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  1. lexman123, My IS220d today, returning from Preston towards London, did the same thing and I had to limp to the Coventry Lexus and get it on the diagnostic machine. The verdict I have been informed is that the carbon build up has blocked it and the egr valves require replacing and maybe the CAT if regeneration doesn't work. It is an '08 plate, I bought the car when it was 3 years old and had 16k odd on the clock, and has about 67300 at the time of the fault. I have driven over 15k a year for the last two years and before that is more like 30k and normally do long journeys (1 Hour+) so the DPF should be fine. Anyway the quote is about £1200+ (at the moment) hopefully my AA mechanical warranty cover will pay out and it'll be fixed soon. Car is sat at the garage awaiting works authorisation. Any advice from anyone?
  2. to fjcfarrar: Having read your post after my last I can appreciate the 'challenges' of developing a diesel automatic gearbox, but would also like to point out that, as you probably already know,Toyota already has automatic gearboxes so it isn't that hard a deal to impose this into the Lexus range, with a few tweaks say for smoothness over consumption as you mentioned which is a worthy trade, or have a switch on the gearbox that changes the modes (i think that already exists :P). As I stated before the Mercedes Automatic 2.5 Diesel achieved all of the tasks you mention and the consumption so I do not think it's not a matter of reinventing the wheel, but learning from the research pioneers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another point I would like to add regarding diesels over petrol is the mileage the engine last for over petrol, normally an extra 50%. Due to this diesel also offers greater resale price after high mileage use (another appeal) this is a contributing factor when after a fair share of the company car market that the IS200/20d gives the impression it was after as company cars are usually high mileage cars. All in all I am not asking, or expecting a miracle return of the diesel but would like to prevent good market niche cars being scrapped for the wrong reasons. Lexus has always been a great company and I can anly see them shrinking their market share from this choice rather than becoming a worthy option in the market for a lot of users that want what the competition do not provide. I understand that other people chose other cars for whatever reasons (highly probable lack of knowledge, put off by disgruntled forum ranters whom always seem to be the majority*,and misleading on-paper representation of stats) *[ I hope I am not one of these as I see my post as positive and negative, not as a rant :) ] I just feel that the RWD market for high mileage users NEEDS to be diesel due to costs of fuel amongst other factors, the bigger players overpricing the cars when equipped reasonably (making the fuel-type less of a saving) as well as not covering all the desires of the market users. I state RWD as am aware that FWD are so dominant, due to efficiency, but give a less smoth drive and tyre wear as well as general feel and performance. Lexus had a corner and instead of improving that and asking the market the flaws and building a section that could grab the niche the competitors do not have, it seems they likely listened to the snobbery of the low mileage, high earner groups and found any reason to bury the diesels. Look at national, probably international sales of cars, diesels sell lots, and Toyota have diesel tech and research so its not 'ground-upwards' research for Lexus. Make your diesels better and more will sell and you will make more money. Its as simple as that. ...p.s. remind me what fuel-type cars have won le-mans for the past few years :P
  3. After having a browse through the Lexus website wondering what I may have to choose from when my current car (IS220d) ages, I noticed the diesel engines were missing and googled and found this thread. As my company allowance car has to comply with some points such as age I can't run much older vehicles as would be cheaper and preferred sometimes. Reading through the comments above I started to accept the realisation that maybe Lexus chose to aim towards petrol hybrids putting their reseach resources in that way and not trying to cover too many directions, dropping the diesel engines from the range may also be a choice to mantain the silent refined reputation they pursue. I however think that is the wrong decision and looking at the competition that seem to be carrying on improving and widening their range of diesels. As well as trying them with auto boxes different power and more engine sizes is a wiser way to find out what the customers want, then drop the lesser selling, not the whole diesel section altogether. I for one like my Lexus IS220d for various reasons and chose it as a it ticks more of my 'want' boxes than the others pound for pound when I was looking to purchase and have many others compliment the car in many ways. Plus the low down torque and more miles per refuel is a great benefit to having a diesel, especially for a high mileage driver. I have driven around 54k in two seperate IS220d cars (first I owned an '06 from 41k to 70k and was written off after being crashed into head on, my current car I have owned an '08 from 16k to 40k and both never have had anything go wrong). For example when the first car was written off I was loaned an '11 plate Mercedes E250, which i believe is a V6, (similar weight car to the IS220d) that was auto-box, start/stop tech and on a 450 mile journey to Leeds and back I managed to get an impressive 58.9mpg (considering speeds and not me driving any different etc). with this considered, and the car being a newer car, the tech does exist to get more from the right setup which sometimes means a larger more efficient engine not the smaller the better. I have driven the cars in all weathers and appreciate the flaws some mention but have always found design issues with cars I have driven and am sure all high-mileage drivers can pull their cars apart like they can their partners but love them all the same, warts and all. So if anyone from Lexus is reading this, please bring back a diesel option, even in the GS range would be great but give it an auto box option, and other newer tech to so your mpg is increased and your competitive status is mantained. I am a RWD lover and now I only seem to have Mercedes and BMW to choose from (unless I want to spend much higher money, which I do not) and mercs are a bit old man with too soft a ride restricting enjoyment, and the BMWs are too sporty and stiff for the longer journeys, as they both suffer from under equipped basic setup with an unreasonably pricey options list that should be more standard like Lexus do. Regards A loyal customer that may be 'forced' to stray (now that is bad for your business, is it not?)
  4. Hi again ComfyCruiser, I have checked the compatibilty of my iphone 3GS to the Lexus system and unfortunately it doesn't support the 'phonebook' transfer so it won't support your iphone 4 either but, i have checked your Blackberry Bold and it seems that it does support the 'bulk transfer' in this instance.Have a look at this link - http://www.lexus.co....lity-check.aspx Hope that this is of help to you. thanks for your comments and time Geoff, I guessed it was something like that :( ...a bit disappointing that such a nice system has such a large flaw, i wonder if there is an app for that, lol :)
  5. I have an 2008 IS220d with the touchscreen SatNav and am after a few bits of informations from the fonts of knowledges that are out there :) 1) Is there a way to have the satnav display in 3D rather than from the top down? Maybe with an update etc? 2) I have a blackberry bold and an iPhone4 that I connect via bluetooth and am having trouble getting the phonebooks uploaded to the phone interface. Any tips as to how and get these to work? Thanks in advance ComfyCruiser
  6. Hi, My first post since buying my first Lexus car, picking up on the 8th ______ To introduce myself: '06 IS220D SE-L Multimedia 41k on clock (wish I was more daring or better off enough for a newer one but is perfect for what I need and want) I am a B(E)MS engineer (Building (Energy) Management Systems), drive about 25k a year, varying, about half, amount of train travel into London which helps keep my mileage down a fair amount . my average travel is about 1h:45mins each way, so comfort I found is a key factor. Wanted a comfy decent car with everything the ISD offered, so loved it from the first test drive! ______ Anyway, i'm told, comes with pretty crap tyres, and I am after the following points to change to after, please advise: - a good mpg, - fairly good mileage - low noise not a must but the lower the better, - price always a factor, but not the be-all & end-all, - all season a factor too as weather earlier this year kinda highlighted the Michelins on the sporty stiff Audi I had befores weaknesses (although that was FWD) I am thinking a Michelin Energy, but as I said the Michelins may not be the best choice for me. I have a good friend who is a tyre man, contacts etc, so might be able to help some of you get a good deal in the future Look forward to asking for your guys help in the future, and hope I can contribute. Thanks in advance for your replies :)
  7. looks great, feels great, MUST be great :)

  8. Hi, My first post since buying my first Lexus car, picking up on the 8th :) ______ To introduce myself: '06 IS220D SE-L Multimedia 41k on clock (wish I was more daring or better off enough for a newer one but is perfect for what I need and want) I am a B(E)MS engineer (Building (Energy) Management Systems), drive about 25k a year, varying, about half, amount of train travel into London which helps keep my mileage down a fair amount :). my average travel is about 1h:45mins each way, so comfort I found is a key factor. Wanted a comfy decent car with everything the ISD offered, so loved it from the first test drive! ______ Anyway, i'm told, comes with pretty crap tyres, and I am after the following points to change to after, please advise: - a good mpg, - fairly good mileage - low noise not a must but the lower the better, - price always a factor, but not the be-all & end-all, - all season a factor too as weather earlier this year kinda highlighted the Michelins on the sporty stiff Audi I had befores weaknesses (although that was FWD) I am thinking a Michelin Energy, but as I said the Michelins may not be the best choice for me. I have a good friend who is a tyre man, contacts etc, so might be able to help some of you get a good deal in the future :) Look forward to asking for your guys help in the future, and hope I can contribute. Thanks in advance for your replys :)
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