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Hi everyone. Collected my new(to me) RCF this morning. Very impressed on the 200 mile journey home and grinning like a Cheshire Cat. I think this is going to be a keeper. I will try and update when I get time.

Last update for now. Got my new tyre sensor programmed at Lexus Reading today, so all is good for now. Lexus Sidcup really came through with not only payment for the alloy refurb but the sensor and programming too! Almost 3000 miles into my ownership now and still loving it every time I take it out

I usually opt for the middle setting. Only a few idiots cut me up at that and it is far enough back to avoid stone chipping from stuff kicked up by the vehicle in front. I go with the longest setting if it is really wet.

Worst car without question was my P38 Range Rover. Abysmal build quality and woeful reliability. Awful thing. The British motoring press is FAR too forgiving of the shoddy nature of Land Rover products in my opinion. Also poor was my Smart Roadster Brabus. Looked fantastic but rubbish build quality and frequent problems. Best car was probably my Mercedes CLK, mostly because I had it for eight years and 120,000 miles and it went with me from being a bachelor right through to when my first child was born.

I use it much too, but owner's manual says it is for autoroute 😉 . To avoid people pulling in front I usually keep the setting to shortest distance.

Thank you for your response. It was a private sale, and to be honest, I knocked the guy down by £700 so I don't necessarily think I got a bad deal, having said that, if I had spotted these things at the time, I would have just walked away as I could do without the hassle. It's an 18 year old car which didn't cost a lot so I am not sure what I was hoping to be honest, I just wanted something comfortable and refined but also cheap and reliable to do my daily commute in as it is all average speed limit motorway and A road. The water ingress is the most annoying thing as we are in the middle of winter. I need to get that sorted first. The other things are less urgent. I just don't really know where to start.

Yes even on the 'shortest' setting people will pull in front of you sending you backwards! But still good on a long run but obs keep you wits about you has you know it has its failings, heavy rain, corners, etc. That said I try to use it as much as poss. Paul m

Rules from November 2nd 2018 onwards have changed. These also may change again so please keep an eye on this section if you intend selling. We will try adding the updates and note the date of when these rules change. The rules below supercede the previous rules set back in 2009 2nd November 2018 - New selling rules UPDATE: You no longer need to be a gold member to sell here. Any member can sell as long as your adhere to the simple rules below. This Forum is for infrequent and casual sales between forum members. If you are a trader please then contact us. This forum is strictly not for multiple or repeated sales from traders. If you are a trader and post an item here then expect to have the item removed and your access to the forum revoked immediately. There is also a Template to be used for ALL sales posted in here. If you do not use the template shown below, a Moderator will ask you to change your advert. Failure to do so will result in your post being DELETED. The template is to allow members to easily see what is for sale: For sale: Item Condition: Price and price conditions: Extra Info: Pictures: Contact Details: Location: Delivery & Conditions of Delivery: Please cut/copy the Template shown above, and paste and complete it (i.e., fill in the blanks) in your own post. **please take note of the below changes to the rules or your threads will be deleted** All items advertised for sale must be available All Items must have location of where the item is based. All items must be as described in the for sale thread and not just linking off to elswhere All items must have a picture showing condition of the item Price MUST be stated. Otherwise we delete the thread without warning. Ebay / amazon / Gumtree items must be directly linked to. However, must be described in the post. Random chit chat and spamming will be removed at the moderating teams discretion without warning. Moderators reserve the right to restrict access/useage of the section as deemed necessary. Please use manners and respect our position in such cases. We are here to protect. Absolutely No selling on behalf of others. Selling for Family or deceased estate is fine. Please seek advice if unsure. Sellers must ensure parts are as described. If something is stated as being in good working order it should have been tested prior to sale. Buyers are warned to double check items as soon as they arrive. The right to refuse use of the classifieds extends to unregistered traders, bad sellers, repeat offenders and anyone seen to be wasting our moderators' time/effort. Group Buys Must Be organised by an Approved trader or be Approved by LOC moderating team, No Exceptions. when the items have sold, can members inform the moderating team, so it can be closed/moved to the archive 🙂 Please contact us if you have any issues with selling.

Just picked up our CT200 F-Sport and tried the adaptive cruise on the way home, generally a good thing but as others have mentioned, people changing lanes in front of you etc will take a bit of getting used to.

Found this diagram of the belt routing.

Here's a good blog from Lexus explaining how paddle shifters work on eCVT hybrids https://blog.lexus.co.uk/what-do-lexus-paddle-shift-switches-do/ There is a lot of misinformation in general about manual shift mode in a Lexus hybrid. They are indeed intended to try and mimic a manual 6 speed auto trans, but work a little bit differently. Each shift range selects a range of gear ratios for the car to work in (an eCVT has infinite gear ratios), and each shift range (1-6) significantly changes the amount of accelerative and breaking force generated. Despite what a lot of people say, they do work, and you can have quite a bit of fun with them once you get used to how they operate. For example, in my IS300h 2017 model, in sport and manual shift mode, one can get off the line much quicker when in S1, and when shifting with active sound control enabled, the sound even changes as you shift up and down shift, which is really nice. Also, in manual shift mode, you take a lot of the delay out of the transmission as the computer doesn't have to spend as much time figuring out the best gear ratio range to be in, which is also nice, just put your foot down and you will see the delay has mostly gone. And lastly, when going down long hills, the engine breaking really helps take wear and tear off the break pads. Note however once again, manual shift mode DOES NOT INCREASE REGEN, in that people are correct. If you are however quick enough to put the car in S6 when slowing down, that will be comparable as it's the shift mode with least amount of engine breaking force. One good tip is that by holding down the '+' paddle, you can jump all the way up to S6 from any gear, and that feature is exactly intended to help get the best regen in manual mode, so they thought of that too, just a shame some of this isn't mentioned in the manual. For the doubters, who are still not convinced, just try putting the car into S6 on the motorway, and see how much accelerative force you have at high speeds, not much I can guarantee you, similar to a real 6 speed auto trans. Also, while travelling at a fairly high speed, try shifting down the range from S6, and you will be really surprised at how much engine breaking kicks in. I know this is a lengthy reply, but I keep seeing many posts with people talking utter bollocks about this, saying how they don't work, or do very little and clearly they don't understand what's going on or how to use and get the best from them. Hope that clears up some confusion and doubts 🙂

So i attempted a trial fit of the intercooler ...... this thing is so big!!!! As you can aee this is sitting quite far below the bottom of the bumper, cant move it up any higher as its already hitting the underside of the flat setion where the top grill attaches and i want to keep the look of a top grill. Also its not allowing the bumper to sit correctly so its pulling it away from the wings in the corners so there was only 1 thing for it........ Plans are to now cut a little bit more away at each side to allow the intercooler pipe work the fit. Once its all good and allowing enough room for everything to fit, the gap at the front will be covered using a front lip that will sit low enough the cover the bottom of the cooler. This has now created a couple of new issues.... i will now have to do away with the factory bonnet catch meankng im going to have to use some nice looking bonnet pins. Also the power steering cooler i was going to leave as it is but because there is a bend in the middle of it its not allowing the cooler to sit back enough so ive ordered a nice looking cooler to fit up behind the top grill. More to come form this. Also had a load of parts come for my fuel system, just waiting on a few more bits.