OldTrout

Yes. If only the customer service were as good as the web page. Oxford Lexus is now just a service centre. It is also the service centre for several other makes. When I went into reception none of the people there could be bothered to ask what I wanted. They were just too busy on social media or whatever, There were no other customers. The service mechanics might well be excellent but I will not find out. This is a pity since it's on a bus route from my home (and I have a bus pass). John

The nearest Lexus dealers to Oxford I think are Reading and Milton Keynes. Anything known about either of these?

Also a chance perhaps to observe a mk3 GS owner in a loan GS300h trying to work out where the button to release the fuel flap was? Had to ask a Mercedes owner in the end. On the gentle drive drive of some miles to get my car from service I did get 59.9 mpg though. John

I bought a 98 mk2 GS when it was 7 years old. I had it for 10 years and the only issue I had was ABS pump which I understand was a known issue. My garage sent my pump off to be refurbished and there were no other problems (aside from car park battle scars). I did not know about calliper pins and certainly had no bother with them. I sold the car at about 124k miles and a week later it was retaxed and MOTed and back on the road. I am confident it still is going strong. Burgunbdy flame GS300 R425 ??? - anyone in LOC own it now?

Alex, Pulsing and gliding may irritate anyone following. Stop worrying, just drive and enjoy the effortless power. The computer will take care of things for you. John

Are you up to 5000 miles on your tyres John? John

Alex, How do you manage to control charging and discharging? John

Jason Your bio has 450h 2018. Is this a misprint for 2008? If not then my experience is only with 2007 model so my comments may be completely wrong. John

Martin, t he DVD I bought would not load and the company would not refund the money saying I had damaged it. I managed to get a refund out of PayPal and then was lucky enough to get a genuine Lexus 2012 DVD on eBay. I suspect there are lots of pirated disks out there and whilst many seem to work some don't. (There is a thread somewhere on the forum.) I hope yours works for you. John

In my 2007 handbook, the park assist instructions are in the slimmer extra booklet on the navigation system not in the fat handbook. John

The "manual" mode is useful to get the effect of engine braking in a non-hybrid. Long downhill stretches can be controlled with the stick rather than using the brake pedal. If "manual" mode has a use other than this, I haven't found it. Others will correct me if I am wrong or have described it badly. John

I believe Lexus use a radar beam not a laser beam so not so susceptible to adverse weather. John

I had a similar problem. See my post Locking wheel nuts thead at Replacement keys cost £16.97 from EVO and service is quick. I my case the replacement key was rendered unusable removing the wheels fitted (with impact wrench?) by a Lexus main dealer a week before. I bought a set of used Toyota nuts with a more robust looking key for £8 on eBay. In the thread above BritPrius refers to a Hyundi set which also do the job and look good too which the real Lexus ones don't. The seat of the 450 nuts is flat. I assume 430 will be the same. Lots of nut sets on eBay have tapered seats and i believe these should not be used on our wheels. Do nuts up with a torque wrench to 100Nm (75ftlbs) and you stand a good chance of being able to get them off with the supplied wheel nut spanner when you get a puncture. John

Dampers working, not leaking but "something fitted on top". Safety issue or just short of work? John

Shahpor, I think you are right about the glitches. Mine is also listed as having a tachometer. I think American models have them but we have the more useful power meter instead. John

Robert, Thanks for suggestion. The arm rest box did need a purge but alas I could find no connector. I found another cigar lighter outlet at the back of the box which is more useful for charging with a cigar lighter USB charger than the one in front of the gear knob as there are no trailing wires. I assume entries under Vehicle Features can only get there if somebody at Lexus enters them. I also assume that it is not a standard feature so it has been added. Allegedly. I believe the only optional extras I have are the rear window blind and black wood. The grain is just visible. I prefer this to the usual walnut. I don't think I have the rear wheel steering option because I can't find the extra fuse box in the boot. John

Last night I discovered the My Lexus section of the Lexus website. I keyed in my car - 2007 GS450h-SEL - and discovered under Vehicle Features/Accessories/Audio "iPod integration kit, for radio with DVD-changer". Now I am old enough to have an iPod (which is not used now) so this would be useful if only I could find it. What should I be looking for and where? A USB outlet or a mini-jack or what? John

Thanks John. I tried http://www.toyota.com/recall but that did not recognise my VIN! I then tried the Lexus site and it used my registration to tell me mine was a 2007 GS 450h - MY06 SE-L and no recalls were applicable. I then registered it under the My Vehicle and discovered that a "fuel pressure recall" was done in February 2015. Discovered some other interesting stuff in the service record: all four tyres replaced at 20k miles AND offside front shock absorber replaced at 50k miles. So that replacement only managed 62k miles. Also found an entry called "reconditioning"? Getting ready for resale? John

Recall work on fuel system? I agree that IS300h is noisy. When I had one for 24hrs I took it back after 30 miles. Couldn't have a conversation with the wife. (They have resurfaced that bit of M4 now but my old 1998 GS300 was quieter by 5dB.) John

More advanced than my 2007 450h too. I can receive calls and also make them using speed dial entries. I have not been able to transfer any numbers from iPhone 4. This does not matter much as in order to use numbers from the phone book which are not speed dials I would have to stop anyway. Having stopped, just use the phone. But being able to use music from iPhone would be nice. John

Robert, Cunning but how did you get the contacts on your iPhone into the Android? John

Brilliant! Thanks. John

Jeff, Delighted to hear it! How much functionality do you have? Receive and make calls from the car controls I guess. Anything else? John

Welcome Robert. I've had mine 19 months and am still learning. The manual is not always clear but the help on this forum is. Just ask. John (coming up to halfway to moon.)

On the alternative topic I think John (Britprius) has explained why neither I nor Fireblade1 have noticed the lights moving. Both are lights are not great and the effect is subtle. With improved lights I may be tempted above 25mph on little twisty country roads on dipped beams and may then notice. Thanks John for the tips on improving the dipped beams. I had missed that post. John