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Killysprint

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    2016
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  1. Fair play to the sales staff at Swindon if they got anywhere near the asking price! and hope they paid the ex-owner a decent price too.... It is top of the pile for a GSF, and obviously there was a buyer looking for that exact car that made the deal click. The market today for large engined (4L+) thirsty super saloons is limited, and they're a dying breed. The right example will always find a buyer, only cars with the right provenance low mileage, low owners, faultless history etc etc etc, will see prices rise. Those cars that have been used, loved and past through many hands will just get caught up in the mix. In my opinion the GSF will probably fair better than the others, due to its rarity (hopefully for the owners) However rarity doesn't always guarantee a sale. My brother has a 1 previous owner merc c63 507 Saloon black on black for sale <35k miles and is mint, priced sensibly - a proper unicorn. Not even a nibble. Time will tell for the F's.
  2. Only if you're a dealer taking your £4-5k margin into consideration......
  3. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lexus&model=GS F&page=1&postcode=ne34ux&flrfc=1#202402096399021 fair price for the age, mileage and owners...... I'm looking for a run-around......!!!
  4. 👆+1. Had a bloody nightmare with the dancing tyre fitter lot when they tried to fit and recode a new TPMS. Clowns. Blamed the car. Went to Lexus - done in 10 mins.
  5. wow, that's a serious chunk of cash for a 4 1/2 year old car. In today's market I expect that will stick around for a while at that price...... or it will be discounted fairly quickly to move it on.
  6. My kids were 17 and 13 when I had my ISF, my eldest was 6ft - never complained about lack of room in the car. Also to back up what others have said, try and get a 2011 MY car. They are quite an old design now first coming out in 2008. The 2011 facelift gives different lights etc, not that matters, but the bits inside, sport button on the wheel, instead of fumbling around on the dash, bluetooth phone and streaming (IIRC), different dash, central rev counter, make life a little easier.
  7. Just my 10pence worth. MP4S on my GSF were brilliant. Feel, grip, wear all spot on. Cant comment on the new Conti 7's, however in may experience on the last 3 cars (not the ISF which had bridge stones then MPSS) which had contis fitted when I got them, and then changed to the equivalent Michelin (MPSS, PS2 x2), the michelins I always felt gave better, steering feel, ride, noise, grip (esp wet) and most importantly(when your spanking £200+ a corner) wear. I would check the usual suspects, KF were surprising competitive when I replaced 18" tyres earlier this year, and Costco had a cracking deal on the GSF tyres. Its a minefield but for me Michelin is almost a default choice. My new car has P zeros, and if I get to the point where they need changing will be going to MP4S or equivalent.
  8. Cracking bit of kit. Hope you keep enjoying it! My brother had one of the first in the UK, shipped it straight to Lichfield for a re-map, was an incredible light and nimble car, with amazing performance from just 1.8L. A proper thing. We've had a GR Yaris, with the circuit pack, in the household for the last couple of years. Again a phenomenal car. Sounds a bit lame with the 3 pot, but goes very well indeed (and stop just as well too!! brakes are huge). Road holding and handling are sponsored by Eco-stick - it is incredible. Only complaint is how high you sit, as a passenger, and as a larger chap, the seat has to be reclined more than I'd like to get my head in, not as bad on the drivers side as there is a little height adjustment, but not ideal. But this doesn't take away from the fact that point to point it'll be difficult to put any gap between this and more expensive and exotic machines. Super super car.
  9. The car has been viewed and inspected by an insurance assessor. No doubt, it was taken to a repair centre, and a list of parts made to effect a satisfactory repair, by an experienced engineer. Then a report subsequently prepared given to the afore mentioned employee of the insurance company. Both of these guys will know their jobs inside out. They will have looked at the prices for the parts from lexus, and only lexus. They will then have made a decision based on the price of the parts and the Labour to return the car to pre-damaged condition. “Stolen recovered minimal damage” as you suggest here obviously is not the case. The interior damage to the trim is obviously extensive, there is a lot of trim missing and I would guess unfortunately the car probably needs a new dashboard. The glovebox looked like it has been wrenched out. Mounting lugs are probably broken and smashed. It hasn’t got minimal damage. The value of the car to the trade would have been in the region of £32-35k. So the repair to make the car right must have been in excess of £16-17k. It’s in the best interest of the insurance company to make an economic repair - in the end it costs them less than writing the car off. if this can’t be made, using the judgement and experience of the engineers who have actually seen and assessed the car, not just looked at a few photos - how is this an abuse of the category system?? The F cars are rare in the UK. salvage parts are few and far between. It’s not a 3 series or the like where any part, in any colour is readily available on eBay.
  10. As others have said so sorry to here this, but seeing the damage i certainly wouldn’t want the car back anyway. the insurance company generally will write the car off when the cost to repair is greater than 50% of the value of the vehicle. we’ve seen over the past couple of weeks the price of the interior carbon trim, so the cost of repairs will escalate quickly if they’re damaged. I hope you reach a reasonable settlement with the insurance company quickly and you can move on from this nightmare. best of luck. PS there’s a nice one for sale at Swindon….
  11. And it’s gone! Picked up this afternoon. Quite sad to see it go.
  12. As others have said so sorry you've had to go through this. Obviously a targeted theft. But why? struggling to see the logic in it as there's so few of them about, it would be easy to trace parts etc. Not a nice experience, and hope you reach a satisfactory outcome to the situation. Must admit - I'm off to buy a faraday cage to keep our keys in now.
  13. So after a couple of busy weeks I’ve finally got my finger out my behind and got the GSF sorted. Fuel pipe recall and disks and pads replaced. Made a couple of calls and the car has been sold. Clearing the inside last night of all my rubbish, was quite sad, as it’s the first car in a long time that I’m not looking forward to selling and will be missed. Sorely missed. With the ISF and GSF it’s almost 7 years with the Lexus brand and even though the cars weren’t new, the experience with the brand after years with the german competition has been very refreshing. It’ll be a sad day next week when it’s picked up and will eventually go to its new owner. Whoever finally buys it will get a cracking car, and hopefully enjoy it as much as I have. It’ll get a final wash and brush up over the Easter weekend, and run up a favourite road, and I just hope that it’s eventual replacement arriving in a couple of weeks time will get under my skin as much as the GSF has. Time will tell.
  14. Still chugging round in the GSF, having made no effort to sell it yet...... My wife used it to take one of the dogs to a show in Stafford at the weekend. Came back with a fuel consumption of 36.8MPG!!! Didn't use cruise, stuck to 70, unbelievable.
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