Moiz

In my opinion the i8 now compared to the LC500 is a step backwards in styling and driving experience. The major problem I found was getting in and out of it when you had cars parked either side of you. The gull wing doors were very restrictive, and it didn't matter how far away from everyone else you would park, someone would end up parking right up beside you, sparking a whole host of gymnastic moves to get in... Parking issues aside, although I didn't have a problem, if you are less than supple, getting in and out over the thick door sills could be an issue for some. The interior was typical BMW and nothing special. It drove really well and was a complete rocket ship and with the addition of AWD stuck to the road like glue. The 360 degree camera was a great feature and I sorely miss this in the LC. No BSM or adaptive cruise in the i8, both features I like in the LC. Despite being really well priced now to buy 2nd hand there are still very few i8's on the road, I think the realisation of the impracticalities of the daily use of this car is beginning to become common knowledge.

Yeah I agree, it is a lot of cars in a couple of years. We are a 3/4 car family at any one time. We had the i8, i3 X6 and a renault twizy all at one point. This is also my 2nd lexus. I had the Lexus RC300h F Sport prior to the LC500h. My hubby has a Lexus also at the moment- IS300h F Sport which he loves, and the BMW 330e prior to that . In addition to that we also have a Smart Fortwo EQ and a Smart Fortwo Brabus Roadster. As you can see, we love our cars and change them often - too often probably - as we take a financial hit every time we do so... In all the cars we have had over the years, we have never had one where the high beam assist actually works flawlessly, so it's a feature that we just don't use, and the reversing cameras all being a bit hit and miss too . Of the BMW's we've had the i8 & i3 were the only cars with a reversing camera fitted as standard. Do you have a replacement car in mind??

Been down the BMW route with an i8, M3, i3, X6 and 330e over the past couple of years. Good engines in the BMW's but the interiors are poor and all the same no matter what model you buy. Also had a Mercedes a wee while back and found the build quality and interiors much better than the BMW's.

No it's not acceptable but as rayaans posted earlier "buying any car in the first year of production will lead to some issues and I don't doubt they've already sorted these issues on upcoming 2018MY cars". The Lexus LC500 is the best looking car on the road by far at the moment and until I can get my hand on a Tesla Roadster I will be sticking with it warts and all.

My hubby is an electronics engineer and he say's it just down to bad design and was bound to fail at some point. That was only my third refuelling since purchasing in September. I had a similar issue on the second refuel but didn't mention it to my hubby as i thought it was operator error... 😋I thought i hadn't pressed the refuelling button properly. When I pressed it again, it worked thankfully on that occassion. We will be contacting Lexus Glasgow to let them know and see what they suggest.

I had this problem on my LC500h this afternoon. Pulled into a busy petrol station , pressed the release button in the car, heard what sounded like the solenoid operating properly, and it was but the flap didn't open. Tried loads of times, eventually having to give up and drive away without filling up, much to everyone's annoyance.. . Pulled in along the road from the garage and luckily enough my hubby was in the car who could press and hold the release button while I prised the flap open from the top right hand corner with my fingers. I then had to drive back to garage to fill up with the fuel flap open. Needless to say I was well embarrassed. Hubby say's it looks like the flap isn't springy enough to pop open when the solenoid releases and wonders whether the spring hinge mechanism is adjustable to give it more springiness - he has just checked and it is not adjustable. He attached a piece of polyurethane foam with double sided 3M tape to the inside of the rectangular recess next to the solenoid. This helps to push the flap open when the solenoid release the catch. When closed the flap is flush again with the car. It works a treat. A 10 pence fix for an 80k car.

Software update carried out on 22nd October and glad to say have had no issues since then.

Had mine done on 22 Oct and it was in for 4 hours at Lexus Glasgow. Was told it was an ECU error code that had to be deleted from the system. Software updates and full health check also carried out at the same time.

Yeah me too. I had it on my BMW i8 and it was invaluable. Hope Lexus or someone else comes up with some sort of an add on solution sometime soon.

Does anyone know if it is possible to have a 360 degree panoramic camera kit retro fitted to the LC500?

If you select "pause guidance" from the menu, the sat nav woman stops talking, however if you switch the car off and back on, she starts giving the same directions again. It seems that the only way to stop this is to delete the destination entirely. We bought the car from Lexus Newcastle and they are aware that this is an issue as it was them that told us, but also offered no solution.

Thanks for the info. I will give that a try if it happens again.

Hi, New Lexux LC 500h owner of a 2017 model. Love it, but when someone calls me I sometimes can't hang up the call on the head unit, either on the steering wheel or elsewhere. It simply hangs and says its on a call when it's not. Have to stop the car, turn everything off and restart. Not handy on a busy motorway!!! Any idea what's wrong and if there's a fix for this. How do you reset the head unit when driving, if possible?? Cheers

Hi All, New LC 500h owner, just taken delivery last week of a 2017 model. Was told by the garage that the sat nav doesn't forget the destination and when you arrive at your chosen destination it won't turn off, and the only way to stop the woman from speaking is to delete the destination. That's exactly what the nav did the first time I tried it. Nuisance. Is there a fix for this, and can it be downloaded as a firmware update that I can do myself? Any help appreciated