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Why can't Lexus copy a good quality and easy to use infotainment system? As far as I know even brand new Lexuses do not have Apple CarPlay or Android Mirror option, shocking!

I agree, if I was for cheap motoring I would strongly consider Octavia. VRS is great but you would end up with not much better mpg then my Lexus and mot much more luxuries or comfort, still a cracking car I guess. Yesterday I had to repark the Lexus so sat in it to move it a meter or so and God just as soon as I sat in it I felt the difference in quality, sound and comfort, like your old comfortable chair! You are also right saying about life and being sensible! lol!

While my wifes car is in the garage, for a 2nd week now, we have been given a hire car, Skoda Octavia! So at the moment my wife drives my Lexus and loves it I got stuck with Skoda, which has 1.6 diesel engine and manual gearbox, not a problem to me but my wife prefers automatic hence driving my Lexus! Well, Skoda not even close to Lexus luxuries and refinement (of course) but has a massive boot and Adjustable Cruise Control which I really wish I had on my Lexus! Also driving on my normal route (home-work-home) I get high 60 miles per gallon, at one point I saw 70, well, thanks to Lexus hybrid who taught me to drive economically but 70mpg!!!, I have never seen anything like this before, really impressed! Of course, the car is noisy (compared to Lexus) and that engine noise is horrific but you get used to it and for what it cost I think as a package is a terrific car! One big plus also is an infotainment system! Well done Czech Republic!

Is there a particular location where to put the rubber or the foam? Did you have to disassemble your dashboard?

Unbelievable! Grrr!

No one can tell you, even Admin as looks like they don't know themselves! You better ask the garage yourself to get a proper answer, the reason I am saying this (being very ****** off) is that I bought last year Golden Membership as Lexus Glasgow was/is on the list, so when I received my discount card I went to Lexus (I needed a new wipers) and when I have shown them a card they were really surprised, they have never seen this card before and have no idea what that is! I created a thread about it, I contacted Admin and it's all went quite with no reply from Admin! The only benefit I have from this membership is the Halfords discount card! Lee, sorry to hijack your thread.

Good job Steve! The car looks great! Every time I work on my car (cleaning, polishing, washing) it gives me a nice warm feeling inside, like I have done something good! Is it weird?!

I will try that next time, thanks Lee for a tip!

Hi Malcom, I am thinking about these as well but as you I have now enough tire thread to last me until next cold season so I will wait, but these tires are on top of the list!

My wife is already on the policy, all i have left is two daughters - one is 5 yo and 2nd one is 1 yo so it might not work! :)

Hi Dylan, see my answers below, not much help probably. 1. I have no vibrations through gear stick, apart when the car starts the ICE. 2. Do not have that but would be good to have. 3. sport + does stiffen up the suspension and makes throttle response sharper. 4. Warranty is about 20% more expensive than my BMW was, so no cheap. 5 I get now average 32-34 mpg, during warmer periods I did 35-35.5mpg 6. Battery works good after motorway run and when the car id warmed up. When it's charged I can cost at 35-40mph but cant get to that speed on battery alone, ICE always kicks in. 7. Mine is Premier so I have ML sound system and big screen.

Hi Lee, thanks for the offer. I don't even know what exactly is required for 40k service. Plus I need to check if Lexus Glasgow will agree to use parts bought by me. Do you have a link to your site or anything? Thanks

Hi Steve, I didn't buy my car from a Lexus dealer, it was another car selling chain, may be they offered me something regards the service but I refused, in many cases you pay money for service (what is actually car required based on year and mileage) but all they do is just changing an oil and oil filter, I have been caught like that before! I am shocked by KIA prices! Uau!

This is what I am thinking, a bit too much for not much work and all for the Lexus stamp?! I would agree it builds your relationship with the garage but common, it is robbery. I will pop in anyway to the garage to see what they can offer when time comes.

Thanks Rayaan, I will check if Lexus Glasgow does it.

If it is just fluids, filters and checks is it worth it to go to dealership?! I can use my mechanic (probably) for half the price, especially I won't be taking their 2 year warranty.

I have a print out saying what is covered and Spark Plugs are not on it. My car is approaching 40k service which cost £495 at Lexus and I was thinking spark plugs are included in this price to justify it and if they don't why is it so expensive? Planning to pop in to Lexus Glasgow to find out what is the deal.

Thanks for update Wayne. This rattle almost drove me nuts yesterday morning! I tried to push air deflectors, clock etc but nothing worked, I was really hoping for Lexus to sort you out! I thought they would say, that to find out the rattle we need to take apart the dashboard! Let us know if you find a solution to this. In a meantime I will empty my glove box and door pockets to eliminate noise (if any) coming from rubbish in them!

Hi Lee, I have, I even taken to one in Glasgow, he had a looked and slightly boosted the seat base, re-adjusted stuff but to no avail tbh, at first I thought it was better but it was not. So far I have spent about £220 trying to sort the seat out!

Congrats. Is it 200t? Is it totally different from Alfa, right? What made you go for Lexus? Add some pictures of your new car, we like it here! 🙂

Does anybody knows where I can find a price for a new driver seat? Is it really expensive? May be I can brake it somehow so I can claim it on warranty, my driver seat will drive me nuts, its not dead uncomfortable but I know its not right and that bothers me!

I have read a review on Alfa Romeo Julia and Jaguar XE 300, to my surprise they said that it is disappointing that Jaguar shuffle front tyre at low speeds, so Lexus not the one. Somebody before mentioned that MB and Jaguars suffer from this.

Keep us updated and good luck. From my experience garages usually say - sorry, we couldn't find anything and did not hear anything. They just can't be bothered to look into it, so I hope they will sort your noise out.

I have it too, on particular road surface or speed you can hear it from the center of the dashboard but I could not pinpoint the location of it, very annoying.

I have read that, 2 things surprised me, one that Lexus has cheap materials inside here and there and another thing that from 30-50 or 50-70 it accelerates almost as quick as Volvo, I thought it would be much slower. Was disappointed to read about the ride quality though in Lexus. Good reviews on BMW, made me think for a moment if I should go back to that German car manufacturer, but then thinking a bit more always put me straight, GS is a great car!