BarneyTT

I have used Lexus Bristol for years and since Marshalls took over this has been a real annoyance at times, I was told calls get transferred to the main call centre when the dealership is busy...............er, perhaps more staff required? I hope the Steven Eagell Group taking over from Marshalls are better and they return to a more personal approach, one of the things that made Lexus stand out for me.

All the small jobs help toward the bigger picture, good progress

Hi and welcome to the forum Russell and sorry to hear of your woes. Other than trying to source the required part second hand which you have obviously tried, I'm out of suggestions. Hopefully someone here with more knowledge will be along shortly to help out. Out of interest, how did you jump start the RX, did you following the handbook instructions? Keep us updated regarding progress, wishing you all the very best in getting this issue sorted out.

Lovely looking GS Jav, nice to see someone keeping these great cars on the road.

300 Nigel.

Loved my Sportscross (see pic) the downsides of owning one now are ever increasing Road Tax, MPG and finding a good one that hasn't been messed with. Great pictures, love all the old Jap stuff, thanks.

I had my RX450h in Lexus Bristol recently for a major service and opted for a courtesy car which was £12 for the insurance, so it seems this price varies across dealerships. The courtesy car was an ES300h which looked smaller than my 2005 GS430, I was quite surprised to find it's longer than both the GS and RX as it didn't fit in my garage (it would if I removed the rear shelving)!

Lexus Bristol's labour rate is £150.00 an hour.

Wishing you many miles of smiles with your new GS Nick, hope it looks after you

Congratulations on the sale of your IS300h, aside from some hassle at least it went to a decent buyer which makes the selling experience rather more pleasant. Anything part exhanged or bought through the trade is going to be lower/higher but thankfully you and your buyer cut the trade aspect out

Sorry for late reply Bill, have been away. Good first step at least I can include/exclude if it's actually the cover/blind. Don't worry, it will drive me nuts so persistence is a given

Interesting, obviously the rattles were common hence the discontinuation of the parcel shelf extension in 2012. Thanks for the input F.A. I will add your fixes/things to look at to my list. Who'd have thought a humble boot blind could garner so much input, still that's the beauty of this forum!

Thanks Nigel, a few more things to add to my check list Agreed, it's not the best load bay cover, my Subaru Forester one is slightly better and more robust. With regard to your comment about "something is missing on mine as there's a gap between the seats and cover". Mine has an extension that clips onto the back seats from the main blind housing which moves and covers said gap between blind housing and rear seats when moved back and forth. Good to know they are good load luggers, suspension looks beefy so I'm not surprised.

Much the same as the dealer told me upon asking so I guess the same thing could have happened with mine, at the price they are asking it would be a big, quick profit! Will keep an interested eye on the advert regardless😉

Thanks Bill, as you said I accepted the offer and the deal has been done so time to move on. Your story highlights the swings and roundabouts of the car game, and like you, I didn't have the hassle of selling privately.