Lexus Open Road Event At De Vere Oulton Hall, Leeds

[kam05]

I got invited to the Lexus Open Road event at De Vere Oulton Hall, Leeds yesterday. I intended to only to test drive the GS450h, IS250 saloon and ISF, but I ended up testing driving most of the Lexus range.

Pics below (Beware there are a lot of pics!):

De Vere Oulton Hall, near Leeds:

GS450h (this is one fast car):

IS250:

ISF (I thought the GS450h was fast, but this blew that out of the water!):

Me about to take the ISF out for a drive:

RX450h:

Hybrid engine of the RX:

LS600h (lwb):

Dials of the LS:

Hope you like the pics

Kam

[knitware]

Nice pics!

I was invited to that but decided not to go, I wish I had done. Which car was you favourite car on the day. I really want to test drive the LS600! How long was you able to take the car out and was it busy? I'll probably go to the next event, looks good!

[agent-x]

how come you got invited to that bro?

[kam05]

Nice pics!

I was invited to that but decided not to go, I wish I had done. Which car was you favourite car on the day. I really want to test drive the LS600! How long was you able to take the car out and was it busy? I'll probably go to the next event, looks good!

The ISF was my favourite (and I would get one if I had the cash), but I reality, I'd probably buy the GS450h (not keen on the IS250 and the IS250C is too slow for my liking- guess it weighs a lot with the fold down roof). That LS600h is no slouch either! It wasn't really busy.

You could drive each car for up to 30 mins- there was a long queue of people to test the ISF- I guess that's to be expected.

[Bobo]

I was attending my Niece's wedding on Saturday at Oulton Hall - I didnt know the Lexus thing was on but it was great to see the cars in the flesh although due to the wedding I didnt get to test drive anything.

If you saw a guy wandering around with a kilt on it was me...small world!

[kam05]

Yeah, I did notice that there was a wedding going on as well as the Lexus event!

[Steve_L]

Hi Kam

I missed this when it was current but, same as Bobo, I have to say it is a small world. The cars look great and I would have loved to drive a few. However, other thoughts prevail.

I lived in the area until after University and the pic of the RX450 outside Oldroyds Farm brought back lots of memories. I played cricket at Carlton before settling in South Wales after University.

The venue was also an adventure playground used regularly before it became a golf course and then a De Vere. It was 40 years ago!

Thanks for the memories.

[Tango]

Hi Kam

I missed this when it was current but, same as Bobo, I have to say it is a small world. The cars look great and I would have loved to drive a few. However, other thoughts prevail.

I lived in the area until after University and the pic of the RX450 outside Oldroyds Farm brought back lots of memories. I played cricket at Carlton before settling in South Wales after University.

The venue was also an adventure playground used regularly before it became a golf course and then a De Vere. It was 40 years ago!

Thanks for the memories.

It was a lunatic asylum before De Vere bought it for £1 million and spent around another £6 million refurbishing it. I first stayed there (when it was the hotel ) in 1965 not long after it opened. Still stay there frequently, next time being week after next.

Also played on the 18 hole golf course when it was a municiple course, before De Vere bought that and turned it into a PGA Championship course. Before that the original hotel golf course was a 9 hole.