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GEN

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    LS 600hL
  • Year of Lexus
    2007
  • UK/Ireland Location
    Yorkshire

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  1. My Ls600 has the same problem but it is hardly noticeable, especially with music on...
  2. I cannot provide you with the answer just share my experience: My car is serviced by a Lexus dealer so I told them to order a new battery, then took the car, they fitted and then the bill! Over £200!!! (my previous Ls 400 &430 took a standard 12v battery (cost from Lexus under £100... Explanation provided me : the 12V battery for Ls600 is specially made so as to avoid starting a fire with the hybrid battery. All good and well ... Next time I told the dealer to order me another battery in case the problem I was experiencing was because of the battery. They advised me that the special battery was not immediately available so they would get me a standard battery! (Temporarily? I don't know, in the event I didn't need it.) So I guess it's your choice. Have no idea where you could the special battery other than Toyota/Lexus.
  3. The person asking the question was interested because the self-parking somehow facilitated the use of music player to be installed as feature not on that particular model. You're absolutely right that the self-parking is useless: I just read about it and forgot about it: it did seem to me that just setting it up,assuming that it is really accurate, would take so long I couldn't be bothered and if I was to try it in town I'd probably be run out of town!😁
  4. Absolutely agree that they are brilliant cars but the maintenance....
  5. Mine is a 2007 and has the self-parking. It is the (basic) 5 people model but I have no idea if it was an option or not. Compared to the latest cars it may seem thirsty but considering it an (almost) 2.5 tons hybrid with a 5.0l V-8 I don't think that 27-28mpg combined and over 30mpg on the motorway (at 70mph) is too bad. But you do need to be aware that the hybrid battery will be over £2K (likely to need changing) and the suspension (air) (most likely to need replacing) will run at over £1K per shock, per corner and the control arms are also quite expensive. On the plus side it is a real pleasure to drive and super comfortable. Knowing what I know now (having previously had a Ls430) if I had the choice I'd choose the La430 as it is not quite as expensive to run. Maintenance aside the Ls600hl is much better car and it also has awd (By the by I didn't have the choice when I bought the Ls600: there was no Ls430 I could have bought at the time).
  6. Over the years I bought several batteries for my 98MY Ls400 from Lexus and theirs was the best price too.
  7. About 3 years ago I purchased a 2017 Sat nav DVD from Lexus and it works well (just a few things missing like parts of the A14 between the A1 and M11 missing). I think that was the last DVD update.
  8. My old sat nav (2007 model with 2017 DVD) doesn't get lost unless it's out of date: in reality I'm on the A14 but according to the Lexus sat nav I'm in a field! Don't feel too bad as my latest Google Maps and Sygic are occasionally and temporarily lost!
  9. As below, over 22000 and Lexus just checked them yesterday: 4 left on the front and 5 on the rear so definitely recommend Michelin Climates... And the Ls600hl is a heavy car with AWD. I thought the rears would show more wear but obviously not. Will rotate the next set.
  10. 22546 miles and more to go on Michelin Cross climate 2. Balanced (by Lexus Sheffield) when installed only and nothing else. Also used to get good mileage out of Vredstein tyres but the Michelins are better (and more expensive, of course). Not sure what difference it makes but current Lexus is AWD.
  11. It is somewhat expensive: I bought my previous Ls430 which looked just like this one but only had 60000 miles for a couple of thousand less from a dealer but these are now getting quite rare...
  12. On my Ls600hl I have one shock absorber that is weeping - asked Lexus for the price and it was almost £1000! Fortunately I've not had to change yet but, by the time I saw the video, the shocking cost was already in the past and still in the future ! The cost of 4 shocks and the control arms just about totals the car😭....
  13. For the 3 Lexus cars I have had I always bought the rubber bit of the wipers from Lexus: they last well and clean well. Bosch ones were much better on a Porsche than the Porsche version but I wouldn't use them on the Lexus.
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