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Well, following on from finding and buying my LS460 Original post I’ve covered about 800 miles now and it’s every bit as smooth and comfortable as I had hoped for! I had a nice 60 mile waft up the M40 and got surprising fuel economy, although to be fair my normal commute of 30 miles each way is about 10 miles of slow A/B Roads And 20 miles of Motorway and that gets me 26MPG which I am still happy with. I knew that the Service History was pretty flaky when I bought the car so first thing was the Air Filters - yuk, obviously not changed for a couple of years 😞. Next up was to replace all the brake disks and pads, I’ve done my own for years, how hard can it be............ I whipped off a rear wheel, popped off the Caliper, removed the pads and then realised that the E-Handbrake was still on and therefore I couldn’t remove the disk (my first time with a E-Handbrake), no probs I thought, I’ll just start the engine and flick the switch to stop the handbrake from coming on. Jump into the drivers seat, foot on brake pedal, push the start button, servo wakes up...pedal drops a bit...dash lights up like a bloody Christmas tree with every sort of warning light known to mankind - IDIOT IDIOT IDIOT Being a smartarse car it recognises that the rear caliper pistons have moved excessive fluid compared to the others (caliper is clear of the disk and has no pads in it remember!), assumes there is a fluid leak, locks off that fluid circuit from the ABS module and warns you that Armageddon is approaching, do not pass go, do not collect £200, in fact go to dealer and deposit wads of cash with them to sort the problem out, or....... Go to E-Bay, cross your fingers, buy an OBD interface lead and some TIS TechStream software EBAY Link to Lead Load the software onto an old Win7 Laptop, cleared the codes and life was good - I claim a lucky escape this time 🙂. But at least I learned something new and now have the Software should any other sensors etc decide to throw a wobbly! Next stop is the Oil Filter/Oil, Cabin Filter - even I can’t duff that up....can I? So in summary, after 6 weeks, LOVE IT. !!! Jim

Eureka moment! That will explain why sometimes when I approach my IS the proximity unlocking works and sometimes it don't! Just RTFM and found this, so I don't need to stress when it don't open, just means I should drive it more!

OK so she sailed through the recent MOT ... a tiny hole in the exhaust stuff at the mild steel end .... took her into my indy to deal with this tiny hole as arranged Tiny hole yes and duly welded up .... then the frontpipe is getting tin mice effect at the bottom end, so that's a weld-up all round ...... and the nearside Catalytic Converter he can see the honeycomb through a bit larger hole in that toooooo .......... a little more challenging, so he welds a plate on to that and then ........ where the CC has a crease at the end that too is just about rusted through, only tiny BUT needs a little welding ..... probably condensation laying there over the years, maybe Anyway, all welded and fixed, she hasn't got the pre-weld slight growl of the normal V8 anymore, just the genteel Ls400 purr 😉 Wopping great bill for the 1.5 hrs of buggering about with the weld torch ..... £ 40 ...... blissful result ... didn't want to look at the cost of a replacement CC for sure ( nearside stuff under there does tend to get more weathered it seems, the other side seems all good to go ) Malc

I have been reading various post and comments on tyres, the good, the bad and nexen for the CT and i have always disliked the stock lexus tyre. However just a FYI these Michelin tyres are amazing in the dry (hea (26 degs) and brilliant in the wet. If its snows this winter i will update the post. The car is now silent. and sure footed like never before. 1. no road noise, 2, stops better, 3. in rain it feels glued to the road 4. i am sure in the ice and snow they will be just as good. - no more snow socks Yeah!! Just my view... These ALL weather tyres on the CT are the way to go. Highly recommended. Mark

I arrived home from Andalusia on Monday evening and on Tuesday I fired up the Lexus which had lain silently since 5 April, but had been connected to my AA Solar Panel Charger via the OBD Port. It burst into life immediately and I thanked Big G for his wisdom in allowing my poor old brain to arrange for trickle charging via the Solar Panel. (I forgot last time) I mentioned this rather proudly to Mrs Roy, who had flown home 2 days prior to my departure and she reported that her Mazda 2 had also fired up instantaneously and she had not had any Charger connected! So, food for thought indeed ? I will not change my habit of connecting my Solar Panel Charger however, as my experience tells me that whenever I connect it, the car fires up and whenever I don`t it does not, as the battery has gone flat.

Hi Jack. I'm assuming your car is a Japanese import? I'm sure you'll be most welcome in the GS section of the forum. When you get it take lots of photos and introduce yourself in the GS section and post many photos as your allowed. I'll assume it's a Toyota branded car. You'll have to tell us all about it.

Filled up this morning, noticed the engine and TRC lights on two hours later, checked manual and it advised a visit to a Lexus garage for checking. I had visions of £££££££££ disappearing from my wallet. Read advice in this page and tightened the filler cap. Ergo my wallet made a huge sigh of relief. Thanks to you all.

I've found that if I have the phone tethered to get live traffic updates then text messages don't appear. My RC automatically prevents the car rolling back on slopes, nothing to do especially.

It might be an idea to start a list, if so. 1. B1RMA , RCF

Thanks Herbie. Found that guy on eBay and 2 replacements on their way. All from a photo. Found a Lexus/Toyota mechanic within 12 miles of us so it’s going to him next week.

Great to hear! I can’t help but imagine the current draw of an ‘idle’ top flight Lexus compared to a Mazda 2. [emoji846] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Driving wins every time. My wife and I have driven from home in Preston, Lancashire, to and around Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and lots of other places too. We never have any hotels booked in advance so we can just please ourselves where we go and how long we stay - been doing it since 1991 and never had to spend a night in the car because we failed to get a hotel One of the more unusual hotels we've stayed in is Hotel Jested in the Czech town of Liberec - it's at the top of a mountain in a television transmission tower!