Stuart Aspey

Only on the Drivers side, though?

At least I know how easy it is to take out, I'll vacuum over the week. Off to Donington on Saturday, so that £1.10 will come in handy for extra petrol money. 😂

Completed and WOOHOO me. £1.10. That was much easier than I thought.

Lol. Just about to try it now.

Hi all. I dropped a £1 down by the seat belt buckle and can't get it back out. How do you remove the rear seat?

Darn it! You're right. . . . Thank you for telling me. I'll now try and return these bulbs.

What!?! There's only 1 reversing light?

Cheers guys. A pair of bosch 955's are ready to go in. Will tackle this over the weekend.

Good morning all. How easy (what do I need to do) is it to removed the boot liner to access the lights to replace a bulb? I have a reverse bulb out 🙁

Yeah, the Welshouse roads aren't good. Lol. Im only 13 miles from my area of work and also do town driving for work, so I accept that my MPG is lower. I was quoted £408 to refurbishment 4 wheels, by Lexus Cardiff. To give you an idea

Totally. I need to remember and drive more cautiously.

Good afternoon all. Is anyone attending JapFest at Donington in July? I'm going with another club and would like to meet some of you if you're going. Stuart

Very well written @matt8 Time to stop worrying and start enjoying the car

I've had my IS300H Premium since January and have just come back from my 60,000 mile service. Anyone else finding that they are curbing their wheels more than their previous car? I had a first gen IS200 SportCross before this and I assume the track must be a bit wider than my old car. It hurts me everytime I've done it. Lol. Getting it booked in for a 4 wheel refurbished soon.

Hi @paulrnx you're right. My concern was that my car was nearly 20mpg away from the official figures. I wanted to check if this was right. The 60,000 service has now been completed and I'm thinking that the extra weight and different tyre size on the Premium might be the issue in real world terms.

Checked the tyre pressures. They were 35 all round. I have just had a service, so Lexus probably put them back up. . I'm thinking the 225 fronts and 255 rears have an impact on reducing MPG. As does the extra weight of the premier. . . I will keep on looking at issues and hope that hotter weather helps the hybrid system. I will also revise driving habits

Thank you guys for all of your replies. Yes, as the weather is warming up, my display is showing an increasing average. I'm currently at 43.3 according to the car, but only 40.8 according to Fuelly.com lol. I decreased my pressure to 30psi to provide a bit of comfort on my 225/35/18's, maybe i need to raise it back up to 34psi . . Yes, i try to drive smoothly and brake calmly and search for the EV where possible. The MPG is coming up, but I think the Premium is heavier than lower level cars due to the extra kit and features? So i am conscious of that too. I'm on Nexen tyres all round and they appear to have even wear at the moment. I'm gonna try Haida HD927's when it's time to change. I had these on my IS200 SportCross and would be looking forward to see how they compare on the IS300H. I have just passed my 60,000 mile service with flying colours, so i shall be picking up a bottle of Forte Advanced Gas Treatment for Petrol Engines to clean out any carbon deposits that may have built up. I am using Supermarket 95Octane. Is there any benefit from trying 97 or 99?

My average since purchase is showing 42.2 MPG. But the 2 fuel ups are showing 38.6 and 42.1, so not sure what the car is thinking 😂

YAY! My post signature has returned . . . . . ^ 60,000 miles of driving the same route with my 2.0 litre Sportcross and I'm getting metter than the official figures. . . . was hoping for the same with the Hybrid, to be honest . . .

TwoZero3, I wonder whether the premium is heavier than others? or maybe there is an indication that, at 54000 miles, maybe there is a battery issue . . . . . I did a nonstop run to Swindon on Sunday, from South Wales. Best I could get was 42.6. this was with the cruise control on and trying to keep acceleration as smooth as possible. admittedly, the cruise control was at 71mph, It was wet and I did have the kids with me. But the kit and comfort is amazing. I'm just wondering whether there could be some gremlins in the works

Lol. Yeah, I came from the 2.0l is200, so no matter how soft a right foot I had, mpg didn't change. I need to find an inner calm and listen to the car.

Hi all. I picked up my 13 plate IS300H Premium on Jan 5th and am finding that getting above 42 MPG seems difficult on my commute and work travels. How is everyone else getting on?

The car is great to drive. I was mildly annoyed at the sub 40 mpg after the first 500 miles . . .

Zorro has been great. I have been using Fuelly from the day I picked up the car. I used to have it linked to my forum signature, but it doesn't appear to be working on the new site. But, 60,000+ miles and £12,000 in petrol, we had to look at another car. Lol. I was tempted to install gas . . .