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2 minutes ago, LenT said:

It certainly should.  The main thing - in case you didn’t previously - is to avoid taking it through car washes if you want to keep it looking as splendid as it does now.

That’s something I hadn’t really appreciated when I had mine done.  So now it’s time spent with buckets and foam gun - which the car appreciates but my back doesn’t.  🙁

Oh yes, I've been limiting my cars to the 'two buckets and a cloth' means of cleaning since I started getting this coating done.

I love how you can take a car that is dusty and dirty and how it comes right back to the dark, shiny coat afterwards.

I got the ceramic coating on the car, and I have to say, it came out a lot better than I expected. 

Hopefully it lasts!

5 minutes ago, Derant said:

Congratulations, comfortable and relaxing certainly sums the ES up, although I do think a 100000 mile spin would test that statement 😂

kM!

funny the difference the missing letter makes...

The title of this thread should be updated to 'A new lexus owner'.

Picked up the car, took it for a 100km spin through city, motorway and mountain driving.

Can't complain so far - and I don't know if this is just me over compensating for giving up a beamer, but I no longer feel the need to throw the car into and out of every corner you pass, and to race past every other car, it is just so comfortable and relaxing a drive!

43 minutes ago, NemesisUK said:

Mmmm, I certainly did get transfer onto my clove coloured leather in the RC and do have transfer onto the white bolsters of my RX, (guess also onto the black centres but it's not visible) but it's relatively easily removed using the giant 'Pritt Stick' stain remover included in the Lexus leather cleaning kit. 

All modern car leathers are PU coated, sealed and impervious. So this is just a surface effect. Some high end models have semi aniline leather which is 'naked' and must be cleaned and treated differently (try the water drop test, apply a drop of water onto the leather, if it's absorbed, naked leather, if it just sits there, sealed leather). I had my C class Mercedes retrimmed with naked nappa leather. Sumptuously soft and smelled lovely but OMG was it a pain to maintain, never again....

Cracking in the surface on 'normal' car seats is just grit and muck eroding the PU coating in the creases. Good routine cleaning with a damp cloth is really all that's needed. Conditioners just sit on the surface and can actually exacerbate the problem by attracting dirt, as it cannot be absorbed by the leather.

Leather colourants and restorers work well by resealing the surface, filling the cracks. Seats must be scrupulously clean before applying.

Have you a recommended product?

1 hour ago, Bluemarlin said:

As I understand it, even real leather car seats are coated with some kind of plastic clear coat,  so I'm not sure that specific leather treatments are needed.

I give everything a dust off and wipe over with a damp cloth, then use 303 aerospace protectant on the leather seats and interior plastics.

Yes, I should have clarified that I meant 'car leather' which is usually treated with some protector.

This is why you don't get dye transfer from jeans / jackets into the seats. However, I think overtime this breaks down and you start to get cracking / wear, so the leather conditioner / cleaner still help.

As I await for my new-to-me Lexus to come back from the body shop and dealer, I thought I'd ask how people look after the interior of their cars.

Never having had a car that had leather trim apart from seats and the centre console, how do you go about cleaning it?

Are there any products which are recommended? My goto Autoglym vinyl and rubber spray probably wouldn't be recommended here...

3 minutes ago, Dippo said:

Are you an owner yet?

Almost! The dealer is carrying out a service and fixing up some bodywork (couple of scratches and a dent). Once that is done, I will collect the car. 

1 hour ago, cymrymdt said:

Try to get the dealer to update the software to include Apple Car Play/ Android auto F.O.C. if you can. Otherwise about £ 250 & the standard nav is the only thing I dislike about my ES 2019 (premium pack).
 

I’ve probably owned 20+ cars over the last 15 years (Jags, Volvos, BMWs, Mercs) & more recently a Lexus GS 300h, NX 300h & now the ES. The Lexus are far & away the best of them. The GS was getting a bit dated & not very fuel efficient, I no longer need the load capacity of the NX. 

I think it does come with Android auto, the dealer mentioned that.

Yes, the nav system on the bmw was a lot better, but it makes you very dependent on it when going somewhere new. However, I've decided that this is my opportunity to get back into the habit of actual maps and planning journeys.

50 minutes ago, Dippo said:

Ask the dealer to explain what indicators are, and when you should use them.

The what now?

36 minutes ago, Mincey said:

That's an excellent point. 

The other thing is you won't find yourself automatically drawn to the outermost lane of multiple carriageway roads anymore 🙂

I've been told that eco-pro mode on the car gives pretty good efficiency?

In all seriousness, it seems there aren't issues to be on the alert for with regards to the car?

1 hour ago, Mincey said:

Speaking from my own experience, just do it. Mine was an ex-demonstrator and since October 2021 it has been flawless. The only issues I think we all have are the oil tanker sized turning circle (you get used to parking in sympathetic spaces) and the car's propensity to stop and pick people up at taxi ranks (that's a forum in-joke by the way).

I'm well used to trudging down to the far end of a car park and find a space well away from everyone else.
And then finding that lonely car syndrome has struck again!

As a long time beamer owner, I'm hoping to find that with a lexus, I may find occasionally have someone let me out at junctions...

Hello,

I'm new to the forum and also new to Lexus.

I'm moving from a 318i, and have put down a deposit on an es300h, three years old. Luxury trim.

Switching because I had looked an IS and a 330e, and wasn't happy with either, but I just loved the ES.

Will be looking to complete early next week. Is there anything that I should check for / be aware of / ask the dealer (I am buying from a Lexus dealer)?