Mr Vlad

Reading articles that give negative reviews are basically a joke and probably paid by whomever. Example. How many positive reviews of Lexus cars have you read? By positive I mean not a single negative word within that review? I bet the answer is none. But however you know your Lexus car is superb. I'm a professional driver who now starts at midnight and at around 2am I'm on the road. I've worn night time driving glasses for decades and as a professional driver I swear by them. Not only do they reduce glare but they make things look clearer and make viewing oh so much easier. No straining or tired eyes but the feeling of comfort. Yes there are glasses that cost a hundred quid and there are those at a tenner. My last pair cost £15 from a motorway service station. Ruddy excellent they are. No they don't go over normal glasses as I don't need those sorts. Don't read reviews from magazines or t'internet. Word of mouth is the absolute best review. Happy Friday.

I'm sure that mini was at the Pride of Longbridge show last weekend. Ruddy stunning looking car.

wow Linas you have surprised me that the black electrical part of the pump is a swine to take off. I've seen videos where that part on other ABS units come off relatively easily But care has to be taken because of plunger type looking things that fit into a type of cylinder. But hey ho the ones fitted to our is250's look like to be disposable types. Stupid. Probably that's why whole units are for sale and not just one half or the other. Much appreciated you posted what you did 👍

Funnily I watched a fabulous YouTube video earlier today about the demise of the Longbridge site. All that remains now is the front gates and entrance where the sign for Conference Centre. It only has MG signs since the shortlived chinese investments. Lots of owners still make a pilgrimage just to get a photo of their car in front of what still stands. I was amazed just how huge the site was and just how much of it has became a shopping centre and housing estate. Since you're in Somerset I'm not sure how far you are from Gaydon as there is a yearly or bi-yearly Rover MG get together.

lol Bill. Longbridge factory was/is still in Birmingham.

Just want to correct something. Once you've done the health check scan and you want to clear the codes. The logo that looks like a motorbike engine is on the bottom right not left as I stated above. It's on the left once an individual scan has been done.

Absolutely Bernard I place Lexus in the same league as Bentley and Rolls Royce. I think you're mistaking luxury and 'toys/tech' in cars. It's the tech etc that customers want. Luxury cars are out of reach financially speaking to the average person. Me? I'm average and no way can afford a new Lexus. My car history is that 95% of my cars have been top of the range. The luxury versions. I've never bought new but cars over 5 years old with the exception of just one car. A 6 month old MG Maestro an F plate. As for Lexus selling like hot cakes elsewhere. That's easy coz over there the choice is greater because the customer base is HUGE compared to this out small island.

Lost touch with this thread but the answer to the question why Lexus hasn't hit the mainstream. When the Lexus brand was first thought of its idea was to be the ultimate luxury car. Marques like Rolls Royce and Bentley ate Not mainstream cars. They never will be. Lexus is in the same marque as the two mentioned above. Lexus will never be mainstream because they are a Luxury brand. Luxury is Not mainstream.

I like Mocca. I swim like a brick lol.

Some may consider you yourself have been brainwashed. Your previous three posts I found oh so funny. I thought I was reading the funny stories from Geoff buys Cars lol. I admire your passion in your beliefs. I have my own thoughts not to dissimilar to yours.

Hi Lex. Let me understand you right. You now have a copy of techstream? You mentioned an electrical smell. Possibly an alternator at fault. Recommend you get it tested. A suggestion for you. The multiplug on the ABS unit. Disconnect it. See if it's clean where the pins are and that the plug is clean. I personally found water in mine and I've since had a replacement ABS unit. Read my post ABS Pump and its ECU. To clear codes with techstream. First do a Health Check. One of the buttons on the left of the screen. This will take a while and it will show All fault codes if there are any. Once completed you should see on the bottom left of the screen what looks like a motorbike engine. Click on that. A prompt will come up. Follow the prompt and then the codes will be cleared.

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Well said that farmer 👏👍

Excellent video Mike. A good honest accurate review 👍

Gang. I've not converted my car. The statement I made was futuristic not present.

Did anyone go today? I did and it was ruddy wonderful. Yes Longridge. Home to where Rover cars were once built. And today at Crofton Park opposite the factory where they were built was a superb collection of the cars built there all those years ago. Yes my car history started with an Austin Metro 1.3s. What a car that was. The first of many Rover and MG cars I had over about 20-22 years. It was great to see so many well cared for and restored cars. The camaraderie of the 'fans' was just brilliant. I lost count how many chats I had with owners and visitors. No one car stood out but to see an Austin Morris Ital 1.7 HL out there was a miracle. Yes I've had one of those lol. The V8 MG ZT's with superchargers were just jaw dropping andcthe sound? OMG awesome. So, did anyone go?

To be fair. BEV's will be with us for a good while yet. Those with BEV's I do have sympathy for because they're gonna get peanuts for them if they want to sell them or part-ex them. I'm hoping and looking forward to a hydrogen infrastructure that will wipe the floor with the charging systems out there at present. I love my petrol powered 2.5l V6 and the sound it makes at all rev ranges. Oh that sound. Even after conversion to hydrogen I'll still have that sound. Yippeeee.

Lex. My car was registered June 07 so it falls within the not compatible to use E10.

Yes I've seen that. I use more E10 than E5. But I use Millers EPS (ethanol protection system) additive. I've found I'm getting better mileage which is surprising considering what's been said quite a few times that E10 gives worse mileage. Must be the additive.

Mmmmmm now that does look nice 👍

And about time too. Welcome back Miles 👍

Malc. Everyone over the age of 18 I think it is has a credit score. Ranging from Zero to 999. Chances are your score is very low as you've been self employed. For example a former gaffer of mine who has a huge fruit n veg business has never taken out a loan. He pays cash for everything. Paid over 300k in cash, ok bank transfer, for his Bentley Bentaga. His turnaround is near 2 million a week so yeah he's chuffing loaded. I've had my score as low as 200 but now happily at 998. All this BS being spouted by some about digital currency. Its being thought about with great seriousness because of flaws with it. Even if the Bank of England goes ahead with it it'll take years to come to fruition. Oh that's from the Bank of England website. We've all been using a form of digital payment for years anyway and it pees me off reading utter dros by professional scare mongers. They're the sort I'd live to meet down a dark alley and it'd be me who walks out.

Ah right. Let us know how you get on.

What? You actually got a used pump and connected it to the wiring but not the fluids and that didn't work? Blimey you're going through some head rubber ducks with that car. I'd have given up by now.

Yeah that 1201 code is a ummer. I find it strange that the guy who came to you said by disconnecting it would resume communication. When I had my pump fitted I was in my car with techstream running. When the fitter disconnected the pump techstream couldn't connect to the pump which implies that there must be an in and an out signal. What I found was 1201 was difficult to delete. The way I did it was to go through the health scan which takes ages. When the scan finished and showed the code only then could I delete it via the engine symbol. It may be worth it buying a cheap pump and not connecting it hydraulically but just by the multiplug and see if the code can be deleted. If that's the case then surely that's proof the pump on the car is shot.