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  1. Crazy Harry
    Fourbanks, thanks, have you noticed much difference in road noise ?
  2. Crazy Harry
    Colin, i’m well aware of all the implications, i spent many years in the motor trade, i just want to canvas opinion from other UX owners who might have gone down other options before i start spending money.
  3. Crazy Harry
    Our 69 Takumi will soon be needing new shoes so am canvassing for opinions, i know this has been talked to death, but I am interested in peoples real world experiences. I think the original Bridgestone run flats are very poor, not much grip and very noisy, ive driven a new UX with the next generation Bridgestone tyres and i dont think they are any better tbh. So the options as i see it are, alternative brand run flats that are much quieter on the road, normal 18’s maybe a 60 profile and carry a puncture kit, or swap to 17 rims with a 60 or 70 profile with a puncture kit. Thanks
  4. Crazy Harry
    Hi Bezzer, not sure, i will delete both phones and reload the wifes first to see if that makes any difference 👍
  5. Crazy Harry
    Hi, my wife and i both have the same phones, both can connect to the car ok, there is a difference in how the system reacts to calls though. On my phone when a call is incoming the ring tone plays through the car speakers as you would expect. However on my wifes phone the car shows an incoming call on the dash and screen but no ringtone through the car speakers. I can't find a setting in the system and both phones have the same set up. Any thoughts ? thanks
  6. Crazy Harry
    Thanks, next time I’m near there I will pop in and ask 👍
  7. Crazy Harry
    We have only had ours since early December, but every tank full has shown consistent 50+ mpg figures over about 2500 miles, on a mixture of local and motorway drives, it seems to be a bit more economical on normal than eco as well 🤔
  8. Crazy Harry
    Twice today, on Separate journeys, the sat nav ‘lost position’ on the screen, showing us miles away from where we actually were, only returning to normal after a full switch off and back on again, is this a known issue ? ( 69 Takumi )
  9. Crazy Harry
    My ( new to me ) 69 Takumi has 22000 miles on its original Bridgestone run flat tyres, still loads of life left. Which is a shame cos I think they are rubbish, if they are not whistling, then they are rumbling, whining or shimmying over white lines, wet or dry. Can’t wait till they wear out tbh 😂
  10. Crazy Harry
    As above, I’ve looked through the menu’s but can’t find a way to up the volume of the speed camera alert beeps, anyone help on this one ? Ta
  11. Crazy Harry
    Martin, I take it yours is the second generation dashboard ? The early ones are different to that, I’m still looking for an original manual rather than having to go through a downloaded copy, if anyone has one and they could upload a picture of any printed identification numbers from it that might help me get one from Lexus I would be grateful.
  12. Crazy Harry
    Quick update to this thread, I’ve contacted my Lexus dealer to try and buy a new Navigation manual, ‘never seen one was the reply’ so I send them a photo of one from the web, ‘ nope, never seen one ! Can’t help you ‘
  13. Crazy Harry
    Regards the cost of the road tax, we have just bought a 69 reg low miles Takumi for that very reason, the tax is ‘only’ £170, it was the only time the list price of that model was below the £40,000 threshold of the newer cars.
  14. Crazy Harry
    Thanks
  15. Crazy Harry
    Hi, that’s what I don’t have then, I only have the car handbook, do you know if I could buy that manual ? It seems on the car that the sound is only coming out of the dash speaker (s) with little or no Bass.
  16. Crazy Harry
    Hi, can anyone point me in the direction of how to get to the setup for the mark levinson sound system on a 2019 Takumi ? I’ve looked through the handbook but found nothing.
  17. Crazy Harry
    Hi, going to look at a 2019 Takumi on Saturday ( Lexus dealer ) and wondering what the latest map would be available for it, has anyone had theirs updated ? Is it expensive, are there alternatives ? I appreciate you can use your phone instead but would prefer to use the system on the car if possible. Thanks
  18. Crazy Harry
    Not asking if it’s worth it ! Looking at buying a Lexus that’s 2-3yrs old and the sales always want to sell paint protection kit etc, how can you tell if the cars already had it done ? Probably when it was sold new ?
  19. Crazy Harry
    Well, finally, car back today and everything works, fully valeted and fuel added to cover what has been used taking it backwards and forwards to the dealers. Don’t think it will ever go there again though, how they could have sent it back with the damage in the first place and think that no one would notice is beyond me, if I had done that when I was in the trade the service manager would have kicked my a..e all the way down the road.
  20. Crazy Harry
    Thanks Paul i have been contacting various Lexus dealerships, you would be surprised how many salesmen don’t know what’s available and in what spec of car, that’s why I asked on here, I tend to find that owners have more of an idea 👍
  21. Crazy Harry
    Hi, we are looking to buy a UX250h, 2020 on, and would like a model with a brighter interior than the usual black. I have seen cars on line with what look like cream or grey leather trim, some with a matching head lining, some with a black head lining. Was this an option that had to be chosen ? Is there just the 2 lighter trim colours ? thanks
  22. Crazy Harry
    Hi Beamish, makes sense, although their ‘best’ technician ( same one that caused all the damage to the original dashboard 🫣 ) insists it was working after the dash was replaced, the Lexus delivery driver who brought it back to ours says different 😂 so now it’s going back in again in a couple of weeks, earliest they can collect it.
  23. Crazy Harry
    Well, the dash has been replaced with a nice new one 👍 only problem now is the sat nav no longer knows where it is ! It moves the car position etc but the map is about 20 miles away from the actual location, so it’s going back in again 😤 in the mean time, anyone know a possible fix ?
  24. Crazy Harry
    I’ve had 2 phone calls from the dealer so far, they are still waiting on Lexus to come up with a resolution and are supposedly looking at what they would need to do to sort it, which as far as I’m concerned is a new dashboard assembly. Have to admit though I’m very disappointed that they would return it to me in that condition ( the car was collected from my home and returned 3 days later ) they obviously hoped that I wouldn’t notice ! I will be having that discussion once it’s resolved.
  25. Crazy Harry
    Thanks for all the replies, I contacted the dealer and sent pictures of the damage, they have acknowledged that they caused it carrying out the recall and are currently in touch with Lexus for a resolution, as they were doing the work on behalf of Lexus and some damage is inevitable on an older vehicle with material degradation. So I’m hopeful of getting it sorted.
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