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Phil xxkr

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  1. Yes but what about the "long weight, striped paint, sky hooks, 😂
  2. Agreed Ed, but now it's back. Pretty usual tactic, sow some seeds, give them time to germinate, then it doesn't come as any great shock. 🤔
  3. Correct! What about acid rain, or in 1970 Life reported"by 1985 pollution will be that bad only half of sunlight will be reaching the earth, or, "Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies we make,” Paul Ehrlich confidently declared in the April 1970 issue of Mademoiselle. “The death rate will increase until at least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.”☠️😂
  4. Four pounds 15 shillings and thruppence 😎. And after stoppages, two pounds for my board!
  5. Exactly so John, World events are already shaping a new narrative. 🙁
  6. May I gently ask you when you write "simply trained" perhaps it could be couched in more precise language thereby avoiding any unintentional doubt. Your comments about independents and your friend are interesting, so as I understand it your friend was trained over considerable time no doubt and cost yet none to himself! He then leaves to set up on his own, well done 👍, that takes courage, I know. But is it no wonder his day rates are cheaper? I hear similar things in relation to NHS doctors, having spent £250k training them should they be allowed to leave, no doubt you have also ?
  7. Headline from today's paper. Apparently CO2 is no longer the issue it's NO2 now. Another pressure point from the EV lobby no doubt. We should start a sweepstake on what's next 🙁
  8. Vlad, I have just read the Oxford English dictionary has added an additional definition to the word bravery - "to be born Ukrainian" 👏👏👏
  9. Rotten luck Colin, if it's a run flat and non repairable then ask around, lexus might take pity on you otherwise, Costco, Oponeo etc offer a good service/price
  10. They are a franchise, like many other forms of business, which repeatedly show it to be the most successful formula for running a business. And I am sure that if you looked at the training budget for the Lexus network or McDonalds for that matter you would hardly call it "simple training" 🤔
  11. So disappointing if you felt my comment was personally directed Bernie, I can assure you it wasn't, you will notice I specifically used the first person plural pronoun to avoid such misunderstanding. And personally, as yet, I have never found the need to resort to such base tactics. I do agree that dealerships will have failings from time to time and I am sure that if you have ever done anything making mistakes is an essential part of the learning process. And yes, I would prefer that they were not on my time, but that's life 😊.
  12. Would we rather it was a portakabin and by doing so reduce our individual bill by 4/6d? 🤔. Why desire a vehicle that some may say represents the current pinnacle of affordable engineering excellence then expect it's support ecosystem to be that of a Lada? The pursuit of excellence is more than a physical manifestation it's a mindset, but unfortunately too many people are suffering from delusions of mediocrity. 😎
  13. If you feel so strongly about it Terry pursue it, don't just take the first fob off. Escalate your concerns to lexus UK if necessary, then lexus EMEA, then Japan. I guarantee that someone along the chain will provide the rationale you are seeking . 😎
  14. Thanks Kieran much appreciated 👍
  15. Try Lexus Derby, highly impressive customer service 😎
  16. Perhaps if VFR looked at my earlier post it may help 😎
  17. It's a quality moan Terry but what did your dealership say when you asked them?
  18. So disappointing that people over here keep being fed a completely distorted view of what actually was said. Look it up, see for yourself and stop being played like an old fiddle 🙄.
  19. You and the rest of the civilised world Bernard 😕
  20. Slightly adjacent to the main theme, yesterday my RX MOT was due, and passed, no advisories so good news there then. On the accompanying walk-around video of my car the Lexus Derby technician identified leakage on the a/c condenser. Without warranty a replacement would have set me back £700+. Today, Lexus Derby, emailed to say when would you like to bring it in? So there's two views here, firstly, £700 sounds pretty scandalous, what's the world coming too? Or secondly, what fantastic reassurance you get from knowing you have a Lexus warranty that shields you from such of life's vicissitudes. I for one choose the latter. 😎
  21. "all have an enthusiastic following by people who can be identified as ‘enthusiasts.’ They’re not quick." Very insightful comment 🤣🤣🤣
  22. Very interesting vid John. At least his voice is almost bearable compared to Kilmer & Fix 🤯. Without the fantastic lexus warranty you just wouldn't consider it.
  23. Thanks Don, don't quite grasp your first sentence, how else can a car be stood? And I can't quite reconcile "they last a very long time" with "I've changed dozens". 🤔. I generally understand the chemistry of material corrosion and it made me ask myself the question; knowing these components are liable to fail, presumably across all brands, and being a crucial part of the cars geometry why no alternative? Answers on a postcard please to, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 😎
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