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If you battery was flat and you drove for 45 minutes, I would suggest it would only have been 50% charged at best....if it has not been fatally damaged. I have one of these https://www.ancel.com/products/ancel-bm200 and have mentioned it in several posts.....removes all the guesswork from knowing when or if your battery is fully charged

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I think I see the point you are making. In the video I saw, I think he soldered the existing tab to the new on the battery. I will watch it again.

MK1 owners, final call. Free parts as listed above, don't want to scrap 'em. If no interest I'll put on Ebay, 99p start buyer collect. Roy

Well it is not so much that... Water pump last ~60k miles, so that coolant last 100k is kind of irrelevant. Problem here is that red and pink coolant should not mix. You can mix both of them with water, but not red with the pink (long story, but one is organic acid another one is inorganic). So basically if car came with pink coolant, you want to replace it with pink coolant. Or you need to flush entire system carefully and repeatedly until you make sure there is no pink coolant left, and then fully fill it with red coolant. It is like you don't mix dot 4 and dot 5 brake fluids (on is glycol another one is silicon). Same here with the coolants. Also red coolant is significantly shorter life - 2 years 30k miles vs. 5 years 150k miles (again kind of pointless considering water pump needs replacing every 60k and also Toyota recommends full coolant replacement at 100k and then 60k thereafter). There is a difference in their performance, lubricity, corrosion inhibition etc. Using red coolant will reduce your water pump life to 30k as well. Also kind of seemingly small point, but surprisingly important. Red coolant should be mixed with very pure water, if you mix it with tap water it will clog the engine (it sort of leaves white residue), pink coolant is better in that regard and protects the engine better. Meaning that to change pink coolant you can simply flush old coolant with tap water and you be alright, whatever trace amount of water is left the coolant will deal with it. Red coolant you need to flush either with distilled/desalinated water or just more red coolant itself. So it works out cheaper to use pink coolant, unless car already has red. Anyway... I do appreciate we are going way too deep into issues that is relatively minor in grand scheme of things at the moment... and for somebody that does not work on the cars or does not work on Japanese cars this sort of knowledge is not needed... I am just baffled that JDM garage seems to not know the difference, or not care.

I can't specifically speak of the NX (I have an RX) but just look at how many Prius Taxis are out there. Both Prius and RX have many examples of 200 to 300k and beyond.

Don't you just love the facts 👍I certainly do!

It’s an estimated range probably based on the last tank average or two. Mine said 425 full during the summer and now it’s about 405 fully brimmed up. Having said that, 25 miles has gone off this figure but I’ve actually driven 36 miles so take it with a pinch of salt. its just a guide.

This is how the back up battery in the alarm can go after time ☹️

If I was you I would always go for the spare wheel if that’s an option …… storage whatever …… one doesn’t always have just a puncture to be fixed, these days a pothole often simply destroys the tyre My recentish pothole experience with my 2006 Honda Legend ……. which thankfully has a spare wheel ok 👌 RAC changing the destroyed tyre wheel for the spacesaver 👍 Malc

We’ll miss your great contributions here. Good luck!

In the UK one can use the VIN to pinpoint the correct version of the owner's handbook and multimedia manual when downloading from Lexus.uk website. Maybe the same where you are?

Thought as much🙄 in that case it’ll be a Lexus-approved bodyshop every time😉

I have had a ghost fitted on my car for 7 years and Lexus have never mentioned that it would invalidate the warranty

I have got in touch with Lexus UK and their reply has informed me that my car NX450 MY24 is "Upon checking our system, I found that your vehicle is not eligible for the TRACKER and OBD device campaign. This is because it was built on a different platform that prevents criminals from accessing the vehicle in the same way." All this is good news, why no one could tell me this sooner. They have shown me why I go to Lexus, they still offer some old school service and offered me a free Tracker which I have accepted. This is why this is my second Lexus and in year or so I will be looking at Lexus again

I meant the auto function on the sunroof controls. All auto functions (windows/sunroof) need to learn the open/close position before they will operate with one touch - you would just have to keep your finger on the control to make it open fully (and hold for a couple more seconds) then close fully.

My 95. N. reg Ls400 goes in for its MOT in about a month ( due 8th Dec ) by then having covered only about 4k miles or so since the last ……. I need to get out and about in them rather more ……. it’s challenging finding where to go to avoid all these damnable incessant impossible everywhere roadworks 🥵 🤞🤞 the headlamp aims are ok 🤞🤞 Malc

Very Helpful, thank you. BTW: Back Door = Tailgate ?

Maybe it is a height thing? Both my wife and myself are 5' 5" and neither of us find the (ultrasuede/leather) seats uncomfortable. In fact they are among the nicest I have ever had, driven all manner of cars for 50 years!

I had exactly the same problem 2 weeks ago and, as the car was booked in for a service with Lexus I thought I would have it investigated by the dealer. The problem arose after a 5 week period with the car on a C-Tek battery conditioner and following a 4 hour drive to visit friends. The dealer was quite certain that this was not a battery problem, and was most likely caused by me moving the gear selector before the car was ready. This then throws the car into a confused state from which not takes a while to recover. This could indeed have been the cause and since the service I have been more aware of the need to pause and have not experienced any repetition of the problem. I will continue to monitor the situation and feedback any further problems.

That's my point exactly,

Yes i have done this in my 2014 executive variant. You need to buy a module from ali express then open your door panel and plug in the module. Then whenever you lock your car just make sure you press the lock button twice and it will fold the mirrors and when you unlock the car the mirrors open automatically. Its a very handy feature to have. Here is the module Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! ￡24.49 | Car Side Mirrors Auto Folder Folding Spread Kit For Lexus IS300H (2014-now) + Plug and Play https://a.aliexpress.com/_EGMgp1n

Colin, Thanks 👍🏻I have decided to pull out and not take the risk as there is a lack of transparency and there have been inconsistencies.

I can only comment on the 400h. Mine is an 06 and it's been the most reliable car I've ever owned and it's still in perfect working order. I was considering a newer model, but I've decided again to keep it and keep it going. It's just too good. The only downsides are the ancient ICE (I even have a cassette player), which I will have to upgrade at some point.; the sat nav (2015 maps I think I have); the poor reversing light illumination; the rubber seals that fail and cause leaks (I had mine all repaired a few years ago).

Thanks. It goes up and down perfectly. Just when it's up I can see it wobbling in my wing mirror!?! 😒