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  1. dazed
    They're pretty rubbish really. But I suppose it's not too surprising. Quite how they thought they could force cool air through some small holes when there's 12 stone of me sitting on top of them is beyond me. The heated seats are another matter altogether - much better.
  2. dazed
    I suspect each owner only gets one new set of alloys per car otherwise they'd make no money. I've had the same treatment too. What annoys me is that they clearly haven't addressed the source of the manufacturing problem.
  3. dazed
    I'm not aware of any option to do this. It is possible though to let the driver take sole control of the windows. Make sure that they fix this before taking delivery. Just about everyone gets their alloys replaced under warranty. Mine were done at 18 months and a just a year on the new ones are merrily corroding away. I doubt there's anything you can do about it short of buying a set of non-Lexus alloys. All my previous cars have not shown any corrosion for at least 5 years, so it's got nothing to do with my driving style or cleaning regime.
  4. dazed
    You've managed to resist resetting the MPG display for 2.5 years? That's impressive. Regarding your 45mpg on a good steady motorway run, I too can vouch for that - although it helps if it's a nice hot day.
  5. dazed
    A 250 is always going to be less economical than a 220d, so if economy is an issue, it's probably a deal breaker. A mix of driving with sensible throttle/braking will probably get you around 32-34mpg, but it all depends on how much of your mix is city driving - that could easily push it down to 30mpg. My average economy is around 36mpg, but I do quite a lot of crusing at 70mph. To get a rough idea of how different cars might compare, look at the combined cycle CO2 emmission figures. They're not perfect, but it'll allow you to place potential cars on a rough scale against each other. I appreciate your dilemma.
  6. dazed
    The fuel economy of the 220d isn't particularly good as far as diesels go. If fuel economy is that important to you, you might be disappointed. A work colleague of mine drives a 220d and always cites poor fuel economy as his biggest gripe about the car, whereas I drive a 250 auto and am quite content with the economy. It's all about expectations, so make sure you do your research and know what to expect.
  7. dazed
    I have a 57 plate 250 and here's my story (which kind of implies that you can't lock your keys in the car). When I went on holiday in the UK with my car I decided to take my spare 'key' with me (smart move). However, I packed it in my suitcase (bad move). Everything was fine until we got to a service station for a toilet stop and I couldn't figure out why I couldn't lock the car. Eventually the penny dropped and I had to unpack the boot, get the suitcase out, open it, empty half of it out as I tried to remember exactly where I'd packed the key. The only alternative would have been to take the case into the toilets with me.
  8. dazed
    I notice that they have a rather unfortunately named blog on that site called 'Wide open throttle'. http://wot.motortrend.com/index.html Am I allowed to laugh or would that be considered poor taste?
  9. dazed
    It's an old remedy, and has been a fix for flooded engines since Adam was a lad. My original modified Cooper 'S' (I'm old) had twin 1.5" SU carburettors with chokes and would flood easily if it turned over too many times without firing up. Full throttle gives maximum air, minimum fuel mixture (as without the engine firing the intake vacuum is minimal), so as it turns over the over rich mixture is weakened until it reaches an optimum mix to fire up. Cheers. I didn't know that.
  10. dazed
    It's probably a special mode. Remember, modern cars are mostly 'drive by wire' as far as the throttle is concerned. Certainly not recommended on older cars. Useful to know if that is the case.
  11. dazed
    From the Toyota website: I would assume that the Lexus stop/start button system is the same one used in their Toyota branded vehicles. Full link: http://blog.toyota.co.uk/advice-to-custome...or-pedal-issues
  12. dazed
    The potential danger with this option is that you are immediately vulnerable to physical attack if you happen to stop and park in a dodgy area. The option I have on my car is that all the doors unlock when the drivers door is unlocked. This gives opportunity to look around before opening the car. Good grief. If I was that worried about the neighbourhood I wouldn't even dare take my car there.
  13. dazed
    Mine takes about 5-7 miles to fully warm up, depending on temperature and type of driving. This is noticably longer than any of my previous cars, but I just put it down to the engine size.
  14. dazed
    About the same price as your first service. I'm not aware of any difference between the 10K and 30K service.
  15. dazed
    No the console is still the same, if you want to put it permanently in S mode, you still need to push the gear lever over. However if you just want a bit of acceleration you can use the paddles to come down the box, then when you pop it back up to 6th it just goes back into D (like it does in a Merc if you've ever used their auto boxes) Thanks for the description. Sounds like it's just a software change.
  16. dazed
    Does that mean the selector on the central console has been redesigned? Currently you have to physically move the selector to the right to engage S mode.
  17. dazed
    I'd opt for the auto every time. The cheaper road tax is an added bonus too.
  18. dazed
    It's probably your steering lock being released. You can confirm this by turning the engine off and then back on again, without opening the door in between. If the noise doesn't occur, it's almost certainly the steering lock. Some are noisier than others. Mine's quite noticable, but not so loud as to make me think something's wrong. If in doubt take it to a dealer. I'm sure they'll score it on a scale of 1 to 10 for you. But of course, it might be something completely different.
  19. dazed
    Buy a two year old car and keep it until the end of its useful life. If you must buy new, again, keep it until the end of its useful life. Regularly changing cars is expensive (IMHO). A bit like trading shares too often.
  20. dazed
    No, but I used the drivethedeal price as a negotiating tool with my local dealer. I still paid a little more than the best price, but the dealer had spent time with me and arranged test drives etc. so I was happy.
  21. dazed
    That's interesting. There used to be a guy in my office who had what I could only describe as a mild phobia about parking sensors. Bit of bummer for him really as the things are becoming more and more common these days. He never gave a particularly convincing explanation for his fear, but he thought it might be because they looked a bit like small hidden cameras. Make of that what you will. Needless to say, everyone thought he was weird.
  22. dazed
    That's pretty poor. My Toyos all have about 4mm left after 25K miles. About 90% of my driving is dual carriageway too. The fact that your rear tyres are borderline suggests that you might be driving your car a little harder than I do. I guess that could explain the extra wear.
  23. dazed
    Is that an annual tax (or one off)? How does it compare with the 2.2 diesel. Cheers.
  24. dazed
    Cheers. It's also good to know we're in such distinguished company. LOL.
  25. dazed
    Interesting. I occassionally get a rattle in the general area of the door pillar - not bad enough or persistent enough to really bother me, so I've never bothered to try and get to the bottom of it. Are you saying that the cause of the rattle (in your case at least) was a slightly loose door latch? Cheers.
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