diarmaid

I listen to my music via a 64gb USB stick. I have 5 different folders on it - General Music A-Z, Compilations, Soundtracks, Irish Music, Classical. In my previous cars ( Audi A6/5-Series) the system showed the 5 folders. Then I could go into which ever folder I wanted and select the artist/album/track that I wished to listen to. In the Lexus it seems to have merged the 5 folders together. Is there a way I can sort this? Thanks.

Thanks again - you seem very happy with yours, I hope I will be too. I have heard that the standard stereo (non ML) is very good. How is yours?

Thank you for your helpful reply. Is there a trick to getting the best overtaking power from the car without creating a din? Also can you adjust the adaptive suspension independently from the the steering and transmission?

Hi. I will be getting a 4 month old GS300h F-Sport in a week or so. it's the facelift model in Azure Blue with the red leather. I had one of the early GS450h 4 years ago. i have a couple of questions for anybody who has a GS300h: 1. What is the ride like particularly on the 19'' rims? 2. Is there enough overtaking power? 3. Is the engine as noisy as the reviews claim when you put your foot down? 4. What's the mpg like outside of town but not on motorways? 5. I love the colour combo I'm getting - what do people think of it? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I got a new GS450h a few weeks ago and although it's great in many ways, there's a rattle coming from the dash on the passenger side which is driving me nuts. Does anyone know how to cure this? Thanks, Diarmaid.

I took delivery of a GS450h SE L with wood pack in October last year. My previous car being the current shape Jaguar XJ6, in fact I had been a Jaguar owner for the last 10 years having had two XJs and two S-Type 4.0 litres. I would agree with the comments about the ride which is certainly quite harsh around town, but given the state of our roads particularly in and around London mean that in any car you will feel the bumps to some extent, even my previous Jaguar felt harsh at times partly as a by product of the cars Air Suspension which at slower speeds isn’t so good at reacting to poor surfaces. When running on electric motor alone the Lexus is absolutely silent (its also excellently refined when the petrol engine is running - except during warm up when the petrol engine always runs for the first five minutes or so, where its a little more noisy than you would expect), and with a very gentle right foot you can get a fair bit of driving on battery and see some incredibly good mpg figures from the rather optimistic trip computer. However as has already been said this is not an economy car, rather its sold as a performance hybrid, hence if you get caught in very heavy traffic it wont take long for the traction battery to run flat, and then on petrol alone it becomes as thirsty as any other V6 executive saloon. The worst I have seen is middle teens and best low thirties mpg averages. If like me you like gadgets, and spend the time reading the handbook there is an almost endless list of features, one example is the rear parking camera, which can be set to either bay or parallel parking and then by means of guidelines on the screen direct you into the space. As for any problems, my chosen colour -Velvet Black- is a nightmare to keep clean, and my dealer had to polish out some light surface scratches visible on delivery. All cars pick up light surface marks but the non metallic black shows everything, particularly under the fluorescent light in my garage. The voice activation is a little hit and miss, although I find by talking quite softly seems to achieve better results. The only other issue is a trim rattles - I have a tick from the dashboard and more occasionally a squeak which will need attention. Trim rattles seem to be a known issue with the GS range in general, somewhat at odds with Lexus image for quality. All in all, I am pleased with the car, and in the colour combination chosen black with beige interior certainly looks very eye catching, in fact I have had a fair few people come up and ask me about the car when filling up at the petrol station, and finally given the way the car tax and congestion charge rules for London are changing I think the will certainly be real advantages for having a hybrid. Regards Keith Hi, I have the rattle problem too. Passenger side dash I think. Annoying the hell out of me. Anyone know a solution? Cheers, Diarmaid