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I don't know why they're called ghost lights but after being told about them by another member I bought a set of these. Less than £12 for the four, 1 minute each to fit and very bright and clear. Very impressed with them. Admittedly it doesn't say Celsior but you can't have it all!

Having been a member of the LS430 club for five years and having had to say farewell to that car I've now bought an IS 300h, reg no ND13 ZHR. I'm the third owner and the car has done 72720 miles. I shall rejoice in the £10 a year road tax and a fuel bill less than half of the 430 bill. I do no more than 9000 miles a year these days but I intend them to be enjoyable in driving terms. I'd be glad to learn what other users think of the 300h and what - if any - problems might arise. AFB

The bodywork on my LS400 had a few knocks and i think it must have had a botched respray at some point on the near side. It's been bugging me for the last couple of years so I've just had a bare metal respray on both sides. It looks so good now, except the paintwork on the bonnet, roof and boot looks a bit lifeless in comparison! Here are a couple of photos my son took today

Hello and welcome to the LOC. You don’t have to own a Lexus to be a club member but we have the right to talk you into buying one 😀

I have just refuelled my NX and with the usual brim to brim check have recorded just over 45mpg. The 455 miles covered included motorway and city driving. Very happy with that. The NX is simply a fantastic car as far as I am concerned.

I like starter the most - could not help myself thinking what would happen if he could not pull metal bar in time when the engine suddenly starts.

I honestly can't believe this discussion is still going. Linas, love you to bits but you are our friendly troll. Any time you need a hug get yourself to Sheffield. Guys, why do you bite? To the matter in hand. I'm no Lexus fan boy. I don't even own one at the moment. But I'd choose the Lexus every day of the week next to those other three. 2 litre diesel? Forgive me while I yawn for about an hour. Oh! And your taxi's here!! No it's not, it's your German rep-mobile. Sorry, I'm yawning again.

Thanks Phil.It sounds stunning.I once drove from here (Andalucia) to Fallingbostal near Hannover and enjoyed it immensely. I drive from Wirral to here twice each year (and back) and can appreciate your sentiments about travelling and the geography of all around you..

I checked out my 4RX450h for this. I ran it down to zero miles left and then brimmed the tank. Basically, you still have enough fuel for about 45 miles when the range reads zero. The light/warning comes on at about 30 miles range left so you have typically 75 miles to fill up.

I’m with you and can understand your apprehension on buying a car outside the approved manufacturers used car program / warranty. However I’m now on my 2nd F, and the reason I stuck with the brand instead of straying to the inevitable German competition was the absolute bomb proof reliability of the things. My ISF was bought from a specialist and I immediately put a Lexus 2yr warranty on it. Purely because the M5 before it had so much work done under warranty that the boss insisted the car was covered. however it was totally un-necessary. Outside the regular annual service, and a set of brakes, it had 2 wiper blades. Didn’t even burn any oil. In 2 1/2 yrs and 25k ish miles, and to be honest when the warranty expired, I didn’t renew it, down to the reliability of the thing. I’m sure many others on the forum have had similar experiences. Personally if I was looking for an ISF I’d go for a later facelift car, just to have the updated tech, Bluetooth streaming, DAB etc. But from my experience, if you can stretch to it and can find one in the colour you want I’d go for a GSF. i bought my GSF earlier this year and it’s a very different car to the ISF and love it. Inside you can see and feel the 10 years since the IS was first launched. The driver interface in the GS is so much better. The GS is more composed and not as figetty on the road, with the TVD on the twisties it feels a smaller car. I’m sure I’m like most of the other members of the forum, when you buy a new car you’re immediately thinking what to get to replace it. And honestly for the first time in a long time, I’m struggling to think of what’s next. if you want a run out in a GSF drop me a PM - I notice you’re in Tyne and Wear. I’m in Newcastle so won’t be far away.

Don`t forget, there will be lots if electrical connections under the seats, seat belt warnings, air bag etc....swapping seats from a different manufacturer would be almost impossible. A seat trimmer may be able to alter your existing seats to suit you.

75k miles in my 64 reg - only thing that has gone wrong is a sensor in the washer fluid bottle that was replaced under extended warranty.

It was fitted to my 2011 se-l. Salesman didn't mention it when I picked it up and I couldn't work out why it kept slowing down.

Have a look at this. I'm not sure if you can buy the rear cam on its own if you already have a front cam, but at this price it may even make sense to get these and put your existing one on eBay or something. This guy does hundreds or reviews of tech stuff and has done dozens of dash cams, so it should speak to how good they are that he's chosen these to keep and installed them in his own car. And no shonky suction cups either

I would be very wary of putting my finger ( or any other body part) anywhere near a suspected leaking super high pressure fluid line. High Pressure Fuel Oil leak injury shown here at section 2.3 WARNING : Graphic Content. http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr976.pdf Paul M.

Mine was delimited when I bought it having been done after importation, the cruise control was sorted by cutting a link inside the cruise ECU. Same with the rear fog lights done professionally with a relay using the 2 inner cluster tails lights and dual filament bulbs so no “Look I’m an import” retrofitted fog light attached to the lower bumper.

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i seem to be having a whale of a time trying to host various of my pictures from photobucket. let's see if these work.. Just to report some more work on the car, this time at the front - to deal with: rusty front crossmember rusty PAS cooling circuit pipework replace a/c condenser that was falling apart - but somehow still holding pressure decided to tackle all of this at the same time for ease. First thing's first, radiator out, aircon degassed and condenser out as well: yep - I'm not fussed about coolant on the floor... ATF lines are plugged to prevent loss - radiator is set aside and PAS cooling circuit is removed. If you click and zoom the image, you'll see the condition of the cross member - which isn't too bad - but was in need of a brush and kurust after best part of 18 years. all wire brushed and kurusted: And primed: And with a couple of coats of body colour: The bottom of the crossmember got the same treatment, and some dynax in the void between the pressed steel parts. Although I didn't take a 'before' pic, take my word that one of the elbows on my PAS cooling circuit was super rusty. Without much hope of salving the part, I did wire brush it - but it was already pin-holed: Solution was to cut it after the rusty piece, and use a longer length of hose to make the connection between the cooler circuit and the rest of the pipework from the PAS pump: I didn't bother trying to bubble flare the cut end of the pipework, the new hose was snug enough - but I did put some edge stripping on the cross member to stop the hose chafing. New a/c condenser: installed in to the car (super easy to get at once the engine radiator is out: With everything put back together and the aircon regassed, the car is cold on demand, and I no longer have to worry about the PAS circuit letting loose at any moment!

And some fun pictures of the car:

Well I've always run the fuel right down until the warning light comes on and even 10's of miles with the warning light on in every car I have ever owned and I have never had an issue. I see filling up with fuel as a necessary evil so in order to reduce the number of fill-ups then I stretch each tank as far as I can.