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Lucky you at least it gave me some time to Pratt around I'm always complaining I have no time, today I just had too much

Haha yeah I think the stickers you can buy also have .com on them. But not 100% sureWanted to keep them the same, easily changeable if it .co.uk for our version

Had a slow day and was bored so decided to make my own owners club sticker and stick it to the back window Nice and subtle, not too big. I've cheated a bit because I'm not a gold member yet

Just noticed you post about the club sticker and being reverse cut/printed. If the club do not have any suitable to be mounted on the outside of the glass I would be happy to provide you with one should the forum allow? As to stick to the forum rules as I am currently not yet a gold member I will do this for the cost of a first class stamp. Having been an owner for the last 10 years I try and help in any way I can. Obviously as long as this is within the forum rules and the admin have no objection to this then just let me know via pm or on this post

Not that I'm an expert in any way like just did all the usual stuff and looked/tugged/pulled etc

It was from Lincolnshire yeah Hpi was clear No sign of any prangs and front end looks consistent with 27k miles Think the angle of the camera doesn't help I will have a closer look at it in the daylight though

Your quite right! I'm now on my 4th Lexus and stayed within the brand mainly due to the level of luxury and the toys you get far exceed the others but also the main reason is reliability!!!! Over that last 10 years with Lexus spread over 4 cars I can count on one hand the number of none wear and tear related issues even having owned the dreaded diesel version! I think that speaks volumes. My best mate is a avid bmw nut and won't hear anything other than bmw being best oh and golfs. He currently has a 1 series from New. With upgraded msport alloys When I asked him why he didn't get any other options like Sat nav or leather his reply was have you seen how much extra they all are! My simple answer to that was there you go then you get more than this in a vectra! Not knocking bmw, they clearly have a stratagy that works well for many a owner and business user galore. But put me in something that as soon as you sit in it and drive it just ooses luxury along with reliability then I'm sold!

I must say I'd never heard of it but at the same time it wouldn't be anything I would ever use so not much good to me

Do you have AVS?No sorry forgot about that lol (if that's the option with the dynamic cruise control etc)

I'd just like to pipe in here as I've recently just upgraded from the ct I got a late 2013 63 plate with 27k on the clock Fsport fully loaded with Leather heated and ventilated, full premium nav Memory etc in white The only option it doesn't have is the ML (I don't think it does anyway) For £21,495 So I would also say keep looking. I wouldn't imagine anything being mechanically wrong but the 3 year warranty only runs to 60k so if you do a lot of miles you could find the warrenty runs out very soon. Which personally is not something I'd want on a car I'm paying a considerable amount of money for.

As promised here's a few quick snaps taken of the new car earlier

To be truthful it was a mess when I got it so don't really have much to compare it with When your looking at new cars unless it's obvious its not something I'd look at and remember. But from seeing the difference now to what it was I am pleased as it was bugging me since I picked it up. I'm sure if I pressed the dealer enough they would have changed it (they did the 5th injector on my 220 when my vin wasn't listed as a recall) But I'm impatient and had the urge to try and sort it.

In fact I have found a picture from before its not great quality but you can see on the screen it looks a mess The second picture is the after picture

Quick update about the nav screen Dealer was next to useless but seemed reluctant to replace so I have found a good enough solution . I'm kicking myself as I don't have a before shot of it! But I removed all of the initial coating using a baby wipe (that contains alcohol) which took about 5 minutes. I was going to use surgical spirit initially but tried baby wipes first just to be on the safe side. The result was the coating removed and screen looks perfect. To counteract the uv coating being removed thus having no protection for the screen against direct sunlight (which I'm sure wouldn't have made a difference anyway). I then carefully measured the screen dimensions and put them into the pc I have signwriting equipment so I put the dimensions into my cutters software and cut a piece of clear laminate vinyl to these dimensions and fitted it to the screen. The end result looks like it's factory finished. The clear laminate vinyl used in the sign trade has a uv protection layer within it so turned out very well. In effect I've added a uv screen protector after removing the crappy factory uv coating. The best part its can be fully cleaned thoroughly without the worry of the initial problem happening again and can also be removed at any point in the future

Thanks buddy Colin told me last night how to adjust the reverse drop down angle I had the ct premier for 3 years and never knew!! What an idiot

Top man just sorted it. Now to get on their nerves about the nav screen!!

Or is it just a case of putting them in the right spot whilst in reverse?

Cheers Colin You don't happen to know how to do this off hand do you as I don't have the manual handy Very good to know though appreciate it Might have looked a tad daft telling dealer my wing mirrors are drunk

I certainly will started a new thread which I'll add pics to when I get chance I've noticed odd behaviour with the wing mirror tilt though only the passenger side tilts down the drivers side tilts up!!!! Now either the cars ****** or its not quite right!!

Well today I have finally picked up my new toy although not without a slight hiccup over my private plate so still waiting for dvla on that 1. I'm over the moon and there will be pics to follow I have however noticed something odd The auto tilt mirrors don't function correctly. The passanger sides tilts down but the drivers side tilts up ever so slightly and not down! Coming from a premier ct with this function I assume it may need a trip to the dealer. Also still not having much luck with the nav screen however I found a bottle of Lexus Sat nav and screen cleaner in my ct glove box (never knew I had it) and used that and guess what? That makes the screen worse!!! So surely something's not right! I'll be bringing this up with the dealer also Other than that I'm well pleased and I'm suprised how much of a heavy foot I have even coming from the CT I could easily achieve 55-60mpg and was shocked to see 35mpg in the IS. However ill put that down to excitement of the new toy and also the bigger engine and heavier car I'm sure once I settle down with it those numbers will climb into the late 40's

Fair point I think we've gone waay of topic haha! Anyways I have picked my car up today and im over the moon!,

Maybe but I've yet to see a Toyota dealer refuse to work on or diagnose a Lexus

This is how all the initial Lexus dealerships started out, as an extension of the Toyota dealership. Most Lexus dealers still use a common workshop facility. The mechanics working on the Lexus vehicles should have had additional training on those models though. The additional service costs are related to the building the service is carried out in - that is the dealership facilities as a whole, the courtesy car, the additional training and extra insurance costs. I agree that the should have additional training and only specialise in that specific manufacturers cars. Reality is though in this day and age it rarely is the case! I have no problem Lexus charging more for their services as as you mentioned you do get a curtousy car etc. But the pricing is so high I certainly have no problem having a Toyota trained mechanic servicing and working on my car and paying Lexus this "New" £60 charge yearly for a hybrid check. It saves a he'll of a lot on the pocket and at the end is stamped etc by Toyota which is worth more than Tom ***** and Harry around the corner come selling time. In fact I was told by Lexus if it had fully stamped by Toyota it would still be treated as a full dealer service history. I was also told at the same time that the new hybrid check and the extended warranties have been specifically designed and set out with the terms and conditions to keep you writhin the exclusivity of the Lexus specific garages. I'm not knocking Lexus at all as I have nothing but praise for my local (Sheffield) dealer. But at the end of the day they are all in the business to make money. They have devised a new marketing strategy to sell extended warranties at a very good price but force you to use a Lexus dealer for servicing to keep the warranty and thus put the price of servicing up a considerable amount. For example the 60k service on the is is £700 just about. Now that to me just isn't ever going to happen. People will ultimately pay the price for it But to me paying half the price at Toyota is acceptable.

I definitely will I'm sure they'll be fine but I'll make sure before I sign it off

Good job! How did you find the car? Ive been looking for a while now and ive never actually seen one on Autotrader, ebay or pistonheads like you've bought! I feel like im probably not looking enough! It was purely on luck I think as I just went on the auto trader and it was the only one with that spec writhing a 70 mile radius and also just happened to be in white and the only one I saw not at a Lexus dealership. He also said a guy came in the day after me to buy the car so feeling pretty pleased Looks like I have to wait until next Tuesday to pickup as the car is booked on by the garage for the hybrid health check on Monday and also to take a look at the nav screen. Just had a call from the garage and his nearest dealer which is hull have said to him they've had a few in for the same reason. So hopefully that's going to be a good sign of warranty replacement. Just a bit dissappinted I've got to wait a whole week before I can pick it up. I've also got to say a little mention about the garage who has just picked up on the tyres are getting a bit low on rubber and because we both missed it has offered to meet me in the middle for all four tyres changed at £50 a corner which I can't grumble with as for even mid range 18" tyres I'd be looking at at least £85 a corner. I can say I'm very happy with the service from the garage selling the car