rich1068

WHY IS EVERYONE SHOUTING? Just about everyone who's had diamond cut wheels on any car ever. Ridiculous fashion. Have a proper go at the dealer, get Lexus to pay and hopefully manufacturers will come to their senses.

I am. But not to your level. Baby steps. I did note your earlier comments regarding this and did have a look at how to drop the sills when it was briefly in the air. It is on my to do list but for now I'd just be happy to get it on the road!

Does happen a lot that. Odd definition of full service history.

Ron tells me it's a "lucky piece" so I've put it back. List of work required seems to be firming up. Unfortunately the paperclip trick didn't work so it's still going round to Lexus Sheffield tomorrow for them to tell me what the problem is. No doubt they'll also give me a list as long as my arm of other work that they believe is required Front suspension is decidedly crusty. I had it up on a lift yesterday and I don't think there's a bush on the front that isn't split so that explains the osf noise. Rattle from the exhaust is just a loose shield and I've found a guy down the road who's happy to put two large silencers on the back. Other than that it's either cosmetic or general service items. Might pick up one of those service kits from Lexus Parts Direct because the free oil offer makes it a bit of a steal.

lol You got both barrels Herbie. Or should I say 'Herbie'

Cheers John. The dealer is reading the code tomorrow. It would have been great if a paperclip had fixed it!

Great car choice! You've pretty much covered it with the regular checks. As much history as you can and don't forget these have cam belts so factor that in if required. Hybrid system is extremely reliable and shouldn't give you bother if you have the previously mentioned history. No air suspension on the 400h. SE-L is just an indication of trim.

Guess what? Didn't work Performed the procedure, ABS light flashed while it was bridged, VSC OFF + VSC light came on a few seconds after finishing. Boo!

Found it maybe?

I've got the VSC OFF and VSC lights on my new purchase. Care to shed some light on the paper clip thing? If your fault was the same this could save me a trip to the main dealer tomorrow.

A friend of mine has something similar in his RC and I have to say they do look rather swish.

Somehow I don't think my GS 300 is ever going to look quite as tidy as that!

I'm sure you can name whoever you like. But if it's run by your brother in law that's a bit naughty

I can understand engine choice being a factor in choosing or rejecting a car but infotainment system? For me that really does not make sense. But the world would be a boring place if we were all the same. Even if the sheer number of German soot boxes out there does indeed show that many people do like being the same!

Glad you're still here Ron! You'll be pleased to hear that I've got it under cover today and it's had a bit of a fettle and a couple of jobs sorted. Got the satnav working for a start. A good clean inside. Inspected the timing belt (looks OK) and aux belt (needs replacing), cleaned the air and cabin filters until I can get new, started to investigate a bit of a leak in the boot which I think is coming from the os rear light, tried to remove the oxidation from the headlights but I think they're going to need a polish or I'll fit the spares you kindly passed on. I've saved the worse news until last. I'm afraid there's no easy way to tell you Ron but I found 20p under the driver's seat

It could well be a Highland thing but alas, it's my description of the welcome that's at fault. The bacon rolls and home made jam were quite separate. There's only one thing that should be had in a bacon sarnie and that's brown sauce. Though that did get a raised eyebrow from Mary. The car needs a good scrub, a little bit of suspension work to the os front, a service and possibly an O2 sensor depending on the fault code Lexus will read on Monday. I'll also be working my way through Johns list of GS 300 tips. It also needs something doing with the stainless exhaust. The noise is most un-Lexus like and while this might be fun around town, on a run it is most definitely not. It sounds like you're forever in too low a gear. BUT... the car did perform brilliantly. Everything works (need a nav disc) and when called upon it lifted its skirts and flew. There aren't many sub £1k cars that I'd just jump in and drive like that but the GS didn't even break into a sweat. Oh, and it's Beaujolais. Classy And the Saabs would have to go to accommodate a Soarer...

Ron and Mary were perfect hosts and we enjoyed tea, bacon rolls and home made jam. Absolutely the best car purchase experience ever! The deal was done and away we went to friends in Musselburgh over the Cairngorms on the A9. Amazing scenery and the car behaved impeccably. Out for one or two Friday night and then back on the road this morning for the final leg to Sheffield. Plenty to keep me busy and one or two questions to ask but now there's a HUGE spanner in the works. Literally half an hour after walking in the door I was offered a 2JZ Soarer. At a price that is hard to resist

A little update. Everything went extremely well. Down to East Midlands Friday morning Duty Free on domestic flights! An hour and 15 minutes in the air And cue Inverness, I am in you comments.

Yes. Had these or a variation of in a couple of cars when the kids were younger. Now they're older I just shout at them.

From the above comments the 450h sounds great but I think I'd go for the 250 like you

iirc a bit of trimming was involved but it was fitting and refitting that did it in the end. Sorry, not much help.

Had some on the RX and just the same. Eventually got them to fit but the additional noise was annoying. Definitely form over function.

Mileage looks good. Slightly suspect MOT result in 2018 though. But if it's not corroding around the rear wheel arches/rear cills it might be worth a punt. Got a link? :edit: Just found it. No pics yet though.

Pretty much the last car you want hitting you Mate of mine ran his Astra into the back of a V70. The Astra disintegrated and the Volvo looked virtually undamaged.

Excellent toy. But I never have a car new enough to take advantage of it. Do like a GS 250 too