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Thanks for the info. The car was bought new from Lexus Glasgow around 2 and half years ago, so still under warranty. All servicing completed by Lexus Glasgow too. In the servicing, do they check sensors etc coz then they really should have picked this up earlier? They will contact the garage tomorrow morning, which is the only other place my car has had any work done, and I will see from there. Here's hoping.

Hi, an update of my situation with the warning lights, is still unresolved and has become worse !! Not the car but what was discovered. My car was seen to just before christmas regarding the "Check VSU" warning light and they found that one of the ABS sensors had been cut !! So they turned round and said that I have had work done to the car, invalidating the warranty and refuse to pay for a new sensor. Well the only work done to the car was done by a Lexus approved Garage recommended by Lexus Glasgow themselves, since they dont have a bodyshop of their own. This was done a couple of years ago when unfortunately I had a nasty accident where someone smashed into the back of me and then I hit the guy infront. I informed them of this and they contacted the Garage, who play the innocent party saying that they did no work to the front of the car!! What absolute liars !! :tsktsk: When infact they had repared the front bonnet which was involved in the initial accident and also said they had to put the car on a "jig" not sure what that means? Anyway, i'm left now with the warning light constantly on, the car is safe to drive i'm told but the thought now i'm gonna have to fork out and pay for a new sensor, which i'm not even sure how much is gonna be. Oh, they also meantioned that someone had tried to stick the sensor back on with black tape!! Lexus Glasgow say they will contact the Garage again on Monday first thing, but I get the feeling that no one is gonna admit to this and i'm gonna be left with the bill!! I've tried to keep the car in the best condition possible and any work required has been done at the garage recommended by Lexus. It just feels unfair !!

I heard that the lettering is screwed in? so may leave holes once taken off? Not sure though!

Really sorry to hear that and hope that everything turns out ok for you!

Hi guys, good to here you got yours sorted Greig. Unfortunately coming home tonight my dashboard lit up with the same "Check VSC" Thankfully i managed to get home safely, didn't really notice any problems driving the car while the warning lights were on. I too am in Glasgow, just wanted to ask how good they were and how long did they have the car for? Tomorrow is a Saturday and think the Service dep is closed, will the other staff be able to help? I dont wanna sit all weekend with the car sitting in the drive, like Martin, would rather get this sorted before Christmas. Thanks

Hi Martyn, I'm from Glasgow too. Where did you get your exhaust from and where are you getting it installed??

Car sals are down >23% in Oct compard to last. Now is probably a good time to do it - there are a plethora of nearly new exdemo's and management cars everywhere and November is normally a very quiet month....which means you get a huge choice... Porsche - history has shown that brands like Porsche will not get hit-overall-so they might offer you a crap deal. Audi too are seeing a sales bonanza - so again you might struggle on an A5 which is in demand... the longer you leave it, the less interested dealrs will be in taking a Lexus...which they have to pass on again through the trade...so you will be offered £500-1000 less than CAP to cover any losses they incur, unless they can pre-sell (which many can and do). Like I've said - best to go to a dealer (any make) who have Lexus within group... Good luck Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately it doesn't ideally suit me to sell just now and like you said the cars i'm interested in dont seem to be coming down in price too much. Someone said to me that it would be better to trade in my car around March or September, something to do with the new reg etc coming out, dont know if any truth to it though? However i may hold off just a little while longer, surely better deals on the A5 will be available since it only came out this year. May just pay a visit to the Audi garage and see what they say??

I had a similar incident to one of my wheels a while back, however when i got round to sorting it out, found that due to the colour of the Hoshi wheels it was extremely difficult to match. Chips Away here in glasgow, said they couldn't do it. I phoned Lexus and they gave me the number of a guy they use, he managed to do it, however it still wasn't perfect. I think its too hard to get it back to its original shine and colour.

Hi, just been reading through this and appears that prices are going crazy. Sorry if its going a little off topic, but i currently have an 06 IS250 auto with MM + 18" wheels and was looking at possibly changing my car, not particularly lexus maybe something else. It will be 3 years in July since having the car, so do you guys think it best to try and get a deal now within the next few months or wait until next year? I'm still unsure as to what to go for, was thinking audi A5 or porsche cayman?? Wouldn't buy new, but just not sure whether to wait until next year when the prices will probably go down further however wont get as much for my Lexus, or try now?? Any suggestions?? Thanks

I've had my IS 250 since 2006 also and am thinking of changing my car. I wanted to ask though, is there a good time or bad time to sell/buy cars?? If i try sell my car next year which i may plan to do, would I be losing more if I try to sell sooner or should i wait longer?? Sorry if it sounds confusing, but thank for any help

I was looking to get this too. I was wanting to ask those of you who have this, is the quality just as good as CD. I found with having my ipod plugged via the AUX the sound was a little lower and not as clear, however if the same tracks were put on CD it was much more clear and louder. So any info regarding quality would be much appreciated and whether it is really worth it?? Thanks guys

Yeah, i'm with you Maz. I've had my eye on the Wald kit too for a while. The rear lip i've seen can be painted black instead of the silver, which looks alot better. It can be imported but at a very high cost!! I think it is the most expensive kit out at the moment!!

Sorry for the late reply, but got this sensation/noise sorted and it turned out to be my front tyre. Apparently i had a "swelling" in the was of the tyre due to possibly going over pot holes etc causing a break in the lining and therefore swelling !! So got a couple of Toyo's to replace and all is back to normal !! However my issue of lowering the car seems to continue and to anyone who has lowered the car i need some help. I went for a set of Eibach Pro Kit to lower the car 30mm and when fitted only the front lower 5 mm and rear 0mm. The garage found this to be strange so contacted Eibach who sent another set of springs and no change. I have spoken to Eibach about this and they have no idea why it hasn't lowered and say they cant offer any other suggestion but to go back to stock, which is what i'm intending to do. I have an IS250 SE. I was also told that it didn't matter where i got the Eibach Springs US or UK they are all the same and should lower the car the same way. I'm now stuck because i dont know whether to get another set of springs incase they dont lower the car either?? Anyone any ideas as to which ones i should go for or should enquire about? Eibach also did mention that other IS250's lowered fine with the Eibach Pro Kit, so i guess i have to be special !!

Very nice car !! I was in the dealer not too long ago and asked about the special edition or "SR". I was told that it would have different alloys and more similarity to the IS-F??

Got my IS250 when i was 24. I dont know about the others but the wood finish in the SE-L made it seem more of an old mans car !!