Hawk Man

BTW

Dunlop SP9000 Lexus 215/45 R17 Z £109.59

£26 quids extra - what is the 'Lexus' difference on these ?

Colin

Both the following are also available from Black Circles

Toyo Proxes T1S (WR) 215/45 R17 Z £96.04

Toyo Proxes T1-R 215/45 R17 W £102.81

Thing is what am I getting for the extra 30-40 quid that a pair of these will cost?

I need 2 new front tyres for the IS200.

Should I go for

Option A

Yokohama A539 (Special Offer) 215/45 R17 Z £80.88 each - Blackcircles price

or

Option B

Dunlop SP SPORT 9000 215/45 R17 ZR mit Felgenschutz (So) £83.70 each - Mytyres price

The Yoko's are special offer price at blackcircles.

I just switched from Direct Line to More than and saved about £150. I saved with them on my wifes MR2 as well. I would recomend trying them for a quote.

Another vote for Mauritius here - thats were we went.

Koh Samui is the dogs danglys if you go at the right time of year, a lovely little island of the coast of Thai Land about 1 hours flight from Bankok.

Thanks Colin

I realise that there is the recalibrate option but have never used it - I was wondering if it just assumed a new tyre diameter based on four new tyres. Does it actualy recalibrate by asking you to drive a certain distance then ?

I recently had my car 4 wheel allingment set because of excesive wear on the inside of the two front tyres. The fronts are now illegal on the inside but the rears are fine.

The question I have is should I just replace the two front ones or should I replace all 4 and keep the rears as spares tyres incase of a puncture ?

Blackcircles are qouting 103.65 each fitted for Goodyear EAGLE F1 GSD3 215/45 R17 Z so we are talking either 200 or 400 quid so there is a serious cost difference.

The other worry that I have is that my SE has Sat Nav and I do not know if just changing the two front tyres will effect its accuracy ?

I had new tyres fitted when I bought my Lex (it had done 12k at that point) and 7,500 miles later the insides had excessive wear to the extenst that they were illegal.

Lexus Bromley did the 4 wheel alingnment for me this week for free, so I would push you local dealer for the same.

Raz

How did you get this sorted under warrenty, and what exactly did they do ?

After putting about 7-8k miles on the new tyres that were fitted new when I bought my 52 reg IS2000 the 20k service came up with excesive wear on the inside of the front tyres. Lexus Bromley suggested 4 wheel alinement (sp?) at a cost of about 90 squids. I have not done this yet but it is booked in for a few weeks time (their machine has broken down twice)

Very interested in any info you might have mate.

I am going Skiing in Bulgaria at the end of the month. Anyone been here before and could advise what currency you spend 'in resort' ?

I am being told "Take Sterling" by some sources and that you can spend 'Levs' by another. If anyone has any first hand experiance I would really appreciate it.

2 Possible group buys.....

1. Club Jet

Link 1

2. Club Meet House

Link 2

After reading the fuel test that I think Fidgits did, I changed to Shell Optimax. It took about 4 tankfulls to see a change but I went from getting about 280-300 miles/tank to 360-380 miles per tank. This is on a regular journey to work, 45 miles of which about 30 are on the M25. I never reset my ECU

I hear what you are saying, and unfortunately I believe that you will are probably correct.

What I am saying is that based on what they told me I was given this money and I have spent it. I would not of spent this money if the accountants had not advised me that I was due it so although I am not out of pocket I will have to find this money that I do not have now ~ if you see what I mean.

Do not know if anyone has any ideas on this.

For the last couple of years I have used a firm of accountants to help compile my tax return due to some complications I had with the inland revenue.

Whilst compiling my 02/03 tax return last year the accountants voluntered the information that they believed I was due a tax rebate to the tune of £8000, this was money I was not aware I was due.

The accountants then compiled and submitted my tax return.

I received a cheque after a while from the Inland Revenue for the £8000

End of December I received a letter from the revenue that they had reinvestigated my case and had decided that I was not actualy due the £8000 and could they please have a cheque for this amount back please.

I had a chat with the accountant who has come back to me and said that there was a mistake and yes I am liable for this money and need to pay it back.

My question here is does anyone here know if it worth me going to a solisitor to see if I have any claim against the accountants for proffesional negligence or the like ?

I do not want to waste a further £100 odd quid talking to a solisitor if all they are going to say is I do not have a chance. I know I am liable to the Inland Revenue, there is no getting out of that, but I do not know if it is worth me trying to get the money from the accountants as they gave me bad information.

Any ideas or acctual knowledge on this subject will be very gratefuly received.

2001+ spec in Black please.

How much do they normaly cost Chris ?

How long, ish, should it take the rear screen to demist after hitting the button ?

Not on a frosty day, just one of those cold mornings when there is a lot of dew/condensation on the outside of the back window ?

Mine seems to take anywhere for 20-30 mins !

You hit the button and the smallest of small amount demists following the lines the heating wires take, and then the rest takes an age. I have had to hit the button again for a second time quite a few times (after it had automaticaly gone off).

Is this right ?

I have my 20,000 mile service next week and I am going to mention this.

(As well as a small paint blister I noticed when cleaning the front of the bonnet)

Lexus logo for me IF it fits the auto cheers

Thanks Steve

I told you I needed it explained in Thicko terms , that helped

I saw the REGISTER button with the tick on and all became obvious....

Thanks Steve

I did actualy read that bit

Can you describe in simple thicko boy terms how to do the following bit

You do not need to re-subscribe to the gold membership system (http://www.goldmembers.co.uk). We ask recent gold members to reactive a new forum account.

Keep up the good work and commiserations on the 'hiccup'

Golds odd.

I can login to Gold via the pop up box and view posts, but if I try and add a new topic or any other function it asks me to login via an HTML screen and then tells me my user name and password are inactive.

Any ideas ?

Next group buy 

well, i'd be in!

So would I

Cheers Guys, I will give this a go.

Rhaines - she is not a member of the TOC because I do not want her to clean my computer :o

My wife decided to clean some bird poo off her lovely T bar MR2 turbo with a brilo pad a while ago

Colin, do you think that Scratch X product could clean the scratches from that. They are a circular in nature and cover a circle of about 5 cm wide