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  1. Happy Birthday Neo 220d!

  2. Well i could take it no longer and have sold my 220d. The problems i had and the locking problems in particular and the very poor mpg in my opinion is very poor for Lexus i have now bought a Honda civic Type r which returns more mpg around town than the lex and have had no problems at all as yet unlike the lex. I wish you all the best with your dilemas and hope you see sense in the end best regards Neo...
  3. You will have to go the trial and error route im afraid as i did. You should try as many seats as possible to get the best fit (halfords are good for try before you buy) but i use a car blanket that has been rolled up on one end to raise the rear of the child seat up and leave the rest to dangle over the seat as this protects the leather or the posh stuff they use in the sport model. Just make sure you follow the fitting instructions of the seat and all should be well as the rolled up blanket is just like extra seat padding and will compress as such. isofix are ok but not really any better than standard seats. will you be removing the seat very much etc. good luck
  4. If you all learn how to drive while keeping the turbo spooled up there is no lag in the turbo at all and this makes the 220 faster than the 250 for sure. As i have said no 250 has beaten me yet from a standing or rolling position. The engine hasn't even been re-mapped or anything just standard, v6 boys just empty their wallets faster thats all.
  5. Jamboo is correct, Give the car plenty of revs when pulling off about 2000rpm i was told by lexus GB this gets the turbo spooled up and you can set off like a rocket. And yes i have left many a is250 choking on my diesel fumes nobody has managed to catch up with me as yet. Oh and get used to the mirror it can not be fixed as the windscreen is designed to soak up the vibrations from other areas of the car. Thats why they are so quiet. My average mpg is about 35mpg city driving but i use the shell v-power diesel fuel and magnatec engine oil :D .
  6. Carlack 68 is the best that money can buy and is priced at around £12 (just do a google search) and im sure that many would agree. you just wipe it on sparingly with a microfibre cloth complete the car have a break for half an hour and then wipe off, no real effort involved, repeat the process after a week or two then apply a coat of p21s wax a week later. No better shine and protection can be had and this WILL protect your baby from bird lime. I also carry in the boot a bottle of quick detailer and a microfibre pad or cloth to remove the offending article asap, hope this helps :winky:
  7. Glad you like the carlack GJD its the dogs nuts, just a quickie note for you to give the second coat of AIO a week or so before you add the p21s, the carlack needs time to bond properly to the car you will just undo your work when you buff up the p21s and it does take some buffing especially if you let it dry too much. Good look though im sure you will be wrll pleased with the results when your finished. B)
  8. Now that you mention it i was told that the engineer must have filed my report away by mistake and that it would be posted to me. Still no report after a week, all they gave me was the bill listing oil filter, washer fluid, clean air filter, engine flush and labour, £310 pounds and they also fixed an oil leak on the front of the engine and did the 5th injector and ECU nice chaps. I always thought that the coolant was pumped around the engine to keep it cool and if the level was low the fluid would become much hotter faster as there was not enough volume of fluid to do the job that the correct level of coolant would. Also on the off chance that anyone would know what is the minimum thickness that the brake disks should be replaced as mine are very worn but was told that they were fine and would like to check them myself.
  9. Hi guys and girls. Just had the 220d serviced 20k (wont say where as i know this can take over threads) on return of car i like to have a check around. I noticed that the coolant level (pink liquid) on the expansion bottle is way below the low level marker and half way down the fill tube level. Also removed the air filter and absolutely filthy and full of leaves dirt etc, also charged 89p for washer fluid top up and low and behold no top up. Also charged £40 for a clean air filter (the one in the glove box) has this been changed ? who knows. Gave them a call and was told engineer signed the job sheet so all must be ok. Then why have fill levels? please enlighten me my brothers and sisters as i must be stupid. After voicing my concern over the coolant level was told has been signed off and test driven all OK but if i am worried feel free to PURCHASE some fluid from Toyota. OK i thought made the call to check availability but Toyota only make the pink fluid in 5 litre bottles and coolant cannot be mixed £27 plus VAT. We also dont touch the air panel filter until it is changed at 40k Happy puppy not, thinking of trading car in for something better most definitely. If anyone can tell me if the is250 panel filter will fit in the is220d that would also help as i want to upgrade :megaangry: :tsktsk:
  10. Sorry no i mean the filter in the engine bay, its a panel filter in the large black box on the engine air intake. behind the drivers side headlight.
  11. Sorry no i mean the filter in the engine bay, its a panel filter in the large black box on the engine air intake. behind the drivers side headlight.
  12. Hi Guys Does anybody know if the is250 panel air filter will fit in the is220d. Thinking of fitting upgraded filter but all are advertised as 250 filters. Any help appreciated.
  13. if you read the service warranty booklet in your folder perforation of bodywork is covered but paint chips scratches etc are not, even when it happens using a microfibre cloth when washing, A real pain this paint just use plenty of good wax etc and hope for the best like the rest of us i think. Good luck...
  14. Hi and welcome Jamboo is correct on the products as i use the very same stuff and it is amazing the shine that you get. Put the wax on about a week after the second coat of carlack to give it time to bond to the paint. Also NEVER EVER use a sponge use a Lambswool mitt for washing and you should see a lot less swirl marks etc on your paintwork, as it tends to scratch very easily. Also use a conditioning shampoo for washing, i use the P21 stuff it works well, but there are others. PS try and stay away from high street products as they do not work anyware near as well as the products mentioned and can strip away all your hard work. Also if you have leather try searching the net for Gliptone leather care products they also are amazing. Oh yes and good luck...
  15. Hi Tango Have you tried the Flash car cleaning system from Halfords, it has a gun to fix on the end of the hose pipe that holds the Flash shampoo and a de-ioniser cartridge for the rinsing, the results are amazing. You don't even need to dry the car if you don't want to. costs around £20 i think. if you don't like the old fashioned way this product is fab. :winky:
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