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What is this "clutch" thing you speak of???

A full-sized spare? Does the GS-F have the same size rims all round?

Like comparing apples and oranges, surely? Yes, both fruit (V8s) but very different in appearance and taste (function).. GS-F a four seater saloon, family conveyance, RC-F two seater coupé,

DOT 3 is one of many brake fluid designations, so would seem reasonable to say it's the brake fluid reservoir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOT_3

A reasonable explanation... "While the two are today, the same in size, Sedans and Saloons were once quite different. A Saloon was a larger car, not quite as large as a limousine, but every bit as luxurious. Typically, a Saloon often was Chauffeur driven, while a Sedan was driven by it's owner. Sedans in the 1930s were generally a smaller car than a Saloon, but after ww2 the manufacturers in the US began building much larger automobiles; when these hit the British market, they were often refereed to as "Yank Tanks". Saloon today, implies a more luxurious vehicle; A jaguar S-Type 4.2 would be regarded as a Saloon, whereas a similar sized Honda would be a Sedan." https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion-ds444601

Be careful up there Ratty, my neighbour was a roofer, right up to the point he stepped back to admire his handywork!!

I think Lexus bought him lunch that day! http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/lexus-rc300h-f-sport-price-specs-performance-2017-horsepower-interior-3348539

Doh!!

Road noise is so dependant on the actual road surface! Round my way we have quite a variety of finishes. My car can change from whisper quite to a significant howl. I have wondered on what, presumably standardised , road surface they test tyres to give them their labelled rating?

Press and hold the Audio Vol/On/Off button while the hybrid system is Ready will perform a reboot.

Additionally one can restrict the gear range used by pulling the left paddle whilst in normal drive mode. This will stop the car changing up, good for engine braking and stop the box hunting up and down on hilly stretches. Just to add, in a hybrid doing the above will not use regenerative braking, so not so useful as in petrol/diesel ..

Not the IS variant but the RC300h, I get 30-35mpg out of town and ave 42mpg in town. In the summer the in town mpg goes as high as 47mpg but the cold weather knocks that back to high 30's. These hybrids are definitely built for urban/town driving, once on the open road it's pretty much 100% petrol driven

I reckon Lexus got it right, IMHO of course. Other than switched valve exhausts they all shout "boy racer"! Coming from AMG, where dropping a cog and blatting past someone, got one labelled a boy racer I'm happy with the anonymity ...

That's a shame but actually makes me feel a little better... Damaged my wrist, just back from doc's and off to the X-ray dept. Driving is exceptionally painful and potentially dangerous!

Spending hours waxing my Dad's car with Simoniz , hardly able to lift my arms afterwards Talk about "wax on, wax off" .

I always think of polish as an abrasive product used to correct/prepare a surface before the application of a protectant, a wax or glaze. I've always rated Collinite 915, lasts a very long time and very easy to apply

Interesting, I just checked the touch-up instructions that came with mine (Sonic Red + Tinted Clear lacquer) and my interpretation of the pictures would suggest one must NOT shake the basecoat or the clearcoat (big red cross through the image of a hand shaking the tube?). Otherwise the same as Bluenose1940 says. Also spotted both pots 'expire' Aug'18

Any update here, regarding the Toyota performance car day at Cheltenham ? Is it going ahead and if so, which day, 21st or 22nd? (Need to know if I have to organise breaky for Saturday or Sunday )

Sorry, not an F but it definitely shone in the sun and stole the show drawing attention from the 100+ Mercedes at the last meet

I had a CT200h as a courtesy car once and I will not accept one a second time. I told customer services, when they rang for customer feedback, I thought the CT was not the sort of standard I would expect from Lexus. The lady made a note (she said) so the service manager would be aware not to offer a CT next time mine's n for service. Obviously this is all very much subjective and personal preference

I had 80k miles from the front pads and discs on my Alhambra. Only ever managed 25k pads and 40k discs on my Mercedes C270. There's more to it than just driving style but that will obviously heavily influence their life. Hybrids tend to be very economical on pads and discs.

Being a hybrid will mean most of the braking will be regenerative, so not physical pad on disc friction. Unless you do a lot of very heavy stops the pads and discs should last a considerable mileage.

Is the audio output balance/fader settable individually for each input?

He is, just celebrated his 25th year there! Well celebrated by taking a week off in France, how very dare he!! Big news while we were there, Tony and Deborah have sold out, to a consortium of London based investors ...... Please don't let them change the ambience of the place, we've been going there once or twice a year since 2007.

Indeed but the GS-F 'suffers' the same anonymity as the IS-F does. Both great cars, they just don't stand out from their variants.