glenn-250

my lexus dealer is 70 miles away , hence my local toyota is 10 ,who i have used for 10yrs with my uk spec supra. when i asked them to quote on a 40 k service took them nearly a week to come back with a £200 odd cheaper . because the time was spent asking lexus for the relevant info/ data for servicing.apparently they were very un helpful, now if they were more competitive , there would be no reason for me or anyone else not to use lexus. hence why asked lexus warranty if they would have any issues, which they said no problem.

by taking your car to toyota for a cheaper service, if they tell you something needs attention . all you have to do is take your car to lexus tell them the fault if it's with in the warranty they will put right free of charge. your service book would have been stamped by toyota as a condition of your warranty, so there should be no issues. you will find toyota are fine it's lexus who are the ones don't cooperate

your lexus warranty will not be affected by your car been serviced by toyota, all parts supplied by lexus and toyota are boxed with the toyota logo

Hi Glenn You don't state where you live, but as other posters herein have stated, email a few of your local dealers and do quote comparisons. There can be significant variations. I have the same vehicle as yourself on a 56-plate, but a manual, but has only covered 14k miles. I did exactly the same email trawl and have recently taken out a 3-year service plan with Lexus Sidcup (Ask for Samantha Artlett, 01322 611106 - mention my name and maybe I'll get a referrer's fee !) to cover the 40k, 50k and 60k services for £1094.76 (the dealer knocked off £191.07 to gain my business). Payments are being made over 20 months on interest free credit (are there any three sweeter words in the language, other, of course, than those you always want to hear from your girlfriend - "I'm not pregnant"). I've not had the first service yet, but it's imminent. Oh, the price also includes free MOTs for the duration of the service plan, free puncture repair and 10% discount on additional work. Let us know how you get on, and I shall do likewise with my experience with Lexus Sidcup. Hi,Glynbo. I am in cornwall, my nearest Lexus dealer would be a 160 mile round trip for me,where as my local toyota dealer is a 15 mile trip, who i have used for all work and servicing over the last 10 yrs on my toyota supra tt, firstly they had trouble getting servicing schedule from lexus ,and then to come in over £200 cheaper and remember all parts are stamped & boxed as toyota,also my extended lexus warranty are happy for toyota to service to maintain warranty. as i see it ,i'll have £200 odd pounds towards next years lexus warranty, hopefully teach lexus to be more competitive in the future. i guess it's different if you live in the city= more choice of lexus dealers, so they have to be more competitive

my local toyota dealer just knocked £225 off lexus price.looks like toyota will be doing next service,

Hi, Guys.i've just been quoted £560 for my next service in the new year, for a 6yr/40k service on my 06 sel. from my lexus dealer, is this the going rate. Iam getting a price from my local toyota dealer, but i feel lexus are holding me to ransom a bit as the car has to be serviced to validate the lexus warranty. and when there charging £20 to change batteries in the fobs,[ichanged my self which cost me £3.00 for 2 and 5 mins to change].so can anybody confirm this quote one way or other. thanks in advance

had the rear's replaced under warranty a couple off months ago, when i replaced rear pads passenger side siezed solid. apparrently these are £ 340 ago. extended warranty money well spent

well guy's, had mad last week end . and carbon coverd all the wood trim inside the car, and must admit looks good .so much so i would like to do the front grill, i know theirs a few that have done this , so my question is how easy to remove, i assume once the front engine cover is removed it's top fixings are on show.there appears then to be clipped at bottom ? don't want to go pushing and pulling and break when theres a easy souloution. so any help would be much appretiated. then once this is done i can get some pic's up for all to see. thanks in advance

well the time has come to , whether to spend out and renew Lexus warranty, as the car has be good for the last 12 month should i renew or spend out on stainless tanabe exhaust and afew other bits . the is250 auto seems to be bulit proof or am i tempting feit. what do you think

just been through getting tyres, got a couple of friends who own their own garages/tyre centre's and as your all aware of . the prices are varied, for example-can purchace on line made in china @£45 upto bridgestone re 005a for £ 150, it really depends what you want -plenty of grip, but are soft and will wear quickly. hard wearing and noise trying to find a happy medium seems to be a bit of a task, i to inquired about Falken's 452's and 922 new pattern But apparently Falken's are now thought of as just above BUGET tyres, as the tyre structure moves around and causes uneven wear.even dunlop @£160 arn't rated. i've gone for Goodyear- grip/ fairly quiet/and wears quite well @ £125 each [rear] £100 [front]

my lexus warranty comes to an end in april , they have contacted me to say if i want to renew it will cost £760 for 1 year,and funny enough and quite how they got my details WARRANTY DIRECT gave me a call they could give me as good a warranty which any work that may occure could be done by lexus or a garage of my choice for £450.SO HAS ANYBODY have any advise on Warranty Direct as appossed to lexus apart from the obviouse in price.regarding how promt in getting you back on the road ect, if a claim is long winded ect. ect. thanks in advance

thank you for your responce

Hi, guys. don't know if this is me having a moment or wheather this is how the gear box works.here goes- when in sports mode ie flappy paddle/ stick shift indicator showes gears 1-6, on this occassion , on the computor screen -had on gear position.now one would think they would both show the same gear ie flappy gear 6 . gear position 6 but no,it showes 5. it would appear the auto box still dictates when it wants to change even thou you have shifted to top gear via flappy padle. also notice ,for instance coming to say a junction and forgetting to down shift gears so stop in 6th the gear position on the computor screen showes 1st . as i say the gear box over rides sports mode.[ hope this make sence] anybody else notice this.or is just me having a moment. the car is an 06 model

this makes me laugh , how can a main dealer have different tarifs for a service. surely they have a set service plan for, 20k,30k,40k,60k etc. with set parts etc, yes maybe the labour rates may fluctuate slightly ,dependant on the aerea. but what they do service wise should be the same at whatever lexus dealer you go to in the uk.

no, it's 5yr old in march. but it's only done 30k

had my 40k service done last saturday- £ 207 , for basicaly oil change and check. also had the recall on master cylinder same time so fluid would have been drained suffiently to do the task. hope this price gives you a guide

I also thought it came in later, but this seems to claim otherwise. How did you get it on yours? Yes please tell... I got back to the service manager on monday to complaine regarding my 40k service they done on saturday , or the lack of service. as even when they repaired a puncture [free of charge] they failed to check and put correct air pressure in all tyres. and failed to refill screen washer. basically paid £206 for a oil change and filter. so not happy. so asked why they could not activate the hi-jack , his answer was only certain chasis number runs were done on the early years.and then we had -i'll speak with the technician to see why he did'nt carry out tyres/ washers.like i said he's hardly going to own up to doing a crap job . done a 150 mile round trip for service/ brake recall and a valet which took altogether 2.5 hrs. told when booking car in. recall alone was 2hrs and i guess 15 mins for a bit of valet, leaves 15mins for service. lexus said the will make it up to me the next time i visit. i wont be going back, i'll go to my local toyota dealer. lexus put in £25 of fuel in car as part of the recall, and a bottle champane [cheap] as a thank you for my buisness. going to have to do better than that to get me back. as like most people, just want your pride and joy looked after . rant over

thanks for the replies,not a conclusive out come though. will have to have word with the salesman !! even my '94 uk supra had this

hi guys, quick question regarding locking the doors from inside- pushing the button,i was led to believe from the lexus salesman. when purchasing car that this could be changed via the garage computor, so that the door automaticaly lock at about 9 mph [ Anti hijack]. ask for this today whilst having car serviced and told when picking the car up. that this is not possible on this model-is 250 se-l mm [55 plate 06] anybody know different. thanks in advance

p.m sent, glenn

The OEM 18" rims do fit, as a friend in Hong Kong did the same mod and he has the optional 18" rims. In case anyone has missed the postings, Lexus supply ceramic based pads for the IS350 and the IS250 in response to the complaints of too much dust being generated by the originals pads. Unfortunately these are only available in the USA. However, Hawk in the US manufacture similar pads and there are several suppliers who will export (I have a set on the Brembo calipers on my IS-F). I had a spare set of the OEM ceramic based pads for the IS350 and the IS250, the ones for the IS350 calipers I gave the new owner of my IS250, but I still have a brand new boxed set for the 220/250. I am open to selling them but buyer would need to collect, either at Japfest at Castle Coombe or with suitable notice, from WIM in Chesham. Hi, Tango. how much are you looking for the set of pads [is that front & back or just fronts] also how do you find them performance wise to oem , regards glenn I'll dig out the receipt from where I bought them from (Lexus, Houston) and I'll sell for the price I paid at current $ exchange rate. They are for the front only, and don't know if there's any difference in performance when swopping the low dust IS250 pads for the original high dust ones. People in the States have said it's not noticable. My swop also involved the IS350 calipers and disks with the low dust IS350 pads and the difference was very noticable, with more progressive braking (got rid of the 'snatch' I had with the original set-up). They certainly produce less brake dust as after changing I had slightly more dust being generated by the rear pads than the front. YOU HAVE P.M

The OEM 18" rims do fit, as a friend in Hong Kong did the same mod and he has the optional 18" rims. In case anyone has missed the postings, Lexus supply ceramic based pads for the IS350 and the IS250 in response to the complaints of too much dust being generated by the originals pads. Unfortunately these are only available in the USA. However, Hawk in the US manufacture similar pads and there are several suppliers who will export (I have a set on the Brembo calipers on my IS-F). I had a spare set of the OEM ceramic based pads for the IS350 and the IS250, the ones for the IS350 calipers I gave the new owner of my IS250, but I still have a brand new boxed set for the 220/250. I am open to selling them but buyer would need to collect, either at Japfest at Castle Coombe or with suitable notice, from WIM in Chesham. Hi, Tango. how much are you looking for the set of pads [is that front & back or just fronts] also how do you find them performance wise to oem , regards glenn

there's a write up in Banzai jap mag . by a company called armaspeed based in tiwian and the states. kits may be heading to the uk. takes the 250 to 312bhp, web site www.armaspeed.com

Moderators Note: This thread is for him to get an idea of price, I'm afraid he can't sell as only Gold Members can & trading by pm is not allowed either

where would i be able to aquire one of these blackberry bluetooth music gateway, and what sort of cost. and i take it that a iphone is compatable. also would you be able to change music tracks via the buttons on steering wheel