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  1. The security update isn't available for approx. 6 weeks, if not longer.
  2. There's some talk here: If you have a newer LC with a GPF then you can't really touch that so you need to look for catback exhausts.
  3. Good to get recommendations as above, but there is no specific need for a EV or hybrid specialist - the back end prop shaft/diff/drive shafts/wheel hubs are no different in design than an IS250 or IS200t - all the hybrid elements are at the transmission up front.
  4. They have the OEM part number as reference, they aren't the same though - more than one member here has stated they aren't coated as well as the OEM ones - not that it really matters. Autodoc also sell some low quality pattern parts so you need to be careful when selecting parts from them.
  5. I'm not aware of anyone else reporting this issue here - whilst oil seals don't last forever it seems like you are unlucky here. It's common for oil to be sprayed around as it comes out of a diff onto the rotating shafts and get flung out. The oil is quite thick when cold so it's unlikely to just seep out when the vehicle is stationary. I doubt it was overfilled - you fill it at the side and it starts to overflow when you reach the level required so you would almost purposely want to overfill it actually achieve it. Even if it is, the oil is essentially sealed within the diff - it cannot get out through the filler which has an airtight seal. Symptom of an overfilled diff is wear of the gears because if excessive aeration of the oil, not oil leaking out. It might be worth giving the diff area a degrease and see how quickly the oil comes back - if it's only very minor then you possibly could live with it but you would have to keep an eye on the oil level and it will likely get worse over time. The seal itself would be inexpensive - your quoted cost will therefore be mainly labour and at £200ish per hour it would be expensive to get it done at Lexus - any mechanic could do this job.
  6. It's not really the same as what VW offer in some of their vehicles though. No debate there, just Lexus don't offer it unfortunately.
  7. You wouldn’t purchase a new battery on a vehicle of that age - a second hand one from a scrap vehicle would be around £1500 or you can get a faulty battery repaired. If you get a hybrid health check done just before the vehicle is 15 years old you get a warranty for another 12 months. Age isn’t really the concern though, it’s the number of cycles the battery has done - unfortunately there is no way to know that so mileage is the best thing to go by.
  8. Sorry my mistake. I was only looking at Dec 23 figures from SMMT not the full year. The actual number of EVs sold was quite a lot more than 2022 but the whole market rose as lead-times of vehicles reduced.
  9. Not sure those things are what define a premium vehicle but they are really questions for Toyota/Lexus - I'm not aware of any Toyota/Lexus with an adjustable height floor
  10. certainly the immobiliser keys are stored within the engine ECU on the 3UZ-FE engine (I assume this is the engine you have). No, Toyota normally always have a combined engine and transmission ECU and that is the case in this instance on the 3UZ-FE 4.3 V8 engine.
  11. Not always the same quality there though. For example the Brembo brake discs aren't coated as well on the non friction surfaces as OEM.
  12. Yes, probably. It is certainly one of the systems trying to power up, such as the alarm, which draws too much current for the battery to support which cuts the power so you get this cycling. I would recommend you disconnect the battery from the vehicle until it is charged up and then connect it back to the vehicle - and be prepared for the alarm to go off if it was previously armed when the battery went flat. I had already replied to your other identical posting - which I've now removed as there is no need for duplicate posts.
  13. Tax savings for company cars, and salary sacrifice schemes, means that new EVs are relatively cheap - but with leases typically only being 2 to 3 years in duration means these soon come onto the used car market and private buyers aren't purchasing them at the same rate - hence values have dropped. But having said that the number for sale is not disproportionate. Last year the market share for EVs was 19.7% of all new car sales. Autotrader currently has 18.8% EVs for sale out of all the 2023 cars listed.
  14. Never heard of complaints here before, and it’s never going to handle like a series I IS as it’s too heavy. Given the age of the vehicle I’d check all bushes for wear first before getting alignment checked/altered.
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