The Editor

I take it the IS doesn't have power close like on the GS then !!?? The Ed

Can't they just skim the discs whilst they are still on the car ?? Had this done on a Bitsumishi once and it solved the problem never to return !! (That was done under warranty) The Ed

Who gives a monkeys a*se? The Ed

Mmmmm... Me thinks it's high time they actually concentrated on catching criminals !! The Ed

Could anyone tell me what this Saturdays numbers will be please? The Ed

Sorry guys - I've just not had time to take piccies (Been flying backwards and forwards down ther A1 !!!) I will do my upmost to get some pics on here this weekend (honest !! ) Jiberjaber - All I can say is GO FOR IT !! I was a bit skeptical at first since I have always sworn by SFX 1,2 and 3, Klasse AIO and SG then topped off with P21S (All lovingly zapped with my Porter Cable). I thought "What the hell - for 40$ (20 quid) I'll give it a go !!.... I don't think anybody will be disappointed. The other thing I've noticed (if you car is black) is that Klasse SG can, if you're not careful make the finish go a bit 'milky' under certain light - Ultima doesn't seem to suffer with the same drawback dibsLPG - You can find the stuff here ! eurochem - I would imagine David has his formulas pretty well wrapped up with patents !! :winky: Cheers for now The Ed

Hi Wallace I would not have thought there would be any problems in the 2 metre range since amateur gear is usually pretty well designed to isolate any harmonics and nasties. again, if you're running any transceiver into a 7/8 I would have thought most of the RF would be propergated from the top 1/3rd or so of the ant and therefore well away from anything sensitive. I don't run an IS but would assume the GPS ant is either near the rear view mirror on around the rear parcel shelf The Ed (G6ONT)

Fidgets is right.... You're wasting your time.... If petrol went up to over $8.50 a gallon in the US there would be stones and petrol bombs thrown in Washington !! Unfortunately (as always)... us Brits just complain and dig deeper in our pockets and of course this Government (and all others know this)

Ahhhh.... Snake Oil !! I can here the laughter in the boardrooms from here !!!!

Hi Jamboo, It's chemical based and uses long chain polymers and cross linking technology - The same as Zaino Bros, but the big difference is YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUFF THE STUFF OFF !! You simply wipe it on and then walk away !!! I will get pics on here as soon as I can but I can't recommend this stuff enough !! The Ed

Oh bummer - YES !!... I forgot... Won't be able to post any piccies until the weekend now cos by the time I get home in the evening it's all dark and creepy !!! Will post some on the weekend (assuming its' decent weather) Cheers The Ed

OK - I have a GS from new from March last year. I've always been a bit of a car cleaning nut and over the years have pretty much tried everything out there. I've gone through the Auto Glym's and Turtle waxes of this world and dismissed them all.... I've been throughh Mothers and Maguires and again rejected them after a period of time always in seaerch of something better !! My current products of choice have been the Sonus range (SFX1,2 and 3), Klasse AIO and then the sealer and glaze (circa 4 layers) and then topped off with a top coat of p21S.... Oh - I forgot to mention that my GS is in Black, so absolutely the best colour when clean but also the worst colour for showing the slightest imperfection. Anyways, my regime has always been to use the Porter Cable on the car with an assortment of pads and then finishing off with the Klasse SG and p21S. I have toyed with the idea of going onto Long string polymers such as Zaino Bros but this has always been too time consuming (Porter Cable and layering SG is bad enough!!!). Anyway - the point of this post (bet you were wondering when I would get to that ) is that I have just tried a new product from David over at Autopia and I think it just might be the Holy Grail of car detailing. It's Ultima (David has developed this himself). I went for the sample kit on the basis that if it wasn't any good I wouldn't have wasted a fortune and I wouldn't use it again. Anyway I took delivery of my kit the weekend before last and all I can say is OH MY ***... it's stunning. The radical thing about this product is THERE IS NO BUFFING OFF... You just wipe it on and leave it... That's it. I can do my entire car (and the GS isn't a small car) in 12 minutes !!! The end result is better than Klasse + P21S in my opinion and the time saved is unbelievable. I took a day preparing the car by completely stripping off all layers of SG with the Porter Cable and some SFX2, then I used the Ultima Prep fluid. All this takes a while to do properly but once it's done you can look forward to "waxing" your car in about 10 minutes thereafter. If anyone has seen the results obtained with Zaino Bros products - this equals them in my opinion. Sorry about the long post guys but I know some of you on here are detailing nut cases like me and thought I'd share. NO - I don't work for David... NO he isn't paying me !!... I've just found a product which in my honest humble opinion I think is exceptional. Would love to hear anyone elses experiences with Ultima if anyone on here has tried it. Cheers guys The Ed

Had the same problem - Fixed by Lexus Sheffield on second attempt and had to have the whole dash removed twice !! Now.. All silent The Ed

Admiral are great - UNTIL it's time to make a claim. They will then try every trick in the book to wriggle out of actually paying !! Just be careful is all I will say - (I'm not going into detail on here but I had to threaten to take them to court before they eventually backed down and coughed up) The Ed P.S. - Elephant.co.uk are the same company

Welcome to Rip Off Britain !! Have a nice day !! The Ed !!

Can you not set the dial brightness independant of the nav screen? I have the GS but I would have thought a similar option was on the IS. There are about six different settings for the dials (as well as a manual setting for low and high) and then independant settings for screen brightness/contrast for night/day. The Ed

Drive under 12 mph !!!.... It will annoy hell out of anybody behind (especially on motorways) but should stop any bug splatter !! The Ed.

Try here. as a cost effective solution. Regards The Ed

Total con !! The bottom of the page says they are not affiliated with the division of Toyata motor sales. What are they doing using a registered and copyright trademark on their site then? Namely The 'L' Lexus sysmbol !! Steer well clear The Ed

If you go here it will tell you what they do for the money ! :) Cheers The Ed

But those photos are of a manual !!??... The Americans won't know what a clutch is for? :D :D In actual fact... come to think of it..... WHAT IS A CLUTCH FOR????

If the dealer tells you it's impossible to match that's total bollox !!! They are allowed to give 10% without even referring it to anyone/body... They can do it if they want to !! I'm not saying what discount I got on my new GS but it was better than 10% !!!!! ;) ;) Press them hard or walk away and go to another dealer !!! Drive the Deal is ok but dealers can do better !!!! The Ed

Who give a monkey's ?? I've always shocked car salesmen when I've gone for a new car and they've gone into their 'sharp intake of breath mode' and come back with all sorts of cr*p about how my trade in vehicle isn't the right colour etc, etc, blah, blah blah.... I've then said to them "Don't care... tell you what... give me £1 for my trade in" This usually meets with a confused look and a raised eyebrow. I then explain I couldn't care less about the book price and all I'm interested in is the botom line....... We then start to talk... Has always worked for me in the past but make sure your do you homework first on prices !!! :winky: :winky: The Ed

Coat your wheels in this stuff and you should see a significant improvement. (If nothing else it makes your wheels VERY easy to clean and any brake dust comes off with no effort at all) Been using for years - First class product !! Cheers The Ed

Bought mine brand new on the 1st March 2006.... As long as I own it it will NEVER see a car-wash !!!! The Ed !!!!!