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  1. Thanks for adding aquanuke. I quite like them - pity Lexus is no longer advertising this car on TV. The one with the rain was a little unrealistic - unless the top is near bone dry you'd be mad to retract the roof as all the excess water goes in the cabin and boot (I know I've tried it!). I remember seeing a Lexus ad on British TV that shows a guy driving round a deserted city, he stops in the middle of a square, gets out and suddenly the place is full of people. Think it's to show how quiet the car is - does anyone remember this ad or was I dreaming it! I was sure it was for an SC430 but again I could be wrong.
  2. Chaz B - looks awesome but in your photos the SC looks more platinum ice than gold. Great time to pick it up with the recent weather. Bet you are grinning from ear to ear. I know I was! Aquanuke - totally agree about the LuxLink - I'm looking into it... will keep you posted.
  3. Wow another win - perhaps they should start calling it the Lexus award
  4. Hi there HRD and welcome to the club. The £1000 difference is made up of the fact that with the SE-L you get leather, wood trim and ventilated seats, rather than just heated seats. I can't seem to see any other difference. It's all a matter of personal choice. I see now that the Sport is available as an auto which would make the decision even harder for me. I had an SE-L auto and loved it and I think with either car you will be v. happy. I would check out the prices on Drive the deal, www.drivethedeal.com which at the moment are showing a £3.5k saving on list for a Sport Auto. That should be the starting point for negotiations with your dealer. Get them to chuck one or two services as well. The cars now come with mats and full tank of petrol so no need to bargain for that. When I bought my SE-L i took out a service package for three years servicing including wear and tear items which you might want to ask about as well. Any more help, please ask away.
  5. Welcome to the club Chaz! I see from your other post that you've gone for the bronze with cream leather. I think the cream leather looks great but I don't think it would stand up to my constant grubby shoes so I had to go with a black interior. The weather should be great by the middle of next week so plenty of chances to the get the top down! And don't forget to post some pics when you get a chance.
  6. DSP (Digital Sound Processor as found in Lexus)
  7. The SC has four seats - it's just that you can only use two!! I'm lucky, my other half has a Disco so I can always use that if I need more space.
  8. Hi Don't want to sound negative but you will have to be very carefull as you are only allowed a 5% tint on front door windows and that tint you have is much more. A lot of factory tinted windows are very close to 5%. The police around here carry a piece of perspex with a 5% tint and if your windows are darker you get done.... So be very careful... Pete According to the VOSA website: "The front side windows must allow at least 70% of light to be transmitted through them". I'm not unduly worried (famous last words!), I live in the middle of nowhere and rarely see the police but thanks for the heads up.
  9. Hmm, not a fan I'm sorry to say. For me the SC430 isn't about speed and trying to eek out maximum BHP. It's so much more civilised than that.
  10. I would agree with aquanuke, normally you don't see any but last week I saw four in one day on the M6!! And a nice indigo pearl on the A14 yesterday. Very wierd, like you say - you just don't see them around. Perhaps the warm weather is bringing them out of their winter hibernation!
  11. Thanks for the approval guys. I'm probably in a minority when I say that I like the wheels. They are actually different - you just don't see them on other cars. Even Lexus are probably having second thoughts on the design as they have recently changed them on the SC. I have thought about changing them because they do come in for some criticism but if I do that then of course I would have to paint the brakes as they would be visible, not forgetting the Lexus stickers that would need to be added... I can see it becoming a money (and time) pit.
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