Juicedrinker

Hello @Etyw, Yes he put it in his MOT testing bay and made adjustments under the bonnet checking with his wall gauges that the beam was legal / would not be an issue for oncoming vehicles. As I was there he had me sit in the car (99% of time on my own) and also put some weight in the boot just to make sure no issue.

No not lowered at all the car is as from the factory

It turned out that they settings were lower than they needed to be for the dipped beam, my friend adjusted them at his MOT testing station and they throw much further ahead than before. I now don't have to engage main beam every chance that I get to be safe in the dark.

The mileage I would not worry too much about BUT I have to say that a Volvo that I had in the past (2003) was in my opinion built to last so not a direct comparison in terms of durability. Lexus interior trim in the Lexus's I've owned was not as long lasting (developing squeaks and rattles) compared to my very high mileage Volvo which was solid inside. Mechanically wise the Lexus was superior to the Volvo though. Have you test driven it yet? If not you MUST try out over a good run and see if you can cope with the ECVT transmission in all manner of situations, for me personally whilst it totally reliable it is horrible and will be the main reason that my current Lexus will be my last. The Honda Civic ECVT is far far superior if you actually like to have the opportunity to drive your car rather than have them just take you places in a bland, uninvolving way.

Fair enough however due to my profession and tyres being a big part of it I am always very careful

@mickdupleD, @Linas.P'hybrids still have normal engine, with normal alternator, so if engine is running, then 12V battery is charging', Hello Linus, I think you need to leave the vehicle in ready status for a good period of time (eg an hour) to get a boost into the 12v battery because Hybrids do not have a normal alternator but a DC to DC converter. I may be wrong but think that this is the way to guarantee 12v battery stays fresh / full (correct me if I am wrong). Of course the other issue is you really need to get all cars lubricants up to working temperature / fully circulating every few weeks and move it back and forth to save flat spots on the tyres and brake disk corrosion. Is it left in Park with foot brake not engaged but blocks under wheels? I would NEVER leave footbrake / handbrake on a stationery vehicle for periods of time as will seize at some point. I used to run my MX5 every 1-2 weeks for a few miles throughout winter to keep transmission oil, lubricants / everything moving / mobile and engine, pipes etc operational.

You are absolutely spot on with this comment, I'm sick of seeing every valeter calling themselves a detailers when they are most definately NOT detailers. Its an insult to the professional details and concourse trained people when everyone and their dog sets up businesses and charges for work that is often detrimental in the long (and often) short term to the vehicle.

Thats a good shout, I was despondent with a couple of marks on my seats (caused by previous owner) and after MANY months in desperation cleaned seats, utilised some leather glue and a fine marker pen. Then nourished the leather and my work colleagues thought that I had the seat professionally repaired as now cant see where the marks were.

I've established through conversation on the RC Facebook members group that a few people have had issues with the seats on their RC's regarding splits and unacceptable wear. One was very fortunate in that his Lexus dealer accepted there was an issue on his 2 year old car and eventually replaced the whole seat under warranty! However others have got nowhere with Lexus at all and two of them said they will never buy a Lexus again. Interestingly all of these issues appear be on the post facelift models, surely the seats were identical on the pre facelift though? HOWEVER I am starting to wonder if it is anything to do with a change of supplier for the leather or whatever material it is that they use. You never know where any of the parts truly originate from in vehicles. 4 years ago we (I work in a Motorsport company) were approached by one of our bigger Japanese race car builders customers to get manufactured a specific fuel line and we had to locate a suitable UK manufacturer to do this. We then sold them 10 of these lines (@ over 5k each due to extremely low volume and bespoke design). We eventually (after a year) found out that the part was ending up at Toyota for testing in a new Lexus car that they were working on. We had to then quote for 500 of them but were told the end price and speed of production was not ok so they were locating alternative manufacturers in Eastern Europe. In the past year we have supplied many many thousands of a simple rubber mount to a company in the USA that approached us to get manufactured in the UK. We eventually established (because a handful in each batch failed quality control in the USA and we got a *ollocking so had to in turn very strongly berate the manufacturer as were going to be heavily penalised) that the company we were selling them to were supplying Tesla with some components. The small company manufacturing them did not want to be put in a position where we could be financially hit because we in turn would sue them so they stopped supply.

Thanks for the recommendation of Gummi Pflege I will look into that. Sorry to learn that the soft rubber has split on yours also although good to hear its not got any worse.

Hi yes I clean all leather first then hydrate it and leave to dry in garage before sitting in it. The thing is the worst seat is the passenger seat and that is only used twice per month as we use my partners car when out together most of the time as she doesn't like the RC

I have used Autoglym for over 15 years and the leather on my last two Lexus which were high mileage during my ownership (one I clocked up 55,000 in 4 years taking it to 125,000) and no leather damage anywhere. Either the owner before me has initiated deterioation or I am sure the quality of parts used has been reduced. I guess all manufacturers work on most people buying on PCP from new and returning car at 3-4 years so they will never see the standards have dropped. It will only be seen by older used car buyers.

I only use good brands on all of my cars eg Autoglym or better. The conditioner I have been using has in fact improved the seats to what they were like but given what Linas and you have said said maybe the previous owner used ******* products. I am meticulously careful with my cars as have issues like OCD and even refuse to take any passenger apart from my partner or my mum. No one is allowed in the back which is a good thing for them as wouldn't be a nice place to be cramped in there. The rubbers on door are shocking quality, Ive had a few coupes (2 for business) and the business cars were 80,000+ when returned and never had this sort of thing occur

I am becoming thoroughly dismayed at the apparent quality drop in materials used on my Lexus RC300H 2019 (only 26,000 miles). I've owned 2 Lexus cars before one I kept until 105,000 IS200 and the other 125,000 IS250. Both had superb quality leather and plastic / rubber trim on them and them with no splits apart from the IS250 having perished rubber occurring close to front windscreen, it started after 110,000 miles so was forgivable. However I have now owned my 5 year old RC300H (25,000 miles) for just over a year having bought it at 17,000 miles at 4 years old. The seats I have had to repair due to cracking even though I regularly condition them, I have notice some of the plastics fading even though I also treat those. Then last weekend I noticed two splits at the same point on each side as in photos below. I think this is really poor for any car of 5 years old with low mileage let alone a Lexus. I have owned MANY cars and had many business cars all of various brands and also and have in a lot of cases done well in excess of 80,000 miles, my last private Mazda MX5 was at 125,000 when i sold it. None of them (apart from the S2000 drivers seat side bolster) have had seat leather issues and all their rubbers and plastics have remained intact. Has anyone else noticed this specific rubber split on their RC's by chance?

Hello, yes you are correct the Goodridge Vector 4 Seasons were 255 instead of 265 as that is the largest they offer and following using our system at work (I work in motorsport) it produces an MPH of +10%. Knowing how particular some main dealers are I didn't want them making a song and dance about the tyres being 255 instead of 265. Regarding the Bridgestone 'stiffness' I had thought of the fact they were sitting but I store them at work in a temperature controlled building and they are not stacked and turned every week. I've done 1,500 miles since they were put back on and all ok but then again I may of just got used to the feeling. In October I will see how the Goodyear feel when they go back on. Oh the reason I took the Goodyear's off is I assumed we were going to have a really hot summer like last year and they are noticeably 'soft' in those conditions especially around all the country roads that I have to drive every day, I have them on my partners car but she only drives short / local journeys and motorways etc are in my car. Oh and I TOTALLY agree regarding your comment about the 300H not being a performance car, with the ECVT transmission and its huge hybrid weight its the complete opposite / boring.