DavidCM

The Km comment was a bit tongue in cheek.The sat nav system got a bit of a work out around the Fermanagh/Donegal/Sligo area changing to and fro between Km/Miles etc. We could do with your roads team over here(and in NI) Hardly a pothole all week.

If you are fairly close to Bracknell,then try Jemca Body shop.They are attached to the local Toyota dealership and are Lexus approved.The did an excellent repair to my RC last year and the paint match to the Sonic Red was superb.Jemca have A Few Lexus dealers in the group

That film clip brings back memories of shredding the rear n/s tyre down to the canvas on a BMW 325,going to my space on the 5th floor of multi storey.I didn't pay for my tyres then...

The other David/Cork Villa won't have to worry too much about bad roads in Ireland...unless he strays into N Ireland. I'm not long back from a trip over to the North west of Ireland and spent a fair bit of time shuttling to and fro over the border.I certainly didn't need the sat nav to tell me which side of the border I was--perfect roads,hardly a pothole to be seen in the South,whereas the North is as bad as here.A hell of a change from 30 or so years ago.Shame they insist on Kilometres though.

Is it mentioned in your manual? Alternatively,is it listed as an option in any of the sub menus on your infotainment?

Nick.. unfortunately Relax doesn't include breakdown cover.It is available,for £155 pa.

The 3rd one ,blue,SG19... Is the facelifted model in F sport trim but otherwise no Takumi pack.1 and 2 are the "mark 1" versions. Other members here have owned both older and newer versions and apparently some improvements were made to the suspension,as well as cosmetic and trim upgrades. I'm not sure exactly when the facelift version was introduced,but I see some are 19 reg.The newer version has the DRLs integrated into the headlights and F spy and Takumi levels have 3 small led headlight elements vertically stacked.The older version has the DRL seperate and below the headlights. I would echo John's (LasPalmas) comments on performance and refinement.

I am sharing 'Lexus_RC_e-brochure' with you Hopefully that worked

The Takumi pack includes ML sound,Blind Spot Monitor,rear Cross Traffic Alert,Card Key,Heated steering wheel,Sunroof and a textured/beaten aluminium trim. The 10 yr warranty runs with the car,as I understand it, activated annually by a dealer service.See the Lexus website.I can't seem to attach my pdf copy of the RC brochure to this post.I,ll try again later.

PS. You asked about tuning etc..hardly anything,I doubt if you could get it to sound good with a new exhaust. It's only a 4 cylinder hybrid.Mine has an exhaust synthesiser thingy that sounds very very vaguely like a very muted and "cultured" V8 ...ish. I mostly haven't bothered after the first week..I must be starting to grow up.

Hello Karl.I bought my RC about 15 months ago and am very pleased with it.It's not a sports car,more of a tourer and a very capable one at that.You'll find it very comfortable,quiet and relaxing to drive. The performance and handling are adequate,but you need to use sport+ mode to get it at its best performance and tightest suspension setting.I don't know what your budget is,but if you can,go for a post facelift, early 2020 F Sport model, ideally with Takumi pack that gets you sunroof and the Mark Levinson stereo which is outstanding. An all round great car, comfortable and stylish,relaxing to drive,and also relaxing to own with the warranty for up to 10 years.If you want to drive around like your trousers are on fire,it won't be for you...you'll need the 5 litre V8 RCF or the LC.Real world fuel consumption on short/local journeys about 44/5 and long runs very high 40's Best advice is go and have a good long test drive..you should be impressed.

It must be time for the hosepipe bans to start again !

I would have thought you would have 3 years cover from the date of first registration,not one year from purchase.

The first set of cars affected by this surcharge will drop out of this arrangement this year.What are the likely odds for this to be changed by HM Treasury?

My RC was serviced recently and the service invoice did mention the year's warranty having been activated.

Good point,John.Make that a glass of wine then.

I'll drink to that.

You obviously haven't read my two replies to the same question.Might I suggest you get someone who can read, to explain it to you.

As the old cliché says "No news is good news"

At that speed they wouldn't catch me..

Last time I apparently did 200mph....this time it's 999 mph.. it's so fast you don't even know you're doing it. Who needs an LFA?

It comes to us all.

Exactly. A Mercedes salesman once told me "Audi's are known in the motor trade as ar5eholes -- everybody's got one"

Can't help you on leather repairs but you'll find the VIN no on your V5 document.Good luck with the repairs

That sounds familiar...