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So, exhaust sorted and back to quiet 😅 and drove back from garage without a stall, so that's promising, albeit errors were still there when picked up from this morning, so will have to clear them and see at next drive 🤞

Thanks Herbie. You’ve opened my eyes. It’s silly me. I’ll start using in the ways you’ve suggested.

Yes - how to drive a hybrid 😀 First of all, a 58 400h and a 62 450h are very different beasts so I'm not sure you can compare the two. Secondly, the whole idea of a hybrid is to anticipate the road ahead and use gentle braking, so that most of the stopping is done regeneratively and you keep the traction battery charged. The 'normal' hydraulic brakes are really only used in three situations: In an emergency where you have to 'slam on' and brake heavily the system goes straight to hydraulic When slowing down to a stop the system changes from regen to hydraulic at about 3mph if I remember correctly If the traction battery becomes fully charged and can accept no more (on a long descent for instance) the system changes from regen to hydraulic This is why brake discs and pads last much longer on hybrids than on other cars.

We have a 2014 Advance with panoramic roof. I am 6 foot 3 and feel there is plenty room.

Hmm.... I take it they DO know they can't tow it?! 🤔

Like I said Stu.....let`s wait and see.

Hi and welcome aboard.

Thanks, I'll give them a ring tomorrow as I'm not sure that the rad shown is for a 430. It states that it will fit a 300 or a 400. I was under the impression that the 300 and 430 rads were different. In any case, the Lexus rad has probably been ordered, but as I say. I'll check tomorrow with AdRad.

Good news re the Lexus response, that is what I'd expect from them. Thankfully living up to expectations on that front 👍

Not necessarily silly but the regen braking on the 450h is much more pronounced than the 400h as more regen is used and the hydraulics don't cut in as soon. I had an 08 400h before so as Herbie said a comparison is not relevant, just try to adapt your driving to slow down a bit sooner, you'll soon get into it being the norm. If you have to stop quickly though it will.

@JamesIS220 Thank you for the elaborate write-up. I have read a bit online about the head gasket failures on the IS, it makes me feel its a common issue (or should I say a known issue?) Sometime ago, I did consider upgrading to an Auto IS 250, but . IMHO when it comes to the car buying decision, I cant think of moving to any other brand apart from Lexus. Totally understand when you mentioned what you like about it 😄 As far as the MPG is concerned, I get around 550-570 miles out of a full tank (if it is motorway runs alone). However, I am getting 470 miles consistently. I think that accounts for appox. 35mpg I believe. The trip computer, however shows 38 mpg consistently and 44 mpg on motorway runs. It seems Michelins are everyone's favourite. Thanks again for suggesting the Energy Savers, at least now the buying decision narrows down to Energy Savers and Primacys.

Was introduced on the LS 430. I went to a Lexus day promotion back in 2002 where Lexus employed professional drivers to race around Millbrook in LS’s demonstrating how the car handled with vsc switched on and off. I was in the front seat at 100mph when the driver next to me took his hands off the steering wheel and put them behind his head, on the Millbrook racetrack... scary . i do remember wondering , with the car being driven so hard how the tyres managed to stay on the rims. Wonderful days then how Lexus treated it’s customers 🤗👍 Roger

I'm guessing most of that was Japanese, although the vehicle had been in the country for 5 years and no-one had thought to check that filter out. Thankfully I had one ready to fit as part of it's first service with me. Only got the diff oil to change and it's a clean sheet again!

Seats look great, awesome mod.

Wow! Does it reside in a forest?

In the end I rewired it. New positive, new earth, new switched live feed, new fuse, new relay, and spliced it into the wire corresponding to the alternator middle wire. Working fine now.

Japanese Eye Blossom is a particularly strong seller this year 😄

There'll be a 5 yen coin under that lot too.

Such times as this Barry 😄 From my imported Caldina, explained the poor ventilation and odd smells!

Well no forecourt petrol station shot from me. To be fair this is a 228k car advertised for £2k so you have to manage your expectations accordingly. I concluded I could find a better one and spend more. Main stopper was the interior, which was scruffy and somewhat dirty. Secondary issues were non-functioning boot release or auto-close, steering wheel in/out motor (both claimed working in correspondence). When braking a mild graunch could be heard and I didn't feel it was particularly spritely (sadly a short urban drive only - inadequate in itself). It was however near silent and lovely to waft in. On the upside I have finally inspected and driven a 430 and this car gives me a benchmark. It was still a Wonderful car and it has made me want one even more. Watch this space.

One of the main factors as to why I now drive a Lexus was their offer of a 24 hour test drive of the NX. Once I had experienced the comfort, quality, quietness and driving pleasure I was hooked!

This should get you there: https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/about-my-lexus/manuals/

Very occasionally you'll get a huge surprise and find that the main dealers are actually competitive on price and if that happens to be the case then fair enough, I'd go for it. However, Toyota/Lexus don't make such things as batteries, tyres, wipers and exhausts, to name just a few of the 'wear and tear' items. They just buy in from whoever does make them, put them in a Toy/Lex box, add a markup and sell them out again, so you're not getting "genuine Lexus" parts anyway. Of course, I don't advocate going to 'Slippery Sid's' back-street shop where they're selling cheap Chinese knock-offs, but as long as you buy from reputable motor factors who sell to the trade and deal in well-known and respected brands, you can save yourself a few quid and still be safe in the knowledge that you're fitting high quality parts - possibly even from the same people who made the 'genuine Lexus' parts in the first place. I suppose it also depends on what you're going to do with the car, to a degree. If you're the sort of person who changes their car every year or two then you may want to keep it as close to factory as you can for the next owner and I suppose I can see the rationale behind that. However, we're the sort of people who buy a car and run it until it can be run no more and it goes to that great scrapyard in the sky, so any perceived value in having everything supplied and/or done by Lexus is lost on us and I'm more than happy to put in other high quality aftermarket parts.

I've come late to this thread - so late that I've missed Paul. It's worth picking up on the oft-discussed "CVT drone" and "gearbox" points though. Owners who enjoy their NXs may feel defensive about this because motoring journalists cut and paste the same criticisms of Lexus models from one review to the next. As long as people expect to hear a linear relationship between engine revs and road speed, they will never get used to a modern hybrid. Even describing the compact power-split e-CVT unit as a "gearbox" kind of misses the point, as though Lexus & Toyota selected it in preference to conventional transmission options for the hell of it. Over 14 years of hybrid ownership I've got completely used to the decoupling of engine speed from road speed, and I still think that the Lexus/Toyota hybrid system is a generation *ahead* of any pure ICE drivetrain. It's a fact than when accelerating hard the NX hybrid system is noisy. It's also a fact that most of the rest of the time - and especially in urban situations - it's much quieter. Since hard acceleration is probably less than 1% of the time spent in the car, it's a tradeoff I'm delighted to make. Others - like Paul - may differ. There's still a challenge for Lexus sales staff in articulating this for potential buyers; and a risk that Lexus might be tempted to compromise the efficiency of the hybrid architecture by trying to replicate the behavior of conventional drivetrains. Perhaps all of this will be rendered irrelevant by the arrival of Lexus EVs in a few years.

@Herbie That is a nicely thought out post and somewhat restores my faith in what makes this forum such a great place. I suppose the moral of this thread is each to their own. One person's trivial is anothers necessity. You would be amazed at what some of my friends will obsess over during a purchase. For me, the level of equipment is actually quite important. It is the main reason why I made sure to get a Premier model, even though I could have had a much larger choice of car if I hadn't. Do I need 18 way adjustable seats and an electric rear blind? No, but I love my car even more for it having them. Funnily enough, infotainment is a important factor in my car purchases, it is just that I don't mind the Lexus system too much and I love the 12.3 inch screen. The general jist of what I am trying to get at is, if there is a perfect car out there I am yet to find it, so there are always going to be compromises. However, what people are willing to compromise on varies wildly, so sometimes you just have to accept that what they consider important doesn't make sense to you.

All the above makes me believe I was correct to run- in my F-Sport for the first 1K mile ! The AVS is sublime even in Sport S. The acceleration in the above mode equals my previous F-Sport IS & the 6-speed gearbox is no different to that in my ISF, range apart. Based around My Lexus, HUD & Info Screen the Nav works perfectly. I achieve c. 42.mpg in D & 38.8 mpg in Sport S. Nox levels of emissions are 40 times lower than Euro 6 Diesels & Lexus Build & Reliability is a Global given. My Mk.2 ISF had the best ride of the F-Sports by a mile until my NX with its floppy 18" tyres & revised AVS. Hard acceleration emits a distant whine as though the rear electric motor joins the rush Great SUV. Tel.

Yes, the nit picking is overwhelming on this topic. The NX is a great car, people should be grateful that such a great marque as Lexus exists. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

you know when a new music comes on the radio and you hate the guts of it but they keep on playing it over and over day in day out until you start knowing the words and start humming to it. same way with the 2.5 4 cylinder hybrid engine + eCVT combination... it will keep getting slated and slated by reviewers day in day out until you actually think there is something wrong with it and the way it drives... someone please tell me a 4 cylinder diesel engine is never noisy under WOT acceleration?

I've been biting my tongue for so long that I've drawn blood but I can keep quiet no longer. I mean no offence to anyone but I just think it's sad when there's so much more in life to worry about. There are perhaps millions of people out there who will never be able to afford a brand new car, let alone a brand new Lexus, and yet when someone is fortunate enough to get one, they are put off by such a trivial problem that other people would love to be in a position to have. It's not like the cars are even faulty. It's just the way they work and even that's only under certain conditions that are only present for a fraction of journey times. Last weekend we purposely avoided motorways and had a lovely bimble purely on A-roads from Peterborough back to Preston. If I remember correctly it was about 175 miles and took about 4 hours. We noticed what may possibly be classed as 'excessive noise' from the eCVT on maybe half a dozen occasions during that time, as I went to do quick overtakes. Never once did I feel "embarrassed" about it and each time it was over and done with in mere seconds. I will admit that on one of those occasions I could see that the overtaking lane would soon be coming to an end and I wanted to get in front of an HGV before it did, so I put my foot down and completed the manoeuvre with room to spare. Unfortunately, the NIP I've just received in the post informs me that the speed limit on there is 60, which I must have been very close to because the acceleration to complete the overtake in time took me to 74 according the the speed camera van that happened to be watching 😭 But hey-ho, such is life. Getting a speeding ticket is something to be embarrassed about - having a brand new luxury car with no faults, that is maybe just a little noisy at certain times, is most definitely not.

Hi all, thanks for the kind comments, I am in no way an expert but have learned through experience (trial and error), experiment and research. I'd always intended to provide more write ups but having a family and a bit of an all consuming job put paid to a lot of good intentions! This lot certainly keeps me busy tho!! As you can tell, I'm a bit of a Toyota fan, seems to make sense to stick to one brand (warts and all) as tools, parts and procedures all fairly interchangeable - for example, the Celica shares a couple of parts in common with the Lex (oil filter, air filter and cabin filter, for example), plus all fluids and the same (coolant, oil, brake fluid etc) so makes things somewhat simpler... Looking forward to getting a hybrid one day to further expand my knowledge as if I ever did change career from IT, I can see a gap in the local market for Hybrid technicians/electronics engineers - might even start my own business one day! If anyone is local to Dorset and would like to pick someone else's brains on a problem or plug in to Techstream to read and set info on their vehicle, then always happy to oblige - just send me a message! Very grateful for the forum too, as it's nice to share views, knowledge, comments and experiences, so thank you all for being a good bunch! Thanks, Chris Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m feeling bad as I’m the one that suggested Lexus too and it’s unfortunate it’s happened. lovely car, very comfortable, all the tech you could want for, a really enjoyable drive home from the dealership even if we could not work out the high beam on the way home. I’ve just a small 15 year old VW Caddy as I’m a Gardener by trade and well it’s a van and does it’s job and has just about every creepy insect you could think about making a habitat inside 😊.

Fitted Dunlop sportmaxx rt2 to my is220d. Great tyres in wet and dry. Wear well too. I’m in the same boat as Jamesis220 mine got till July till mot runs out then scrapping mine. Got persistent vsc eml light on probably a faulty sensor. Bumper needs fixing after back box left the car at speed. Repairs more than mine worth. Love the is hate the engine.