OldTrout

To quote Steve Jobs "Gorgeous, you're gonna love it". The red is fabulous and now I'm green. John

This retro owner has lots of cassette tapes and finds it very useful. Some owners on here find Landsail or Three A tyres perfectly adequate at less than £75/corner. If potential purchase does not have at least two keys be aware that a new key is very expensive (£200 or £300 or so) so good bargaining point. A hybrid battery cheque is a mere £59 and gives a warranty for 12 months too. It is still a gen 3 GS so if you don't like the handling of the 300 will you like the 450? The boot is smaller than the gen 2 or 3 GS300. Check it is big enough for your needs. I think the forum members are pretty well 100% in loving the gen 3 450h. John

Brilliant! Bluetooth is backwards compatible so new implementation should still communicate with older ones but newer functionality may not be supported. Now to resolve why some have "1-touch Dial" and others "Speed dial" and if that is related to different MPG, average speed etc. display. John

I'm on EE and it still says BT! If not connected BT has a line though it. Ho remains a mystery. What I haven't been able to do is have it connect automatically to whichever (registered) phone gets in the car. Three phones use our car. John

Is the difference in screens down to the unit fitted rather than the year? My 2007 450h SE-L screen is like Odesyesuss. stevet has a different screen. My unit is a Ten 5. What unit do you have stevet? If yours is a Get 5 too then is the difference in the software? What changes were there to the sat nav software from 2006 onwards? I had 2006-2007 Ver2 originally. Then I had 2012-2013 Ver 2 and now I am on 2017-2018 Ver 1 and the displays have always stayed the same. John

Phil, If your dipped beam is flat as mine is there is nothing to do. (The flat beam is why it is difficult to see if AFS is working.) I think from memory some LOC members have found it helpful to carry a letter from Lexus GB to convince the local constabulary though.Try a forum search on "headlights in Europe" or something. John

I have same generation 3 GS but not same model. Phone worked fine for me on its original 2006-2007 version 2 maps. I am now on 2012-2013 and it is still OK. I cannot hear my iPhone very well on its own but when coupled to the car I can. I can't remember if there is a phone sound level setting but I have never changed it if there is. Phil: if you PM me with your address I can send my 2006-2007 map disk to see if that helps. John

Andrew I agree with your solution. I my case I have the little MiFi because the property I go to has no WiFi and my wife's phone has a very limited data allowance. What data SIMs do people buy? I use EE because their 4G signal is good at the property (nothing else is) and always buy new SIM rather than topping up which is very expensive. John

I put mine in the centre arm rest box where there is a cigar lighter socket. I use a little USB power supply in the socket. Much neater than the one shown on the Lexus blog stuck on the side - most unLexus like. John

A TP-Link M7350 will give you a hotspot for £62. Works fine for me and can come with me when I leave the car. See https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-LTE-Advanced-Unlocked-M7350-V4/dp/B06XC16QC1/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1516216333&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=TP-Link+M7350&psc=1 John

Now Ratty, don't mislead. It's only six figures if you count the pennies; four otherwise. Ongoing though..... John

I had just got out of this car after @Mark G had taken me for a little ride. Very impressive. Not a hard decision at all and the one offered on LOC is lovely. You know you deserve it... John (who doesn't )

I would not be able to see the grin - you would be so far ahead. Possibly even before the first corner

Call that a bike?

Robert, You are not alone. See this recent thread

Many thanks John. A Christmas journey in the wet and dark mainly on the M40 was unpleasant. It would have been worse on ordinary roads. I don't often drive at night but when I do my dipped lights seem inadequate. I understand your changes now. John

Just to extend this informative thread, what is the difference between the D4S and the D2S bulbs? Britprius, I understand you changed to D2S from D4S. Could you say why please? (Resisted the temptation to say enlig.....) John

Small hands are best and be careful not to touch the glass..... John

Mk 2 ABS pump/unit was a known weakness but I presume that was dealt with in the last of the Mk 2s and I hope in the Mk3. CVT is continuously variable transmission not constant velocity which was a description of type of universal joint in which the input and output rotation speeds were the same regardless of the angle between the input and output shaft (up to a point). Used on front wheel drive cars. The DAF CVT was indeed belt driven and was perhaps ahead of its time but the F1 Williams was not. Google "F1 CVT" for more. John

I don't want to hijack this thread but how is a sticking calliper spotted in a visual inspection even if the wheel is removed? John

Mark, The only CVT in a GS comes in 2006 onwards with 450h. Its CVT is done with planetary gears. It is not the same as DAF which was pulls and belts. Dampers are the main things to check. Good hunting! John

Oh bother! I have now removed the files that link pointed at. Dropbox not behaving and I am unable to copy a link to the 2010 brochure and I don't know why. Sorry. The normal link copying doesn't work, Plan B: try https://www.dropbox.com/s/pmfbx5a8nb6cv69/GS-450h-2010.pdf?dl=0 John

Welcome. The car looks in splendid condition. What mileage? Here is a 2010 GS450h brochure - bad link see below - which should help with what features you should have. I was surprised at the list of stuff that gets added to the SE for the SE-L but you do have CC if not ACC. I guess it is the modern way of marketting. Hope it helps. John

The reversing lamps I bought were £6.98 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-2x-T15-T10-base-CAR-ULTRA-BRIGHT-LED-CANBUS-W16W-194-BULB-SIDE-LIGHT-12v/222219077479 John

Mine is 2007 SE-L so there may be differences. The 450h was about performance not economy. (c.f. 0-60 times of pre-V12 Aston Martin DB7 or early Jaguar XK8.) Other hybrids may good around town but in my experience the 450h is not. I get about 30mpg or less with short journey (and cold engine) town driving. On the open road when it can get into "overdrive" (about 55mph) it is very good for a 10 year old 3.5l petrol engine. I get 35 - 40 with a best of 45mpg (over 80 miles). Pretty good for a performance car and it is about 30% better than my old 2nd gen GS300. (VED less than 2007 GS300 too.) I have heated and cooled seats which are also more comfortable than the GS I had before. I have never been in an LS so I cannot compare. The driver's headrest moves with seat positions set in memory which is very good. The seatbelt height is also adjustable. Cassette player: great. I have lots of cassettes which I can now play. Old does not mean of no functionality. I still have a fountain pen too. The 3rd gen GS was designed probably 8 years before the iPhone but there is some compatibility. I put 10 or so common numbers into the speed dial by hand. I don't want my other 638 contacts transferred. How would I use them unless I stopped in which case I just use the phone. I have 2012 edition maps but still no full postcode functionality. I have though been able to set every destination I have wanted albeit perhaps slower than a more modern system. I don't know if 2017 maps would upgrade the postcode functionality. The reversing lights were filament lamps as the car was designed before white LEDs were available They were poor so I replaced mine with LEDs. Much better. The boot is small and the boot light is akin to a Morris Minor starting handle. The road noise is very dependent on road surface and I was surprised it was no quieter than my old GS. My hearing is very poor and any road noise masks other sounds like speech from passengers. I would like quieter if possible. Passengers think it is quieter than their cars. I find conversation in their cars impossible. Worrying about battery level and how far or fast you can go without petrol is pointless. It's not something you can do anything about anyway. The computer will manage it. John