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Hi, what a coincidence! Look what I have had before my GS! lol!

Hi Shaphor, this is y first black car, it is not too bad now when it gets dark in early hours and bright in later hours but next year I will do a paint correction and protection to eliminate as much as possible swirl marks and some light scratches. But I like her in black too. 🙂 Here some pictures of mine! 😉 Have a good day!

I noticed that too! Unbelievable! lol!

Congratulations! The car looks lovely and I agree with most of you points, performance, comfort, specification, the noise of the V-6 engine (love it btw), rarity, all of these bang on! Regards gearbox, I think you will get use to it @Farqui said the motor doesn't need to be revved often or long enough to annoy you too much. Heated seats, personally I do not find them that great, my previous BMW had better distributed heat over you bum. I would add that I love xenon lights, BSM, rear blinds, Premier is a great specced car! I can't think of anything else I would need, well, may be better sat-nav! Enjoy your new car mate!

Welcome Gareth! I am myself moved from a BMW (I have had 525d) a few months ago and no regrets so far, as you said it does suit my lazy driving style, to be honest I was a bit more aggressive when I had a BMW. I noticed as well that BMW engine running wasn't as smooth as they say, being 6-cylinder! Loving my Lexus for quietness and smoothness! What was the reason for you to change cars if I may ask? Read all the threads here, I am sure you will love this place! Add few more pictures! :) Good luck!

Hi Altaf, even if it is the battery you still need to take sensors out of the wheel. Was there any sensor changed recently? When I bought my car, the garage changed 3 rear tires and one rear sensor and I ended up with TPMS tringle on dashboard, apparently they didn't program it well so I had to go to Lexus!

When is the car due MOT? I assume something like this should noted then when it had last MOT!

OMG! This is scary! I have never seen it before! I didn't expect a Lexus owner to get tyres to that stage! You need to check the rest of the wheels too, just to be safe!

I think we look at ES as a substitution to GS and expect it to be as good to drive (hard to do with FWD though), as plush, as quite but the same time we expect it to be cheaper as we know that ES is cheaper brother to GS and we found out there is no much savings in price in between both models we got disappointed, when I say we I mostly mean I, sorry, didn't mean to offend anyone here. We shall look at it as Lexus introducing a new model like UX etc, it is a shame the same time Lexus takes away GS but something tells me it will be back on the market 5-7 years from now on. I saw ES in flesh and was not impressed, at all, it is not on a par with my GS and Camry (very well specced) which was 10k (euro) cheaper made better sense especially that they had the same drive train! Someone above said when time comes to change cars he will be buying a 2018 GS and I might be doing just the same. I will well ES on the market, I really do as I want Lexus to stay in UK.

My GS rides really well too! I had a shot in a 68-plate E-class and I wouldn't change my Lexus for MB!

Friend of mine picked on Saturday a 68-plate E-class 220cdi in AMG form, the car looks lovey in white and inside it is better then a C-class - the e-class she has doesn't have much glass on the dashboard. I was taken for a little drive and was not impressed, it is not comfy and neither it is quite, you can still hear diesel rumble! Anyway, if somebody offered me a new e-class for the money she is paying (she had a good deal she said) I would choose my 6 years old Lexus every time! I was afraid at first I might like it but the way it drives nope, thank you - it didn't feel like Mercedes at all! May be from driving seat I would enjoy it more but from passenger seat didn't like it. Great quality central screen though, so clear and informative, I wish my Lexus had that!

I have seen photos of new Corolla - looks very interesting! Would be good to see it in flesh!

Great link and defo cheaper than Lexus dealer who quoted me £200 for an update. Did anyone use them before? Will it actually work through USB?

I agree, it did look dodgy when I saw it but yesterday I looked on whatcar.com and they have similar list and Insignia on it as well as one of the most reliable cars in class, what I was surprised of - BMW X5 is 2nd most reliable car in SUV class (RAV4 is 1st) and how badly all Nissans performed! JLR are rubbish too, good looking cars though!

I know how it feels way to well! I waited for mine to pick up for a week and half! Wasn't even enjoying the food, concentrating on work! Like falling in love! lol! Keep us updated Andrew. Good Luck!

What a lovely example! Welcome to the LOC! How was your drive all the way home from England, as good as you remember?

The most disappointed experience I had was in Arnold Clark Fiat (Glasgow), no, I was not going to buy a Fiat, they just had a Subaru I liked at that time but approach was shocking, well, never mind. It does mean a lot when you get a human approach, even if the manufacture is problematic a nice personnel can make a difference, big difference.

Oh! How did you check that? I just contacted DVLA through email regards that number! Oh well, thinking is more! 🙂

Thanks Paul, good suggestion but what if I change the brand? lol I am thinking now about V1 ADY but it is not available through DVLA search, do I need to contact them?

If anyone is interested, just found online. Britain's most reliable cars: Most reliable (executive class): Volvo V60 (2010-2018), rubber ups: Vauxhall Insignia and Alfa Romeo Julia! Least reliable: Mercedes C-Class LEAST RELIABLE: MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS (2014-PRESENT) WHAT WENT WRONG? Engine electrics 7%, sat-nav 6%, bodywork 5%, non-engine electrics 5%, battery 4%, engine 4%, interior trim 4%, brakes 3%, gearbox / clutch 3%, exterior lights 2%, steering 2%, air-con 1%, exhaust 1%, fuel system 1%, suspension 1%, 30% of cars had a fault – overall score 83.1% reliability. OTHER POOR PERFORMERS: Jaguar XE diesel and petrol (2015 - present), 82.7% reliability; Audi A4 saloon and estate diesel (2015 - present), 91.9% reliability A prestige brand isn’t always an indicator of superior quality, as the data for the Mercedes C-Class shows - nearly a third of cars had a problem. Most cars were back on the road within a week and only a few owners had to pay for repairs, though. Jaguar XE owners also spend a lot of time in dealerships because 42% of cars had a fault. While there were problems in every area, the most common were brakes and interior trim (both 11%), and electrics (10%). Most cars remained driveable and were fixed in less than a day, but a few owners had to pay £500-£750. MOST RELIABLE: MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS (2009-2016) WHAT WENT WRONG? Non-engine electrics 10%, battery 8%, engine electrics 4%, suspension 4%, bodywork 2%, brakes 2%, exhaust 2%, sat-nav 2%, wheels 2% – 31% of cars had a fault – overall score 88.7% reliability. RUNNERS-UP: Jaguar XF saloon and estate diesel and petrol (2007 - 2015), 91.6% reliability; BMW 5 Series saloon and estate, diesel and petrol (2010 - 2017), 91.6% reliability It seems the previous Mercedes E-Class is less problematic than the new one. Although more than 30% of cars had a fault, the most commonly affected areas were the battery, and non-engine electrics. Most cars could still be driven and only a few owners faced bills of up to £750. It’s the same story with the Jaguar XF: the older car is significantly more resilient than its successor. Although 35% of cars had an issue, the most common affected the brakes (10%), while there were also problems with bodywork, interior trim, air-con and sat-nav. Three quarters of cars were driveable and most were fixed under warranty. BMW’s previous 5 Series also marginally outperforms the latest model. Some 31% of owners reported a fault, most frequently on the exhaust and engine (both 6%), followed by engine electrics (4%).

Water getting into the engine can explain why the engine is caput, why then the Hybrid System died as well?

What?! is that because you went over paddle?! Surely the car should be designed to do that! Did anyone else hear anything like that? it's got to be another thing that caused that! Zubair thanks for the update, let us know how it goes with the insurance and whats the damage. Good Luck!

I agree, they have it for a couple of days and know nothing about running costs!

Number plates rules since 2001 - there must be 11mm gap between each character with 33mm separating the two age-identifying numbers and final three letters. Rulers for personalized plates vary but it's an offence to alter the spacing. Anyway, will be checking a DVLA! Thanks guys for suggestions and advises.

This is what I just read in car magazine about Merc C-class and this was said be magazine reviewer - the car is superbly built, reliable and has cast iron image and Audi you can take excellent build quality, practicality and efficient engines. They always praise MB relaibility and Audi interior quality. It looks like these car reviews do not know anything about issues everyone mentions online!