Brian R

Indeed, there is some negativity and I think largely because of the car's transmission being something of a mishmash of expectations. A "conventional" 4 speed automatic paired to a cvt with the latter having artificial "gear changes" to simulate an overall 10 speed auto box. Yes it does lose the plot occasionally and when you've driven it a while you know when to expect, shall we say, odd behaviour, but for day to day use it performs perfectly adequately. Again I have seen some moan about the 0 to 60 time as if the V8 is twice as fast, when in reality the official figures suggest 4.7 for h and 4.5 for the V8! Don't get me wrong, I would love a V8 (and its phenomenal soundtrack) but preferably with the h's mpg. I'm also sure the extra power may come in useful, but I already find myself pushing the boundary more than I should and I think the V8 would seduce me to misbehave more than is good for my licence! FYI, the following is also a positive review of the "h" and by "Savage Geese". Given his credentials, someone who is probably more qualified to assess than many other reviewers. SG Review BTW, thanks for your submission, most interesting.

Remember when I said a week or so that it would fall to £1.50...........

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Curiously, mine has been serviced by Lexus 4 times since birth and I can't find any mention of fluid change(s) on any service record. In fairness, the service info is a little lacking/vague in all regards. However, I have checked the water content with a "tester" and all is good, and the fluid colour looks fresh. For comparison, I also checked one other car and that showed a little over 1% water content. I suspect/hope Lexus just include the fluid change as per any mandated service requirement but from experience to be charged £45 or indeed (albeit only just) £69 sounds like good value and especially when I compare it to what my BMW used to cost. Who'd have thought it, Lexus trumping BMW!

As I understand it, with no hybrid battery charge, you cannot start the LC500h engine given it is the electric motor(s) that turn it and not a conventional 12 volt starter motor as would be the case on say a LC500. Thankfully, I have never been put to the test to see how it plays out in reality. It seems the best solution is to keep both batteries charged using a combination of driving or given the 12 volt will likely discharge first, perhaps a trickle charger. The trickle charger is the approach I use if the car isn't going to move for a week or two. I've yet to get anywhere near the hybrid battery going flat, so for me an unknown scenario.

A trickle charger is only going to charge the 12 volt battery which in reality may well be the first battery to discharge over time. The traction or hybrid battery is a totally separate entity and cannot not benefit from a 12 volt trickle charger. The hybrid battery is charged from the engine and braking. Attached is a pdf file detailing the traction (hybrid) charging regime. hybrid charge from user manual.pdf

I forecasted £1.60 weeks ago but in light of the continuing fall in oil prices which are now lower than when Russia invaded Ukraine, I'll confidently revise that to £1.50.

Just been out and checked both pouches and indeed the one that I had already identified as duff, still is! The second however is still performing its function. Given we now have another car with keyless entry, I think I'll do what I half considered first time around and buy a shielded tin/box. Now on the lookout for something that can hold and provide ready access to all four sets of keys.

I've got to say my experience of these pouches has not been good. I was aware of reports saying they failed in service and unless you were checking their performance you would never know. When I checked mine and after 6 months of careful use, one had failed. This thread is a timely reminder for me to check the other one. Having said all that I religiously turn off my key fob by pressing and holding the lock button while pressing the unlock button twice. The pouches I bought on June 21 were these: POUCHES

I had similar on one occasion when I let the battery go flat and the solution was to reset the seat. The process is remarkably easy, and I do wonder whether this will also solve your problem. This video shows how it is done and hopefully it will work for you.

Apologies if I missed something along the way but if the video is attempting to show a 2-second delay in the extinguishment of the oil light then in a word it doesn't! The oil light (top left) goes off more or less instantly on the start of the engine! Did I misinterpret something? Ah, just replayed, and I now assume you are referring to the lower light which curiously looks like a second oil light.

Cheers Ben, much appreciated. Hope the installation completes without too much head scratching.

Many thanks for that photo Ben. I'm not intending to upgrade my sound system, but I can now see there appears to be 2 batteries in the rear. I half suspected there may be, and I am also intrigued to see a relay/fuse box on the nearside. Essentially, I bought a rear view dash cam some while ago and I keep meaning to wire it in. So it would seem I might just be able to find a switched connection in there. I presume the boot covers simply pull up to release?

Good to see and I still maintain an eventual reduction to circa £1.60/l should in theory be on the cards.

That was quite impressive! Not wishing to be picky, but it did seem a shame it didn't balance the wheel at the same time whilst it was mounted to an "axle" which I would imagine could spin. Nonetheless, I'd feel confident if I saw such a machine dealing with my wheels/tyres. As you say, much more sophisticated than the usual fare.

Somewhat topical given I had mine serviced just last week and whilst at the dealer I discussed tyres and I, for one, do worry about wheel damage ever since a certain chain wrecked some alloys on my Alfa. The upshot is that Lexus were/are keen to offer a tyre fitment service and would "price match." Seemed to me there was every possibility to get the tyres you want and at the best market price. Really nothing to lose but everything to gain given I am sure Lexus would apply due care and diligence at the fitting stage.

Your Jaguar dealer was entirely correct, and when I had my XE and XF I was always very aware the dpf could be problematic given the chance. The Jaguar brand was/is better than practically all the LR products, given their engines are in line rather than transverse. In practice, this means the dpf is nearer the engine and therefore can get hot enough to burn off particulate and not ingest diesel on failed regens like the LR's can and do. I also suspect you used a main dealer to resolve the dpf problem, and it does seem they know how to charge! From what I used to see on various forums dealers would often and wrongly so offload their responsibilities to fix/repair onto the customer. I would have thought getting 39 mpg from a car that covers (in the main) such short journeys is really rather good. I will however admit, JLR products whilst beautiful to look at leave a lot to be desired in terms of reliability. Furthermore, I fear much of their troubles stem from sourcing so many parts from far too many global manufacturers, along with what I perceived as poor quality control. From what I can make of it, much of the Lexus parts bin is "in house"/Japanese, giving the brand far more control on quality and manifesting itself in superior reliability. I would however look very carefully into any anticipated mpg and in particular against the typical journeys you make. Perhaps even take a demo car out on your normal journey and physically see what it can and does achieve. As they say, seeing is believing!

I suspect there is much myth and urban legend around what one should or should not notify to the insurer.

I'm never to sure what the truth of the matter is and whether you genuinely do have to notify your insurer. Invariably it seems when you do there is no cost impact, and it is, "duly noted". Curiously, if you change to run flats from (presumably) non rf's, then this is the response from Honest John. Sadly and try as I might I can't find a definitive response from rf's to non rf's! Honest John

Factoring in the current barrel costs and including for the £/$ devaluation over recent times, then by my reckoning fuel could be dropping to circa £1.60/gallon. This is of course subject to the market remaining settled for the foreseeable............ Have to say, prices in my neck of the wood are now heading in the right direction, albeit the usual culprits are lagging.

I watch the oil price quite religiously given it has an impact on some of my finances and if the truth be known on just about all of us either directly or indirectly. The good news is that the barrel cost has been falling quite significantly and is now under $100/barrel with it falling to $95/barrel earlier in the week. This should shortly translate into falling prices at the pumps given the barrel cost is currently down from its peak by some $25/barrel. I really can't say whether this will be a long term or short term aberration but I suspect the latter. See here for a graphic illustration.

There is a tolerance on the thickness of the discs and it appears yours still have plenty of life left in them. If as you say the actual discs thickness is 10 mm then they are nowhere near a failure and from information specific to your year of car, then it would seem the minimum thickness is 8.5 mm. I'm sure all will be well.

Seems the rotor/disc thickness is well within tolerance and according to this link The only observation I would make is that the first pic might be suggesting a lip on the disc but nonetheless they look like they will readily pass an MOT. Out of interest, is your paranoia based on some experience or another?

Lucky devil, I love the Channel Isles and Jersey in particular. Have a great holiday/break or whatever and enjoy Jersey. 👍

Phil, I think you must have exceptional LC spotting abilities, given the car you saw/photographed isn't exactly a frequent visitor to our roads. Seems it has only covered about one thousand miles in the last year! I'll give you a head start and tell you I am out and about in mine tomorrow, albeit very local to Crawley and Redhill. 😁