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Aliexpress stuff that worked out well
Mr_Groundhog replied to Mr_Groundhog's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
They have a bit of velcro in the back so they attach to the lower side of the back of the seat (woolly texture) and stay up firmly there, but you can remove them easily too. -
I never managed to get it to work but i thought it was because mine is a 2018 model....
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Getting tyres from, and fitted by, dealers.
Mr_Groundhog replied to Herbie's topic in Lexus General Discussions
I asked recently and they said they didn't have (or weren't able to provide) the tyres i enquired about (some michelin primacy), and I was surprised they didn't. -
Given I was a bit hesitant before I purchased (for fun, mostly) some stuff for the car, I thought I would post it here in case it would help any of you.... and likewise, in case someone else found something that would be fun to have, I may wanna know! So these are links to items I'm actually glad I got (disclaimer: I'm not on Aliexpress payroll or anything): Car seat gap fillers (the missus said she does not know where to rest her phone) Storage bag for the trunk This is good to keep the road triangle, the first-aid kit, and all of those things tidy in one place Lexus umbrella for the trunk it rarely rains in Britain but just in case Anti-kick pads for the back of the front seats they wipe clean easily Neck pillows (mostly good if you need to take a quick nap, or for your co-pilot to do so –we groundhogs do a lot of that)
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What’s app fault
Mr_Groundhog replied to Melvyn 7575's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
you mean your car won't talk to you?- 1 reply
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bumper replacement cost
Mr_Groundhog replied to Issa's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
If it's the front bumper and you end up swapping for a new one, or even removing to fix & re-fit later, then save extra money to cover the recalibration fee of all the sensors and cruise control systems, which can easily be an extra £300 or so. -
It takes faith to believe "It's cheaper to run" 😄 Of course! When you need to turn a profit and fat cat bonuses, it is magically cheaper to run. ...And you talk about religion and cults! Ignorance is daring, I won't hold it against you. Either that or you're one of the people I had above me, who did nothing all day but shaking hands and self-promote (leaving some very expensive Power Point slides in their wake). I was there and I know full well how it works, no need to school me. In this context, "joint venture" means the public side takes the losses, and the private sector reaps the benefits. I am going to assume you're at a very early stage (professionally) not to know this. You went from the straw man to the tautology. What an addition to the forum.
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Your straw man reply does not add much to this. Let's leave it at that.
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This is why I urge you to look up modern monetary theory: The debt trap is to think "oh would it not be nice to have all of these things that are good... such a shame we can't afford them" Funny you use Japan as an example. I wish we had half their infrastructure, public transport, clean streets, safety, recycling programmes and obesity rates instead of ours.... Are they a perfect society? No... but they have had the bullet train for 60 years while here we failed to build a few kms of high-speed rail because of all the NIMBYs.
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...If only most of that money was well spent. I worked in public sector projects and I can assure you a huge amount of that money is fixed to flow to private "consulting" firms such as NHS SBS, owned by Sopra Steria, and not to fund patient wellbeing, prevention programmes, good working conditions or efficiency. This practice infantilises the NHS and is more expensive to run. We have UK educated doctors for instance, leaving for Australia in droves.
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Not sure you're agreeing with me or trying to paint me as a pro-china activist? Beware, however, of the power of propaganda. Our media have been forecasting "the end is nigh for China" for man years now... and the fact is they're moving forward and we're reversing to Victorian times.
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Well spotted... they both hate us. Although Tories/Reform hate people even more (consistently vote against people and worker's rights, protecting nature, etc.). The Overton window shifted a lot: what Tony Benn stood for (and sounded resonable to most as one side of the mainstream) is now branded as "far-out-radical" when the others dare make the same points.
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We cannot solve everything with growth. Particularly growth-for-growt's-sake as we do in our society. It's proven not to work as a metric, and it will eventually lead us all to a dark place. We have sovereignty over the currency and the money supply in the UK (unlike countries in the EU), and we could do lots of things if there was political will to do so. Think how for some things there is never a shortage of money. For those things the tap is always open and flowing... I urge to look up "modern monetary theory" and give it a chance.
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As for the budget: my two cents: Clearly this Red-Tory government is more of the same Tatcherist-neoliberal-BS that's destroyed our health, dismantled Democracy's power to drive significant change, and handed the keys over to the super-rich to run everything. We are just collateral damage to them. They don't believe in the UK: only in their donors, and will barely keep the show on the road for their donors to accumulate more wealth, at our expense. They are way too scared of the billionaire-run media to help working people and think ethically & strategically (those who do get sacked from the party). We need proportional representation and some sort of common-market deal with the EU.
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That has nothing to do with Marx, and either you know it (and are being disingenous) or you don't and need to open a book for once, instead of coming here to prove you never did. Marx's ideas were more in line with you being the owner of the fruit of your labour, and the control of the means of production as a way to snatch them away from the ruling class (those exploiting working people, getting rich without working). That's rather at odds with your point. Unless ofc you live in a parallel universe where we are on track to own the means of production collectively, thus owning the profits too. You know: "From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs". That's Marx and not what you saw in that Daily Mail tik tok video If you have the keys to that parallel universe, please let me in. Because what I'm experiencing is we work more and more and obtain less and less for it.
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Rust concerns...
Mr_Groundhog replied to Mr_Groundhog's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
This is the diff outer side I was talking about. Makes me wonder why they choose materials prone to rusting in some parts? -
Rust concerns...
Mr_Groundhog replied to Mr_Groundhog's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
If you do, please update us with the solution you finally choose? On my part, I'm due for annual service soon at Lexus, and since Lexus UK replied they do not approve of the products I was told the local specialist uses, I will ask them for alternative solutions. I mean, if they say don't do this that way, should they not suggest an alternative? As @Notamech said, a lot of the front is covered, but not so much in the rear, and it's mostly the differential casing where i saw surface rust. -
Excellent service from Tunbridge Wells Lexus.
Mr_Groundhog replied to Bounce75's topic in General Reviews
We may laugh, but to have a brand that still tries to make it look like they care is a massive thing! I like how the Lexus technician shoots a small video explaining bits of the service from under the car so you can watch on your phone... I have a friend with a Porsche and they do that there too. There are plenty of so-called premium car brands out there who treat you like a nuisance: for a service, to buy a new car... They're just too snooty and too busy to be nice to you and they make sure you get it. Some are hit or miss at best: Honda Gravesend was like that, while the people at Honda Ashford were super nice. In some places you get the other extreme: they overwhelm you trying to cross-sell all kinds of garbage like warranties, coatings etc while having no idea about the car they're selling (this happens mostly at those 2nd hand "car supermarkets"). -
Rust concerns...
Mr_Groundhog replied to Mr_Groundhog's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
Problem with Lanoguard is that you need to re-apply every year and I suspect the waxy-sticky texture it leaves is prone to pick up all the dust and sand in the world...It's good in the sense that's environmentally friendly but does it smell of sheep when you apply it? -
We finally agree on something
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Not only this is nice and reassuring to know... the other thing is that the IS (specially one that's a few years old like mine) is probably not atop the thieves' priority list so that lowers the risk even more. If they have to go through the trouble of doing a key relay attack in my street, I think they would much rather go for my neighbour's new-ish BMW 5 series (or is it a 4 series? who cares, they're quite ugly).
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Rust concerns...
Mr_Groundhog replied to Mr_Groundhog's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
Yes thank you that was what they said. They are an undersealing specialists and they guy advised me just because another client who had a Tesla apparently had been told by Tesla not to do it, on the basis that some of the undersealing substances would eat into some of their Tesla pipes, cables, etc. All according to Tesla of course. But yeah nobody wants to invest the money then end up worse off, and with the brand telling you the warranty is voided and it's on you. I may look into one of those undercarriage accessories for my pressure washer, thank you 🙂 Also, there are products to revert rusting, so even if rust has appeared one can still revert + heal + seal. Or so i have been told. -
Has anyone else ever thought about rust? I was wondering whether to take the car in for rustproofing (undersealing) and the guy at the garage told me to first get in writing whether Lexus is OK with applying the very products they use to treat the surfaces, and so I did. Unsurprisingly, Lexus replied with a vague, no-risk statement, which means if I take the car in and something goes wrong they'd wash their hands off. I will indeed ask at the dealership about possible options but I expect them to not have much in the way of options for this. I guess the forum question is: 🤔 given I'm planning on keeping the car for the next few years, how worried should one be about rust? Things are ok so far, maybe some rust on the differential case, but I'm thinking about the future.
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Plastic peel on the OEM wheels
Mr_Groundhog replied to ekirilov's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
"Nothing without a bit of plastic" seems to be the industry motto everywhere -
Which Lexus now ?
Mr_Groundhog replied to nickb2015's topic in Lexus IS 300h / IS 250 / IS 200t Club
Nah, the Camry is an ES300… so if you think the ES is too big then the Camry is too big I had a rental Camry when I went to LA and I found it very comfortable and a nice car but over there parking spaces and streets etc are much bigger than in the uk.