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I had my towbar a lexus one for the 400h fitted when the car was new in 2005 circa £1000, it had to be a fixed one as that was the only one they made. I tow 6000 miles a year with a 1750Kg caravan no problems.

Thanks Is this he right place http://www.drurylaneservices.com/ ?

Thanks for the reply Lexus UK say the suspension and steering alignment is the same for UK and France So if the car drifted down the slope in France it should do the same here and it wont unless it a very steep camber. If it did we would all take them back to be fixed. One option is that the car has a natural tendency to drift down the camber which requires the steering to setup far driving on the left or right and Lexus are not being straight with us , The other is that the Dealers in Bradford have not got it set up right..(at £200 a go its not cheep) Not all cars have this problem; I have not had this problem before with my Range Rovers or Audi, The main component assuming the rest of the alignment is correct i.e. front wheel camber , Toe in – Toe out , rear wheels correctly in line with the same wheelbase on both sides , that controls the cars return to center after a turn and hands off keeping straight on is the camber angle. I will get under and have a look to see if I can adjust it myself if need be. What I can report is that adjusting the tracking (Toe in or Toe out) makes no difference as I have done that. Tire wear is perfect with no feathering nor is it uneven. I am hoping someone else here has first hand experience of driving on the other side, Left or right and if they have no problem then its my car, Then I will get it checked again or get it done in France and then see how it behaves back in the UK

I agree as I have had Audi quartos and range rovers and you must have the same size tires front and back . .I would recommend the same make and tread front and back to get the best handling balance out of the car. Having 55 and 60 ratio tires on the same car is bad news and will wind up the diff

I drive in Europe 4 months of the year and my RHD RX400h on straight roads wants to drift to the right all the time , I have had it on the laser alignment at the dealers twice now, once as a check and once when they changed the rack on a recall. This did improve it a little but I still have to hold the wheel with a slight left lock on all the time which gets to be a strain after half an hour or so. In the UK I can let go of the wheel and the car will go straight no problem.. The camber is making the car steer down the slope and if the camber is severe in the UK it will pull to the left also. The dealer checked with Luxes UK who said the LHD and RHD have the same settings and don’t need any adjustments but if I lived in France all the time I would return the car to Lexus until they fixed it. The problem is they cant test drive it here on the wrong side of the road very well. Before you ask I have not curbed the car and the last time I went to France was the week after the rack was changed. Is the caster angle adjustable and is it checked on the laser alignment at the dealers ?. Can I adjust it myself with a shim (I am an engineer who restores vintage cars and understand the general principles involved) This is the only gripe I have with the car and want to buy a new one again but this is stopping me . Any help gratefully received.

Yes my 55 plate went in for a new rack . I had no idea it was faulty as it drove fine.

You can get a fine in France for not having headlight beam reflectors fitted even in Daylight. I go twice a year with my 1.7 tonne caravan and RX400h ( pulls like a dream and 22 MPG over 100o miles) Must buy some

Had mine since Sep 05 8250 miles todate in the summer best tankfull was 37.6 mpg solo 26 towing caravan now in the winter 31 to 32 solo but if i use a large right foot going to work and back (40 miles each way and top speed of 80 / 90) I get 28 to 30 mph