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  1. I did experimented with your theory yesterday, & I found same issue with my Lexus as well, but if I am using cruise & dis-engage it, this is not the case, this is only in no cruise mode, I mean I am using manually accelerator, but if i restrict it to 4th or 3rd, makes a reasonable speed, if the car had already achieved the final gear, this will not happen, but if the speed is slow & one gear is still pending to be engaged subject to the wait time so a reason able speed is achieved, I the release the accelerator same thing happen. I did this experiment on my MK1 as well which is 1997 only had 4 gears, this doesn’t happen in my MK1 & I have only noticed this in MK3, now I am concerned, if this ecu fault or something else, I have check my balancing & tracking both are perfect. Now tell me, have you checked with both cruise & manual speeding & also achieved final gear & in another instance one gear deliberately left to be engaged what is the response of your car. Hi - I'll try this. If you've noticed similar, it's probably ok then (I hope).
  2. Hi All So I've had my GS300SE MK3 (2005 model) for less than a week now and really enjoying the serene driving experience. The car is extremely smooth and quiet, so perhaps the following thing I have noticed is just me being ultra picky rather than something abnormal... I have only noticed this when on the motorway, say doing around 80mph. If I take my foot completely off the throttle (or gas for any US friends), I can just about notice a tiny sense of vibration or judder for about a second or so as the car starts to slow down. After than it's completely smooth again. I have to stress this is a really tiny effect - I thought I was imagining it because I thought it was the road itself rather than the car, and I doubt any passengers would actually notice. Further study of this phenomena seems to indicate that it is most obvious if I have been pushing down on the gas so the car is not in top gear (e.g. probably in 4th or 5th) and then I lift off completely at which stage the car goes in to 6th. Thanks in advance for any views - I would of course be happy to be told this is a normal thing the car does!
  3. Hi and thanks for the further response. I did it - picked up an 05 GS300 SE (no ML stereo) on Saturday. I came from a Maserati coupe - need something with a bigger boot! But the quiet, smooth ride and the bristling array of equipment are brilliant. Of course they're completely different cars, but I used to have a Jaguar XJ before that which the Lexus reminds me of. Very happy so far - not bought from Lexus dealer, but full Lexus history. Agree that the standard stereo is still great - a good solid sound with crisp highs, so I am well happy with the audio. Although a year older, I am still happy not to get an identical spec. 06 model due to the road tax situation. Cheers.
  4. Hi and thanks for your quick response. This is what I suspect to be honest - if it doesn't say ML on the stereo, then it's standard. I think the Lexus dealer has just marked up the spec of this car wrongly. A bit annoying because it means I haven't been comparing apples with apples in choosing. I am settling on the slightly older GS to be honest. Because it's registered before March 23 2006, I don't have to pay the escalating road tax which is going to be over £400 for the newer car. I don't think there is any difference in spec between the cars in that case (apart from one is a bit older and slightly higher mileage, but then it is cheaper as well), so looks like I'm going to be settling on the 05 car. However, would be interesting to see if anyone thinks different regarding the options. One other queries for all you current owners - is the voice command feature part of the satnav option or a separate option altogether? The one car has it but not sure if the other one will. I'll be taking a risk as I haven't actually seen one of the cars in the flesh, hence asking questions in advance of making a decision, as I don't want to make a long trip to the car if it is not right. Cheers!
  5. Hi All This is my first post on this forum, but I hope someone may be able to get back to me quite quickly as I am not yet a current-series GS300 owner, but will be in a day or two! My problem is about trying to understand what actual standard vs optional equipment exists - I have narrowed my search down to two cars. One is supplied by Lexus and is an 06 model year GS300 SE. The other is through a non-franchised dealer and is an 05 model year GS300 SE. - Problem is that for the 06 model, Lexus are describing the car as having the 'Multimedia Pack' and 'Mark Levinson' stereo. However, looking at the specs, I though the ML stereo is only on cars designated SE-L? Also, what actually is the multimedia pack and what do I need to check to know it's there? This car also seems to have the standard alloys plus sunroof (which is optional). My suspicion is that Lexus have the car incorrectly marked on the website, because I don't think I saw the ML logo on under the CD slot when I was looking over the car. I think the 05 model is a pretty standard spec SE, but with Satnav and rear parking camera (but no sunroof, which I don't care about anyway). I wonder if this car also has what Lexus refer to as the 'Multimedia pack'? The Lexus sales person is new to the marque but *thought* that the multimedia pack allows you to play DVDs in the car - is that right? Anyway, both cars look great (although only on paper for the 05 model as I haven't been to see it yet), however I wonder whether there are any other differences between 05 and 06 cars, as the problem with the 06 car is that it will attract the £400-odd road tax (as opposed to £240-odd for the 05 model). Any advice and guidance much appreciated! Regards, Dolo *PS - I tried to be a geek and put my display name down as my Led Zeppelin heroes but misspelt Plant! However, don't let my taste in music put you off - I hope you'll at least agree with my taste in cars :-) *
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