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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-point https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33926390/four-years-testing-seat-height/

Actually the civic generation (9th) he's suggesting has a hip point on par with most crossovers as the fuel tank is under the driver seat. You will be eye level with the Mazda CX-3, Lexus UX, Kia Niro to name a few. Most saloon hip points are in the 50's cm above the ground. Cross overs in the 60's (where surprisingly the civic is), full size SUVs in the 70's and the massive ones just about crack 80cm. Of course I'm not putting vans or full size pickups in the mix, those can get up as high as 120cm off the ground (that's a commanding view, SUVs not so much). So he may not be as dumb as you think. You can check the numbers at www.ridc.org.uk (they do advanced car measurements for people with disabilities, including a database of hip point measurements). Before you ding me for saying that SUVs don't have a commanding view, I owned and drove this for several years so SUVs no longer float my boat on commanding views.

Here's the recall: https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/about-my-lexus/vehicle-recall/#recalls-body-content You're right, ES not listed. I checked mine on their checker, not included in the recall either, but they do say till 2019. Seems they caught it internally or changed suppliers/specs at that point. Notification of Recall Fuel Pump Replacement March 2020 Lexus UK has issued a safety recall for a limited amount of Lexus cars, due to an issue with the low-pressure fuel pump, located in the fuel tank. The issue relates to a concern that these fuel pumps include impellers which may have been manufactured with lower density. In this condition, the impeller may deform to a point that creates interference with the fuel pump body to cause the fuel pump to become inoperative. The following Lexus UK models have been recalled, these vehicles were produced between September 2013 and May 2019: •GS250/450H •LC500/500H •LS460 •LS500/500H •LS600H •NX200T •RX450H

Seems to be the shift lock over-ride

wow, so a load/inflation chart wasn't quite enough Here: https://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/content/dam/bscorpcomm-sites/bridgestone-americas/images/tiresafety/TireReplacementManual.pdf go to page 12 of 55 of Bridgestone's manual to read the same thing I said above, quote from that page of the manual "Euro-metric reinforced or extra load tires may actually offer less load capacity at some or all inflation pressures." Also here's another resource (https://tirepressure.com/225-60r18-tire-pressure) as long as your new 104 tire is XL/reinforced use the manufacturer recommended pressures. Oh and H and W are speed ratings and have no role in load vs. inflation pressure calculations. If you're up for a technical read see a paper from 2009 that defined the stiffness model in the new load calculations and note the two models in Figure 5 (last page). inflation-pressures-at-less-than-maximum-tire.pdf Finally pros and cons of XL rated tyres (https://www.oponeo.co.uk/blog/reinforced-tyres-advantages-and-disadvantages)

I still have petrol and diesel civics. Hopefully getting sold this year in Germany, both are at about the 50k miles mark and 3-4 years old. One mine, the other my better half's. We both had long commutes. Mine about 50 miles each way, and hers about 35 miles. I would get 55MPG out of the petrol, and she consistently got 70MPG out of the diesel. I was once able to eek out 97MPG out of the diesel, not the 100MPG record they set for that engine but close enough. So that's fuel economy. As for comfort, the newer civics are as big inside as my old Accord, so comfort wise they are up to the task. Some have complained that the seats are "American Size" and they slide around in them. I am American sized and the seats were ok, not Lexus comfortable, but you get what you pay for. I've driven both 700 miles between Germany and here in one go with a 35 minute break for the eurotunnel and a one stop refuel. I prefer the petrol, quieter engine, and a year newer, so has ACC and LKAS making the drive much easier, but the diesel wasn't torture on a 700mile 12 hour trip. Those civics are mile munchers and don't go wrong. Oh and are both 5 star Euro NCAP rated as well as top safety picks in NHTSA testing. Seat image not mine, never took an image of the seats, but example of our petrol spec'd one.

Here's a summary of the rules: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/tips-advice/106045/driving-europe-after-brexit-what-are-new-rules Your number plate can't have the EU stars on it, if it does you need the black and white GB oval for the time being. The sticker on the license plate either has to have only GB on it, or GB with the union jack, that is until Sep 28th where UK replaces GB.

I used to use the small sticker that goes on the rear license plate. e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Number-Plate-Vinyl-Stickers-Brexit/dp/B07S1PWMX3

104 is the correct rating for those tyres as they are XL (extra load) rated if I'm not mistaken. I had to learn this one out the hard way because of a dishonest German dealer. Rule of thumb whatever your weight rating for a standard load tyre add 4 for an XL rated tyre, that is if you want to keep using the manufacturer recommended tyre pressures. In my example: dishonest dealer only went 2 up rather than 4. I looked up the load tables per PSI and found that in order to maintain the recommended load per tyre I would have to go up 3PSI over the manufacturer recommended. See here for a good table and notice the 100SL load limit is 1653lb at 33PSI while a 100XL is only 1466lb, you have to go to 104XL to get that load limit at 33PSI, or you inflate the 100XL to 39PSI to reach 1664Lb (https://tirepressure.org/general-metric-tire-load-inflation-chart).

Yes it's the April update premium edition with the 12.3" screen (but not the newly announced touchscreen). No spare wheel. You are right the portal manual is dated 08.2020 and is not completely up to date, or at least wrong in some areas (e.g. you can choose a destination off the map, not mentioned in the PDF manual). About the lack of spare wheel here's a thread in the ES section all about it. Apparently Lexus roadside assistance (AA) will do a temporary plug rather than use the goo to get you on your way. So we should be ok (fingers crossed) and not have to replace the TPMS just because of a flat/goo incident. Otherwise a GS spare and an ordered styrofoam mold cover from the US, should do the trick.

Looks like it's a right pain to do:

Wanted all seasons so I wouldn't have to do the summer winter tyre swap dance. Car comes with Dunlop sport maxx 050 summers. Sometimes other brand tyres, but also summers.

Welcome to the forum. Floats my boat too. Don't mind the scarcity at all either. My car history is full of left field picks anyway. I got the abridged two in one manual in print with the car, and have the full ones as searchable PDFs. Swapped tyres at delivery.

CC has been discontinued. I doubt they're just CCs. Check the sidewalls for date of manufacture before fitting. The non plus CC was discontinued in 2018. Specific 2018 autobild CC SUV review https://alltyretests.com/michelin-crossclimate-suv-test-review/ (English version)

Same tyre tread/compound, but different/taller sidewalls for sizes that SUVs need.

That's certainly one way to keep tyres quiet 🤣 I've only ever driven a merc diesel as a rental, but it was one of the newish 220d ones. Even those were a bit noisy for my taste.

I think the sound deadening comparison between the merc and the honda would be a joke 😆. I'm hoping the amount of sound deadening/road noise reduction in the ES will produce a similar results to your merc now on the ES. I've had Michelin Pilots before on our Accord, they lasted a long time but got noisy. I'm thinking sound insulation plays a big role once the tyres get older.

I have the crossclimate+ on the ES now. Still early days, but much quieter than the OEM Dunlops, but it's a quiet car to begin with. I've had them on my Honda civic 4 door 1.5T MT since Feb. 2018 and for 78k+ Km (~48k miles). They have performed superbly in all conditions, and still have 4+mm on all 4 corners. They especially handle the dry no worse than a dedicated summer tyre (confirmed in the review John linked above). That Honda loves to corner, and they didn't disappoint. They handle the wet very well, and good enough in the snow that I've driven through snowstorms in Germany on my 50+ mile each way commute without batting an eye. At the time I put them on the Honda it was them and the Goodyear. Conti hadn't come out with theirs. But on balance, since most of our driving is summer/wet with some cold snow thrown in. I'd still pick them based on that review and prior experience. One caveat though, they do get noisy as they age, but show me a tyre that lasts to 50k and stays quiet and I'll buy it. Also, 4 of the same on all 4 corners. To avoid this problem in the future, make sure your rotate your tyres at least every service (in the case of the CC+ only front to back). This will also prevent the sawtoothing/stepping that is common with all season tread designs.

Still waiting to try out either card as they haven't arrived yet, will update once I do. Ordered my gold membership on 27.06, haven't received anything in the mail yet. I've sent a message on support, waiting to hear back. How long did it take your packets to arrive?

When inputting addresses the default input method is a QWERTY keyboard, but you can select handwriting input which I find to be faster and more intuitive (no, I'm not a leftie). I've read the manuals cover to cover and I'm missing how to set handwriting as the default input method. Anyone know how?

While bluetooth can easily handle 16bit/48kHz (CD quality) with the right codec, for the 24bit/96kHz FLACs it'll compress (rendering FLAC pointless). Also, according to the manual the car only supports A2DP (no AptxHD or LDAC codecs, limiting you to one third the bandwidth required for CD quality audio). When in doubt wired connections for me.

CDs accumulated for the last 3 decades. Started in the early 90's. Encoded them into VBR or 320kbps MP3s, they need a 64Gb USB stick. Extrapolate from there to FLAC. I've got a little portable SSD that I'm thinking of using if I am able to hear a difference between the MP3s and a CD in car. Tiny little thing, but should get a 90 degree USB cable if I go down that route.

Vlad has a point. Here's an excerpt from the lexus terms/privacy: We will collect and use the following Personal Data: - Identity information (e.g. title, family and first name, mother tongue); - Contact information (e.g. mobile number, email address, postal address); - If you have a Lexus vehicle with an on-board Internet connectivity functionality, identification information requested by the ECS Provider which provides the Internet access service (e.g. copy of ID documents, debit/credit card details); - MyLexus account related information (e.g. preferred contact method, subscription information, communication language preference, Authorised Retailer/Repairer preference); - Geolocation information linked to your Lexus vehicle and/or your smartphone (e.g. geolocation of your vehicle (longitude and latitude), planned destination); - Driving behaviour (e.g. driving logs, journey logs, driving speed, acceleration and brake speed); - Emergency contact information (if you have provided such information on your MyLexus account); - Journey information; - We may use your social media ID to allow you to share the location of your Lexus vehicle with others (e.g. with respect to those Services which allow you to share the location of your Lexus vehicle with others via social media of your choice); - Customer segment; - Vehicle identification data (e.g. vehicle registration plate, vehicle identification number, date of purchase of the vehicle); - Technical vehicle data (e.g. mileage, fuel consumption, warnings) and diagnostic data; - Current and historical vehicle-related data (e.g. accessories, tyres, finance, insurance, warranty-related information, if applicable); - Data relating to invoices and payments for the Services (e.g. history of your payments for the Services, invoices, VAT number, if applicable); and - Interaction history (e.g. planned maintenance and service bookings).

It does come with AA/CP, neither choice is particularly appealing to me. Especially as using a connected phone has two caveats. One, I know AA has the same privacy invading malarchy as described above, haven't read the CP terms but then again I don't have an apple product. Two, using one USB port disables the second port being read by the car's audio system. I don't have enough space on my phone even with an extension microSD to hold my whole collection, especially not in FLAC, which our cars can read. The 10 speaker pioneer system sounds pretty good. It's no ML system, but far superior than most. Plus the car is quiet enough that there's a small chance one might hear the difference between FLAC and well encoded MP3. Haven't tested that theory out yet.

Received with 9miles on the odo. Near perfect dealer prep from Lexus Preston. Relaxing drive as promised. Inputting addresses into satnav also sucks as promised. Trying to do it on Lexus link/my lexus online forces saving of a route rather than a favourite/POI which is not what I was looking for. The connected services give away too much information including telematics on how you drive. Did not agree to that invasion of privacy. I now have a set of Dunlop Sport maxx 050 OEM 235 45 R18 94Y tyres stored at the dealer. Does anyone know of someone looking for an OEM set. Dealer is limited as to who they can sell to, so I'm asking as well. Will get pictures on here of the car once I've finished my own prep.