like to keep them looking standard & wondered if I could get them redone with the original gun metal grey, but with the front coated silver to mimic the original polished finish. Wasn’t sure if this was possible until I saw your wheels!

@RCF5v8 Thanks for the info - will probably just get the dealer to sort it as that will be quicker I suspect. My car is pretty low mileage, so just changed the original tyres as I was concerned about rubber being beyond its best, even though there was plenty of tread left. Similar situation with my previous ISF, which was even lower mileage, so this is actually the first time I’ve had to change tyres in nearly 10 years on a Lexus.

Didn’t realise this as I have recently had 4 new tyres & 4 wheel alignment done by tyre specialist. I take it I need the dealer to sort this? - pity as the car was serviced on Saturday!

Thanks for posting the pics of the interior - wow looks stunning, love it👍🏻

Wow those costs really do make a replacement exhaust without the fake tips issue an even more sensible option now than it was back when I owned my ISF!!

Congratulations & welcome to the club. The car looks stunning!! Always been partial to red leather & must be the only one in the uk with that colour combo? Like to see some more pictures of the interior when you get the opportunity! They are a great car, so I’m sure you will have some fun drives a head 👍🏻

Problem with the original exhaust fake tips is they have a habit of falling off when the spot welds corrode, so if u do manage to find any, probably worth getting the welds re done. They are some £400 per corner new from Lexus as they also have a resonator cone assembly as well. There is a picture in one of the threads on here somewhere. When I had my ISF, losing exhaust tips was one of the few issues that came up occasionally and when faced with the replacement cost it made changing to the H&S system an attractive option when comparing the overall costs. if u wanted more sound it was a no brainer, so was popular!

I’d read on another threads on here that the Conti 7s compound is apparently not as hard wearing as the PS4S. That’s confirms it. I had intended to change my PSS’s for PS4S’s, but have been considering the Conti 7s for the better performance. However I only do sub 2k a year, so the wear is not such an issue for me.

I found TWG very helpful when I spoke to them regarding my Quicksilver exhaust / extended warranty, so TBH I’m glad it’s them administering the 10+ warranty. Thanks for the heads up on the dealerships that know about the 10+ and will try them if I have any issues with Lexus Woodford👍🏻

Thanks Colin that’s very helpful. I will contact my dealership next year & see how knowledgeable they are 👍🏻

Thanks for that bit of info Colin, as that was something else I didn’t know & TWG didn’t mention when I contacted them at the end of my extended warranty in February. I was considering what to do on my cars tenth year & now I know! TWG also gave the impression that they were no longer dealing with Lexus warranties, so does that mean some other group are dealing with the 10yr+ warranty you mention?

I remember when I was researching for any known issues with the ISF, many moons ago, & there had been a few cases of failed headlights which if I remember correctly were some £800 each. It was that which convinced me that the extended warranty for £895 for two years (inc European breakdown cover) was a no brainer. I hadn’t realised until this thread that the relax warranty was not as comprehensive as the previous extended warranty! Like others have said I would be happy to pay a top up to get the warranty to match the cover of the discontinued extended warranty. Seems like a sure way of irritating owners who have been used to the idea of being covered for these rare, but potentially very expensive failures.

If you check previous posts about the cracked manifold issue on this forum @Womble72 had GSF manifolds fitted to fix this issue, done by Westfields Lexus/Toyota specialists in Rawreth, Essex. I seem to remember him mentioning having to adjust the heat shield, but best to check his post. Best of luck getting it sorted👍🏻

Yes thankfully my RCF isn’t either🤞🏻

Thanks for the info, I will look into that👍🏻

Unfortunately no, have always been concerned I might accidentally damage the paint!

I think that is probably true, but the Quicksilver was developed with Lexus Uk for The RCF’s Debut at the Goodwood FoS & apparently Lexus engineers were involved in its development. Lexus Cheltenham actually fitted most (if not all) of the exhausts from the group buy I was part of. I also contacted TWG who ran the Lexus extended warranty at the time who confirmed it wouldn’t invalidate the warranty - the thread from then is on here sometime back in 2018 I think.