Sundance

Sweet

Grasshopper.

You're right ... £4.99 on ebay! 😄

Boom.

Good shout but no probs there Paul, 2x fobs and all the handbooks/manuals etc that I guess came with it as new ... but I've yet to investigate everything 😉

Concerned

6x green passes (no advisories) including 2014 but failed in Feb 2020 because some chump must have put the wrong wheel back on the wrong axle as "front tyre of different sizes are fitted on the same axle". 😂 There are now new advisories about tyres (eg. worn close to legal limit, slightly cracking etc) so I'm guessing that they may have been on the car for a while which means a little investment for me before next MoT due in Feb. Service history is good and my gut feeling, as well as that of my motor trade chum who bought it for me at auction, is that it is very honest. In fact he was surprised that it looked so good when it eventually got delivered a few days ago. All the books, very tidy bodywork with no dinks or scratches ... and his driver who collected it from Nottingham said it drove all the way like a bird. 👍

No need to apologise Chan, it's not your fault you don't like 'em, each to his own. 😀 I must say that I'm not overly bothered about the alloys as long as they're sound. I don't mind the look, it's how the car performs that I'm more interested in. Can't wait to sell the jag and get my teeth properly into my new purchase. 😋

Thanks Chan, another unusual add-on is that it has a tow bar fitted ... now I've read that Lexus do not recommend that this model tows anything! 🤭 I'll try my luck with the only photo I've got so far but being new to the site I'm not sure if it will work ... ... ah, it did work ... good! PS : don't worry about the photoshop plate, that's purely for my son's benefit! 😄

Some further quiz questions have arisen ... my new purchase has a rear spoiler, blackish alloys (presumably refurbished at some stage) and chrome 'V6' badges just below the bodywork side indicator repeaters. ❓ Now I assume that the spoiler and the dark alloys may have been optional extras from new but the 'V6' badges are puzzling me 'cos I've scoured various online ad sites and I've yet to find anything similar on this model. A novelty trinket or fantasy add-on maybe? 🤔 If anyone could shed some light I'd be very happy. 🙂

Cheers Paul ... duly noted. 👍

What?!! 😳 Where on earth did you get that idea from? Nah, I'm south of the river me ... I'm an Eagle! 🦅

Cheers Chan but I thought (via my limited research admittedly) that the s/s exhaust was a standard fit so it should technically last forever. But then I suppose nothing is forever. 😐 Either way I can't imagine it being a problem on a car that's not reached 30k yet and clearly seems to have been stabled most of it's life. But I'll check anyway. 👍 As for the calipers I notice that they're painted 'Lexus blue'. Now I'm hoping that this means the previous owner had an eye for detail which might also reflect in the way he/she maintained the car. 🤞 Many thanks for all the input ... much appreciated. 😉

Thanks for the welcome Guru John. As for my Indy, I once made the mistake of recommending him and before I knew it I had to book him well in advance as word got round so quick as to his goodness. So please forgive me if I keep his name and location very much to myself ... 😄

Time for me to change my X-type diesel for a reliable petrol with performance and comfort. A chum in the motor trade has found me a blinding deal for an (06) SE-L with less than 30k on the clock. Drove it for the first time yesterday and was very, VERY impressed. I shall get it pro-valeted and look forward to selling the Jag (sad really, but it has to go!) then I can start to play with and enjoy all the toys on my new conveyance. I shall of course have my reliable Indy give it a thorough going over and service ... so, what should I (and he?) be looking out for oh Forum wise ones? Any tips?