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A pillow is a headrest. Many things are headrests. If you need to use a headrest while driving, maybe you should stop and take a nap instead of driving.

If you are young (teens/early 20's) and fairly newly qualified then yes, you will always get a better price by having telematics fitted and may find it hard to get insurance at a sensible price without it. Adding a parent onto the policy (even if they never drive the car) can actually reduce the premiums as well in these early years. After a few years of claim free (and clean licence) driving you will find the insurance switches to being cheaper for not having telematics fitted as the insurance companies deem you a better risk and so don't want to go to the expense of fitting the box in your car, and it's also cheaper if said parent is then removed from the policy too. Seen this play out through over the last 6 years or so as my daughter has progressed from newly qualified teen driver to more experienced.

Hi folks, Said I'd make a post here regarding the IS250 MAF sensor. I've owned my 07 IS250 Sport since September last year. I've always found the gear changes quite juttery with lots of rev hang, poor throttle response pulling away, jerky at low speeds in traffic. Read lots of topics from the US mainly on the manual gearbox/drivetrain in these cars and attributed the cars characteristics to the design. A few weeks ago I started getting intermittent faults for rich condition on both banks. Did some troubleshooting and seen fuel trims were sky high trying to lean the mix out. Given it was both banks showing rich, it was safe to say it was a calibration issue with the MAF sensor. I've had cars with faulty MAF sensors before but none had such an impact on the cars running after being replaced. Power delivery is much smoother, gear changes are no longer jerky and there's no juttering pulling away or at low speeds. Hopefully this may be of some help to someone experiencing similar issues. I had the car on diagnostics before the MAF started giving issues and fuel trims were all perfect and no indicator a faulty sensor at all. I'd say if you're IS250 is decent age like mine with a few miles on it, its definitely worth replacing the MAF. I'd never have even thought about it only for it did eventually fault out. Dan.

Hello! Having a few issues and wanted advice and thoughts, I am getting a slight creaking like an old bed at the front and believe its down to worn sway bar bushes. Problem is that they are Daizen sway bars imported years ago from the US and fitted and I can no longer track the bushes to replace - any thoughts / ideas how to sort this?! Pic for attention! Thank you!

Purchased identical car before a 23K Balloon Payment Lexus now offer Ceramic Coating of paint etc.,Dash Cam front & rear & Protection Pack for. Flaps etc. Delivery before month -end ,Sonic Titanium / Black Leather & lower Monthly payment . Tel

Given that there are no plans by Lexus to make an Android Auto/Apple Carplay retrofit available for the 2018 RX and given also that I can neither afford, nor justify, the best part of £600 on a Grom Vline, I decided to order a Carlinkit from AliExpress for just under £200. Estimated delivery is 7 to 15 days from China and is free with DHL. I'll let you know how I go on and if I can remember to do it I'll also post a 'how to' video of the install.

I have purchased a 69 plate UX with 3096 miles on the clock. It has the tech and safety pack in titanium silver with light grey seats. First impressions it is superb. Before making the decision I had reservations about the size of the boot for our Border Collie but she has adapted very well. Once the dealerships reopened I made appointments to test a Hyundai PHEV, Lexus, Mercedes PHEV and Toyota. Hyundai told me that the model I wanted to try wasn't available and gave me a hybrid covered in bird poo. Toyota only had a 1.8 not the 2.0 litre requested and to make me feel special the front bumper was broken and the tyre pressure monitor was illuminated. Mercedes was OK but the chancellor didn't like the dash and finally Lexus Maidstone was so professional, Michael the salesman made the whole experience a delight. I hope that in the next few years the UX will be as good as the three Honda Civics I have owned since 2006. Philip Jones

No,not from UK. I emailed Lexus parts direct enquiring about the part but never got any reply. Paid for it 190 euro's. Delivery due date is next week,will post pics. Also Got myself a set front+back mats for all the rainy days for about 150 euro's + shipping which was the best decission i made. lexus/toyota sells only FRONT rubber ones for about 250 from what i remember when i called them.

If I am not mistaken LSS+ was present in 2018+ models, so this would would sadly miss that (depending on how important it is). As well Facelift F-sport came with LFA dials which really transforms the experience from drivers perspective, makes the car almost feel futuristic, so this would be certainly a feature I would want... Another 2017 car, just with little bit more "standard" colour scheme: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202009234085952

Thanks, I'll report back once I have the OBD - probably Thursday.

There is one facelift GS450h Premier currently for sale: https://usedcars.lexus.co.uk/en/used-lexus/Lexus/Gs-Saloon/450h-35-Premier-Mark-Levinson-Great-Car-s4cjlcr

LC warranties are scary....and have a read of the threads on the LC part of this forum. It seems they have a lot more quality and reliability issues than the F cars. Or it could be most owners on there seem to have bought new, whilst most on here have bought slightly older cars with the teething troubles resolved?

Be patient and wait. Marry in haste, repent in leisure!

You should part-ex the IS for an Aygo sir.😉

I believe an owner on here recently changed their GS450h to an ES300h and was very happy. It was the previous generation version to yours however but I cant imagine therell be that much difference. The ES300h is a very good car especially if going for a top spec one i.e. takumi

Great news....Lexus have agreed to replace the battery free of charge even though it is just I think outside of warranty period. Now that's customer service 😃

While we had the child seat (post above) we turned the headrest of the car the other way around as otherwise the headrest of the child seat would be pushed forward. With reversing the headrest of the child seat was suddenly better positioned than in the VW Gold 2.0tdi DSG the child seat was in before. I stupidly believe that when driving I am to be alert constantly and not relaxing.

Well, from a quick google, it seems like traders aren't allowed to sell cars "as seen". "When you buy a used motor vehicle from a trader, you are making a legally binding contract, which is covered by the Consumer Rights Act 2015. ... Traders must not mislead you, perhaps by using phrases such as 'sold as seen' or 'no refunds', or by failing to disclose that the vehicle was previously damaged in an accident." "As a trader, misleading consumers by using phrases such as “Trade Sale – Sold as Seen” or “No Refunds” is not only illegal but also completely voids the contract. The only occasion whereby this term could possibly be used, is for private sales."

Linas is more knowledgeable in this area but I believe "Sold as seen" from a trader is a big no-no. Where in Yorkshire are you?

I would highly recommend this camera. I film urban foxes with it. I think it is excellent value AND you can film underwater! It can be controlled remotely from a tablet. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DRJLK47/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

No I haven’t yet but I’m a keen wildlife photographer so can put the camera in a backpack and head into the wilds. I’ve been learning how to handle the bike properly as I don’t want to hurt myself. In my younger days I rode trials bikes for a few local clubs but these days I value my well being/bones much more to take too many risks but I do plan to start taking snaps soon

No. An old one. Funny car. Not comfortable and not mine. Luxury cars are too heavy to be fun on twisted roads. Elise and Sport Spyder + several other cars built like go-karts are for such fun. The old Lotus 7 is maybe possible still to get in UK. Even the Smart Roadster was made with a V6 once. Mid-engine like Porsche 914. Engine in front does not make a car easy to handle no matter if rear wheel drive.

Ehm Sergio, what do you expect from a six cylinder engine?

If any advice your taking id listen to @B1 RMA, Dave has a massive history of fast cars, personally I’d avoid the LC although a lovely car it’s warranty cost says it all, I’ve a Japanese friend who has a GSF and was extremely disappointed with the LC500 (loan car).....can’t speak from a personal level BUT both guys I’d take on board their views......RCF is a fantastic car, good luck with journey

One of the reasons for the top mount bearing failure (if it was your case), is that the top mount is covered almost hermetically by a rubber boot from the top. When you pressure-wash the wheel arches, water squeezes between the top mount and the car body, and stays inside the boot. After some time the water gets inside the bearing covers, and rust starts to eat the bearing balls and guides.

The troublesome part in air struts is the top mount, which is not sold separately by the dealer. Fortunately, Brian Herridge from Orchard Engineering can replace the worn/disintegrated bearing in the top mount by post (used to be £75 including return postage). Recently he teamed up with a nearby garage to provide drive-in same day replacement, which is much more efficient than what Lexus dealers offer. Beside that, the air struts seem to be quite long lasting (my car has original strut at one side with 192k miles, but I had to repair the top mount). Other parts which can bring some headache are height sensors at every wheel, and the air compressor (expensive parts, but I'm not sure how often they break). Another material consideration, is that the pneumatic suspension on RX450h is stiffer than the sprung suspension (more sporty?), and the rear shocks have smaller travel for compression (see my post about it). Good news is that shorter travel means longer life for rear control arm bushes.

I would not be overly optimistic about dealer's service history: outside of the warranty period many repairs become optional (like noise in the steering mechanism, suspension etc), and owners often postpone them in anticipation of selling the car and partly because of thrill of the dealer's repair price tags. So it is perfectly possible to get a FHS car with a range of very expensive pending repairs. Nothing replaces a good on-site check of the car by a qualified mechanic.

Just keep appearing on here from time to time Rich so as to raise your profile with the wider membership. Yours is a growing market given the progress being made towards electrification by the big motor companies. More people will turn to Lexus INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

Interestingly he did but I think he had an issue in getting it to me however, It's a shame because I could have sorted that out quite quickly - I've seen this many times before & also, in conjunction with a well respected tech company, I have just put together our multi channel machine that is fully programmable from windows, I have been testing it in my workshop & building the programmes up for it over the last year or so I guess, it's up & running & doing a great job too I must say so I could of breathed a fair bit of life back into it for him as well as repaired the original faults he had? Never mind.

I've had leather in every Lexus for the past 13 years, but the Celsior I just sold had wool, like the one on eBay, and I can tell you it's far superior.

Yes - absolutely bonkers, electric "bicycle" with speed of 30mph and realistically not way of stopping and usually in a hands of person who has no clue about road rules. Seem to me they should be governed under similar rules as electric motorbikes for it to make any sense, but goverment is only interested in legislating the cars. You see - only the car drivers could be realistically enforced an monetised. Even more terrifying are the electric scooters, as they have no official rules to follow, at least in UK they are illegal and driving one on the road could result in it being confiscated. Sadly not much enforcement of that outside of central London. As well it seems they are mostly used by the types who don't mind committing the crimes and who are looking for trouble (by definition, as they committing the crime by even being on the road and they know it). As for racy cyclist not stopping - yes they won't because the can't. Which bring me to the point - maybe they should not be allowed to cycle on the public road on bicycle which is so racy that it could not even stop. Like we do not allow race cars/bikes on the road , maybe hyper light race bikes should not be allowed either and certain tyre width/stopping power should be mandated for any bicycle using public roads.

wow! this seems better value: Lexus LS400 Toyota Celsior Type C 16,708 miles | eBay does this have air suspension steve?

Causing 20 vehicle tailback, because there is simply no way to overtake "safely" doesn't sound like very "reasonable consideration" from cyclist side either. I am looking at it from the point of good and fail safe design - if design is good, if it is inherently safe, then nobody needs to take any extra steps. This is the reason why motorways have (had...) hard shoulders for example - because it was deemed necessary to enable cars to travel at the speed for which the road was designed. That is why there are no intersection on motorways, that's is why there are no surface level crossings of any type. Cyclist are banned on motorways for same reason, but this ban does not go far enough. If anything it would be far safer to cycle on the hard shoulder on 70MPH motorway, than it is on 40, 50 or 60MPH A or B road without any space for safe overtake at all. So these roads are simply poorly designed, because to enable cars to travel at those speeds and for the roads to remain safe they need to be improved further. Why do we only design motorways properly and why don't we apply same principles on other roads (I think know the answer). As soon as speed goes past 10... 12, maybe 15MPH cyclist simply becomes obstacle on the road... and where there are obstacles, the collisions tends to happen. It has nothing to do with driver "reasonable consideration" - what you saying is basically "we have designed minefield with various obstacles and you should be considerate of them". I am sorry, but I didn't know roads suppose to be some sort of challenge?! That just makes no sense! To ensure efficient and safe travel the goal is to remove as many obstacles and safety risks. And I am not saying all the roads should be 50MPH+, what I am saying even on normal 30MPH city road... it is already unsafe if both car and bicycle shares the same lane, there is already risk for collision and that is what we see every day.

I remember my instructor telling me "well done, you've passed your test. Now go and learn how to drive."

Finally, my 'spare time' and some good enough weather managed to come together today and I'm glad to say that the unit is in and working. The kit only comes with installation instructions and there's nothing to tell you how to actually work it or use it, so it's a matter of 'suck it and see' really. Obviously you'll need the Android Auto app (or Carplay if you have an iPhone) on your phone and I've just discovered that as of Android 10 and upwards, it's actually baked into the OS and will automatically open when you connect the phone to the decoder unit. If you have Android 9 or below, the Android Auto app is available to download from the Play Store and you have to open it yourself when you want it. I would have done a 'How to' video of the installation but I don't believe in reinventing the wheel if I don't have to, so at the end of this post I'll link to a YouTube video that explains it all very well. Referring to the video and the instruction sheet that comes with the unit makes it a reasonably easy job. The video shows you how to remove the trim pieces and how to get the head unit out. NB: When removing the trim, he only removes the passenger side piece of the centre console, not the driver's side. However, I spent ages trying to replace the trim piece containing the Power Button until I found out that part of it sits under the driver's side centre console piece. It sounds more complicated than it actually is but once you realise why it won't go back on it'll all fall into place. This first photo shows the head unit out of it's mounting. To wire the decoder unit in, it's simply a job of removing some of these connectors from the head unit and diverting the wires to the decoder and back. This second photo shows the decoder unit. I initially stuck it to the bulkhead with Velcro but discovered that there is plenty of room below there to just tuck the unit down below, so I did that and all the wiring is now neatly zip-tied and out of the way. A couple of wires have to be fed up from the decoder to the screen and that's about it. Test it, and if all good replace everything and then try to work out how to use it And here's the video of how to get the trim off and other stuff. You'll notice that he takes out the glove box but then finds out he didn't really need to, so I didn't bother doing that.