Alan Partridges Left Glove

I grated mine royaly (that'll be the most expensive Sausage and Egg McMuffin I will ever purchase) and found a local car detailer who matched the paint and refurbished the whole wheel for £50. At the same time he said he could do all 4 wheels a different colour for £220 which I must admit I was tempted to go for a darker gun metal grey or even a black but for the moment I stuck with the original colour. Only afterwards I found out that he details cars for celebrities and footballers so the £50 per wheel is pretty good value for money. Anyone in the Heywood, Lancashire area wanting work doing, let me know and I'll furnish you with his contact details.

I, like you love my tech especially sat navs (I'd be lost without it[emoji15]). The first thing I looked for when changing my car was: (in this order) Looks Price Gadgets Fun factor Economy If the first two weren't there (in place) I wouldn't bother and move on to another make/model. If I had any doubt that my new car wouldn't tick the above boxes I'd never sign my name on the order form. I was given the IS300h sport for 24 hours to test it fully which is where I found the sat nav to be poor (Had Tom tom's all my driving life) so it wasn't s deal breaker for me to swap the sport model to an FSport as this doesn't come with any nav. As previously mentioned in this thread, for someone who loves their tech, I'd of thought this would of been the first thing you'd of made sure was right before signing the order. In the end, you've a great looking car which turns heads not only on looks but the shear quietness PLUS they're certainly not in the "clitoris" category I'd put the other cars mentioned in this thread.

I didn't go for that option, just read somewhere else on this forum it's availability. I'd guess it'll be quite expensive, considering what they wanted from me if I wanted sat nav adding.

FSport doesn't come with sat nav (UK anyway) but I thought it was bobbins anyway. All trims in the IS300h have the same drive train. Also, FSport is a bit harder on the road unless you opt for the adaptive suspension. I opted for the FSport and was a little anxious as I only took the standard Sport one on test drive but I needn't of worried as I'm loving every minute of driving even on our crappy British roads.

I'm now getting around 45-46. I came from Volvo D4 cloud making machine so I automatically drove the IS in the same manor I would the Volvo and was getting the high 30's on my commute. Since then I've changed my driving style from "Mario Karts" to a more cruising style and I don't mean "Driving Miss Daisy" style. I've learnt how and when the Eco kicks in and how to get a better result from my tank. I'm sure yours will improve but above all, enjoy the car, its quietness, it's comfort, and that lovely feeling when you put it in Sport mode at the lights and watch those behind you flounder with gears as you're up to 30mph in an almost silent blink of the eye. Drive careful out there as there's still some BMW drivers around. [emoji6]

Thanks. I think I'll just nip in to the garage.

Sorry but...... TSB number?

Do software updates have to be done at the garage?

I find the system works well with the iPhone. Coming from the Volvo which the system was very basic with no reading of messages/emails etc the Lexus feels a lot better equipped. Always connects with both work and personal phones and text messages are shown on the dash screen. I use the dictation on Siri for responding to messages. I for one think having emails show on your dash screen pretty pointless as emails tend to be of the larger content and I certainly wouldn't want to be reading/responding to those on the dash screen anyway. Loving the connection of Apple Music and the album art on the dash screen, inc the search option of what tracks you have in your phone. Maybe the system isn't as up to date as the competition but for me coming from my previous car it does more than I expected. Each to their own though, I found the sat nav very poor on the Lexus and others love it. Ask a dealer to connect your phone to one of their cars, this takes seconds and you will feel first hand how it performs.

When new, I think I just drove my Lexus as I did my Volvo diesel (plus jumping in and out of Sport mode didn't really help) I've learnt to drive in a different manner but getting just as good performance with only a 6-8mpg difference from my last diesel burner.

My current "From Refuel" readout is showing 49.2mpg with a quarter of the tank gone. That's with a mixture of city (up to 30mph) and m-way miles (up to 80mph) in normal mode. Anyway, I've chosen my car which I love the drive, handling, comfort and looks so whatever I get to the gallon it doesn't matter as I have it for the next 3 years. The day I drive a car to maximise the fuel efficiency rather than enjoy the experience is the day I hand in my keys and get a bus pass. Drive it how you want to (within reason) and enjoy but above all, be safe out there (Hill Street Blues reference for those old enough to remember)

Which Woolworths would that be Andrew ? Pretty safe promise I'd say I do about 8k miles each year and love the Lexus experience without getting hung up on mpg, just like you I guess. [emoji6] Okay, Burtons window.

Bloody hell, this thread got depressing quick. I'll do my 35k per year for the next 3 years and I'll show my arse in Woolworths window if I don't love every one of those miles. Goodbye all

I'm currently getting around 45mpg and that's mostly motorway mileage which I'm happy with. I've changed my driving style from my Volvo diesel to the IS300h and I'm enjoying every drive more and more. Brake grind is a ball-ache so I try to avoid feathering the stop peddle.

As mentioned in a previous post, my colleagues £65k Audi Q5 does the same when coming to a stop and releasing the brake.