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you do get penalised for 'no fault' claims - just not as much as 'fault' claims. with regard to not telling them - some insurers ask if you have had any accidents other will ask have you made any claims.

sounds like your gas struts are gone - common problem SGS Engineering UK Ltd, Unit 6 Cranmer Road, West Meadows Industrial Estate, Derby DE21 6JL Tel 01332 298 126

My question exactly .... but I don't think we'll get it answered. If the service interval is about 12 months and the only effective way of protecting the sensors is to clean them (say) every month, then Lexus is never going to suggest this to the punter, as he is going to turn up every month and demand that the dealer does it. And anyway it would be the same as admitting that there is a problem which apparently they are refusing to do. What we need is someone on here who has actually stripped the things down and found them corroded, to say whether he thinks that regular cleaning and application of wd40 or acf50 would help .... and would be unlikely to cause any electrical problems. Mike so I take it from this answer that we are not talking a connector in the wheel arch that can be unplugged sprayed and put back together then.

2001 and brushed steel for me.

are the sensors accessible to inspect and maybe add some anticorrosion stuff to

hmmm odd? I get a discount off the £215 cos of LPG (£20 I think) - is yours LPG'd

Knockhill and Crail are the only two I know of in Scotland depending where you are a possible alternative is Teeside Autodrome

Hi guys - I am sure the drivers side window up/down is getting slower - is it on its way out or could it be a lube problem? Any ideas of the cost?

The LS430 is deffo 100k miles, but don't know the time limit - at a guess i would say 10 years based on 12k a year I'd be interested in what the book time is for the job - it looks relatively easy - the front of the engine looiks to have pretty clear access

is there any clarification? is it a blanket exclusion or just an exclusion on ECU/engine/fueling problems i.e. if the suspension went or gearbox would they not be covered? It might be worth seeking clarification and then deciding whether the nullifying part of the warranty cover is worth the risk. Engines are bomb proof so the likelyhood of a claim under warranty is much less unlikely than eg starter motor, alternator, window motor etc which may still be covered.

just found this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1236484.htm

Hi Mark, - my current car is a GS300 but being swapped next week for an LS430 from a Lexus dealer with 12 month Lexus warranty on it. Do you think I will need to wait until the warranty expires before getting the conversion done. Also does your point about losing an inch in the boot still apply if I put the 84l tank in place of the LS' spare wheel? Thanks Mike I've got a 70l tank in my 430 and loose and inch or so off the boot floor - not sure about 84L - I seriously doubt one that big fits. comfortably

Thanks Mark - that sounds neat .... but doesn't the LPG tank come with some kind of gauge, or do you have to use the tripmeter as a proxy gauge I did some searching on the LPG forum, but it is so full of detailed stuff, that finding the simple stuff is tricky. Am I right in thinking that you ditch the LS's spare wheel and the guy fits an 84 litre tank in there. Is the fill cap then normally inside the boot (which would be OK). What happens in a motorway shunt? I guess it's all been thought of otherwise people would have been dying in fireballs in their droves. Are insurance premiums normally affected by the changeover to LPG. Thanks Mike I got a refund on my insurance last year when I changed to LPG. LPG is safe http://www.autogas.ltd.uk/news/articles/ne...-lpg-safety.htm The 'guage' on the LPG is useless for accurage guaging - it has 4 green segments and a 'red segment' - the first green segment on mine lasts about 10 miles if that, the remaining 3 green segments last about 60miles each and the last red segment about 100 miles at motorway speeds the biggest problem I have is making sure I have petrol. The petrol guage works off the ECU, so when running on gas the petrol guage continues to go down. On extended motorway runs it resets itself occasionally but on my short journeys it doesn't. I have run out of petrol once. I've got to the stage where I just put in a set amount every week, and just note where the guage is after 'filling'. I try to keep 1/4 -/ 1/2 a tank in max. on the whole running out of LPG is not a problem - it costs money, thats all , whereas running out of Petrol can mean you can't start the car.

What you are getting is probably about right for the kind of journeys you are doing - stop start is a killer - you only have to look at the 'current mpg' on the computer. I HAVE to stop and start from a standstill about 20 times on my 3 mile journey irrespective of whether there is any traffic. you have to knock off 15%ish for LPG I have a 3 mile journey to work and get about 12mpg on gas, on a run I get about 27 mpg on gas that equates to about 30/65 at current prices mine is an OMVL system.

You pay up front for cheaper LPG? could you give the company name, I would like to find a place like that in Glasgow. thanks Ace energy - but thats no good for you as its in Halifax. - I stopped at a plcae near Wolverhampton once and they had advance prices of 37p/litre ring round your local suppliers Glasgow suppliers don't seem to be too bad to start off with 43.0p / Litre Glasgow Calor Centre Glasgow 48.9p / Litre Asda Stores Ltd Glasgow 48.9p / Litre Morrisons - Glasgow Glasgow 49.9p / Litre BP Castle Bank Service Station Glasgow 50.9p / Litre Shell Hillington Glasgow

On my 430 I get 17-18% less mpg, I recon about 18-19,000 before payback which for me is 18 months ish based on a £1800 install firstly your install is cheaper so about 15,000 to recover so I recon you are about right on the 2 years. This is of course ignoring the fact that the car will be easier to sell and command a higher price. LPG price is a factor - 59p is astonomical - I pay 43p. Shop around - there are often 'energy/gas' suppliers rather than Petrol stations. Some have deals where you pay up front and get a cheaper price. I pay £100 to get gas at 43p otherwise its 47p, still way cheaper than 59p, even my local Shell station is 49p

I've been a few times but with my Nissan 200sx - look out for the SXOC club stand for me nd say hello to the guys. Unfortunately I'm not there

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is that on the computer or measured full tank to full tank? either way its impressive

cool - My boot is hard to open - I just thought it was a 'feature' what have people found? regas or brand new set?

I see, If you're doing 6,000 miles a year on the LS, you won't really need LPG for it as they are quite economical (for a V8 anyway). OluGTR. Probably agree - its looking like 16-18 months payback on my 12k milage a year so with 6000 miles you are looking at 3 years break even - however there are a few knocking around that have already been converted so it might be worth paying a little more for one of them.

roofrack for the LS430 is dealer only part (£240) - maybe its the same with the 95+ LS400

in my LS430 - when running on gas, I get about 18% less MPG than the computer says - so for 30mpg on petrol equates to about 24-25 mpg on gas. I've just done 3000 miles in France and averaged 27mpg on the computer (22mpg on gas) (4 up, fully loaded and roof box for the return journey and 4 up with the roof box on for the daily stuff. Air con on all the time). factoring in the price difference meant I did 50 mpg. I've just done 1200 miles in scotland in 4 days and the computer says 26.6, but haven't filled up yet to work out the LPG figure. I was doing some serious 'hopping' overtaking on the A82 keeping up with a mini cooper.

I have an LS430 with 70ltr tank (I think- anyway it takes just over 60ltrs) and even with this the boot floor is raised about an inch and I get about 280ish miles from it. - dunno whether the 400 is better

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