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If I were buying an almost new used luxury car like a Lexus I wouldn't consider a car that hadn't a proper franchise history. I think that if you are putting a big wad of cash into such a vehicle then surely it is worth getting it maintained by the franchise for the inside product knowledge they have access to . A prime recent personal example is a lady I know bought a Ford cmax from the main dealer. Being too tight to get it serviced by them it was entrusted to a local garage This garage were unaware of the eco boost engine issues. If the car had been Ford serviced they would as a matter of course have followed a service bulletin and replace a suspect pipe. The car was never modified, dumped its coolent in 2 seconds and wrecked the engine. Cost the lady thousands of pounds to replace the engine and then much grief to try and recoup some of the cost. I don't know if she succeeded or not but the car was sold shortly afterwards.

I can't honestly remember where. Try going through the settings which are setup related. It will be under an option for display. I know I spent about 30 minutes and then found it.

1. Not sure 2. Hidden in the car menu is a setting that allows whichever screen you have been viewing ( climate, audio etc) to remain once selected until changed 3.Map updates on RX unlike GS and Is needs to be done by dealer. I understand this is around £250 which is why I use tom-tom live sat nav.

Lovely looking car. I have ivory rubber fitted mats which are a boon and sooh easy to clean

I got the Primacy 4's on the advice of my local tyre centre Chris Mullins in Gloucester. I think they had only recently been launched at that time.

I had Primacy 4's on my 2015 GS 300h and was very impressed with them in the snow.

What really annoyed me was that if they'd told me that for £5 a day I could have reduced the excess to £50 I would have done it. After the incident my own insurance covered the car for no charge grrrrrr

Just make sure to have a good long test drive in the car yoeare considering as I wanted an NX but found the seats crlppingly uncomfortable and that's why I bought a slightly older RX.

I run mine at 2.5 bar when stone cold. Equates in current weather to 2.7 bar when warmed up.

I don't think you will be disappointed with them. Keep an eye out for the Michelin preloaded debit card offer. I have saved £200 on my last 2,sets of tyres. Offer usually around October if you can wait.

I was fine with the DAB radio in my 2014is300h and 2015 GS300h (both ML), but the ML DAB radio in my 2015 RX450h is hopeless. Tuning is a nightmare and it doesn't display tracks playing like the previous cars. Hey ho...

According to my mpg app which was reset when I changed phones in October I have averaged 33.15mpg over 19202 miles. Lowest mpg on a tank was 29.28(only one ever time below 30 and that was when I topped up after 126 miles in November so not a fair comparison) and highest 37.04.

Was overtaken on the M5 northbound yesterday morning near Worcester South Junction when I was overtaken by a 2017 white Range Rover Evoque. No badges to indicate whether it was petrol or diesel, but it was leaving the biggest trail of blue oil smoke I've seen in a long time. I think it was probably in its 'death throes'.

Definitely possible. Certainly my 2015 GS and now my 2015 RX450h read them to me. Can't remember whether my 2014 IS300h did though

Unfortunately more modern cars including hybrid Lexus are now being hit with higher tax. Unless you switch to something pre 2017 you are likely to be hardly any better off. All cars from April 2017 with a new list price in excess of £40,000 get clobbered with around an extra penalty for the first 6 years of over £300 a year on top of the standard Rate 😭😭

I had discs and pads on the front of my RX450h last month for I think £285 with forum gold discount. The discount from here saves me a fortune with the miles I do.

Just a thought- will a car that has such an important safety item disabled pass an MOT?

Presumably you will need to get the front painted so you would be better served with a new bumper which will no doubt be cheaper to get properly prepared for the painting. I must admit that I'm surprised you haven't dealt with this through your insurance on such a very new car with so much work involved.

I would suggest that the insurer would minimise cover on the basis that you haven't declared a modification and that the safety equipment doesn't meet the specification of the vehicle you have insured.

Pros of f sport : Looks Good and wheels are nice. LFA sliding dials More advanced trip computer than other Lexus Sports suspension F sport seats Against F Sport : Sports suspension F Sport seats are quite firm if you do a lot of miles. Finally to throw a spanner in the works try a GS300h. I think quality wise it is a step up and my 2015 pre face-lift car was better on fuel than my 2014 f sport IS300h. It certainly felt just as quick and had excellent heated and ventilated front seats. Mine was the luxury trim and had rear cross traffic radar and blind spot monitoring.

I have previously owned a 2014 f sport. Make sure you have a long test drive to ensure that seats suit you. They are germanically firm. CVT gearbox is great in my opinion. You soon get used to it. Watch the Lexus YouTube video on driving a hybrid . Others here have mentioned corrosion on a front chassis leg. Please read the thread. I came from a 2012 Mercedes E250 cabriolet and a Normal Auto gearbox. I've never looked back. Don't forget the f sport runs different size wheels front and rear. If it is on Yokahomas there is a tyre model specific for Lexus. Find a car that suits you and enjoy 😊

Lexus Cheltenham have a 14 plate luxury in Silver with 44000 miles advertised at £17990 if that's any good.

Michelin Primacy 4. Try and get them when Michelin due their cashback offers. I got a£100 refund on a set of 4 and have since done the same on my RX450 with a set of Cross Climates.

I'll second that. Chris has an extremely good reputation and I have used him now for a number of years.

Surely with a car this age which is under warranty it would be sensible to make an insurance claim. I don't know what was hit to activate the system but suspect other hidden damage may have occurred . I hit a seagull in a Mercedes E250 cabriolet. In that case there was no damage at all but the bonnet popped. Fortunately on Mercedes it is mechanical not pyrotechnic and I was able to easily reset it on the roadside.