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Would need a lot of hand gestures have since found out spark plugs are called “boogies” which literally translated means candles!!

Many thanks Herbs and F.A

Lexus Leeds have just offered me a 2 for 1 deal ie two years cover for one years fee. The price they are quoting is £1095 which I thought was the normal price anyway? They also informed me that my present extended warranty runs out at the end of this month but I am sure Lexus UK announced that they were extending the extended warranty for another 3 months because of Covid?

I am about to book a service at my local Lexus dealer in France .It will be interesting to see how they compare. Thanks for the heads up re the spark plugs John as my car has only done 32K miles and is due for a full service so I have asked them not to bother replacing them. Whether that will happen or not will depend on whether they choose to ignore my poor French! I have been trying to persuade them to extend my Lexus extended warranty which runs out in a couple of months in England and is probably not valid in Europe anyway. Unfortunately in France (according to this garage) the extended warranty has to be t applied for before the manufacturers warranty expires ie 3 years so not as generous as in the UK. I have asked them to honour my extended warranty in principle and renew it with a European one. The car will only be 4 years old in January so it is low risk high profit for them. But as the French (in my experience) do not seem interested in making a profit I won't hold my breath

Barry14uk started a very interesting thread on auxiliary 12v batteries on the RX300 etc forum check it out

West Wittering! Maybe Keith Richard’s pad is vacant?

Doesn’t he just

Cheers Mark that sounds logical. On further investigation I have found the switch. I tend to panic when I see things lit up but not being very observant it has probably been lit up all the time!

I have noticed that when I turn the ignition on the “Passenger Air Bag “ symbol illuminates and then after a couple of seconds goes off only to come back immediately with just the air bag “on” symbol illuminated and not the airbag “off”. Is this standard and it is just telling me the passenger airbag system is on and working? Or should it not be illuminated at all?

Scroll down this forum to “leaving IS Forum” members views on GS. A larger car with the same engine but to my mind feels far more refined, especially if you can pick up a Premier model

To address Donray’s original question I would always go for the highest spec especially on a secondhand car. My premier GS was only about £1500 to £2000 more expensive than far lower specs on the market after two years whereas the difference when new was several thousand

So true especially the pulling out in front of you

I was all set to buy an IS then was given a test drive in a GS even though I wanted a car where the back seats came down the GS was just so much nicer to sit in let alone drive. I did three more back to back tests at three different garages to try and convince myself the IS was more practical and failed. Love the HUD especially as I now live in France

Agree with Phil car has to be clean as any dirt on the car can act as an abrasive if rubbed when putting on the cover, especially with Lexus soft paint. I use one on my TT convertible over the winter and make sure the car is perfectly clean before hand. but would not recommend one for daily use

Have imported my car to France where I now live.is there anybody out there living in France as I have noticed various members on these forums not living in the UK. I would like to know about European extended warranty etc.

Called in at Twickenham as I had a problem resetting units, sales rep had a go to no avail and he got their technician to look at it who sorted it. All very helpful and pleasant with no charge!

None it does not even mention cameras!

My Nav does not flag up speed cameras. I cannot hear any beeps nor does the camera symbol appear on the screen. It is a premium navigation and I did not think the camera warning signs could be disabled. Any ideas how to enable them again.

I phoned Lexus customer support 03450400451 who sent my a hard copy of both manuals free of charge! Although this was for a 2017 model.

Absolutely, on my previous cars I have virtually used the same procedure as yourself, jet spray, foam, a PH neutral shampoo then clay. From there if I am doing any paint correction, I use menzerna heavy cut compound with an orange pad , followed by their super finish 3/500 (light green pad)and then chemical guys jet seal all over topped off with a couple of coats of carnauba paste wax ( black pad). I will do the same for the Lexus except I may not use the heavy cut or if I do use a softer pad.

Many thanks Steve very reassuring, I was a little put off by the manual saying do not use any abrasive polish. I also phoned a professional detailer who virtually said treat it as any other car just be careful not to use too abrasive compounds as the paint tends to get “sticky”!

Interesting. So I can use a clay bar on self healing paint and go through the whole process like I would on a car with normal paint? Would love to know what your 6 monthly detailing routine is.

Looking to start detailing my car. I assume it has Lexus self healing paint and the amount of conflicting information out there as to what to use or not to use is confusing to say the least. Has anybody detailed a Lexus with self correcting paint using an orbital polisher, if so, did they use a clay bar to start with

With the roadside assistance included in the extended warranty you only need to get the bare minimum insurance . I was surprised when I was looking for insurance ( fully compl) the drop in premium when I said I did not want any road side assistance,, car hire or European cover which, of course is all included in the ext.war..

Agree with John I would not touch the infinity. I was looking into buying one before I bought the Lexus. The reviews were not good and when they said they were pulling out of Europe I stopped looking.