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Traitors ........... 🤩 .... hahahahaha, ............ wishing you well with the Merc . ............. have you upped your credit card limit yet ? Best wishes Malc

I did get a low warning sign on the dash panel of my 3rd Gen RX450h but not long before it stopped working. I expect like me most owners have only one remote fob with them. In my case a local garage I rang managed to get hold of a CR1632 replacement which my daughter collected and delivered to me. Lucky for me I had a small spectacle screwdriver to undo the 4 miniscule screws which hold a plate that secures access to the battery compartment. With the battery swopped over it just remains to replace screws slide back part of the outer shell you removed initially. To avoid such a recurrence in future, I will keep a spare battery and miniature screwdriver in the car and as soon as a low battery warning shows, put this in my pocket for replacing the battery as soon as practicable. The later RX450h fob has no screws to access battery and you can use the metal key to help prise the case apart and press together after swopping the battery which also sensibly is a larger more common size. However, the battery could still fail at an inconvenient time, so again worth having a spare with you.

New discs and pads replaced this morning using new pad fitting kit and anti squeal shims. All Lexus OEM stuff I bought over 12 months ago. New discs and pads had been fitted by the previous owner but they were not OEM, the anti squeal shims and the spacer bracket things were missing. Intention was to leave the brakes until they really needed replacing. However, a few months after I bought the car there was a slight judder braking from motorway speeds. This seemed to disappear after a few weeks but over the last 6 weeks I had a pulsing brake pedal at low speeds when coming to a stop. Also, and this has always been the case since I bought the car especially after washing the car, when reversing off the drive you can feel and hear the front pads moving and clunking. Probably due to the spacer bracket things missing. Time to fit the new discs, pads and fitting kit etc and check the caliper pistons are ok cos it could have been that causing the pulsing. More common on floating/sliding calipers though. Pistons were fine, looked very good with very little rust on the piston front edges. Took me about 4 hours really taking my time, cleaning everything and applying the correct brake grease in the correct places. Working out where and how the anti squeal plates fit took a while to make sure I got it correct, workshop manual helps of course but still needs some brain power. Took the car for a short run, brakes are smooth as silk now and pads do not move when reversing. The brakes were fine before regarding stopping power. Even after just a short drive and before the discs/pads have bedded in, the difference is big. If anyone is thinking of replacing their discs and pads etc with aftermarket ( which I don’t do, I inherited after market discs and pads on the car), my advice is don’t……………use Lexus OEM stuff. The OEM discs and pads are not more expensive than decent aftermarket stuff but the pad fitting kit and anti squeal shims will add £100 to the cost if they are missing or not reusable.

I think it's perfectly normal that infants who have underlying health conditions, that make them more vulnerable, are offered the vaccine. In fact I'd think it was scandalous if they weren't. From what I read, it's just being offered, no-one is being forced. I'm really struggling to follow your logic with these claims of using the vaccine to commit genocide. Let's imagine for one minute that I wanted to kill millions of people. Surely I'd have had more success doing nothing, while people dropped liked flies from the virus, rather than producing a vaccine that almost immediately reduced the number of deaths. Maybe a small number of people died from vaccination complications, but millions of deaths were prevented. As for 15 minute cities and low traffic neighbourhoods, it's swings and roundabouts. A 15 minute city is not much different to a village, and lot's of people like those. Equally, the "villagey" type areas in many cities/suburbs are often the most popular and expensive. That said, it doesn't suit everyone and won't work everywhere. Naturally though, the hard of thinking types in local authoritiies will see this kind of thing as the answer to everything, and feel it makes them look as though they're doing something. The end result is that there'll be some poor implementation, some good, and some will get scrapped; pretty much the way local councils deal with other stuff, like parking and bus lanes. Most likely things will get implemented badly, but that wlll be largely down to incompetence rather than an evil plot. There are some valid arguments against 15 minutes cities, as well as against other measures taken in the name of climate change or local pollution, where people might agree with you. However, ridiculous claims of genocide and population control aren't amongst them, and only serve to bounce the discussion into loon territory. If I was a conspiracy theorist, I'd say that you were secretly pro vaccination and 15 minute cities, and were trying (quite successfully) to make the arguments against them look ridiculous 😉 🙂

Actually places like kick fit are owned by tyre manufacturers. They'll recommend the brand the shop is owned by. It's not just 'cheap' tyres that are bad but some so called premium ones too. I hate Michelin as my experience some years back proved. When I bought my is250 3 years ago it came with a cheap tyre on the front. Eurovis. They were good to a point but with easy over 5mm tread on them they've been scared and replaced with Bridgestone turanza t005 like my rear tyres. And boy oh boy the suspension gives up before the tyre now lol.

Hi all, I'm new to the Forum and thought I should introduce my near matching MK4 LS400's. Im a big fan of 90's Japanese cars and brought my first LS400 at the beginning of March as a practical but fun daily. Im really enjoying all the creature comforts the LS400 has to offer and I love the combination of the comfortable ride with the smooth and powerful V8. I loved it so much I ended up buying another one a month later! I recently collected the LS400 from @lincsnick and plan to get the car back to its former glory once some engine issues have been resolved. I had them parked up together yesterday to play a little game of spot the difference. The main difference is the new one being a DHP model and having the larger 17" alloy wheels. It also has a full leather steering wheel and gearstick, where my original has the wood trim and leather option. Both cars have the lovely dark blue paint and beige interior. They are also both generally rust free and nearly all of the electronics work, besides them both having the same faulty washer fluid level sensor funnily enough.

51.8/49.2 tonight

Thank you all for your feedback and suggestion. I purchased the car and it is on my drive way now.. It will be going for full detailing tomorrow, I may have to spend some time with it and let you know the niggles and any other issues after few days.

Two LS400s is almost greedy! Good luck with it Callum, I hope the fix is a simple one, it's nice to know it's gone to a good home. As you have bought the car and I can see you're not going to break it, if you do want the spares I have feel free to make me an offer. I'd rather you have the use of them than have them sitting on the shelf.

One could suggest that they've a trumpet with a strumpet!

Of course, yes. You are supposed to love the royals. Like we all do. Not so much in Spain, since the former had some rather serious mistakes that were published. Maybe not so much anywhere as who needs to have several castles and so many waiters and other personnel that they are hard to hold count of? And then, look at the US where they have no royals (except the people with money) and they have a trumpet trying to be king and no matter how much the trumpet is out of tune, half of the people there still think he is in-tune.

It doesn't need to be "that much" out of alignment to cause such wear and indeed potholes can easily knock out the wheels out of alignment. To be fair potholes are most likely the only thing that usually knocks the wheels out of alignment. If you hit very big one then a single pot hole could be enough, but running over 1000 small ones will have same effect over the time. As well remember that most of RWD "sporty" cars wear inside edges anyway and IS300h is no exception, knocking wheel out of alignment just speeds-up the process. Generally speaking, every time I replace the tyres I do 4-wheel alignment and I do recommend it for everyone. When you fit new tyres it is best time to do it, because you have "known good" tyres with even wear etc. so you get best alignment. Likewise economically it is the best time to do it, because it makes sense to protect your new tyres and to get most miles possible out of them. Doing alignment on used tyres is kind of pointless, first of all simply because of cost and secondly, if they already have uneven wear then aliment is quite unlikely to fix it.

Drilling a hole on the edge of the rear bumper is necessary if you want the guard to sit flush the screw will hold it tight. More to prevent any strange noises or risk of it ripping off should you one day drive off a high kerb etc. If you have a have a jack taking the rear wheels off is easy providing the nuts haven't been over torqued & the wheel isnt seized onto the hub. If you know how to change out a wheel in the even of a puncture you have nothing to worry about. Plenty of youtube guides available. I followed this guide to give me an indication on what to expect before I started. All in less than an hour ob.

Signed up on MB Forum, and not as good is IMHO an understatement. I liken the Lexus forum to being in the Club or First Class Lounge at Heathrow (relaxed, informative a nice place to spend an evening or works time, and easy to navigate [to the drinks and food]). The MB forum is a bit like The Works - that high street book shop (a bit confusing, probably informative but not the kind of place you would strike up a conversation while sampling a fine whisky). Having said that it is 20 years since I last enjoyed the BA lounges so they may be less enjoyable than the Lexus forum. Anyway off for a run to Heathrow in 2 hours to fetch the wife and daughter after Yoga break in Goa - wont have time to pop into any lounges

I think on the rear only the toe is adjustable so too much toe out could be a reason. Unless your suspension components are bent out of shape from an impact. I would recommend getting a 4 wheel alignment done when getting new tyres it can prolong the life of the tyres and also reveal if anything is amiss.

That'll be it Malc, and they'll get the boots with the fattest mark up for the retailer carefully camouflaged as "best deal of the week". 🤥 Thank you Sir (or Madam), do come again ... and they probably will. 😉

does the average punter just wanting to replace tyres have any chance of understanding wot on earth it is he/she should be buying ......... Average Punter, 20 million or so in the UK is it ! I'm talking about Not a hope in hell's chance methinks ...... just go with whatever the tyre sales place advises eh ! Just walk / drive in to KwikFit, Halfords whatever and say . do i need new tyres, well, yes sir for sure and these are what you could be buying sir.... . or madam Now which card do i use today 😉 Malc

Yes, that will disarm the immobiliser/alarm. Obviously you use the metal key to physical unlock the door first (which will set off the alarm).

Just to recap, Eric.... Your original claim was: I showed you that there are annually many natural events that 'trouble the average Briton' whose damaging effects could be mitigated by an advanced alert warning. In our own village there are about 40 homes susceptible to field run-off caused by flash floods. The local Water Authority does a fine job issuing web-based warnings, emails and such-like. But they are scant consolation when you discover torrential overnight rain has left your ground floor ankle deep in water. No-one here is going to feel that being woken up in order to deploy a flood barrier is the devious machination of a controlling Government! However, your answer to that point was to ignore it. Instead you ask: This is not a question many would ask as most people appreciate the distinction between climatology and plate tectonics. However, this event, the rupture at the San Andreas Fault, probably did mark the start of seismology as a science. Along with volcanology, the ability to predict such natural events has progressed significantly and when effective alerts have been issued, lives have undoubtedly been saved. A better example would have been the San Francisco Fire that followed, which destroyed 80% of the City. More importantly, it killed 3,000 people - almost all of whom might have been saved had they had the technology to receive an alert warning message. Apart from those paranoid few, obviously, who deemed them a Government plot to control the population of the City...or something.

Norled H2 ferry sails into operation, completing world-first achievement By ANGIE BERGENSON https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/author/angie-2-2-2-2-2/ The world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry is officially in operation in Norway. On March 31st, the Norled H2 ferry broke new ground for cleaner marine vessels when it was approved for service by the Norwegian Maritime Authority, officially entering service after undergoing extensive sea trials and a pilot test at Hjelmeland quay earlier this year (2023). The vessel uses 4 tons of liquid hydrogen. The 80-car ferry, called the MF Hydra, is the first ferry in the world to operate using liquid hydrogen fuel as its primary power source. It services a triangular route in Norway between Hjelmeland, Skipavik and Nesvik. Specifically, the Norled H2 ferry uses two 200 kW fuel cells supplied by Ballard, 4 tons of liquid hydrogen supplied by Linde Engineering in Germany, a 1.36 – 1.5 Mwh battery from Corvus Energy, and two 440 kW diesel generators. The hydrogen used by the ferry is trucked from Leipzig, Germany, and the 80 cubic meter tanks that hold the hydrogen, as well as the fuel cells, are located on top of the vessel. Westcon and SEAM worked together to equip and complete the hydrogen ferry, with SEAM also supplying the automation scope for the hydrogen system. The vessel also received full approval by the DNV. The launch of the Norled H2 ferry isn’t the company’s first major eco-friendly achievement. The Norwegian shipping company is known for its innovation in the ferry transport industry. Back in 2015, Norled launched the MF Ampere, the world’s first battery-operated, propeller-driven ferry. Today, Norway has about 70 electric-powered ferries in operation. Company Officials Say… “It’s important for us to be at the forefront when it comes to technology development,” said Norled CEO, Heidi Wolden. “Investing in innovation, sustainability, and collaboration to develop new solutions is our way of taking social responsibility.” Norled CTO Erlend Hovland added that “There are only two parties in the world that use liquid hydrogen as a fuel. These are Norled with the MF Hydra, and then the space industry using it as fuel for launches.” Hovland said that after plenty of development and testing of the Norled H2 ferry, the company is looking forward to welcoming passengers on board the MF Hydra for an emission-free journey between Hjelmeland and Nesvik. When so many are investing in Hydrogen and Synthetic fuel based on CO2+H2 we need not worry about being able to drive combustion engines.

Folks, after 16 years of pottering around in an LS I have made the decision to sell my LS, as it has become a restoration project and I do not have the space or time to do it up, and getting a garage to do all the work is something my missus is not keen on. I must confess even writing this feels a little strange. As to what I am going to be driving, I have acquired a Merc E Class E350 - a mate of mine is now in his final months (maybe a year at most) and he has looked after his car, and much though I never thought I would buy a Merc, I feel it keeps his memory going as long as I keep it (and it has personalised plate which works for me as much as it did for him). I have been to Lexus and had a good look around and had my mate been in fine fettle I would probably be teasing him by getting a 460, as although I liked the ES300h I do not have the cash to splash. I have put details in For Sale, and I will not be giving up the forum, as it is a nice friendly place, and maybe one day I will be back in the fold. I guess I better sign onto the Merc Forum (and my boss will love me as he is a CL and SL fan-boy - and having driven them the E Class is more my thing)

Tesla make money on their EV sales and are continuously improving the manufacturing efficiency. Toyota admit they are far behind and may not break even on each RZ. This is a somewhat biased article, but the heart of the problem is Toyota are still not designing an EV from the ground up, just adapting existing platforms. https://thedriven.io/2023/03/01/toyota-admits-tesla-model-y-is-truly-a-work-of-art-as-it-rethinks-ev-strategy/

The solution is simple, just park between a couple of Range Rovers

@steve2006 Yep, it was from a dealership initially. However, we agreed to lower the price and purchased it as 'Sold as seen' now. @Malc1 thanks a lot. As you aware that I was looking for LS 460 initially with very high purchase price and changed my criteria after your advise. So I am happy with my decision and allocated some fund for rainy days as well.

I’m not going anywhere Malc 🤣 looking after the Merc as it’s my sons and wife uses it. I’ll buy it when opportunity arises as it’s worth keeping.

Yes - it is about the looks only, but as far as stopping power they are likely worse 99.99% of the time.

Absolutely; was sleeping and writing the opposite. Toe out and low pressure. Have corrected it. Thank you.

Ballard Power Systems reaches new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle milestone By TAMI HOOD https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/author/tami-2-2-2/ The company has announced that its H2 equipment has now powered vehicles over 150 million kilometers. Ballard Power Systems has announced that its proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cell systems have now powered vehicles in commercial heavy- and medium-duty motive tasks across a total distance of over 150 million kilometers (about 93.2 million miles). This new milestone for the company also represents an industry-leading total for this H2 application. The total distance travelled by vehicles powered by the PEM hydrogen fuel cell systems from Ballard is about the equivalent to circling Earth’s equator more than 3,700 times. In order to arrive at that milestone, Ballard’s equipment was installed into more than 3,800 buses and trucks. This allowed them to travel in about 15 countries worldwide for zero-emission mobility applications. “We achieve this industry milestone at a time when we are seeing growing customer interest in the adoption of hydrogen fuel cells in our key mobility verticals of bus, truck, rail, and marine, as well as off-highway and stationary power applications,” explained MacEwen.

Callum welcome to this Forum Hope the engine gremlin issue is simple enuf to resolve . lucky you, two beautiful classic limos do keep us posted Best wishes Malc

I think they're a reasonably snug fit when seated properly Barney. I remember removing mine initially, because of rattles, but then had to replace it to cover something and it hasn't rattled since, even over speed bumps.

Let’s hope things are starting to move, if we’re now seeing later orders than mine (May ‘22) getting build dates. I was under the impression you could start ordering NX350h’s again - but I’ll happily stand corrected on that. I have to admit one thing which is beginning to irritate me is that there seems to be a shorter wait for the more expensive NX450h and the factory is 'picking and choosing' what to build from the list, rather than building them on a fairer 'first come, first served' basis - which is the impression I was given at the time of ordering. Rightly or wrongly, it's giving me the impression that there's some orders that they don’t care about and/or want to keep at the back of the queue regardless of how long the deposit-paid customer has been waiting for.

Good find regarding splash shields. I am not saying Rotinger are bad, nor I am saying Brembo is good... just more "recognised" brand. In principle - as long as they are straight and machined to the right dimensions I can't see how discs themselves could make any difference. In the end of the day they are just piece of pot metal. I kind of trust most of the brands they can achieve the most basic dimensions. Sure there are high performance cars with two or even 3 piece discs, carbon discs etc.... and at that point it may be important. But for cast iron discs I agree with you, I don't think there is much of the difference. Coated discs are nice, because they don't rust as much on the "other" surfaces that are not touched by brake pads, makes no difference in performance, but looks more tidy. In my experience drilled discs tends to warp under heavy braking, slotted discs are just more noisy, slotted + drilled.. have disadvantages of both. So internally vented without any fancy holes are the safest bet. I was told "j-hook or c-hook" designs are apparently beneficial, but again... that maybe is important for off-road and I doubt makes any difference on the street. Apart of that just get right size discs and it should be fine.

They look very similar to me, and driving them, or even better being passenger in them, is a comfortable way to be transported from one place to another. Must be similar to a MB 300SEL 6.3 we were driving in very long time ago. No difference is obvious to me between them, nice classical cars with all the pros and contras. Lucky you. Enjoy. And - welcome to the forum.

I was considering getting this one the front looks straightforward but not sure if this one requires drilling in the rear. ￡12.75 50%OFF | for Lexus IS IS200T IS250 IS350 IS300 IS300H XE30 2014~2023 Mud Flaps Mudguards Splash Fender Guard Front Rear Wheel Accessories https://a.aliexpress.com/_mO1gs9m Good to know that you dont need to remove the wheels as that sounds like a big pain to do.

Seems a bit strange that the guy couldn’t “find any voltage going to the wire” Bit too much of a coincidence that before the work was carried out all was well electrically/electronically but since then a wire has broken causing a fault don’t you think? There are basically three types of wire, supply voltage (12/5 volts)ground and signal the latter 2 having no discernible voltage present one being at ground so 0 volts and the other carrying either a specific waveform signal only viewable on an oscilloscope or a variable voltage. If you want to see great examples of proper vehicle fault diagnosis take a look at “Diagnose Dan” on YouTube.

Absolutely NO CHANCE! That is why I would argue the testing methodology should be significantly tightened and testing should be centralised and run by government. This would at very least ensure that all tyres are tested equally. Now obviously, If punters come with an attitude and demand "the cheapest tyre", that doesn’t help either! But even if they ask for a recommendation, it doesn’t improve their chances much. I don’t want to delve into conspiracy theories, but tyre shops don’t have an incentive to recommend good tyres... they just don’t! I’ve heard of shops pushing Avons and Falkens, which are decent tyres. But they’re not being pushed because they’re decent, they’re being pushed because the shop has a larger stock of them or because they got a discount from the sales manager and have a higher profit margin on that brand for a period of time. I realised this when I was maybe 22 and had to replace the first set of tyres on my then new IS250 (at around 12,000 miles rears were giving-up). I went to the tyre shop and asked for a recommendation and they recommended Nexen N6000 or N1000. At the time, Nexen was considered a budget tyre and now they’re more "mid-range". But to be honest, I still don’t trust them. I can’t remember the exact model, but they were horrible. So horrible that I nearly spun out three times in three miles. I went back to the shop and told them to take them back. They obviously weren’t keen on it, so we reached a compromise: I paid around £120 and they upgraded me to a set of nearly new Pirelli P-Zeros (they had them for display or something). Since then, I’ve thought that if you want tyres, you have to do your own research and tell them what to fit. Never ask - they’re just not on your side! Only makes ~£3 difference, but in principle the same applies. Cheapest tyre is £36 instead of £39, but at £53 one can already get Kuhmo. So total extra cost £68/set. And if one would buy such tyres today on blackcircles, they could get £10 off for 2 and £25 off for 4... making the difference of mere £43 between death wish and decent set of tyre. Mark my words - one day chinese will put "DeathWish - QuickDeath 1000 Turbo" tyres on sale and people still going to buy them 😄

I'd agree. By their very nature, the elderly residents of Care Homes tend to be vulnerable to respiratory infections such as pneumonia - which is normally the more commonly cited cause. During the pandemic, GPs who certify Care Homes were, as I recall, advised that it was acceptable to initially name Covid-19 as the cause if it was actually present - but on the basis that later tests would confirm it or otherwise. If you're referring to the San Francisco fire of 1906 then, sadly, this event is all too true. It rates as probably the worst natural disaster in American history. It was caused by the earthquake resulting from the slippage of two tectonic plates at the San Andreas Fault. There was another, lesser, earthquake at the same site in 1957. The US Geological Survey has predicted that another tectonic slippage event similar to that of 1906 could occur within the next twenty years. Something to bear in mind if you're offered any cheap real estate!

New Owners manual (from 03/2023) refers to this feature with brief comments but says to look at the multimedia manual for more info. Only the old multimedia manual available with no reference to this feature...... perhaps will be published shortly

I think the process, if possible, would be very expensive and not worth the trouble. Did you buy the UX from a Lexus dealer? Cazoo? Cinch? Moral of your story is to check the specification carefully. Personally I would never buy a car unseen.

I find it extraordinary that a so called mechanic can find a wire in the throttle body that was connected to something and diregsrd it as irrelevant.These cars are electronic minefields and the designers at Lexus do not leave anything to chance ,so a loose wire as been doing a job they are not put in for decoration. Take it to a qualified up to the mark technician before you end up with a absoloute morass of pain and anguish.

One will be arriving in North Somerset very shortly 🤞

Each and every new Lexus and Toyota car in Poland is equipped with additional Vodafone immobilizer and MyConnectedCar app. We have 6 months security protection and tracking. If the car is being stolen there is an alarm triggered to the mobile security folks. It works for the whole Europe. Believe me or not Toyota and Lexus brands are still number one stolen cars no matter how good is your alarm.

Wow, this wakes up a memory etched on my harddisk. Some 15 yrs ago hot summers night in paris around 23.00 hrs going from terrace to terrace from bar to bar until i saw a silver 300SL convertible hood down parked in front of a terrace. Red leather and definately in original never restored shape. Patina as they call it now. I convinced my mate to have a drink at this terrace as i wanted to look at the SL. And i will never forget what happened next. Out from the cafe came a 60 plus years old playboy type character wearing a fur coat, t shirt, jeans and cowboy boots. Full whisky tumbler in his right hand and clearly inibriated. He walked to the SL, got in fired it up waved his hand to upcoming traffic and just drove off like he did for decades not giving a f*ck. I just could not believe it. A scene straight from a movie and what a car. Anyway, i like Mercs and truly understand your choice for an E class i do expect this to be one of my future cars as well

I’m not sure Toyota would actually want to risk antitrust problems by actually taking over a tyre company or companies given that they already have large Japanese suppliers like Bridgestone and Dunlop by the b**ls, so to speak.

Read the manual at the section where there is a list of settings that can be personalized.

Very sad news, he will be sadly missed on the forum. My sincere condolences to all the family.

I have just left everything in default. The wipers blades are by far the worst blades I've come across, so be sure to make sure yours are up to scratch. The blades from Japan on the new cars are very poor indeed, so you will proberly need to attend to this point with some new ones, not Lexus The mats are excellent as is the sunroof blind but do make sure this operates as intended the only other thing of note is that the passenger seatbelt when retracted goes behind the pillar and will then knock against the pillar which is a right pain and also the wing mirrors don't automatically retract you have to do this manually if you need some more advice on this and wish to purchase cheaply a fix then let me know overall a good car but falls short in stupid ways, which is typical for Japanese cars

Hi Peter! For me, the first thing I'd do is go into the auto lights sensitivity screen and lower it to '-2' - which is the lowest setting. The factory default/'o' setting I feel is wayyyy over-sensitive in my humble opinion - to the point mine was putting dipped headlights on whilst simply going under road bridges or passing close to a few buildings or trees. Mine has spent almost all of it's life in 'eco' mode, too. There's still enough power there for me, personally. The only thing I miss is the rev-counter of the sport mode, which I wish could also feature in 'eco' mode. I've never found a way to make this possible... When it comes to accessories, my UX was fitted with the 'adventure pro pack', which I believe is now simply referred to as the 'protection pack' but I'm willing to stand corrected on that one. That basically gives you rubber mats, a rubber boot liner and small mudflaps. The mudflaps aren't much use to be honest, but the boot liner and rubber mats have proven to be brilliant in colder, winter months. Other than that, enjoy!

Rest In Peace John. Your wealth of knowledge and experience and the kindness and understanding you showed to others in your contributions via this owners club will never be forgotten. I never had the privilege to meet you but as others have said similar here, I felt like I knew you through your wisdom. My thoughts are with your family. May The Lord give them strength. You were a true legend. All of us here at the LOC will miss you Sir x

This is Sarah Williams, John’s daughter although I think you all knew him better as Roy of the Rovers. Thank you for allowing me into the group and for all your messages of condolence which are hugely comforting at this very sad time. This community was an enormous part of Dad’s life and was very very important to him. As his health deteriorated and he couldn’t do much physically he spent longer and longer with his online friends. Being able to contribute to the group and help people out with their cars brought him so much joy - not least because his own children would regularly disregard his advice and buy totally unsuitable cars which he would then have to chastise us about! My husband (his son in law) has a mini. You can just imagine what he thought of that 😂. my mum, sister Liz and brother Andy and I are all keen to hear any stories you might have about him and find out more about the time he spent in this community so please do share your memories. We would be eternally grateful for them and they will help us get to know a different side of the totally wonderful amazing once in a kind human being we called Dad. I thought you might all like to see a photo of him - will try and share some of him with his cars in later days. if anyone would like to know about the funeral let me know and I will share details in here once we know. The staff at his local Lexus dealership have all said they are coming so I think we might need to arrange a Lexus procession to the service!