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If you get your car serviced at a Lexus dealers they will replace them for free, like they did for me, otherwise, very cheap.

Could be anything....................

He wasn't to pleased then HAHA!

I sent him one too......... I think he's a dealer too. He says he's selling for a mate but in his feed back he's sold a lot of cars recently.

It's the battery. I had a new one fitted when the old one failed due to the cold weather, a cell had gone hence not charging. Even though my car started my dash lit up like a Christmas tree and no power steering. A new battery fixed this and all ok since!! A cheap fix.

If it is the one on Autotrader a quick scan in the list, £8-9k, shows some RXs at half the mileage, is it the LPG you wanted? There's a nice one at 53k miles, 2 owner and FLH, and I presume the tailgate works as it's mentioned in the ad!

I agree will all of this. You are not purchasing extra tyres as the summer tyres will last longer. The grip of my winter tyres is outstanding in the wet and the extra safety benefits out weigh any cost concerns.

Here you go: http://www.lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/ Current offer: IS 220/250 Rubber Mats, Boot-liner, Vertical Cargo Net £150 inc vat or just the rubber mats for £61.64. IS stuff here........... I've used them a couple of times, they're very good.

OK, back on topic - it maybe warm, 13deg here, but very wet! My winter tyres are coping very well though. I wonder if there are any calcs or comparisons between water dispersement of a winter tyre against a summer tyre???

Winter tyres should be used from November until end of March, when the temps are usually low and the weather wet, so about four months. This is quite a long time. I think though that you still miss the point and are thinking about snow. If you choose to ignore all the evidence for the safety benefits of fitting winter tyres and if you choose to ignore all the personal experiences of people on here using winter tyres then so be it. What surprises me is that you, being in the profession you are, do not recommend the fitting of winter tyres to your customers because of the short winter spell we in the UK experience, ie snow. You are giving very bad advice. If I was you I would, after reviewing the evidence and trying a set of tyres, pro-actively sell the benefits of fitting winter tyres to your customers. Furthermore, showing pics of tatty cars really doesn't inspire me to visit your garage especially if you cant grasp what is a winter tyre/summer tyre. The mind boggles. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow. Winter=wet, slush, ice, not just snow.

I don't believe that. I need to see proof. And if it were the case then surly the would be some sort of electronic wizardry to stop over revving from cold etc.

Diesels are carp.....I remember when heavy oil cars where reliable, noisy but reliable.

The only reason that I recommend Warranty Direct is that I have used them for a warranty claim and I found them to be excellent. They do cover for wear and tear i.e. water pump, and they insure against a non insured item, i.e. a belt causing a failure of another part. I'm sure that the Lexus warranty will be more encompassing than the Warranty Direct policy but they cover all the important bits.

Brake pad limit indicator? Check your pads.

A few people on here have had a problem with their ECUs. It seems to affect 05-06 cars. The cost to fix is very high as its the ECU and 2x oxygen sensors. My ECU packed in out of the blue. The error message was 'Check VSC' and after a trip to Lexus the diagnostic came back as the above problem. The only thing you can do to put your mind at ease when buying is to buy a car where the ECU has been changed or buy an after market warranty. What is your budget for your car?

I don't understand why the AA would not attend, assuming that you are a member. Apparently they were so busy that they were only attending to people in desperate need, I suppose breakdowns on motorways etc. My car was outside my house so wasn't an emergency.

Lexus made an AWD MK3 GS, for the US. Mercedes make a '4-matic' saloon but not entered for the UK and BMW do a 4x4 saloon but don't sell it in the uk either. I have read that BMW are thinking about bring the 4x4 to the uk though. Audi Quattros do well here though!

I have been driving 20 years and last January and December I could not call upon my years of experience to get my 245bhp rear wheel drive car to move from my slightly inclined driveway. I tried TRC off/on, snow mode off/on, manual mode, full auto etc. The car would go back and forward but would not turn with the wheel. I am sure that maybe a driver with a few years of driving in snow may have made better progress but that driver would have been still slipping and taking a long time to get anywhere putting him and other road/path users in danger. Now, due to me ditching the car for 2 weeks my battery died leaving me with a £100 recovery cost, AA wouldn't come to me due to it being a non emergency. So should I carry on like this or invest in some winter tyres. I looked on you tube and the evidence for fitting these type of tyres far out weighs negative comments on here. It seems negative comments come from people who have never used them so I can't see how you can defend not using them. I have had the winter tyres fitted and they are excellent. I can now use my car and it drives on snow with no difficulties. It ploughed through standing water on the M1 the other day with no hint of the car losing grip. No one can argue against the benefits of fitting winter tyres, to do so is nonsense. Winter tyres, safe for me, safe for everyone. Try them before giving out bad advice.

Try Warranty Direct. They are excellent.

Winter tyres, not snow tyres. Winter tyres are for snow, rain, slush and temperatures below 7deg due to rubber composition.

Not a true fact.

I had my recall work done just before Christmas, wiring loom and brake thingy.

Hello!! As promised, here is a short movie I made of my car with winter tyres. I got a bit artistic with the music and editing! If and when we get more snow I'll try to do a longer clip! The road was compacted with snow and ice. My car with summer tyres would not have moved!!!!

I found a nice compacted snow/ice road in Surrey and my wife took a video of the GS driving on it. It's amazing. Last year I would have slipped and farted and not moved, these winter tyres are like glue on ice! I can't post the vid until I get home in a few days and I'll try to make another as the one my wife took is a bit wobbly due to her slipping all over........

£1200!!!! Give Lexus Sheffield a ring. They had a set of Vredestein winter tyres in last week, £170 a pop! Right, off to Surrey!!!!!!!! (with 4 winter tyres)