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Sent book out today - you should get it next week at some point.

Mods - please - can this image be removed? As a person that spends hours detailing their own garage queen, I find this picture distressing!!!!

It's snowy here today. Nasty snow; ice, snow, compacted snow, slush. Lots of stuck cars, spinning cars etc. We were both fine. Nokian Weatherprrof on hers, Michelin Latitude Tour HP - both all season. We both felt safe and secure. Cars were getting stuck on the slightest of inclines. I felt I could have stopped on a hill and started again, easily. It felt good. And safe.

Yesterday I was given a PX price of £19000........looks like maybe the F’s are increasing in value 🤔

@Big Rat thanks Paul! Time to set some nee challenges for myself. Been at my current job just over 4 years now so the time has come.. my love and loyalty to the brand made me give it a try and ended up getting it! One of the big things I pushed on George the centre manager was that I could bring a more connected and personal experience for Lexus owners especially the F owners. Any mumbles and grumbles you tell me and if your after a product also give me a message. We both want to Lexus to expand and we both want Lexus Stoke to be the best centre in the UK. Look forward to meeting you all sooner in the year. Stay Safe. C

That's all I can see Paul!!!!! V O L V O Yummy!!!

@Mark6pot. "Hey dad is there any chance you can dig the isF out have you any idea how embarrassed I am going to school in this" 😂 🐀

Another win for tyres for the occasion!

Collected the new (old) car today What a difference - its practically new (although its 12 years old) Absolutely spotless, cant find a mark on it whatsoever. The owner has only had to refurb the wheels and even they have been done really well. 25k on the clock and it feels new - quiet and pulls like a tractor. Sunroof is a very nice option and I have already got used to the leather seats - I thought that they were cream but they are a dusky grey which is quite unique and goes well with the colour of the car which is a light blue colour. Loving it so far

This is one thing i miss about my BMW. It turned off the auto wipers when you locked the car, so no worry about this happening.

We stay in Bishopton which was 2nd worst hit in the UK this week with 45cm of snow and deeper drifts. The RX350 might be a soft roader with no proper 4WD system but it was surprisingly good. Never got stuck once despite drifts over the bonnet. I ended up doing mercy missions for snowbound villagers getting bread, milk and medicines. Also did a few runs to local hospitals transporting staff. Obviously the Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S helped because I passed several stuck 4x4’s including XC90s, Ravs, CRVs, X-trails, etc. Also took the GS450H out which was awesome (also has Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S). The only thing it wasn’t great at was towing people stuck in ditches but that’s to be expected with no diff lock. This was down the sheltered bit at the side of the house. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S is the winter tyre I’ve been using for about 5 years on everything from SLK280 to X-trails and a 272bhp V6 Touareg. They can be used all year round and turn any car into a beast in the snow, handle fine on warm summers day but make a huge difference to grip on snow ice and cold greasy roads. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bless her!!! The XC90 has been out in the snow today, Gets so much attention..................when opposite locked

@Warrington guy was good to hear from you Dave, car looks stunning, like the Mesa red, that’s by far the best colour in the M 👍👍👍

The correct tyres for the conditions makes all the difference, whatever the car....

Trust me I've been in it with @Warrington guy Dave driving it...... it lived between 5-8000 revs all the time with me whooping for joy like a small child on the back seat..... 😇 🐀

You can replace the bottom part of the oem unit for a second double din screen, which allows you to add a apple carplay /android auto system. Probably cost you £600+ depending on the system you choose but it is fantastic. Voice controlled Google maps, Spotify, oem steering wheel control etc etc.

Is it a diesel.....................................

woks fine on my MacBook... Obviously the shock at seeing a video of a non F car on this forum was extreme.... Does like nice though (for a BMW)

Doohhhhh!!! I was responding to the post above and mis-read ' Quantity' for 'Quality' !!!!!! sorry, I'll get me coat and be gone soon... But the Amount of fuel in the tank is gonna be electro-mechanically detected ie a float on a pivoted arm or rising guide bar is gonna adjust a potentiometer to report back to the gauge electrically. paul m.

No problem - a few bits in it will be different as its from an SE-L model but should cover yours well. Will get it out to you next week.

@Flytvr Get me that blokes number I’ll take him for some tuition 😏 🐀

First time we had poor enough snow conditions to see how well the Lexus would handle. i was a little dubious as I’m well aware the Lexus Rx is not a true 4x4 in the same way a Land Rover is. however, I was quite impressed how well the car drove. put your foot down a little and it pretty much accelerated off with minimal wheelspin. You can feel the computers cutting power to wheels etc. And it really works well. I went around a few corners and if the car started to slide it seemed to improve by applying a bit of gas which kicked In all the wheels which immmediaty had the car i straightened back up. Braking was excellent to, brake hard and off course you will slide, after all its 2 tin of car on four wheeels. Driving this car with care it handles impeccably and not once did I feel nervous of getting stuck. I took it up and down hills and around back roads barely used and it felt good in all circumstances. im sure you wouldn’t want to put the RX of road through deep mud but in snow it was great. well done RX

So I keep on being tempted to get rid of the old girl but it just keeps on giving. Today saw it go into Lexus Derby for it's 100k service (even though it has done 91k) and thought I would get the MOT done at the same time. Passed. ALL clear. No advisories on the MOT with the only thing service wise on the horizon at the next one - brake pads at the rear. Just need to get round to posting it in the for sale section but loathed to get it onto Autotrader due to the MANY randoms who always seem to phone up. Still looks fab imo :)

Interesting article - https://www.torquenews.com/1083/2015-lexus-rc-f-and-bmw-m4-virtual-tie-racetrack

You have to remember that Lexus in the UK are just a marketing department. They basically looked in the owners manual and quoted the relevant statement.

That’ll go, it’s just a dusting 🤪🤪

That's a cracking image. One to keep!!!

Agreed. Nothing has phased our XC90 with 19" Pirelli Scorpions over the last couple of days. Great fun too

Enormous fun isn't it? I have to say that given the choice between the Nurburgring or the Nokian test track in Finland I think it would be Finland every time. Not sure which tyres you have one but if you do feel like getting a little more adventurous it's worth turning the traction control off. If the car senses quite a bit of slip it will just cut power, cut power, cut power until you're stood still. Knocking the gearbox into manual can really help too. This goes for 2WD or (Haldex on a Lexus?) 4WD.

Mine was driving great in the snow today too much better than my old Bimmer.

I find there is nearly 2 gallons left when my warning light comes on,i have once gritted my teeth and got 420 miles from a tank.However i guess it is a good thing to be warned early,and of course the gauge does say reserve rather than empty.

Some thoughts about the car so far.. I took a huge gamble when i signed up for this but i have no regrets whatsoever @ 385k it's not only highest mileage SC430 it also beats everyone here by at least 238 000 miles. That's the distance between earth and moon if you like. Btw the logbook arrived today looks like the previous owner was a lady and she acquired the vehicle on 27th of May 2004. She must of been very keen on these shopping trips :D I really like the interior design of the SC which certainly has some nice retro touch to it. Coming from GS450h, this is like day and night. I have to say Lexus didn't do a very good job interior quality wise with MK3 GS and this was the one and only downside of the otherwise great GS model. Gadgets i miss the most are the rear view camera and awesome ML sound system of the GS.. way better than SC. Also a small word of advice to all SC owners.. do not try to race GS450h off the traffic lights. Ever. This will never end in your favor. Saying that, i can't wait to get the exhaust back boxes done and hear the rumble of the V8.. My old GS. Awesome car but not missed at all :)

So u want a posh “beetle”? 🤔......😂🤣😂

@Womble72 Seems to me these Volvo's need lots of injections............... usually the contents of you wallet unfortunately, bit like our Transits then Paul 🙄 🐀

What a “beautiful colour “......almost as fetching as a Mesa red ISF 😉

Hi, yes KM11EFO was my car, absolutely nothing wrong with it, 45k miles a new set of Bridgestones just before I sold it, aftermarket Infinity backboxes, I supplied the original exhaust as well just in case you don't like the sound.................. Epic epic car, I cannot fault it, I had it for 2 years and every time I parked it up I couldn't walk away without turning back to look at it, the reason I sold it was I wanted a blue GSF and one came along and I had to have it. If you need any more info just let me know,

No - NOT THE VOLVO Paul!!!!!!!!

Can’t say it either Paul😂🤣.....actual price is £18100 to £19900, they use “caps” not auto trader or glasses guide, offered £4500 for the V70 too, making £23,500 PX, as for car, got to be sensible, kids, dogs n caravan to consider 😔

I would imagine that it is done electronically via a 'Knock' sensor. Paul m.

Could be called the Ray Ban edition! ( still like it though..).

I usually get 450 miles out of tank full at the moment. The record for me has been 502(at a real push). This was my last fill up last week. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Another update, engine is back in the bay!! Looking right at home too! Will let the pictures do the talking. as you can see in the last picture the manifold is VERY close to the suspension turret! Looks like i will be using the competition vibratechnics mounts to minimize engine movement. I had those in my mk1 focus rs and on cold start/idle they would literally shake the car to pieces!! 6cyl engines are more balanced so im guessing vibrations wont be as bad not to mention the lexus is put together better than an old ford 😂. Also there is an issue with the powersteering pump and reservoir, looks like i will need a relocation kit as the reservoir is going to be obstructed by the throttle body. As you can see ive just thrown this back in, ive not done any of the loom as i just needed to create space in the garage. Its easy enough to lift back up to change the mounts and put the loom back on if needs be.

Oddly enough, going out in the snow today the windscreen wipers weren't frozen to the screen. But when I tried the washers after a while - nothing happened. They were frozen. (Has someone been diluting my screenwash?) Heated nozzles would have been handy. When I got back home I had another go. The interesting thing was that after the initial whirring you get from the screenwasher it went silent. No matter how much I pulled the wiper stalk there was no whirring noise. Could it have been one of these automatically resetting circuit breakers mentioned above? Anyway I poured some cold water on the nozzles in the hope of unfreezing them. Then I tried again after an interval. The whirring noise was back (had the circuit breakers reset?) and the washers were now working. Finally, I topped up the reservoir with some more antifreeze screenwash - let's hope it doesn't happen again.

You only need heated washer nozzles if your screenwash is rubbish. The original Toyota stuff is rated down to -70 degrees so you shouldn't have any issues.

Perfect for this time of year. You don' want your wipers trying to go if they'e stuck to the screen. Ensure they'e off when you start up and then hit this button. They should be thawed out in a couple of minutes.

Wiper motor circuits ( front anyway ) are normally 'fused' with a miniature self resetting circuit breaker type fuse. Not sure if they are on your particular model but this is so if the wipers are in fact frozen to the windscreen then the motor will draw a large amount of current trying to shift them and if it was a normal fuse the fuse would blow and then after the ice had thawed the wipers would not work! But with the circuit breaker the high current flow trips the breaker and after a few minutes it cool and resets. Pic here in post #24 http://www.talkford.com/community/topic/318786-electrical-help-needed/page-3 paul m.

Nice one. Thanks once again! Will get some ordered and get a good clean in too @Upex