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  1. Spock66
    My renewal with LV went up a large amount too, I counteracted the increase by reducing the estimated mileage and increasing the voluntary excess. Yes there were cheaper options on the comparison websites, but all companies I had never heard of or via brokers etc.
  2. Spock66
    I'd suggest try squirting with electrical contact cleaner first before any disassembly.
  3. Spock66
    Yes all modern cars have a CAN bus, the specific vulnerability is likely due to ease of access to the electrical wiring and the supported functionality of the CAN bus when the vehicle is locked and secured.
  4. Spock66
    I don't agree, a bit like buying a car with 3 wheels and it's an extra £1k for a fourth wheel. I get no car can be made 100% theft proof, but this would appear to be a major design defect.
  5. Spock66
    Nope, new top of the range RX is just shy of £80k.
  6. Spock66
    I think a class law action would be the best step, they would just laugh off any individual claim.
  7. Spock66
    I was going to say being a Lexus it was probably still going strong, but last MOT was in Sep '17 at 72k.
  8. Spock66
    So you should automatically qualify for the Relax warranty at no cost if you are <100k miles, but if they find any issues during the service they would not be covered.
  9. Spock66
    One thing for sure is you don't see many (any?) Lexus Police vehicles.
  10. Spock66
    Even the cases that do go to court and result in a guilty verdict the sentence is usually a joke.
  11. Spock66
    Nope, mine never needs topping up, I suspect there must be a small leak somewhere, maybe a hose clamp or something similar.
  12. Spock66
    Some of the YouTube compilations from Dashcams are pretty horrendous.
  13. Spock66
    £920 is the additional price for an optional paint finish, the actual extra cost of this is only known by Lexus. But pretty much all manufacturer's adopt this model and virtually all reviews say metallic paint is the one option to go for as a future selling point.
  14. Spock66
    Fan blower motor?
  15. Spock66
    Plus a second hand engine will be an unknown quantity with a very limited warranty.
  16. Spock66
    Yes it's the current list price, any saving is predicated on future price rises which given the current inflation rate seem likely.
  17. Spock66
    Osram Night Breakers are pretty good, available in most fitments Halogen, Xenon etc.
  18. Spock66
    Could be the parking brake.
  19. Spock66
    I think that is appalling service, I can't comment on whether it's covered or not, but surely whatever the outcome they should have clearly communicated that with you.
  20. Spock66
    You could try the Book My Garage website and see what that comes up with, an IS250 should be a fairly standard vehicle to service. https://bookmygarage.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl53W7PSw_QIVi57tCh2Y9g3JEAAYASAAEgKo__D_BwE
  21. Spock66
    I have had an EGR fail (not a Lexus though), other than the MIL light there was no discernible issues.
  22. Spock66
    Yes and then you need to normalise the data to what proportion of vehicles have smart keys, I would hazard a guess it's way less than 66%.
  23. Spock66
    Having mixed tyres will likely reduce the performance envelope of the vehicle, you stayed within the envelope so were ok. But say you had to make an emergency stop or swerve out of the way of debris on the motorway, then it may have been a different story.
  24. Spock66
    That may be true, but the problem is that it's just the statistical mean, there will be outliers that fail at 100k and some that last until 200k.
  25. Spock66
    Can't be certain, but at 10-years and 160k you are probably at the tipping point of where maintenance and repair costs can ramp up significantly.
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