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Oh I am fully aware of that which I why I say I am not one of the people leasing new cars.

Every car is built to a budget. Clearly with Toyota and Lexus more of that budget goes on build quality and reliability than the competition. This is where these reviews really fail to deliver. They don't take into account people who want to keep the car after it is out of warranty or care about the build quality of the vehicle. BMW and Mercedes are not built like they once were and I hear so many horror stories with BMW these days. Infact they've been cr#p since the E39. There's no way I'd touch one, but I don't do big mileages and lease new cars for 3 years at £300-500 per month. Instead I do a few thousand miles a year and appreciate the quality and reliability of my GS. That being said, I really don't like the look of the ES compared to the GS and even with fancy suspension it is still a big heavy car with FWD which doesn't excite me. Toyota are becoming more classy so might consider a Camry next time as it's got the same chassis and will be cheaper. Or I may finally get an SUV like the Rav4, although I'm not a huge fan of SUVs. There needs to be a reason to spend more on a Lexus and I'm not sure the ES gives me reason to do so.

Looks awesome!

I haven't checked myself, but is it not in the service book?

Re. the tyre skipping, when I turn out of my drive at low speed (nearly on lock) I can feel one of the tyres slip/skip (I assume the outer side) in my GS-250. No battery weight in the back. I did wonder if the tyres were getting past it, they are a good brand (Continental I think), but probably 50-75% worn and may have gone a bit hard, especially in this colder weather. A quick Google reveals issues with Mercedes and Jaguar too. Also an issue on the Lexus IS, from another forum: "I had the same problem and when i mentioned it to the dealer at its last service he explained the same reason - the front wheels tilt when on full lock and it is the tyre struggling to grip at that angle. nothing to worry about and not dangerous, they all do that. "

Thanks, that chart is very helpful. That actually differs to another chart I looked at last night, but it looks like your one is more accurate. I just drove with the old battery still fitted to go and get the new one. Once back, it's reading 12.33v on the old battery with the engine off, so definitely charging, albeit not to 100%. Just seems like it won't hold the charge for very long at all. The new battery is indicating a healthy 12.66v.

Amazingly the car still starts with the battery at 11.82v just fine. Anyway, got the new one now which I'll fit asap.

I have had an alternator go on me in another car, it started ok and I started driving it, then it died on me when I was driving. Was that what happened to you?

Indeed, thanks John 🙂

Now I just hope it is the battery 😀

They are happy to pay for the battery so I'll order it then send them the invoice, thanks for the info John I wasn't aware that was the law.

Yeah that's what I thought, calling them now...

OK my concern is how quickly I'll get this car running again.

Hi John, what is the law on these things? It's been just over a month now I just checked.

Just called Lexus £102

Well the car is 5 years old so I suppose it is to be expected that it'll need a new battery at some point. Unfortunately after having the car only a month and having no end of trouble with my last car I am a bit annoyed at the moment. Thanks that's good to know, I'll call them and see what they say.

Dammit just went out to my GS-250 to go to a meeting and it's dead, can't even open the doors, no red alarm light illuminated. Pretty sure its the battery as I didn't drive it yesterday and the cold weather has arrived and there is no sign of it being replaced in the last 5 years in the MyLexus app. What battery do I need, any in particular? Is it worth going to Lexus or just an auto store? Thanks folks!

Nice that looks awesome! Bet that's fun.

Welcome, I'm another Sussex Lexus owner in Horsham.

Yeah mine was the same, I put it back and much more comfortable, but the headrest is still in a great position should there be an impact from behind. I think some cars automatically move the headrest in a crash, not sure if the GS is the same. The driving position is great, providing you adjust it correctly. In a lot of cars for me the steering wheel seems quite far away as I have long legs, but there is so much adjustment in the GS that I can get it prefect.

What is the little unmarked button next to the gear shifter for? Economy seems good at the moment, how do I reset the average MPG? I discovered today how to adjust the headrests forwards/backwards which has improved comfort. Very pleased as the seats are great!

I think you are right, especially as it says "hood open", "trunk open", and we have cooled seats as standard, definitely seems like it's targeted at warm parts of the US! As long as the warm up time sounds fine, I'm happy, just wanted to make sure the thermostat was ok.

Thanks Jamesf1, I'll have a word. Vlady yeah the heated seats don't get that hot do they? But I see they automatically power down.

st4 thanks for the info great to hear it's such a reliable engine because I want to keep this car for quite some time. Re. comsumption, I think Autotrader data lists the combined mpg as 31.7 or something, which is "ok" but I see from posts on here we can expect more. Working at home it's not a huge issue for me anyway, I only do a few thousand miles a year. Agreed on the diesel front, I really didn't want a dirty, clattery diesel if I could avoid it. One question, how quickly should the GS250 warm up? Seems like it's taking at least 10-15 minutes of careful driving for mine to warm up. I thought it was a bit slow, but I'm used to a turbo car that took around 2 mins lol Jamesf1 - Thanks for the info, I think the Lexus dealer was referring to the time rather than the mileage. I think she said they need doing at 5 years.

Hence the awesome noise 😎