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Pleasure doing business. The Mrs loves them and got the Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S on the way.


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I recognize those wheels, they look a treat, glad you had no issues. 

Ed

That would be my first place to look also. Any belts on the RX300? 

winter tyres, don't get me started.......

23 hours ago, Farqui said:

If lines for your specific model then can find the dimensions to then source from a different model? A good brake supplier might be able to look into this for you.

I've fitted braided lines to a couple of cars and barely felt any improvement. Long term it doesn't seem that they are a good option for a daily either, take a look at this;
 

A very informative article, thanks for sharing this. Ed

It will definitely have it. The option may be radar CC, the adaptive system that keeps up and slows down with vehicles in front. 

3 hours ago, rayaans said:

Use carparts4less next time - same company as ECP but cheaper prices - almost always.

They are £24.38 with NOV12! 

Every little helps!

This particular example is a bad one because its only a few pennies but on some stuff it seems to really add up, especially on Bosch wiper blades.

I read that they are sister companies. Bit like B&Q owning Screwfix I guess

Aah, a Vanden Plas 1300 Princess, my very first car, bought it from an old lady for £25 in 1975, ran it for a year until my father pulled up beside me at the traffic lights (I was 15). I sold it for £40, the only car i have ever made money on in my life. Walnut Picnic tables in the back, very classy. Remember sweating when a transit full of cops gave me a push start outside the Botanic gardens. I was big for my years....

Irony, I hope.....

9 hours ago, sorcerer said:

Hot air rises so the best way of heating the cabin is to have the air come out at the lowest point and it warms things up as it rises. If your hands are cold or if the screen needs defrosting then you can manually point the air where you want it, but on auto, it'll always come out of the footwell. During summer the air will usually come out of the higher vents because cold air falls.

A very simple explanation but perfect sense. I'd never given it thought before, thank you John. Ed

I hear very good reports on the Avon ZX7 as a reasonable balance of quality and cost. If money no object i would go for Michelin Cross Climate but they are pretty expensive, fine if we get a terrible winter as they are said to be excellent.They certainly worked a treat on my last car, a C Class estate, transformed it in poor conditions. I was lucky and sourced a brand new set of 18" Wheels and tyres from a brand new RX200T, the owner wanted 20" for some reason. They were fitted with Dunlop SportMaxx and they are a definite improvement on the Bridgestone Duellers that were OEM on my car. 

Nexen are certainly around, they're not as bad as some of the Chinese 'ditchfinders' I have read reports about.

Sorry not to give you a definitive reply.

PS, is this your first SUV, it is 2.2 tonnes and they certainly don't stop as fast as conventional saloons or estates?

Sorry to read your story

It is, the outlet isn't there until 2011, sadly, what a stupid place to put outlets!

Is there any user interface improvement? When I updated my last Merc it was a much nicer and useable screen? Also, if you don't mind, how much was it? Ed

Ah youth, don't you just miss it!

I've seen you driving like a loony on dashcams..........LOL

On my last car I used a car Battery tyre inflator to blow the vents clean inserting a valve into a junction between  the pump motor and the actual jets, remarkable just how filthy the gunk that was blown clear. Result was perfectly working fan jets agian. HTH

I would second that piece of advice, low fob batteries do strange things.

I don't think fitting a towbar requires any cooling, it's when you are towing heavy items such as caravans that there is a lot of stress on the cooling and lubrication systems and i understand people fit additional oil and radiator systems. I only wanted a bike carrier so no need. I suppose a caravan site may offer more advice. I do hear the RX range make excellent towcars so someone on those sites will offer best advice. 

What is the fan for (cooling what?)?

I only had mine fitted for a bike carrier so can't comment on cooling options, sorry

I have a 2010 RX450 and recently had a towbar supplied and fitted by PF Jones, an eBay site. No cutout to the bumper at all. It's a detachable swan neck. Give them a phone, they were very helpful. Total was about £400 from memory. Can't be sure of RX300 but I'm sure they will know. 

Just checked their website, there is a non detachable model with no bumper cuts. 

https://www.pfjones.co.uk/lexus-rx300-closed-off-road-vehicle-02-2003-12-2008-brink-swan-neck-towbar.html

You had a really poor day to come to Loch Lomond! Wild night but now breezy and very sunny. Glad you're enjoying the Lexus, I love it for road trips

Well done David, gorgeous colour and interior looks spotless. Car looks well cared for, worth paying the money for the right car. I had the 300 Sportcross, if it's the same engine, an inline 6 then it's the best engine i've ever known. Oh, and a sunroof, the only thing I really miss in my RX450. Enjoy it, nice stable of cars to have. Ed

I loved the tape deck on my old IS300 Sportcross. Can't stand CDs, and even worse, USB sticks. Just takes up where you left it, more modern tech seems to go back to the beginning with me. Once got thoroughly confused listening to a Sherlock Holmes story on CD only to discover it had been on f***ing shuffle mode! I knew that particular character had died earlier....

I would imagine a higher mileage exhaust would be in far better nick than one which only does short  journeys. Agree it's probably wickedly expensive. If mine went I may even consider a custom made S/S exhaust, surely cheaper than Lexus OEM