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I wonder what happened to all those parcels in the back..... "lost in transit"....

Watch out for those delivery drivers too

It would lap me.... but I have seen white van drivers going faster on the A4 (Slough) this week.... 😔

It's up for a swaps, carbon RCF accepted 😉

Old grey... Still her best side/angle

I got to see one up close at Goodwood, the matt paint is much better in the flesh, surprised me how good it looked! The interior is beautifully put together but the blue wouldn't be my choice.

I'm not sure that many other lexus franchises would fight for the F centre, the interest/passion for the F cars at Cheltenham is far greater than anything else I've experienced.

76 ft-lbs, which doesn't feel as though it's tight enough when I was doing it but... The wheels still on and got to go with the manufacturers recommendations....

It definitely is the power BTW, I'm not sure there is a metal in existence that can withstand the power of the IS250 let alone the IS220d's torque......

I snapped one on the ISF, subsequently ordered 6 for good measure. As you say, the tyre fitters over tighten them with their air guns. I also purchased a torque wrench and always fit the bolts to the correct tension.

Definitely go for a car with warranty (which is transferable) or a 2009 as some of the 2008 cars have missed the boat. I'll add to the list the brake master cylinder/servo (£1800) although this is very rare. As mentioned early in the thread, they're great reliable cars but if something goes wrong the parts are rare and the bill will be big. I opted for peace of mind. Good luck with the search.

Here's my very mixed bag.... 😉 Free - Alright Now Sub Focus/Rudimental - Trouble Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly AC/DC- Highway To Hell Fleetwood Mac- The Chain.

No can do sadly, still away on holiday, enjoy those beautiful welsh roads... 👍

Absolutely..👍 .. they should disclose any modifications before sale. Potentially, it could also invalidate an insurance claim....

http://www.world-beatsonic.com/ Hendrick Wildy: wildy@world-beatsonic.com (very helpful).

Love the setup, the android auto/apple carplay is so easy to use and intuitive. Google maps works great via voice control making navigation simple. Spotify works perfectly. My only regret is not choosing a head unit with a mechanical tilt, as some days in strong sunlight the screen can suffer from glare, but its fine 90% of the time.

As you say, it's only really the climate control setting that are accessed using the screen, most of the other stuff you could live without. Here's the back of the unit with the beatsonic attached if that's any help...

I won't be able to make this one, hats off to @NothernDan for making it all happen. Good job 👍

You sound like a happy chappy Cezar 👍. Really looking forward to hearing this ☺. I was deliberating between the two switchable systems for my ISF, Meisterschaft or PPE. Be interesting to see how it compares to the PPE. Great stuff, enjoy! 😀

That steering wheel looks great and very well made, good job 👍

Is this...... Follow me sir and my colleague will arrange for the correct car to be delivered to you on his day off. Can't think of what else he might have said 🤔

Having recently had a big moan to Lexus UK, they weren't exactly bending over backwards to help, far from it. Money talks, if a valuable client isn't happy, most companies will go above and beyond usual levels to retain their business (£). IMO Joe bloggs will have a very hard job to get this same success. That said, I did get a £50 voucher to spent on lexus accessories 😉.

Shame they didn't try and replicate the factory finish of the wheels but there's no paint code, so they probably decided on a cost effective finish.... single colour (black). Bog standard silver, would also look wrong. Personally, it wouldn't be put off by Toyo's. Budget isn't acceptable, but midrange is fine, IMO.

As some of you may know I purchased some cream leather seats for my ISF, I now have the full passenger seat, drivers seat (just the leather-can be swapped onto your current seat for circa £150) and full rear seats, in black from my 2008 car. The seats are in good condition for their age with no rips etc, other than the slight bolster wear on the drivers side leather. These would be very useful if someone has damage/rips to their seats. A good trimmer can swap the leather on a front seat for circa £150, I know this as I've had it done. A new seat from Lexus is circa £2,600 and the leather itself is circa £1,000. Anyone with any questions or interest please drop me a pm.

No. If you buy one of these cars thinking it's been driven to the local co-op and back for the past 100,000 miles, you're dreaming. They've all been driven hard for periods of their lives.