rayaans

Using Rain X gives you a false sense of security as it makes the glass seem clear whereas the conditions are totally opposite. The thunderstorm last Saturday on the M1 was atrocious, I had my window sealant on and could see everything yet, I still slowed down. Visibility may not be an issue but tyres can't see, they can only adhere to the surface and rely on the driver to adapt to the conditions. Now if you removed that sealant and drove in the same conditions, you'd understand exactly how heavy the rain was. 70mph in a modern car is safe in the dry - heck I go at 100mph in my RX with one hand on the steering wheel. But if its wet, you aren't going to stop anywhere near as quick as you would in the dry and that makes all the difference so you need to reduce your speed. It doesn't matter if you're David Cameron or John Smith, heavy rain means reduce your speed. If you're having traction issues, it definitely means you need to slow down.

I should mention that my wife's Merc had the DPF issue too. When they say its completely blocked - its basically a load of bull - ie they're trying to get you to fork out a lot of money. Merc tried it on me for £995, I said no and went to an independent who stuck some sort of additive in the fuel. The Mercedes manual strictly says - "don't use any additive". Now I know why - it makes the car do a forced regen - tonnes of smoke coming out the exhaust etc etc. Loads of heat too. After it was done, the mechanic just reset the light and it hasnt come back. Now, if you're DPF is clogged with Ash which can't be burnt off, thats a different story!

So the Saturday gone, I went to Gloucester for a family wedding with the family of course, so 5 people in the car once again. Whole trip was done in Sport mode. The computer was showing a range of 349 miles on a full tank. Now Gloucester is 169 miles from where I live so did 338 miles altogether on Saturday. Well, when I got home, I still had a cruising range of 60 miles showing on the computer. All in all, I ended up doing 420 miles on one tank before the low fuel light came on yesterday at which point I filled up. MPG was showing as 32 mpg on the motorway which is great tbh for a car of this size

But the wider tyres get the power down in dry weather and is essential for ultimate grip.

In a torrential downpour, yes it is. It doesn't matter how much experience you have. I'm sure Niki Lauda didn't crash in Germany and say "I didn't have enough experience" Tyre sizes are fine. BMWs and Mercedes use similiar tyre sizes. Something like the X5 has massive 295 tyres

honestly depends on what tyres you have - some have extra wide sipes to clear the water - eg bridgestone potenza whereas the factory fit bridgestones have 4 very small sipes which obviously wont clear as much water. But yeah 70mph in very heavy rain is a bit stupid - I wouldn't try that in any car. In fact - I went to gloucester on Saturday. Came back at 7pm and the traffic was flowing at 50mph even after the 50mph average speed check had passed Didnt you hear the traffic news yesterday? White BMW X6 crashed - ended up facing the wrong way during heavy downpour on the M62. I would bet a rabbit the driver was going 70mph or faster!

Really? Must have been loaded to the gills with options then. The XE I had had literally no padding in the armrests - felt like leather had just been put straight on top of plastic. It doesnt sound like a big issue until you drive the car for more than half an hour at which point it becomes frustrating. I also found the A-pillar very restrictive and the back seat were useless, not in space but the amount of foot space you get. My kids were complaining in the back (my kid has size 11 feet and is 6 ft 1) and thats not a good sign. He fits fine in the IS though. Ill be honest, I wasn't that astounded by the handling - OK its good but then so is everything else in the segment. Not a fan of the rear either - been designed by another person from the one that did the front.

M135i or perhaps M235i would be the only option being RWD. A45 is OK but benz customer service is absolutely shocking! They just dont care after the sales are complete.

I bought mine from Stockport too buddy 3 years ago. Very good service back then and honestly, have heard very few complaints about them. I had to buy the 300h from Chester this time as Stockport didn't have any used stock!

Totally pointless IMO. its like 30 square cm on each side, the likelihod of a stone hitting that one small area is very little. They may as well have put protection on the front bumper instead! To remove, use a hairdryer or hot air gun. Keep the hot air gun moving and heat the area up. Then quickly remove it or itll stick if you leave it to cool down. After that, go over the paint with tar and glue remover and all will be well.

Yes it does. However I bought an RRG service plan. Both Bradford(local) and Stockport (where I bought service plan) are RRG group.

Yep that's a good option. However, some lexus dealers give you a normal service and then just discount the price. That way they'll give you a Lexus stamp. Some dealers give you the essential service - this doesn't give you a service stamp but they give you a certificate

I was with quote me happy 2 years ago. Very good price and I bought it. However for the past year they've been quoting ridiculously expensive prices

I bought the service plan off the Lexus Aftersales manager post purchase. Business Lexus staff members should be able to offer better deals for servicing IMO

That price works out cheaper buddy. Go for it. However if you're car is over 5 years old go got lexus essential servicing

well you see, the original poster is from Japan and he has given me most of the information to use. Other information comes from Lexus financial employee in the UK which gave me information on the cars in Austria. I can't see how its an issue to post these here - some people dont go on Clublexus as its primarily a US owners club

Bought it from Chester. Had they given me my expected price for p/x I would have asked for even more and then tried to reduce the price of their car at the same time lmao

Service plan - definitely. But.... not at that price. I paid £990 for 2 majors and a minor. I get a free valet every year, courtesy car, 10% off parts, labour and accessories as well as a chauffeur driven car once very year. It's been an LS600hl on both occasions!! If I bought separately it would have been £990 for 2 majors alone so I'm quite pleased. The trick is, pay monthly - I got 0% finance on the service, that way, they don't actually have all the moneyso have to give you good customer service or you can just pull it. Lexus insurance is overpriced. Any insurance company legally has to let you choose a bodyshop of your choice ie a Lexus approved bodyshop Ceramic paint sealant - no no from the dealers. Get some C quartz UK from the Internet, watch some application guide and apply it yourself. Being a new car, you won't need to polish it so you just need to give it a wash, then some IPA to wipe oils and then just apply it. It'll literally cost £36 or so + time. Be aware that ceramic paint coatings need special maintenance routines. Waxes and sealants generally dont

I didn't purchase the car from them. I purchased from Lexus Stockport which is part of RRG group. Then RRG took over Lexus Bradford which was WMG or something like that before so don't know. I guess it depends where you live. They wouldn't survive in Yorkshire if they had expensive prices.....tight Yorkshiremen and all lol

Defo agree. Hate mud flaps with a passion. Utterly painful to dress the things when washing the car too!I went down to the last £10 when buying the 300h. Then I even asked for them to do a number plate change free lol. Of course they refused but gave me £10 off lmao

I guess I have a weird paint fetish. Seem to spend more time around it than I spend with my wife :P lol Hmm I thought that they'd have some profit in the car but then why didn't they just reduce the price of their car and give me a normal px value. Odd.

I got a set of premium mats & a boot liner with mine doubt I could have negotiated anything else!! Haha I guess that's fair enough then. I don't thsee protectors have been out that long. Looks great on red but the one I had on white demo stood out too much

Well done Ray. I`m sure that you will enjoy it very much. Photos please if possible.Regards John I've put the deposit down. Will find out when to collect at some point hopefully lol

Will do on collection but I doubt it'll be ready until next week due to number plate transfer. I always liked Mesa Red, wife not so much! Now Red/red would be a killer combo!

yep I think it is but £120!!! Im sure you could have haggled some off of that!