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and in actual fact im probably one of the last to have the bumper with the headlight washers on their IS300. I just collected my IS300 this morning after they put the bumper on yesterday, along with a service and MOT

a lot of the hippies found capitalism in a big way and a lot of them can now be found in senior positions in TV media and corporate America LOL

as someone who has started a small company I can hand on heart say that you cannot be a greedy manipulator in fact you shoulder a lot of responsibility and risk you do not take on as an employee. If you work for a big company you get the pension, security and a monthly salary tax deducted. Running your own business you dont get the safety net, take a LOT of risk and for that you are "hopefully" rewarded. Bear in mind that most companies fold in their early years. I think capitalism is not perfect but we have yet to think of a more efficient way to allocate capital to good ideas and hard work. Of course I am against entrenched management in big companies paying themselves millions while they destroy shareholder value. But that is what independent directors and outside auditors are there to protect against......... The reason we do that is because the majority of our work is "business to busniess" and overseas (who either don't pay or claim back the vat) Pip. It's probably something we should get out of the habit of :duh: makes sense B2B as the buyer is not at the end of the supply chain (ie the consumer) so will not pay VAT. In the US all prices tend to be quoted ex-VAT (sales tax) even at the supermarket. I guess its down to tradition / local use

blimey whats up with these dealers??? Meeting their quarterly quota :D i think im gonna flog my car and move back into central london it will be cheaper :duh:

blimey whats up with these dealers???

I spoke to a garage round the corner from where I live and they quoted me £200 for the service, Ive just got to the dealer again and they price has miraculously come down to £235 inc VAT Oil is charged at £9.35 a litre for Mobil Synthetic. How many litres of oil does the IS300 take?

Id rate the old IS200 / IS300 higher than the new one. Its got a lot more character as a car as well!

My car was serviced throughout its 40k history before me by lexus Bristol and Cardiff. Some of the bills i have seen are fecking atrocious. One is for £1600 :o and granted they replaced a shock absorber etc but ***** almighty the previous owner was royally shafted by these thieves. Ask them that you wish to watch them as they do the service. I bet they wont let you. Eddie find a good independent garage mate. I found one that had ex lexus and toyota techs/mechanics. They invited me to watch every step and provide refreshments lol! Saved a fortune and they told me the horror stories of what actually goes on behind the scenes of these 'BIG' dealers. Never take it to them. I may take that advice now that the car is coming to 3 years old it will be out of warranty. The only problem is not having the Lexus stamp in the service book, that will affect its resale value wont it? Ok I will do. I think they use synthetic oil and looking back I was charged about £8 a litre for it. Not sure what the coolant charge is.

good luck with the new motor! you know what makes me really laugh is spending 25,000 quid on a new motor and then fretting over how much petrol / diesel it uses LOL Im not having a pop but I find it quite funny. I mean even if you do 20,000 miles a year how much can it cost in fuel?

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so is Scarface coming back?

Id like to publicly state that I apologise for the donuts thread, it was only meant as a joke and for what its worth I fully support the way the boards are run, moderated and I appreciate the time and effort the Admins LOC Committee and Mods give up for the boards.

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mmm looks like Ive been quoted for a full service or something the price doesnt seem right to me now Ive heard your stories. Im going to give them another call and sort this out. Thanks for the feedback.

Is that with or without Gold discount and VAT? without the discount and I assume with VAT

Well I got a shock the other week, finally received a letter from Lexus UK about my replacement bumper with the headlamp washers. I took the Lexus there last Saturday to get it fitted and the bumper wouldnt fit apparently it needs to be put into an oven so it can be bent round to the shape of the car so it needs to go again soon. this is turning into a saga that never ends, Ive had the car for nearly 3 years now LOL

Ive just booked my Lexus in to Hatfield for its 3 year or 30,000 mile service and they have quoted me £350. This seems a bit steep, I mean I know it needs its MOT certificate but I thought they were just changing the oil and filters and coolants and sump gasket. Anyone got any comments? Should I get them to lower the quote?

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/65411/co...or_the_job.html

more like "Case Open"?? :winky:

yeah its pretty good value, when are you having yours fitted?

sounds interesting, how much does it cost all in?

Im nearly 39 Ive got 3 years NCB been driving cars for nearly 4 years and I pay £550 on my IS300 with Lexus Insurance. Its not the cheapest policy I could find but I stayedwith Lexus Insurance as they were excellent when I got hit up the back by some muppet in a Jag last summer - they got the car fixed up ultra quick and the service was excellent.

July 2003 - it had 5000 miles on the clock when I bought the IS300 as it was a dealer demonstrator now got 27,500 on it

Actually I would be interested in a hard top convertible... I'm at a loss to understand this fascination with power and speed. I mean realistically on a day to day basis, how fast can you actually go bearing in mind traffic lights, schools, speed cameras, traffic humps etc? (please don't flame me - it's just a question!) how fast? its more about power and acceleration - you dont need to go that fast, but being able to go from say 40-70 in about a second or to storm up to 70 on entering a motorway is very valuable in a car.....as for speed cameras speed bumps schools etc, you dont get many of those out on the motorway or on the country lanes round my way, they tend to be in the town centres. I dont use my car for work and I dont have children so Im not really stuck in town that much in it unless im in London but I usually come into London at night with the car if Im driving. as for the hard top convertible, Id like one if it had a 3.5 litre engine in it LOL To be fair I think that even the IS300 is underpowered. I wonder what an IS430 would be like, maybe in the spirit of the BMW M3? That would be a nice motor. There is demand for power in cars, Audi do extremely well with their RS cars and BMW Ms fly out of teh showroom. Its really a case of "Build It and they will come" in this category of car. Look at the R32 Golf. On paper its crazy to spend 30k on a golf but they sell. And the birds like a flash motor as well auto only on the IS300 was a disaster imo. That idea must have come from some muppet with a degree in marketing armed with the results of some spurious focus group involving middle aged chartered accountants from Wiltshire or something

I was told by my Lexus dealer that we can forget the 350 but there will most likely be in the not to distant future a Coupe and a hard top cabriolet version. looks like im getting an Audi Quattro next ;) only joking!