Sound advice above.
Have you seen the car?
The dealer is in the UK but the car is in Ireland?
Is the owner returning to the UK? Just wondering why it's not being sold in Ireland.
When you come to sell it, could it put other buyers off with the history?
Are there other buying options of other cars?
etc...
Unless the dealer can show you, I would do a full HPI check.
https://www.hpicheck.com/
And maybe call Lexus in Ireland for some general feedback on it?
Agree 100%
Despite the extra £, I really would consider replacing all 4. Platitude alert - but they ARE the only thing between you and the road.
The extra two tyres will equate to maybe 3 full tanks of petrol. Longer term it's easier to justify the cost.
When I bought my car I changed all 4 tyres. It transformed it and I KNEW it was safer - especially as it is AWD.
My 2 cents!
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Might be worth checking the tyre ages as well? That 4 digit number.
Love my car but the old tyres were not good. Changed all 4 to Michelin's and the difference was amazing at many levels.
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Surely you need to contact the dealer FIRST, to give them an opportunity to fix at their expense?
Assuming you get any work done elsewhere, they might then say it must be the cause and relinquish their responsibility - which you don't really want?
My 2 cents.
Good luck!
... which makes me think of the 'ECT SNOW' button.
I always thought it meant, starting off in 2nd gear with traction control off, but maybe I was wrong. Posts suggest that it just means, start off in 2nd gear.