paulrnx

The original post was a wind up surely?

I’d get it off to a dealership to have them check the TPMS system out

Moss

Mansell

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Great thread this! Thanks 👍

Cars

Good luck! I’m hoping for a good outcome for you.

I’ve had three pre-facelift cars and one facelift car. A 2014 300h Executive, a 2014 250 F-Sport and a 2015 200T Sport. More recently a 2019 300h Sport. I always felt that the steering and suspension was better in the facelift cars. Steering is not as heavy and as a result has a bit more feel. I could never feel any loss of grip at the front in all three of the pre-facelift cars. The suspension is better in the facelift cars to the point that my Sport on 18” wheels drove better than the 2104 Executive on 17” wheels. If going for a pre-facelift car I reckon a good Premier will take some beating. Plenty of toys and ML hifi is standard. Alternatively an F-Sport with premium nav and ML would make a good buy but make sure you have a good drive of an F-Sport because the suspension is a bit stiffer and there’s a bit more road noise. A facelift car probably depends upon budget and what kit you want. I also think that the facelift 300h had a better power delivery and felt like I didn’t need to mash the throttle to make decent progress. Although the figures are no different it always felt different to drive for the better. That said, a pre-facelift car is still a damn good car. I’d happily drive a pre-facelift car. I think I prefer the front end styling of the pre-facelift cars. Facelift cars are very low at the front indeed. I think I’m in a minority by preferring the standard grille over the F-Sport grille but each to their own I think. The 3rd generation IS250 has a sweet sounding engine but I didn’t feel it went as well as a 2nd generation IS250 I had some time ago. Happy hunting, hope you find what you want.

Pretty shocking thread this one. Shows how desperate car manufacturers are at the moment. No excuses though, it’s poor.

Not sure how the alarm works. You would think it would carry on wouldn’t you.

Very windy last night. I wonder if it was enough to rock the car on its suspension sufficient to set off the motion sensor?

I’ve often thought it pretty poor that the Lexus TPMS (or at least the systems fitted to the IS and NX) do not show individual tyre pressures.

Gauges on airlines at garages are often inaccurate in my experience. By all means use their airlines but better to have a gauge of your own to accurately check the pressure after. If you do have to drive more than a few miles to the garage your tyres will also have started to heat up which will give an increased pressure reading. Especially if you have driven at high speed, eg along a dual carriageway. If you can’t avoid this then inflate to 1 psi more than the recommended pressures. If tyres are very hot then inflate to 2-3 psi over the recommended reading. Pressures should really be checked on cold tyres but in ambient temperatures of more than about 5-7 degrees C. This is because colder ambient temperatures will also lead to a lower pressure reading. In very cold temperatures I’d add 1 -2 psi to the recommended settings to compensate. Once satisfied that all pressures are correct then you’ll need to reset the tyre pressure monitoring system. This will correctly set the level that continuous tyre pressure measurements will be compared to. The main reason that tyre pressure monitoring systems give a warning in winter is related to the above. Over time a tyre will suffer from a little pressure drop because they will lose a little air. This, together with colder winter temperatures where a tyre’s pressure will also drop is often enough to trigger a warning. Often you’ll find that driving the car until the tyres warm up will clear the warning (because pressure will increase as the tyre warms up) but this should be treated as a warning that the tyres are no longer set to their recommended pressure or at least the pressure that the TPMS is monitoring at and pressures should be checked and the TPMS reset. Having TPMS fitted is not a reason to never check tyre pressures. TPMS will give a warning when the pressure in a tyre drops by a specific amount which is of the order of about 3-4 psi. What it won’t therefore do is warn that over time the pressure in a tyre has dropped by say 2 psi. I’m not trying to preach here. Tyres are the only things that keep a car on the road when cornering and I regularly check mine about every 500-1,000 miles to keep them at the optimum pressure. TPMS is a great system for warning when pressure in a tyre or number of tyres has dropped but it shouldn’t replace regular checks.

Killer

Car was serviced then hence why I know when it was last cleaned 😀

Bicycle

Yes, a merry Christmas from me too and here’s hoping for a better 2021. I won’t be posting tomorrow so thought I’d get mine in today too. Might treat the car to a good wash over the break too. I’m embarrassed to say it was last washed in 20th November!

I did 😀 I knew what I meant 😂

Or done free of charge as part of a Lexus service. Well free of charge in terms of it being included in the price of a Lexus service.

Hybrid health check is £59 not £89

Clarkson also gave a pretty good review of the NX300h

Note

Work out what you’d save by using an independent rather than a dealership over the period of ownership. Then do some research on autotrader to see what the difference is in sale price between comparable models for cars with FSH and cars without one. Also factor in whether an independent uses genuine manufacturer parts or cheaper pattern parts. Also factor in whether the independent is servicing the car to exactly the same service spec as a Lexus dealership. Most people, I think, pay dealership prices for peace of mind. I think the annual hybrid health check is essential and this costs about £90 and is done as part of the Lexus servicing. I’m in two minds when my warranty expires next July as to whether I renew the warranty and also whether I continue with Lexus dealership servicing. A lot will depend upon whether I can find an independent that will service in accordance with the Lexus schedule and using genuine Lexus parts. I do question the need for a warranty given that these cars are reliable and rarely go wrong. Servicing every 10k miles / 12 months is definitely one of the more expensive aspects of running a Lexus that’s for sure.

Merry