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  1. Just ordered some 450h calipers £130 posted Will get em fully refurbished in black Cant wait!
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  2. I was speaking to a mid fifties garage owner a couple of weeks ago and he commented on doing a cambelt on a merc which did his back in I said he would have done better with a 400 and he retorted it was just a Toyota and if you speak to people who know the link they all say the same thing. It is as been a lifetime experience owning Lexus LS400s something only a very few of us get the privilege and I for one thank my lucky stars.
    2 points
  3. I wanted to post 'group buy' but I also have a new born to consider. She's 3 weeks old, I'm going to claim sleep deprivation 😋
    1 point
  4. It got quite a lot of torque and power to transmit plus all those hybrids components - all of that generate heat. in 450h there is even separate “water” cooling system for the inverter 🙂 as for problems I’m not aware of any it is very classic system - 2 pipes leaving the engine to join main water radiator in a separate small circulation and then back to the gearbox. Oh only mk3 at the beginning got some problems with oil pump which was later fixed.
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  5. I have found another 2002 model with 10,000 less miles than my one. I have arranged for the AA to go and inspect it. Sticking within the £5200 approx. If that turns out to be a bag of spanners then I may go for a 2006 model. However I do like the RC 200T and RC300H. I would need to make large deposit and then HP the rest. With that said I think the build quality of the SC430 was/is much better.
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  6. hey Dan, yes they work with the standard callipers and pads, I will be running much more aggressive pads though
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  7. Enjoy the new car - for reference it may be worth investing in a Carista OBD dongle and then with their paid app you can reset TPMS issues and / or register new sensors yourself for much less than the dealer charge 🙂 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Carista-Bluetooth-OBD2-Adapter-App/dp/B00YVHGTBM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1551466442&sr=8-1&keywords=carista
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  8. If nothing else it'll give you peace of mind knowing you've got fresh fluid in the transmission.
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  9. Mmmm, nothing offered by Ian at Leeds. PCP for 3 years / 10,000 miles was over £800 per month.
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  10. Need a new lower trim and grill by looks of it, if not a new bumper. Don't know whether they come separately tbh but Id expect atleast £500 if not more
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  11. Bear in mind the potential increase in premium next year if you claim. There have been some horror stories of premiums increasing by more than 100% even in cases where there has been a " No fault" claim.
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  12. Can't say much more than there will be quite a few of your fellow club members here who know how you feel! I'd get a quote before claiming on insurance.
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  13. They're not national but dealer group specific. As Lexus Preston is part of the Vantage group, you can buy the plan from Lexus Leeds, Birmingham or Preston and use them at either
    1 point
  14. This is the thing with the old LS, it's only when people get to drive one they're blown away by it. I still maintain that if I had my original one it would drive as good, probably better, than most new cars today.
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  15. It's not generally a good idea to let it get low enough to make the fuel light come on. The fuel in the tank cools the fuel pump, if you routinely run it down this low you will likely encounter premature fuel pump failure. For more info see: http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/195
    1 point
  16. Okay, the fact that it is up in the air means the struts are holding air and the pump put the air into them so its probably fine. The most common fault with air-sus is the height controllers. Check to see if one corner in particular is higher than the others? On level ground, set the height level to the middle setting on the switch and measure the gaps between the wheel arches and the tyres. If one side is higher than the other, it's very likely to be the height controller on that high corner that is faulty. The other way to check if it's high on one side is on a level road the car will pull to one side. If the suspension goes down and stays down that points to a leaking strut but if they are all 'up' then it seems your struts and pump are fine. New height controllers are about £200, they are quite small items and very easy to fit. You might try to source a good one from a breaker for a lot less but it's a risk. They can sometimes be taken off, cleaned or freed up again if they have just seized up through dirt ingress.
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  18. lots of benefits, saves apprroxy 3/4kg per corner, doesn't sound a lot but this is unsparing weight, this will aid acceleration and better suspension control, prevents brake knock out so gives more consistent brake feel through cornering, disputes less heat to the hub bearings which prolongs life, improves disk wear consistency and look awesome!! whats not to like!!!
    1 point
  19. Perfectly sums up what a fantastic machine the ls400 is. I've just ordered a complete set of genuine rear suspension arms for my MK4 as well as new hub bushes and strut rods for the front. I'm hoping it will help give the car a ride closer to feeling new. No other car would get me buying genuine parts at this age of car but the ls400 deserves it. I work in car sales and drive pretty new cars all day and nothing comes close to getting back into my 20yr old ls at the end of the day.
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  20. Yup, the cone is not moving at all even with the volume at the level of starting to be painful. On some speakers when the support goes, the cone can push too far out and break the wires that connect to the voice coil. I'm hoping it's that, and not a dead sub channel on the amp. I'll be taking it out this weekend, so I guess we will see 😎
    1 point
  21. Very very happy with the one-owner dark blue/light grey 2008 GS450h SE w/67k I bought this week. We drove home 250 miles at amazing 67 trip-average mph AND 37mpg! A true continent crosser with the best mid-range acceleration I’ve experienced since a rented Tesla Model S 70, AND far better inside-and-out build quality The tyre pressure warning was reset by the excellent Lexus Hedge End in an hour from my unbooked arrival, for just £72, presumably with a diagnostic OBD device. The weather has been ideal for the quiet-to-60mph sunroof. Tyres are cheapies and all meaty, none older than 2016. Presumably DAB for LBC can be added via the Aux socket: I love the fidelity of the Mark Levinson sound, on Radio 3 and Classic FM. I have a lot more to learn about this terrific £7200 machine. It and the incomparable ‘03/72k SC430 V8 are now my Lexii fleet. The rare Cerulean/white ‘09 34k IS250C SE-L will go to the best home I can find, possibly to a member of my car club, for £9k, having depreciated £7.4k in 4 reliable years and 20k miles.
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  23. 51000 and change - so it’s still wrong. MOT on December 1, mileage was 49152. makes me question the stds of Lexus UK and the garage I bought the gsf from, if the information is not vetted and checked before posting. I’m very happy with the gsf. Is a much bigger car and on the road is a lot more composed than the ISF. It’s as quick, throttle response in S+ is a lot sharper than sport in the ISF, and on sweeping A and B road you can feel the TVD working to apportion power across the back axle, making the car feel very agile. This feels like the car shrinks around you, giving the impression that you’re driving a much smaller car. Brakes are awesome. Fuel consumption- not that it matters is the same. only niggle is the supplying garage change all 4 tyres to hankook s12 evo2’s - not convinced with them, don’t think they’re as good as the bridgestones on the ISF or the MPSS on my previous M5. I’ll change them for my choice when they wear. the tech is a generation newer, so the driver interface is more pleasing, but really offers nothing more than the ISF - it’s just better packaged. Nav as with the ISF still couldn’t find its own arse with both hands - Waze is a much better option. Overall though, Pleased with the decision to change, still think it will be a better ownership experience than any of the competition (m3/4/5, e/c 63, etc etc) Hopefully it’ll be as reliable as the ISF, which never put a foot wrong. Nothing went wrong or broke. Bang for buck it’s good value too, as such I’ve bought a Porsche 968 CS (3rd one I’ve had) which arrives this week..... mrs is impressed as you can imagine.
    1 point
  24. Not sure why your obsessed with RWD, Linas? I don’t know about where you live but up here in Yorkshire I’m governed by either the speed of the road or the volume of traffic on it and I’m pretty sure at 60 or 70 mph I’m not discerning that the car is FWD. Sure, wringing the cars neck around a track (yes, I do track days) I’d be wanting more grunt and AWD or RWD but driving normally within the volume of traffic we have on the roads, who cares, as it’s more than up to the job of being smooth, quiet and comfortable. Yes, we all get it - you hate it but please stop droning on.
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