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Na, they walk to work mainly once they've visited the animal sanctuary and helped old people cross the road....

Estate agents cannot afford the RCF, GSF because 40% of their salary goes to good causes... So they're stuck with the old ISF.

Thanks for the replies. I pulled off the front drivers side wheel and it was the same as one of the American Youtube videos. I wasn't sure whether the brake pads were removed through the back of the caliper, as is the case with the Isuzu Trooper. I am surprised that all the bolts and the rear caliper are all aluminium. It was very easy, as it turned out, to undo everything, and I finished all four wheels in two hours or less. The hardest part was actually getting the wheels off, they were a bit stuck on the lip of the hub and it took a bit of persuasion to get them off. However, job done and as easy as any other newer car that I have changed the brake pads on. Parkman.

Some wonderful pics, looks like it was a great day, perfect weather for it as well....

@FTBBCVoodoo Nice motor Lee heard a lot of good about them.... NHS Blue........ better name her scrubs then 😉 🐀

I also had something else turn up a couple of weeks ago, ive completly forgot to post it up on here. I decided to order my Tial 44mm wastegate and Tial Q blow off valve, i ordered with real street performance again as the previous experience with them was exceptional and wanted to avoid the huge amount of fakes doing the rounds. Once again Robert Del Angel sorted me out and just like before my parts came in 3days from florida!!! Also threw in a couple of decals too. The wastegate came with every spring available, v band clamps, spare v band flanges and all the fittings required. The blow off valve also came well packaged also with the weld on flange, clamps and fittings. Cant wait to get the wastegate fitted, blow off valve will have to wait though until the intercooler pipework is sorted.

Just spent this evening nursing this around the roads of Dorset (Well I say nursing. It was in an N+ mode all the way which I think stands for nursing). After I steered him away from the VAG group and pointing him in the direction of Hyundai (GASP!!!!) a friend of mine picked this up today. Cost 22k and has 700 miles on the clock. The dealer basically F'd the price up as it was up for 25k and the salesman made a slight mistake. Brand new they are 28k. Needless to say he snapped the guys hand off. He then showed up at mine and handed me the keys and thanked me for recommending the I30N Performance. I have to say.... I wasn't surprised as I have read the reviews and saw them at the launch weekend in Germany but...... I am in love. Look past the badge and it is solidly put together. Goes really well. Not as outright fast as the ISF but around B roads and tight tracks I have no doubts that this would leave me for dust. And the sound..... the sound.... In N+ mode (May stand for Nurburgring come to think of it) she (it's called Hayley) comes into it's own. Lovely exhaust crackle on overrun. Some nice audible pops when changing down gear (rev matching is great). But... full blown upshifts.... it sounds like a shotgun going off. Then you put it in normal and it just plods around like a normal hatch (which is how he managed to get it past the wife). Did I say that I am in love. We can't both have one in NHS blue surely.

I think the current generation of Golf is dull Inside & out even the R .- much prefer the Mk6 TBO. The I30N has had really good reviews & I much prefer the way it looks to the Golf for the above reasons. Good to have some new kids on the block showing the others how it can be done. Good choice 👍🏻

I’ve pondered about the whole snotter for daily use and something special for high days and dry days setup but it’s not for me. I’m a few days into it now, I’ve started to enjoy tunnels again 😄 The Yokohama V105s on the rear aren’t my cup of tea, managed to get it sideways without even trying. Whilst a dab of oppo is fun every now and then it’s not what I want all the time so I’ll have to get them changed. Performance seems better than I remember, maybe it’s down to driving a few turbocharged cars after my last ISF and then 6 month in a Renault Zoe. The sound when the secondary air intake opens is still just as fun. I’ll be getting a mate to drive it whilst I stand outside to get a better idea of the exhaust note.

I like that Hyundai, if it came with an auto box I might be tempted to trade in the F!

Little did that Blue car know, but the time being spanked around the Grand Tour track was just a minor warm up for life with @Mark G 😂

Does this help? I took a punt on your model/year; https://lexus.7zap.com/en/eu/lexus+ls/431230/ucf30r-aeagkw/4/8718/874332d/ Check the engine bay section too as that look like where this mid/rear section hooks up. Good luck.

If you have the use of some ramps then that's all you need to take the exhaust off and re-adjust yourself. I would strongly suggest you do this sooner rather than later as the bolts / connection between the boxes and centre section will rust together quite quick and will become hard to disassemble over time. The boxes are not made of the same material as the centre section and will rust quicker. There are two bolts on the centre to box joint and there are two hangers on each box. Removal is, removing the two bolts, separating the boxes from the centre section and sliding the boxes off the hangers (WD40 is ideal to enable the boxes to come off the hanger easy) Place the exhaust on the ground and you can easily straighten them up by eye - it will not be hard to bend them. Take the measurement between the centre of the exhaust cutouts to ensure you don't bend them too far. You can actually bend it back into position while on the car if you had secure ramps. I have made the rear section which was the boxes and the connection to the centre section on my last 250 and I can tell you it is really easy to adjust ... The box in the picture above looks like it has been bent in, carrier damage?

Ahoy! Part II of Stealth Mode.. Black Pearl Front and Rear Badges and OEM Lexus Rear Spoiler.. Thats it.. Skint now... :( Enjoy

I should expect counterfeit product for this price but it was worth giving it a try. Beware of the seller, after submitting photo evidence, he was still insisting that the plugs are genuine - stay away from this person. Had to pick up genuine plugs from local dealership and do a comparison. Electrode in ebay plugs differs significantly from the genuine product. Genuine - welded iridium electrode, fakes have whole electrode made out of the same material. Fake Genuine Fake Genuine on the left Genuine at the bottom Genuine on the right - notice that genuine plug has welded piece of the iridium or platinum to negative electrode, fakes don't.

Now when parked up, the windows go down while you're away-nightmare? (-: Just watched progr and rebuilding a 1960 425cc 2CV. Fold back roof; pop up the windows...in any order. Just not as quick as an SC.....

I once had an IS300 Sportcross and have owned an RX300 SE I would say make sure you get one with sat nav and reverse camera, you may not use the sat nav but the interior looks a lot better with it. As others have said avoid sel, air suspension too expensive to fix, buy pre March 06 otherwise you will get shafted on VED/ road tax Make sure it comes with the luggage cover, these are expensive only available from Lexus and a lot had them missing when I was looking Belt change is every 90k or 10 years whichever is first, get water pump done at same time. Don't know much it is, mine had already been changed. The IS300 liked a drink, the RX300 is even worse, fuel economy is shocking, you won't see 300 miles to a tank and it's a big fuel tank nearly 16 gallons. I only do 5k a year so don't really care but have owned V8 cars that were a lot quicker and more economical. I used to get about 26ish in the IS300 Sportcross, gen 2 GS300 25ish, gen GS300 about 32, the 6 speed and direct injection make a huge difference. Performance is not great is about 9ish seconds 0-60, gearbox is not quick to kick down and a bit dopey, no buttons on steering wheel to change gear, have to use gearstick. The car rolls a lot in corners and doesn't like being chucked about, the is300 is a lot more fun to drive. It's not all negative though, the boot is huge, lots of space, nothing ever broke, the heated seats get really toasty, loads of toys, super build quality, the xenons are a lot brighter than the IS300, drop the rear seats and it's like a transit van, invest in an up to date nav disc (£25) and it will do the job. I didn't the like the OEM Bridgestones, too much road noise, the Dunlop SP270 is a much better. Hope this helps

I mean, why would anyone even do that, as if you could improve on an LS. Unless of course it was made into an estate, then I'd be interested!

'No'..... salary, estate agents give the commission element of their earnings to animal welfare. In addition, GSF' s are dangerous to animals, as seen on 'the grand tour'.

You mean commission don't you 😉

I always use Shell unleaded, as they are the closest garage to me, and I get reward points. There is a Sainsburys garage close by, but like others I avoid supermarket fuel.

Even Stevie would see the horror of that!

Over the 40 odd years I've been driving I've gone to the cheapest there is over a vast array of cars never had an issue

Won't make any difference for an RX400h apart from cleaning out the engine a bit more. As above though, better off using Redex or similiar instead as its a cheaper way to do it. I generally use a decent brand of fuel, BP mainly just because they're all BP around here and they're usually cheaper than Shell/Esso around here anyway. Not a fan of supermarket fuel as Ive had issues with it in the past.

That was news to me but I'll give it a go https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.mylexus.lexus.com.mylexus

Golf... Not very original though is it. That's like going for an M3 over an ISF. Easy choice. You could argue that GTi is beaten by the Golf R and then the RS3 and then the AMG45 and then.... You would end up at a McLaren Senna. Golfs are good but common. They look like every other Golf R Line or GTi or R. This was 22k with a 5 year warranty and 740 miles on the clock. Would take the I30N over any golf. For reasons why I got a ISF ahead of an M3. Rarer and reliable (please don't say VAG group make reliable cars)

Try taking the pipe to pirtek or some good pictures of fittings either end and overall length. May then crimp appropriate fitting to some rubber hose. http://www.pirtek.co.uk/services/trade-counter If just a hole they could cut the pipe and fit a compression coupler. On my Volvo 940 I used 3/8th and half inch compression couplers to remove a difficult condenser and used these to re-join the pipework. James

Have to agree carbon ceramics are more a pub chat thing with the only tea benefit being weight reduction unless you track the car a lot. Squeal off them is horrid and price to replace them equally horrifying. I think the Aston v12v carbon ceramics are 10kish to replace.

Not David's brother then? So it should be a decent buy.

+1 to both of the comments above. Its highly likely it just needs adjusting. Unless .... of course .... it's been driven a lot with the footbrake engaged!! But you would hear and feel it when starting to move. I did it once to prove a point to myself. This paragraph from my recent discs and pads overhaul should help. Rear Discs/Brakes There is a rubber grommet fixed in the disc … this covers a hole for adjusting the parking brake. Remove it and keep it for placement into your new disc. Now remove the old disc. Mine were ‘frozen’ solid (both sides) and would not budge. So it’s time to use those 8mm bolts again! A snick and a snack and it’s loose enough to remove. Now clean the parking brake shoes and parts with brake cleaner. You will be able now to see the adjuster for the footbrake and how it works. These shoes are only used for parking so are highly unlikely to be worn. But you may need to adjust the shoe to the new hub. If you turn the cog wheel you’ll see the pads move in and out. When the disc is fitted that circular access hole allows for a screwdriver to enter and engage with that cogged adjuster. Shine a torch in there if it helps to locate the little toothed cogwheel. Turn the cog towards the front of the car (on both sides of the car) to expand the shoes and provide an improved parking brake.

Paul Frost is Lexussparesdirect, I have dealt with him. Found him very honest and straightforward and would recommend him.

Is the battery in a good state of charge? Windows needing resetting indicates that voltage was lost or too low for auto window system Also if power was lost to power steering system ( Electric ) then steering will revert to no assistance. paul m.

Over the past few days, for those who have instagram, may have seen a couple of additions to the interior, mainly some neck pads and a wood shifter. But the weekend just gone gave an opportunity to fit my Sunstrip which had arrived, and also to take it to a local meet/show. I was surprised to see on social media over the next few days the a few people had given it a small photoshoot 🙂 one of my friends took a few pictures of it for me anyway, but I will add the pictures I found of it also Those two were my request from a friend. The following are from strangers, which is always flattering!

So after a few days wait it seems the website is now allowing me to upload the images I previously wanted to show you. I ordered some OEM gatling/multi lens projectors from the land of the rising sun! These are what will be holding the main headlight bulb. As these are an OEM item from a country with RHD cars, the cut off for the lights should be fine moving forward. One of them was missing the retaining clips and surround for the bulb, but managed to create a new one from the donor headlights. And this was one of the first very basic temporary mock ups 🙂 Apologies for the side ways pic, but this is pretty much what the headlights will be looking like when they are complete, there is only a couple more things to add to the lights themselves, but this is how the final unit will essentially sit. And to top it off for "show headlights" I added demon eyes! These will be on a different switch and only for use in shows as of course its illegal to have a red light at the front of a vehicle except for the emergency services. So thats pretty much been the side project for the '400 over the past few months and the finish line is (sort of) in sight!

Oh ok hadn’t realised that. I thought that braking was supposed to be better when they were up to temperature as well as having the advantage of being fade free.

I’ll need to check mine as the car can get sideways very easily at the moment. I think that’s more down to the lower mid range Yokohamas fitted on the rears by the previous owner.

I think I have read in a previous post on the forum that some of the lights coming on can be associated with a blown brake light bulb ... worth a check

+1 to Johns comments above. Easy to take a drum off to inspect but if you are experiencing extended brake travel then it will be worth your while replacing them. They are only used for the handbrake so if you are experiencing this, they have obviously worn quite a bit (if it is wear) - MOT failure... I have put up a walk through on changing the rear shoes on the tutorial section - its an easy process and you can wind the cog in to take up any slack if that's what you want to do - I am pretty sure I have indicated on the tutorial what direction to wind it up to tighten and loosen...

The parking brake has adjusters in each rear drum. Adjustment may be all you need, but while the wheels are off to adjust the brakes it only take minutes to remove the drums to check the brake linings. The linings are thin even when new because in theory they are never in contact with the drums while the car is moving. John.

Do I get a prize for having the slowest "other half"?

Well it seems my search has unfortunately taken a bit of a wrong turn. More or less throughout this I'd intended to buy this one https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201805086299597?logcode=visc&fromSA=true Just like my IS but in RX form. Full Lexus history, one lady owner, low mileage, spoke to the previous owner, spoke to Southend Lexus. Best colour for one too I thought. A few calls and messages back and forth between myself and the seller, all good. He even dropped the price a bit because the cambelt is well overdue. Then tonight while discussing deposits etc I get a really offensive racist video from him via Whatsapp that was clearly intended for someone else but came to me. My jaw nearly hit the floor. So, Essex Car Centre in Billericay (a family run business with a great reputation) is run by a guy called Chris who thinks it's OK to share racist videos. Thanks but no thanks. Gutted.

Please re read the first post 🙂

Yep it was a great day out and the weather gods were certainly there for us as well, Lexus Cheltenham had a great display of cars and seeing the LC, Quicksilver RcF Yaris GRMN and the GT86 going up the hill was very impressive. All bodes well for the as yet date in July for the 'F' 10th Anniversary, a few pics of the day Pleasure Russ you look like you enjoyed yourself, that Yaris is a little beast, Tim Huxley is a very talented wheelman 😁 🐀

Because of the lowered suspension it wouldn’t be unfortunately

Have to agree with the roads point - I now see the governments plan is to fix the roads before they’re broken with drones...*sigh* But there is also here about how cars are now completely ridiculously quick. The level of performance from a modern F, M, RS or AMG car is on a par and possibly beyond what was considered a supercar only 20yrs ago. Which means in some cases you get into silly quick territory for c.£20k. A decent B road or a dual carriageway peppered with perfect roundabouts in a 150hp(ish!) cortina or 120hp Golf or even a 200hp integrale looked very different to a 450+hp rear wheel drive monster! I’m not saying less fun - just different possibly more stressful fun! And the downside risk is definitely greater!

The LFA is a very special thing. I’m meant to be meeting up with an LFA owner at some point soon, rather excited!

IMO you wouldn't have to look particularly hard to find a nice GS450h for similar money and with far less miles than that. Even if it's had a new hybrid battery, every other component has done 200,000+ miles too hasn't it? Just my take on things! Brian.

Not surprised to be honest. EBay is full of fake goods. If I wanted spark plugs or any other spares I would order from Lexus Birmingham. At least you know your getting the real deal.

Interesting stuff but yes, if its too good to be true, it usually is If you want spark plugs from ebay - buy from the Green Spark Plug Co or recognised seller.