Spock66

I think you need to be more specific as to make and model, eg the last German car I had was a Mk 2 Golf GTi which is probably not the comparison you are looking for.

But relatively cheap to replace so not a deal breaker I would suggest.

Could be that the overall payouts for accidents far outweigh those due to theft, as some insurance companies (at least LV) offer discounts for Dashcams.

They will make a custom one from a template if you contact them.

If the hybrid battery is getting low the engine will start to charge the battery, it's not idling but actually working under load to deliver the charge.

I had one custom made for my 4th Gen RX by this company, I went for the top quality carpet option nicely made at a reasonable cost. https://www.bootliners-uk.com/

Even if outside the Relax scheme if you continue to service through Lexus you will benefit from the free Hybrid Health Check which includes the hybrid battery warranty up to 15-years. Also you could consider the Lexus extended warranty scheme for vehicles over 10-years, there is a thread for this somewhere on the forum.

I suspect you must have a leak somewhere, condensation may cause some slight dampness but not moist floor as you describe. Heat from the battery would only help dry things out and would not be a cause of dampness.

I'd say RX450h, look for a Premier which was the pre-facelift top of the range.

I would, looks like it's been dropped.

I suspect it's a generic picture of a water pump rather than having to photograph every single variant. I don't think £421 is a bad price if the part is £150, by the time you have added coolant etc.

£30k is a nice round number, if you don't ask you don't get, but I suspect £500 is likely the most you will get, make a low offer and let them counter offer rather than go in too high.

Personally I hate rubber mats in a luxury car, if it's just a bit of mud let it dry give the mat a quick shake and brush and away you go.

I would get a second opinion, it's a meaningless statement. They have been wearing from Day 1 your car left the factory, if there was excess play it would be an MOT issue.

Probably true, but unless you buy a Rolls Royce I don't see any of the other marques being any better.

I believe the servicing dealer will update the online record unless they forget, regardless of whether the owner has set up an account or not. But to be honest there are very few details recorded, a stamped service book is better and better still is if you have the service invoices detailing exactly what work has been carried out. For example I purchased my car used, the service invoices show that in addition to the service there was an air con service and full wheel alignment, but no record of this other than the service is recorded online.

The driving bans are also a joke, some of those shown should never ever be allowed a licence but seem to get away with a 2-year ban or similar.

Lexus dealer up to ten years old to keep the Relax warranty in place.

I bought a car once and there was a little green light symbol on the dashboard when I switched on the headlights, I assumed this was an indication for the headlights being on, took a few months to find out it was actually for the front fog lights 🙂

Also it's up to 20%, I get 10% at my local dealer, but still well worth having.

So if the fluid level is falling the coolant must be going somewhere....

I'd suggest looking for a local upholstery specialist. 2nd Suggestion, give that seat belt a clean 🙂

On the RX I believe there is a menu setting where they can be disabled, so maybe something similar on the UX. On other cars I have had you usually get an alert along the lines of "Clean Parking Sensors" rather than they just stop working.

Just for info, this is from the Wikipedia description of the CAN bus so hardly something that should not have been thought of by the Lexus engineers. Security[edit] CAN is a low-level protocol and does not support any security features intrinsically. There is also no encryption in standard CAN implementations, which leaves these networks open to man-in-the-middle frame interception. In most implementations, applications are expected to deploy their own security mechanisms; e.g., to authenticate incoming commands or the presence of certain devices on the network. Failure to implement adequate security measures may result in various sorts of attacks if the opponent manages to insert messages on the bus.[20] While passwords exist for some safety-critical functions, such as modifying firmware, programming keys, or controlling antilock brake actuators, these systems are not implemented universally and have a limited number of seed/key pairs.

I'm thinking whether a software update could be developed so that either that section of wiring is disabled or any CAN bus commands ignored when the vehicle is locked and secured.