Brian R

Regretfully I still have run flats on mine and when the time comes I'll fit non rf's and either Goodyear or Coniti's. From past experiences I know that alone will transform the car but if a puncture does occur and the gunk can't seal it, then it's time to call Greenflag. I'd also add there is another tyre which is self sealing and has very good reviews, from memory they are also available in our required sizes:CLICK HERE, something I will seriously consider along with Khumo tyres which I believe are a trade name for some well known tyre manufacture and again have a very good name.

Wow, that looks so good!

It does seem as if these are relatively rare cars to be stolen, but until Lexus send out a message that they and all others in the brand are now proofed against canbus theft, then I fear they are still potential targets. Just as Andy says, it's one thing to have a tracker fitted, but the lo life may well still rip off the bumper and cause significant and expensive damage. Far better that Lexus cars are seen/known to be a waste of time for burglar Bill when and if the mythical security fix(s) actually happen.

I agree Chris and for the time being I will rely on my wife's car as "custodian of the drive" as my first line of defence. Regretfully, and to quote our local police, there are numerous Albanian gangs operating in the area. This was confirmed by my daughter just yesterday when she shared that over fifty door cameras have recorded their activities on the estate she lives on! There have been practically daily thefts of high-end cars and yet plod still hasn't caught one of the crims! Probably best if the estate becomes gated, but yet again we are having to modify our life style to cater for the crims! Curiously, we never used to be plagued by car theft, I wonder what has changed................

Forgot to add, a second car is currently insured with Darwin and I suspect that too will double in price and so that will be two policies that will not be renewed with them. As for RIAS home insurance, that was 118% increase in premium and so it's goodbye to them and hello to Quote Me Happy.

Darwin, last year £365, this year £730! No changes whatsoever but now twice the price*. New insurer SAGA, old insurer can go shove it! * Darwin are part of Direct Line whose new stated business model is to significantly increase all premiums knowing there will be many customers lost (hopefully for good) while those remaining will keep the turnover where it needs to be to make their usual profit. Word to the wise Direct Line, that business model will floor you in no time at all.

Thanks Colin, it was the lack of confirmation on the Thatcham website that bothered me, but as you say the insurers should know what is actually fitted. As you can see from this LINK under Toyota/Lexus cars, the LC is not listed which is what got me wondering..

A question if I may. Can anyone confirm whether a LC500h is fitted with a Thatcham category 1 standard security device? I ask because I have just about renewed my car insurance and the application defaulted to saying such a device is fitted, but is that really the case? Would greatly appreciate any advice that might be available.

Same colour as mine! Enjoy!

Well, I heard back from my dealer, and clearly I wasn't the first to make further enquiries. Regretfully, it appears there are no updates from Lexus, but they will be in contact just as soon as there are. Aside from the owner's frustration, I feel for the folk in the dealers who are probably and quite unfairly having to contend with a problem to which as there is still no solution.

All I can advise that here in the UK a car that age and particularly that mileage/kilometre would be nearer 47k than 56k Euro. Typical examples are shown on the following link: Typical UK cars by mileage and age In fairness within Spain and perhaps elsewhere in Europe, that 56K might be the accepted norm but I somehow doubt it. In regards the other concerns, then within this forum there have been no reports of hybrid or battery problems. Additionally, Lexus clearly have faith in their product when here in the UK they offer a 10 year warranty and the battery alone can be extended to 15 years if so desired, albeit I believe there might be a charge to do so. Whether that is also the case in Spain I wouldn't know but I do feel the battery is probably or can be covered by either some extended free or paid for warranty. I guess when you think about it, one shouldn't be surprised that it has 117k kilometres for a 7 year old car, but when compared with the UK that price does seem very steep.

In our immediate family, we collectively have 4 Honda's in our "fleet" and not one of them has ever suffered a problem. None of them have ever failed a MOT (albeit one doesn't need one) nor ever had an advisory. With the oldest now being 11 years old on 80K miles, I'd say that was impressive. I feel pretty sure all of them would easily be more than capable of 100K or far greater. You'd really struggle to beat Honda for reliability. Way back in the nineties I had a Honda powered Rover 600 and I remember passing that on at 118K miles and the lad who took it over racked it up to 187|K before it finally failed its M|OT on rust. Again, till then no problems whatsoever.

I must admit I didn't get a chance to phone my dealer as I suggested I would, but I will fire off an email later today and ask for an update. Having received my insurance renewal notice and with the premium increasing (to the penny) by exactly 100% I'm now more inclined to ask what the hell is going on. Darwin Insurance by the way and they are clearly applying greed inflation and in the process have taken on a new demeanour which I sensed last year and when I should have then told them to shove it. Curiously, my home insurers have gone one step further and upped their premium by 118% Cheerio RIAS I'm leaving you after 13 years and having never made a claim!

If the reliability is as good as claimed and experienced by Lexus owners, then why not. In years past I could cheerfully take much lesser cars well into 6 figures and apart from an Alfa Romeo, they all made it without any complications. I would also say they were all serviced by the book except the Alfa, lesson learned! Additionally, these were always new cars driven only by me.

So are you saying they fixed the Canbus problem by encryption or some such method, or did they put a mechanical plate over the access point?

I'm kind of hoping Lexus will do their best to "advertise" they are now ready, willing and able to fix this significant problem in an effort to dissuade burglar Bill from bothering with our cars. It does seem as if JLR are now reducing the theft rate of their products, but yes I agree for a while longer the Lexus brand will be a prime target and the sooner this problem is resolved the better.

Just thought I would ask whether anyone has had any related contact with/from their dealer? I, too, was supposed to hear from mine around now, and perhaps during the course of next week I may well give mine a prod unless others might be aware of any change to the Lexus scheduling.

Now steady on Chris, you don't want to undo all your good work.😁

The following video is focused on installing a front camera, played through the head unit. I thought it might be useful as it shows how to access the head unit. Quite a task to get to it but in the hands of a pro it looks doable. Hope this helps in the quest. Beat Sonic

The battery does seem to deplete quicker than you might imagine, and I would say 4 weeks before you should be thinking about running the engine or charging through some means or another. In fairness, I do have a dash cam "on guard" and a tracker, neither of which should be pulling much power, but quite what else is running I wouldn't be too sure. By way of an example, I had an 85-mile journey yesterday and upon arriving home and letting the battery settle for something like 6 hours, my tracker was showing 12.78 volts and then this morning at 6 it is showing 12.71. So overnight a 0.07 volt drop which might not sound much but in reality translates to something like a 5% state of charge drop. However, in practice I can't use those figures to accurately define volt drop given the relatively warm weather yesterday and the current 3.7 degree temperature! After a 2-week holiday and assuming the battery was fully charged you should be able to confidently start the motor without any problems, although I would still suggest after 4 weeks you should consider hooking up a battery maintainer just to be sure.

Hello Tom Out of interest, where was the leaf, and how did you extract it? I ask because on Sunday last, I too noticed a "leafy" noise coming from my LC's fan. I haven't had time to investigate but f you could provide some clues I'd be grateful.

Pretty much what my dealer emailed me yesterday, no plates for the LC but will keep me "updated on any further security updates" as they are received from Lexus. I'm still hopeful the encryption technique will provide a solution, but when seems a bit of a guess right now.

My thoughts exactly. I have to say I was in contact with my dealer (Gatwick) and they are just waiting on parts to get the ball rolling. I suspect it could be some months before all cars are equipped with whatever they need. I would not be at all surprised to see Lexus phase it in with servicing if that is viable to all concerned. Once a goodly number of cars have been "fixed" then hopefully the lowlifes will move on or better still get rounded up and incarcerated.

Exactly what I will be doing, but for the time being I will continue to use my wife's car as a physical barrier. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes to arrange a visit and also how long before insurers acknowledge its problem solved, albeit I think I already know the answer to that!

You'd like to think this might shame Lexus into action, but being realistic, it does seem they sell very few cars here in the UK. I only have figures for 2022 when they sold a mere, 9034 cars. Is this a sustainable market share, or could they afford to bow out gracefully? If the former then surely Lexus would want to do all it can to inspire confidence in their product, if the latter could we see Lexus disappear from the UK. Frankly, I suspect the former scenario, but let's see what Lexus has to say for itself later today.