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  1. Mr Vlad
    Hi Jason and welcome to the best Lexus forum there is. By new battery on one of your shortlist. Ask the vendor what they mean. It could be that the 12v battery was changed and not the main drive battery. You should look in the GS section of the forum and search there for known issues (if any) As for the battery check. Its actually a Hybrid Health check. Yes it's free but only as part of a Lexus service. I forget how much the Hybrid Health check is, if done as a stand alone thing, but £55 rings a bell. As for the car it's self. One helluva excellent car. You won't be disappointed.
  2. Mr Vlad
    I don't recall that noise in my beloved is250 therefore as a safety thing and piece of mind I'd take the car to Lexus or a Trusted garage for them to investigate.
  3. Mr Vlad
    Hi Taseen. Is it just the date that's wrong? Are all other functions of the screen working as they should?
  4. Mr Vlad
    Hi Mike. Does that clunk noise happen only on full lock and when turning both right and left?
  5. Mr Vlad
    You should let us know how your cars MOT goes with your LED headlight bulb upgrade. As you say they Are illegal to use but also, as you say, the pattern of the light beam doesn't cause a 'blinding' effect. As for the 'standard' bulb being terrible I think that's harsh. I 'upgraded' to the Osram night-breakers on my beloved is250 and that I found was a very good upgrade and is a popular upgrade.
  6. Mr Vlad
    Hi. Look on ebay for a satnav disc for your dad's car. Chances are there isn't a disc in the drive and that's why that prompt is showing on the screen.
  7. Mr Vlad
    I'd have to disagree a bit Martin only because the EV vehicles I've seen being 'driven' have been 'driven' almost like they stole them. And it's All age groups. On the other end of the scale, and this is where lack of safety is, are those who eek out the range of their EV's by doing 50mph on motorways. Darn right dangerous behaviour. They should have their licences revoked.
  8. Mr Vlad
    Hi Stephen. To quote a character from Little Britain "yeah I know"
  9. Mr Vlad
    I've not had a hybrid for a good few years now but the ones I had the EV mode switched off once 30mph was reached. Also top speed in EV mode was upto 30mph. Cars were 2x is300h and one RX450H. I drove them as a normal car. Sometimes very hard and fast and sometimes nice and slow and everything else in-between. The is300h's never fell below 50mpg no matter how I drove them. The RX was around 35mpg which for a big V6 I was more than happy with.
  10. Mr Vlad
    Well I suppose that's what one gets when they don't go to a main dealer for an important electric component for a car, yes being old, but needs Proper maintenance and not from a third party establishment.
  11. Mr Vlad
    Have you used Techstream to see if there are any issues it may pick up? I remember vividly when the alternator on my beloved is250 packed up. Straight to Lexus for them to sort. Worth every penny. No issues whatsoever after I got the car back.
  12. Mr Vlad
    Happy New Year to Everyone on this wonderful forum. No matter which Lexus you drive, or not. I can't wait to own one again. I wish you all the best in Health and happiness.
  13. Mr Vlad
    Personally I found Extreme E very watchable. Very exciting racing and from fabulous rally cross drivers. Formula E however boring as hell.
  14. Mr Vlad
    If I remember right the spray pattern is a fan type spray and Not a jet.
  15. Mr Vlad
    I got 2 new jets from ebay. I just typed windscreen washer jets for 2007 lexus is250 and up popped plenty of them. I can't remember how much I paid but I think around £16 which I thought was more than fair. Plus I got them 2 days after I ordered them. Personally I can't see using amayama or similar when the same stock, if not better, can be got for a similar price and within a couple days of ordering. But each to their own.
  16. Mr Vlad
    The wheel bearings are pressed I to the hubs. Therefore new hubs unless you know what the bearings are and k ow a shop that'll press old out and new in. Have you checked the exhaust heat shield? When they're loose all strange noises are heard.
  17. Mr Vlad
    Oh how that reminded me of when my alternator went. All dash lights came up and I mean All. The car lost power steering. Not even a new fully charged battery cured the lights but it did the steering. As some may remember I rang Lexus Stockport and they got me in the same day. Cost was £800 but that's what had to be done. Mind you I got a UX250h for 3 days for no cost which softened the blow. In my case there was No supercharger type noise so basically the tell tell signs if any are loss of power steering and all dash lights on but the car driving normally.
  18. Mr Vlad
    You can't beat a good bollard. It's sad but funny watching an idiot getting spiked by a bollard because he wasn't paying attention.
  19. Mr Vlad
    As above. I had to do this on my very first Lexus. The is300h. The tech guy at Stockport told me that cure.
  20. Mr Vlad
    There's only one way to see if it's unrepairable. If the hole left is more than a few mm wide then it's possibly a new tyre But an old fashioned tyre place will repair it with a patch on the inside of the tyre. I've had that done with No issues and that was on a very fast Ford Mondeo. If the hole left is just a few mm then a Plug will seal that no problem. Also I've had that done and also really close to the edge of the tyre and again No issues and that too was on a different fast Ford Mondeo. As for wheel bearings. Plenty of very very good hubs on ebay and it's a dead easy job. Plenty of excellent videos on YouTube.
  21. Mr Vlad
    That's the *rap you get from Adrian Flux. I wouldn't touch them with a barge poll. Rip off merchants big time.
  22. Mr Vlad
    Crack on Andy 😂
  23. Mr Vlad
    Yes very good news Piers.
  24. Mr Vlad
    I'm waiting for a reply from my refusal of their offer. So no further thoughts.
  25. Mr Vlad
    Not worth it Malc because they'd want their 30% cut, the greedy gits.
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