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Update: When we bought the car we had a card from BP with benefits and always filled up there. Computer in car told that we use 6.5 – 6.7 L/100km with that. Engine now and then started sounding a bit rough (a few times only, really). Read somewhere, maybe here on the forum that Shell put more additives in their petrol and why not find out if there is something about that. First thing: Petrol from Shell stink a lot more like gasoline. Now after having used Shell 4 fillings computer tell consume as 6.1 – 6-2. Engine no longer sound rough, but that could be coincidence. About the computer in the car: It sure is telling something not correct. When filling and seeing how much gasoline we put on and calculate consumption, the real number is 5 – 7% higher. Do not think that both BP and Shell are filling in less than the counter shows.

We all have the right to have an opinion. We all also have the right to be kind and understanding. If a car is bought and on its way then!

Too little and too late. It is now possible to buy infotainment systems to replace the ones in our cars that on paper at least are much better than what Lexus so far have made, with free update of navigation and possible DAB+. Even if the new system is as good I am pretty sure that Lexus will make both the system and the updates expensive. Lexus make good cars and Mark Levinson good audio. Software 🥵 😤 👎

I believe this to be correct. Here I see a lot of 220D driving around and the license plates tell they are all more than 10 years old. I have not seen one of them pushing out black exhaust even uphill (where we live it is either up or down more than 50% of the time), most of the diesels look well maintained and when looking at used cars I have so far not seen one Lexus diesel. A lot of RX, NX and of course an abundance of IS, SE and CT.

We do not need nuclear to get us to the tipping point: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-tipping-points-amazon-rainforest-antarctic-ice-gulf-stream/

This is a good thing that something is done to make electricity instead of storing electricity that needs large batteries which are damaging to the world to produce, which are self-discharging, in where a lot of energy is wasted. Jaguar made great things before and there is no reason to think it should be impossible to do so again. Batteries are heavy and in our very nice hybrids the batteries are too small to actually do any good. The extra weight cost extra fuel and the promised mileage from the factories making the cars is unrealistic and nothing but empty air. We are happy with our car but it is less fuel effective than the old VW 2.0tdi. I am sure that combustion engines will be made that pollute so little that batteries like in our hybrids are just waste of weight to carry around. And if/when fuel cell engines and fuel cell stations become the new norm that will be a lot better than carrying heavy batteries. Until then, we are happy with what we have.

Changed mine last week and on the box to the wiper blade there was instruction. Do not know if LS , IS , CT are the same, but suppose so. On CT it is the old fashioned and used on most cars U type. https://www.ezwipers.com/wipers/Lexus/LS460/2008/change

Hi Nikag, As ColinBarber said a functioning aftermarket navigation system would be an upgrade compared to the OEM Lexus nav. system. It really is not that good. Do not let negative comments put you out. Left hand- or right hand- drive is all allowed in this forum and you will find help from friendly people here. Like ColinBarber. He knows a lot about Lexus. Most of the components are the same just some are placed in the opposite side as some believe that right is right and left is wrong, which is of course completely non-sense. The Lexus CT200h is a great car and like everything else in this world it is not perfect so if you can find aftermarket navigation system that function it should be possible to install this in your car and Android navigation is an upgrade compared to the one from Lexus. Enjoy your car.

This is the one that has been pushed in? If so it is likely this has been damaged: I would ask Lexus to fix it as I have nowhere to take the car apart enough to get to the parts and if new is needed they will be best to get it. I hate the size of their bills, but that is what I would do. Lexus probably has an uncommon type of sensors as with many other things. I know of 3 different sensor types so which one Lexus is using is hard to know; probably none of the ones I have seen. And the thing probably needs a special colour. This is a Toyota retainer: a Toyota sensor: Searching eBay I found this for a Lexus (no mentioning of which Lexus model): You see why I would ask Lexus to do it for me?

Hi David, Do not know the Lexus ones, but have been selling rear sensors that were put in from the outside into some other plastic part and if they were pressed in too far (only possible with intent to damage them) new were needed

Or this: https://www.ebay.de/itm/164564252530 or https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164327861328?ul_noapp=true

Is your Lexus your daily driver & do you have other cars? Yes & no!

First use a little acetone where the parts are to stick and then superglue will do just what it is supposed to. Did so far work with the plastic I used it on. I did mention: a little acetone? A little too much will damage the plastic.

Yes. Sounds scaring. I thought Lexus generally were so well made from factory that all little defects would be sorted out while factory warranty was still on them. But look at the forums. The CT seems mostly to have the problem that the cat is stolen, so for us that does not make me worry.

That is a way to look at it. With the quality of the built of the cars most of us would probably save minus quite a lot. Unless of course if the money paid can be spend on needed services.

and if they use Google translator it would explain something.

I believe they started out with a nice clean easy to understand manual for their first car (Toyota) and then when more features were added they added pages on and instead of explaining in a simple easy to understand language - they added and added - and mentioned the same item so many places in the manual that in the end it ended up with what we have now. I am pretty sure that many of the functions of your car are mentioned several places in the manual and not in any logical place. The CT manual is a mess. Ideally they would have somebody who knows to tell how things function instead of just writing more and more. Those who know – they do. Those who do not know – they write manuals.

A teacher once told me that the more laws and exemptions from these a country has, the less worth it is to live there. The Faroe Islands and Iceland were mentioned as good countries. But that's a long time ago.

Few. Read a manual? If a big manual is needed the product is not made perfect. A short guide should be enough for most (I hope). Sorry John.

Most of you are in UK. Have Halfords nearby maybe. DAB+ is supposedly easy and cheap to get. https://getdigitalradio.com/ways-to-listen/dab-in-your-car/

If you are Merlin the magicial or wizard you do not need magic cream. People like most of us need a pro painter to fix a scratch down to metal.

We have the Mark Levinson in our CT200h and it is absolutely great.

Sweet car. Learner: Not in keeping the car looking great. One thing you do not need to tune up is the sound system. It is not a disco, but the best sounding factory installed music box. Enjoy.

Nice car. Enjoy the silence. We came from a Golf 2.0tdi to the CT. Enjoy the silence.

You are welcome. Have heard Bose system in a car costing 2 times the CT and that was not better at all.