H3XME
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Welcome! Why is it a pain in your a$$? It's almost like everyone outside of the UK is having issues with them for some reason😅
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It's crazy. You've had nothing but issues. I wonder if the previous owner had something to do with your issues. You must be the unluckiest IS250 owner ever -
Drivers given final warning as speed limiters fitted to cars
H3XME replied to fourbanks's topic in Lexus General Discussions
Loads of bol*ocks. If you're oblivious to the speed limits, you shouldn't be on the road. If you speed, you still can. This is literally just another one of those systems for bad drivers. It's enabling much lower concentration etc. Why not invest in better / stricter driving tests? Oh yeah, of course. This would cost the gov. money. If they just adopt another one of these dumb "laws" from the EU, it won't cost them anything. Literally 0 fu*ks given by the people who run this country. It's a joke. Dictatorship disguised as democracy.. -
Hi, not sure if you still need it, but most garages that import those cars should be able to do it. At the very least, put a converter chip in to convert kph to mph and remove the limiter. Unfortunately, not many offer odometer correction. Garages like Torque GT, J-PN.UK do the full service.
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@DnG you bought a car yet?
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H Hi Jane, unfortunately the last update was in ~2018 maybe? It's going to cost you a couple of hundred quid, but it's utter rubbish to say it plainly. You're far better off investing £15 into a decent Phone holder and using Google Maps (that are always up to date) instead.
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Consumers are the problem. They often judge a car based on age rather than condition.
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If it smokes white, (more than condensation) it's most likely going to be your head gasket as it burns coolant. Common problem on this diesel.
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This is 250 but 350 are very similar in terms of fuel. IF you're careful. 39-40 on the run is doable. And the city is also similar. Low 20s
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toyota/lexus service
H3XME replied to gji25's topic in Lexus IS 250 / Lexus IS 250C Club / Lexus IS 220D & IS 200D Club
Probably don't have oil filters for that car either etc. And some corporate wrench monkey wasn't "trained" how to work on it.. it's all bs -
toyota/lexus service
H3XME replied to gji25's topic in Lexus IS 250 / Lexus IS 250C Club / Lexus IS 220D & IS 200D Club
Unless it's Lexus & Toyota dealership like my local one (two separate showrooms side by side, but share the parts counter & workshops too when needed). You're unlikely to get your IS250 serviced at Toyota. Toyota UK never had any cars with this engine etc. IS300h for example is essentially a smaller Camry and RAV4 uses the same engine too, blahblah. Bottom line, they have parts and they're cross-compatible. IS250 was solely a Lexus car built on a Toyota Mark X platform but that's Japanese model only, so again, Toyota UK is highly unlikely to service this particular car because they probably wouldn't have parts. -
Yes, I was having a conversation with a guy in America who went for the Fidanza SMF and it's not very good. There's a lot chatter and it just doesn't work very well on this car. When I had my first clutch changed at 140k miles, the flywheel was still fine to re-use. Garages tend to squeeze you for it and say you need a flywheel when you don't.
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100% Agree. Toyota have it sussed out. Just look at this. Can't argue with it.
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Arguably Tesla alone have a better charging network than everyone else combined. And the problem is also the fact that not all chargers are compatible with all EVs. Sure you can get to most places in both EV & ICE/Hybrids, but the stopping every 250 miles is going to set you back some time if you're travelling far enough. Either way, EVs should stay as alternatives to city folks, but it should never ever be a hard replacement for normal engines.
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It's absolutely ridiculous it's got to this point. I mean it's absolutely GOOD that they will lend you a regular car for long journeys, but it just shows how far we are technologically from being able to use EV's the same way we use ICE/Hybrid cars in a feasible manner.. 100% agree it just makes you want to buy a hybrid in the first place.
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Yeah, the airbag won't work as there is no weight in the seat.
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Unplug the weight sensor under your seat. Sorted.
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It's just two items not being fully compatible by design unfortunately. You might be able to get away with buying a MagSafe iPhone case. You can charge through it, and that should level out the back of the phone, so you won't have that raised step around the camera.
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Hi Nathe, I think the problem there is the iPhone itself. My mrs has a FK Civic with a wireless charging pad, but like you say, it sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. However I found that to be because of the raised bit where the camera lenses are on the iPhone. It doesn't lie down flush, so any movement / bump in the road it disconnects due to the contact patch between the phone and the charging pad. I have a 15 Pro Max btw.
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Happened to me before. If you're lucky and have good drill bits, you can attempt to drill it out. Worked for me on the rear one. I also broke 3 drill bits doing a front one on a different car before giving up and buying a replacement carrier bracket. It's 50/50 really.
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It's not common, but it's becoming common. It's almost 20 years old.
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Nice, ZR10s. A man of culture
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I paid around £600 for the bumper, painted and fitted it myself. Installation process is the same on all years.
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Let's see what we have here. Would be nice to build a thread of modified 2IS's in the UK for new owners to see and maybe learn from what we done to them. Here's a few pics of 3 of mine of the last few years.
