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Sorry Idris, I don't know the answer to that but, erm, shouldn't you have found out before buying the caravan?

Cheers my friend, looks good.

It's possible that the traction battery is too low, in which case it's a recovery to the dealers or finding someone mobile who can do it. Of course, it could be that the booster pack you used didn't have enough charge in it either.

For those like me who don't own an RCF, I have no idea what I'm supposed to see - a before and after would have been better 🙂

Is it under warranty? If so, just get the dealer to investigate it.

My speakers aren't working at the moment so I don't know what this guy is saying but it may help:

Quote from the BBC: Since hybrid cars have two power sources - electric and petrol or diesel - the catalytic converter is used less frequently to process pollutants. The metals are less likely to corrode, meaning they are worth more and thus attractive to thieves. I remember from chemistry lessons at school more than 45 years ago that a catalyst speeds up a chemical reaction but remains unchanged by the reaction, so brand new or 20 years old, hybrid or non-hybrid, the precious metal catalyst is just as viable.

Look, at best it's a deterrent, not an absolute guarantee that it will stop the theft of your cat. I'm all for deterrents, which is why I use a big, bright-yellow 'Stoplock Elite Pro' steering wheel lock as well as putting my keys in a Faraday pouch, but the RX has greater ground clearance that a saloon car so it's an easier target. If you look at the information in the FAQ section "How long does it take to fit" here you'll find they say about 20 minutes to fit a Catloc. This means that they are not taking out the seats (if necessary) and carpets to drill holes through the floorpan to enable a titanium box cover to be bolted over the cat and fixed to the underside, because if they were, it would take longer than 20 minutes. It's a cage-type device that fits over the cat and is secured in the main by using steel wire ropes or the chains associated with motorbike locks. The advent of cordless angle grinders/disk cutters make it an easy job to cut the exhaust pipe at either side and also the chain/wire rope of the Catloc, which will only add a small amount of extra hassle - but they will get through it. @jonnybgood that video shows a reciprocating saw trying to cut the cables, something that no one would use. The preferred method is angle grinder/disk cutter.

In very general terms, these symptoms can be an indication that the 12V battery is failing. If you want a more in-depth diagnosis then we have to have more information. At the very least we need OBD2 fault codes to work with but, as this is a hybrid issue I doubt very much that a generic code reader will be of much use because these codes will be Toyota/Lexus-specific, although it may allow you to reset the warning lights. If you own a laptop you can get a miniVCI cable for about £20 from eBay and install Techstream, then let us know what it finds.

Completely impossible. Even the 'Catloc' devices will only add an extra couple of minutes inconvenience for the ne'r-do-well's who are stealing them, not stop them completely.

No point in worrying, if they want it they'll get it, simple as. All petrol cars have cats so all are vulnerable to this. Just enjoy the car.

Brasso may work or it may not. Personally I prefer to use something like the 3M Headlight Restoration Kit like this one here. The main thing though, it doesn't matter which way you get them clean but you need to finish off with a UV-resistant top coat lacquer or something similar for long-lasting results. If you don't, they'll be as bad again within a couple of months.

Hi Shelley and welcome to the club. You'll find lots of helpful people on here so never be afraid to ask if you need help or advice. Above all, just enjoy your car

Disconnect the battery, even take it out if you want to.

I agree, but that's just the way it is. How many times on this forum do you see people mention the importance of a full service history when buying a car? The manufacturer states that servicing should be done every 10k miles or 12 months, so that is what you have to do to get the stamp in the book and maintain that all-important full service history.

Servicing is every 12 months or 10k miles, whichever comes soonest, so it would make no difference even if you were only doing 1000 miles a year, it would still need to be serviced.

I wasn't too far out then as I said about £130 and this comes to £138.

Well I'm sad to hear that but you really can't hang about with these things. I was surprised when you said you were going to see it on Sunday as my first thought was 'Nah, that's too long to wait'.

You'll always lose things like radio presets, nav settings and probably window/sunroof stuff to if you don't have an alternative 12V supply when you disconnect the battery. Rather than a memory saver that can't be used for anything else, I'd go for a jump start battery pack like these here that are multi-purpose devices and can even get you or someone else out of the doo-doo in the event of a flat battery.

Then please feel free to ring a Lexus dealer and ask them.

I have - it's about an hour to an hour and a half job so work it out from that. EDIT: Sorry, I got that completely wrong. According to http://catloc.co.uk/our-solution/ (FAQ section "How long does it take to fit?) they typically take about 20 minutes to fit, so you can work out the charge from that.

Why on earth would anyone go to a main dealer and pay such extortionate labour charges when any trusted and reputable garage could do it? A place near me charges £50/hour and if I remember correctly Lexus charge about £130/hour. I don't know what Toyota charge but there's their profit, right there in that labour charge.

Not sure what you think a Catloc is Ben but this certainly appears to be a cage and nothing to do with etching:

I have never had, or been a passenger in, an LS430 so maybe that makes a difference, but I have been a passenger in a few RXs with air and I don't think it makes any difference at all - certainly not enough difference to make the extra complexity and cost in repairs, worthwhile.

Yes, looks very much like it, next to the cig lighter.