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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 😏 🐀

Hi I have been lurking for a while as I quite fancied a ISF as my next car down the line. Well someone pulled out on me last week and I'm 90% sure its a write off so it seems I'm in the market for a new car sooner than I expected. I drove the one in blackburn at the weekend and really like the driving experience and theatre of it. Didnt feel as old fashioned as I thought it might, either that or I was so intoxicated by the noise I noticed nothing else. I doubt I will buy that car ideally looking for something a bit newer and lower mileage but I have a few questions to help me decide this. 1. Can I do anything to retrofit DAB? This is about the only item the pre facelifts are missing for me. 2. To what age will lexus warranty the car and whats the price? I have read 10 and 12 years in different places and since I would likely warranty it for the approx 3 years I will be looking to keep it this makes a difference. 3. Any previous owners of KM11EFO on here? Looks like its due in stock at lexus coventry soon and seems to tick all my boxes Thanks

They've basically stated the one option that they can be certain will not cause an issue with that engine. The legal dept has sanctioned the reply, arse covering.. Cynical, me??

Rcf drifting or is it Rcf in drifts..........

Two four one 😉 @Flytvr bit of V70 in the snow for u 😉

My thoughts exactly. I cannot think of two good reasons why he should sell.

Actually it is surprising how hot the bottom of the windshield gets, today in the morning was ~ -2C, but when I was sitting in the traffic with wipers heater ON I could see steam coming off wipers when they wipe. I would say it probably gets to ~ 40C, but that was enough to make steam in the cold temperatures

Trouble with that is you have to remember to switch auto wipers back on......every day of the year ! I'd rather remember to deactivate just on the occasions that frost or snow is expected. If there's frost or snow, I deactivate auto wipers in the morning, before I switch on. Far better than having to remember to reactivate every day of the year !!

https://www.vredestein.co.uk/car-suv-van/tyre-finder/tyres/product/1/255/50/20/1163

Well done. What’s this VWX? Is that a sort of tire? Is that a photo of you parked in a carpark? Did you have any difficulty finding where the road was in all that snow? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks fellas always gives you a nice sense of securityif you find the previous owner of a car and they have nothing but praise for it! Due to the year it will have DAB that was just in case I find myself buying a pre 2010 car. Not aware of the infinity back boxes and cant see much on youtube can anyone point me in the direction of a vid?

@Mark G

Thanx to techie guy @Flytvr here at last is the footage of a very happy @Warrington guy picking up his new ride...... Big Rat

So I've found the original sales walk around of @Warrington guy Dave's new motor, looks absolutely fantastic.

It's a fact isn't it yours is in good condition then if you spend more it's more likely the trade will give more.......... hopefully @Womble72 Paul what you been looking at then I can see you in one of those Alfa Qua............ I can't say it...... rumour has it that someone on the forum is jumping ship into one.......... 🐀

i would think the PX value would be determined on what you are PX against, if they are going to make a huge profit on the car your PX against then they can offer you a much better PX value on your car. how much they would give you CASH with no PX would give you a better value of your car.

PHIL - they gave us £2,000 for it. I would have liked more and probably would have got more if I'd put it in Autotrader privately, but it would have been quite a headache logistically so we thought it best to go for the trade in - one car in, one car out, all on the same day. ABU - It was averaging 15.4mpg according to my fuelly page for it, which isn't bad for the sort of use it had (mainly town with a couple of 200 mile round trip motorway blasts per month). It's a very decent car and, truthfully, the only reason we changed it was that our financial circumstances changed, allowing us to get something much newer to set us up for retirement, otherwise we'd have kept it. As for the RX450h - it's a whole order of magnitude above the RX300. It's absolutely brilliant, and beautiful, and we love it! I'll do a proper write-up when I have the chance but yes, well chuffed with it.

Come on boys we are all entitled to our opinions.

The DPF mode overfuels to allow the filter to heat up to burn off the soot. If the engine is stopped before the cycle has completed the excess fuel ends up in the sump. Jag forums have examples about it.

What were you clearing snow with?! Just use a towel wrapped around a can of deicer or something, nothing with sharp edges.

Many thanks for generous gift and welcome me to the lexus owners club and glad to be part of it. Many thanks

Just claim the Lexus engineer told you it was OK.....

It heats the lower part of the windscreen where the wiper parks to prevent them from sticking to the screen

Heated Wipers, I've used it before never really found any difference but I suspect its useful in snow :)

Just turn the auto function off when you park up for the night.

@ComedianAbsolutely right sir, 2 Audi RS owners I know locally there cars have done more coke in 2 years than the Rolling Stones in forty 🤪 🐀

I have 235/45/18 Michelin Crossclimates on my GS300h Executive - good, quiet tyres and performed well in recent snow / ice on the side roads, I do 10 miles country roads then motorway very early mornings and they have certainly negated any worries about getting stuck.

Beemers are great if you want predictable maintenance costs. The same stuff goes wrong at the same mileages across the ranges so for that they can be good. Knowing what mileage car is likely to have a hefty bill just around the bend. Lexus approaches that in a different way..... Not much goes wrong. I prefer the Lexus option as it means more of my cash goes on spangly aftermarket parts rather than un-spangly essential mechanical items. Having owned 5 high performance Beemers in the past I wouldn't even want to know what they cost me in essential repairs over the years. Driving experience or no Driving experience. You can only drive them when they're not on a lift with some geezer about to tell you you need a new diff / steering rack / lower control arms / thermostat / PCV valve / rocker gasket / oil filter housing / injectors / turbos / cats.... Take your pick!