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he's thinking the Dust Covers relate to the units they're ( not now ) protecting having failed ........ how dopey ! and that's most of the actual Fails . there's lots tho admittedly and the dust covers might cost say £30 each fitted . not a " killer " to keep this quite rare V8 Jag on the road methinks Your thoughts ? Malc

sorry, got this wrong . it's a NINJA Malc

Independently of my advising them of my prior quotes received they produced the very best ..... just first time ✌️ Malc

Good Luck with this . you're a little smitten BUT again, who's picking up the tab for those excess costs that you're going to incur AND a possible killer Q ....... What's the likely Insurance going to cost you ? Malc

hey folks . David isn't looking at any of this maybe ?? Malc

enthusiasm of youth abounds BUT who's actually holding the chequebook ( or is that too old fashioned . wot on earth's a chequebook he might ask 🤩 ) clearly going to cost a small fortune but again depends who's the benefactor with shed loads of £££££ Remembering someone recently paid £18750 for an old 1997 Ls400 at an auction . ( in fine fettle tho ) Dreams of youth shouldn't be dashed .... get your dad or someone to underwrite the inevitable overspend on this project and all could be well, otherwise you will end-up with an expensive immovable and undriveable heap of bits ...... oh, that's what you're buying now ! 😃 Good luck and .... please let us know your decision Malc

LexusPartsDirect, Amayama, Rockauto . local Lexus / Toyota Main Dealer . a breakers yard maybe What is a Ls400 Condenser btw ? What problems are you experiencing ? have you got the part number to tell us here what it is you're looking for ? Malc

I was impressed that it can do brill cheese on toast BUT that's only after the bread has been pre-toasted in the toaster tho' 😅 oh, and i use Waitrose own label grade 6 cheddar when i can find a Waitrose Malc

I tried the recommended Right Choice yesterday for a quote . very diligent and most helpful and questioning I've never experienced ..... as if i was joining MI5 or summat However, the pricing was @£700 and the agent tried immeasurably hard to get me a better deal ..... Cest Le Vie I've given up searching now ( I think ) and will probably go with Chris Knott Brokers of loooooong standing and excellent reputation . and at £391 ( Hopes ) Malc

at 16 years young, and if it's not yet been changed ..... change the radiator whatever . it's silly not to in order to save a catastrophic write-off of the engine etc Malc

someone saying that a gas cooker / stove is best for cooking and expense of running ?? I've been looking for a 1960's one for a few years now to replace my old electric cooker BUT we now also have an NEFF AirFryer and WOW it ain't arf effective and quick and produces excellent ( economic ? ?) results ... Cheese on toast from the AirFryer is just BRILL ! How the overall running costs compare I have no idea .... but I would still buy a 1960's gas stove with an eye level grill if i could find a sensible one local'ish ( Sheppey anyone ? ) Mine is now ..........electric kettle for tea, coffee machine for her specialist style coffees ..... I'm ok with instant of some sort and for my porridge every morning a short heat up in a stainless pan on the electric hob to produce an excellent and tasty outcome ...... set me up for the morning .. and to get me going for a morning swim Capital Costs to replace ok usable gadgets can wait a while methinks Malc

My First Lexus was ............. about 23 years ago, a Ls400 J54DAP My second, a Mk2 Ls400 some years later when I gave her away ( the '92 Ls400 at 186k miles ) M470HWO ( written off by a vandal one night ) My third, which I have now, my Mk3 Ls400 now on 243k miles which I've had for 11.5 years or so N7GNT Continuous and sequential happy ownership and probably 250k total miles of sheer bliss and comfort and unadulterated economic Power thru' the 4 litre V8 limo effect Comfort and reliability abound . and not worrying about fuel bills . why would one with a V8 4 ltr limo ! AND the boot is quite capacious and the rear windows do open to take quite long bits and bobs if needs be Once smitten for me and I've so enjoyed this blissful time with each of my Ls400's for sure ... ..... my 2nd car that I've now had for some 6.5 years is my 56 plate Honda Legend, AWD and WOT A CAR ! BUT the Ls400 is just a tad more comfy and powerful when I need it ............ foot down and the roar of a mouse eh ! Dave, enjoy your First Lexus ............... and each one to follow hopefully IKEA stuff can be delivered easily enuf Just get your priorities right 🙃 Malc

Dave ........... almost any Lexus will be better for you than a Volvo ............... IKEA do deliveries ? Malc

Dave, most certainly ............ is Volvo now Chinese owned / manufactured ??? The Small Part being the size of the debit card to pay for it maybe ! Malc A good move to any Lexus I'll warrant 🤩

Nope not at all and I've been driving for just about forever, well 56 years ............ very very few claims in that time BUT I would place Saga towards the Top of my list of OK insurers dealing with a claim ..... and really, just ok sadly . nothing to write home about tbh apart from they seemed to try really hard ..... eventually ........ and at the other end of the scale . probably the worst on this UK planet is those AbominableAdrianiee guys with the runaway -Flooxie floosy and their just HOPELESS insurers loss adjusters assessors and crap legal team ..... oh my, that was the most pathetic experience ever ....... MINUS 10 out of 10 for them No experience of these in the sad event of a claim but I've had recent quotes from Home Direct ( for car ......... and now my home insurers ! ) and Age UK ( wot a larf ) and Swinton ( fantasy land ) and quite likely going with Chris Knott Brokers insurers who I used for stuff back in the 90's ..... nice people with a sensible attitude It's a huge pile of poo out there . Good luck with it all Malc

but it is the UL model ( Ultra Luxury ) and the engine bay has been Hydro Dipped too a thing of some beauty for sure 😇 Malc

in 10 years only 6 MOT Fails ....... c'mon, nowt but a little TLC to sort out surely 🤣 where's the sense of adventure ? Malc

I'll order one as soon as Lexus offer it for sale ( maybe )🤩 Malc

ok then, ALL you guys need to se a doctor, you clearly have some sort of mental health problems that needs some sort of psychiatric help with ..... jeez I am joking of course 🤣 AND quite clearly we all need to pay a lot lot more in taxes to get the NHS to where we would wish it to be . so who's up for that then ? Names on a postcard or even here please ...... Tax tax tax YES of course to pay for more and more UK free facilities like the NHS and more Nurses Pay BUT I was so so impressed last night with Rishi and Piers discussion . wot a breath of fresh air and competence from them both NHS Staff to get ( hopes ) FREE hospital car parking as a starter ( maybe ) A BRILLIANT discussion . most impressive NOW Homes Insulation . there's not a single person in the land with a £1mn home wanting a Govt handout for free insulation I'll warrant so that silly argument is dead in the water Ah yes, WATER and the purpose of this post HYDROGEN cars . brilliant too . roll on BP's Green Hydrogen generating plant in the north of England and rollout to all 1200+ BP petrol stations in the Kingdom together with any new generation of Hydrogen powered cars from ??? Toyota Honda anyone else ? and where's my hydrogen Lexus Ls700 then ? 😇 Malc

and the impact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is having with high tec bombs landing all over the place and the abhorrent fallout of nasty stuff helping to destroy our plant ........... let alone the few hundred thousand people already annihilated thru' Putin's war with the world ( and car pollutants matter really ? ) ........... pollution from our Western World cars and combustion engines in general probably has some limited comparatives to all this dreadful crap taking place ........ war mongering tanks, bombs, rockets, fighter aircraft emissions ........... and the like ....... Sadiq Khan could pop over to have a chat with Putin to ask him, to reduce his carbon footprint maybe rather than sticking his boot into the impoverished Londoners trying to be green and running their old cars efficiently and effectively and hopefully without killing anyone Malc

pre planning hotel stopovers ? Malc

it should be a wonderful trip ........... pre planning hotel stopovers ? malc

if it's simply the mounts, which sounds very plausible tbh . then apart from finding the parts availability it should be a relatively simple and cost effective job .... that's if they are capable of doing it of course ! Don't Amayama supply from the UAE and the USA too ? Malc

so the Minor job of replacing the Timing Belt was done 11 years ago ......... wot a joke . an 8 hour job at Lexus is " Minor " and what about the pulleys and Water Pump too while they were in there ? Do you think it was actually done then ? So, 11 years on maybe the time has arrived for it to be re-done and as Lexus Bristol think it's " Minor " maybe they can do it all again for a couple of hundred ££££ squid ........ Maybe ? Malc

so an induction hob and ferrous / iron based pans are the way to go ?? The convenience of an electric kettle to boil for tea is now off the menu ? maybe a kettle is easier to move around and takes up less storage space and this convenience has a price worth paying ? I don't know ! Malc