ColinBarber

factory only

You shouldn't have to drive that lightly to achieve good MPG. You can drive a VW Golf or Passat at 80mph +, taking it up to at least 3,000 rpm in each gear and still get 50mpg+

there are a lot of parts required. There is the screen in the dashboard, the nav unit is in the boot, the aerial is on the rear shelf and you need the wiring loom to connect it all together.

the best ones are the genuine Lexus ones. They appear on ebay now and again.

it's around £108 from lexus-mapupdates including delivery and arrives in 2 to 3 days.

Some of the interior fittings are not able to withstand children. Also check the transmission fluid isn't too brown. The gas struts aren't able to open the tailgate in cold weather, however I had mine replaced under warranty and the new one were as bad within weeks go it's really a design fault.

I imagine the GS430 will also be killed off. The 350 has more power and the 4.3 engine is only being used in the low volume selling GS430 and SC430 now the LS has a new engine.

it isn't Lexus GB selling the discs, it's Toyota Europe.

it's a common fault that can happen anytime so I don't see it as that coincidental.

Vertex has nothing to do with performance, it's a trim level. The performance you are refering to is the V300 model, with or without the Vertex trim level.

The performance difference is between the S300 (same engine as UK GS300) and the V300 (Supra Twin Turbo engine) Standard and Vertex are like the UK S and SE models.

or take it to another dealer and complain to Lexus GB

get a disc from here: http://www.lexus-mapupdates.eu/ To eject the disk you need the ignition on and then open the flap or move the slider across on the front of the Nav unit and it will eject the disk. The only way to get the current speed is to enter a diagnostic mode which will disable all other features, including the Sat Nav, stereo etc. and the only way to exit the diagnostics is to turn off the ignition so it's not really advisible to use when driving.

I don't think they do but I cannot say 100%

Yes it is expensive because you have no keyboard, mouse or screen and extra memory is expensive that you cannot add yourself without voiding the warranty. For £399 you cannot make DVDs because that model only has a combo drive so the price has now gone up to £500+. For that sort of money you can get a Dell desktop with the same processor, more memory, faster and larger hard disk, a faster DVD drive, better graphics card, keyboard, mouse, a better warranty and a 19" monitor. Plus the whole system is upgradable. I had a Core Duo Mac mini for a while, it is a nice machine but the graphics let it down and I decided to replace it with an iMac instead. My whole point is Apple products are very nice but they are not cheap, you pay extra for the design and the excellent software that comes as standard. They are the Lexus of the computer industry. Most people on this forum have chosen to pay extra for a vehicle with a bit more quality and uniqueness, otherwise we would all be posting on a Ford forum.

A well built same spec PC will run Windows the same as the Mac hardware. The Macs use standard Intel motherboard components that have been reworked to fit in a custom case and with a different BIOS. Apple don't make the LCD panels, same as any other computer manufacturer. Dell monitors are just as good but have more features and cost less. That said I have an Apple 23" Cinema Display which is very nice. The iMac 17" screen is poor. The 20" and 24" ones are good as are the notebook screens. Apple hardware is very well made and very nice to look at and use, however you pay a premium for that extra quality. Branded PCs are cheaper than Apple machines because of this. Apple machines aren't the best for games because of limited graphics card options. If gaming is your primary reason for a machine then get a PC. Yes a lot of people do buy Windows and Vista will be much more difficult to get pirate copies working.

It certainly is a critical part of the car. The vehicle uses a pump for servo assistance. The warning noise is telling you the pump has ran for too long without generating enough pressure. If the problem gets worse you will end up with no servo assistance, ABS or VSC.

The Mac mini isn't budget, it's quite expensive for what you get. PowerPC chips were never better, just different. They consume vast amounts of power and IBM where never able to get the clock speeds they said they were going to achieve which forced a lot of Pros onto Windows machine because the old PowerMacs couldn't compete. IBM also failed to deliver a mobile G5 which really limited Powerbook sales in the last couple of years. Purchasing a Mac just to run Windows isn't a sensible option. The extra cost of XP/Vista makes it too expensive plus the limitations in hardware options mean you will always be able to get a PC cheaper than a Mac (Mac Pro is currently an execption as Apple are getting a very good bulk discount on the Xeon processors at the moment).

it's only a concept, the real thing won't be available for another 12 months so things will probably change.

just swap the battery. The programming is within the vehicle, not the key. Strange that the central locking didn't work when you locked the drivers door. Maybe the problem isn't the keyfob.

All Macs have dual core processors in them because they now use Intel chips and that is the direction Intel have chosen to go in. Apple were never going to use older Pentium chips because of the association with PCs. The Mac mini hasn't have a core solo for several months now, all Macs are dual core. OSX isn't fully 64 bit, not until 10.5 which will be released in the next 3 months. Games run slower under OSX than Windows XP. Macworld etc. have performed tests that show that. Vista performs slower than XP because it is doing a lot more, like OSX. Some people need to use Windows. I have several apps that are not available on OSX and some web sites will not function correctly unless you use IE, which isn't available anymore on OSX. Apple hardware isn't that more expensive than Dell, HP etc. for the same spec however Apple do not make budget machines and therefore Macs are not an option for many people. I'm not anti Mac (I own three Macs and will probably only ever buy Macs from now on) but the decision to go Mac or PC should be based on your actual requirements, PCs running Windows are a better choice for some people.

That's not really an option unless the government is going to pay half.

do you mean just the DVD unit? Purchase or sell? If purchasing new from Lexus probably £1500 - £2500. Second hand value practically £0 as you need a lot more parts for the complete system to convert a non-nav vehicle and if anybody has a fauly unit they will get it replaced under warranty for the next 2+ years.

Zak I would first check the back plate as suggested by Tango, it sounds the most likely cause. How did I know you have a sport, you specified it in your profile. <------- shows up about here on your postings.

It has the same engine and any vehicle with a three way cat depends on the O2 sensors however the sensors should be good for 60k to 100k miles before needing to be checked/cleaned/replaced.