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Hi Guys, So after some soul searching and failing to find any serious buyers for my car, I have decided to hold on to it for now. I've actually just placed an order for some PPE headers which I will be collecting from RR-Racing in late October. Also planning to have a good look around their premises, and even beg for a ride in their supercharged demo shop car. After that I will be looking to add the performance intake and tune (will be taking my ECU with me as well so Rafi and Simon can at least bench read it to make sure they can email me a suitable map to load via their OBD II hand controller). I am also pleased to tell you guys the article for Banzai is going to be appearing very soon. They reckon it will probably be featured in the October issue which will be out for purchase in mid-September. I've been fortunate enough to see a mock up of the article already, and I liked what I saw. Should hopefully shine some much needed light on these very underrated cars. Just thought I would share with you guys what was going on with me/the car. I will also be in LA at the beginning of October on business, so hoping to bring back my PPE mid-pipes with hi-flow race cat's and my one piece carbon trunk panel (the entire piece that runs below the rear lights, around the number plate etc. I'll be looking to take the car to Japshow Finale at Santa Pod in early October as well. Do drop by the Kleers stand if you attend the show to say hi. Be nice to meet a few new faces (and any old ones obviously!). Cheers for now. Peter

I was lucky enough to be given a demo RX450h Premier as a courtesy car for two days last week, whilst my trusted RX was in for its MOT. I loved.... - the looks... although I wish the front end was a little more different from the NX. Unfortunately, it seems a common trend that all models within the same brand look very (too?) similar: Jag XE and XF are a prime example of this - the build quality, internal design and colour scheme (this car had cream leather with cream/chocolate brown dash and doors) - the noise insulation: I thought my 2009 RX450h was quiet, but the new model takes "quiet" to another level - the performance... not dissimilar from the previous model, but with the car being so quiet you seem to reach high speeds with very little drama and you keep having to check the speedo (HUD very handy!) - the supreme comfort... although I found the seat base a bit flat and lacking in support. This may change over time - the (adjustable) Head Up Display - just brilliant - the huge screen and its clarity - the fuel economy: I achieved 35mpg, whilst my own car barely manages 30mpg on the same journey - the clarity and power of the sound system - the all-round camera - the adaptive cruise control - the excellent LED headlights Not sure about... - the seats were very comfortable, but I felt I was sitting "on" them, rather than "in" them. I suspect that they would give over time. I also suspect that the ventilation and heating system may contribute to the firmness - the large screen emphasizes the old fashioned satnav graphics - voice control has not evolved and is still useless - the rear door (hatch / boot) is slow... sooo slow to go up and down... and noisy - sound system is very clear but sounds... flat and soul-less. Some tweaking of the settings is required - good parking camera... but no self-parking? you get this on a Focus or a Golf these days for not a lot of money Would I buy one? - Yes because of the design in and out, the image, the quality, the running costs, the gadgets and the proven reliability and after care of the Lexus brand - No because of the missed opportunities, the - still - outdated satnav, the - still - cumbersome rear door, some lack in equipment (climate controls in the back for instance...) Overall, yes I would definitely buy one. Even if the car is not perfect (is there such a thing), the overall Lexus ownership experience does it for me.

I wanted a white one :-(

Sometimes if you fart the fans help disperse it quicker. Carl

That only seemed to lift it, rather than allowing it to slide. Probably doing something wrong. Pretty sure I'll be buying the original car I saw if its still available this weekend.

Yep carchem just spray on front and backs, wipe around with an MF, wait to haze then buff it off with another MF. As simple as it can get really. The C5 is good but I just CBA prepping it all up and it does get expensive if you mess up haha!

Peter, Flipping amazing, a trail blazer of our very own in the UK, will be following progress with much interest.

............. there's never any rhyme nor reason for the insurance quotes, well, none that one could believe and give credibility to ! Just despair and go with the best for you, not worth agonising over, if and when you have a claim you just know you're going to be totally screwed Malc

@DT_Racing I will start a running topic once I start the trip. I am leaving Bournemouth for the tunnel at 4am on Friday so will be an early one. Will be taking laptop & GoPro so will upload pics & Vids (via Youtube) as the weekend progresses as long as everything goes to plan :-)

According to the technical sheet for dealer programmable options the fronts cannot be turned off, the volume of the warning sound can be set only. http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/rx-2nd-gen-2004-2009/113998d1194535434-how-to-set-lexus-personalized-settings-lexus-personalisation-settings-rev.pdf