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I have just done a 30 mile round trip on A and B roads and my car is showing as 39.7 mpg. I drive at the relevant speed limit where possible and appropriate. I am more than happy with what I get from mine.

Just had a look at my system and can see the following............ Map version - 02-34-50 (2014-07-0) Software - VC181006 Data Update - 130379186007576 Toyotamaps have confirmed my setup as 13CY

Hello Phil, thanks for this. I have the standard system with the dial control. I will have a look in the morning to see if I can spot the version that is on there at the moment.

My car went in today for service and MOT. All went well and passed OK. However, they discovered a very small oil leak at the timing cover. the car is going back in for the work to be done on December 12th. I took advantage of the two year warranty option, I'm very glad I did. The cost is, so they tell me, £1537.24!!! The warranty has paid for itself already. EDIT: Would it REALLY cost that much to cure a small oil leak????? Having thought about it, I suppose if they have to strip out a lot of bits to get at it, this could result in added costs.

Hi again Derek, I had a couple of updates to the firmware carried out on the two IS's that I have owned and there was no charge on each occasion. Apparently the firmware is what runs the in-car system. When I spoke to Lexus today, they said that when the car is in for service which mine was today, they said that they always check what version is installed and then update as necessary. When I had the IS I was able to check the versions to see if I was up-to-date. Now I've got the NX I haven't been able to do that, don't know why though. That's really why I asked the question, to see if I could verify the situation. What year maps did you get for £55.00? That is certainly a more realistic price for a map update. I have been in lengthy correspondence with Leus regarding the cost of their map updates, I have even sent them links to websites where updates for other makes are pitched around the £50.00 mark. All, they say is that they will refer the matter up but I have never heard anymore from them. Have you got a link to your update?

Thanks for your input Derek, it's not the map update that I am looking for, just the firmware. I had a couple of updates done free of charge when I had my IS but I haven't been able to identify the latest version for my NX.

Quite surprising that nobody knows the answer to this! I thought that the younger generation would be well up to speed on such matters.

Hello folks. Does anyone know what is the latest up-to-date version number of the firmware for my 64 plate NX300h Luxury with convenience pack. Many thanks.

Putting only one reversing lamp on cars is still a very stupid idea as was mentioned in a similar thread elsewhere on this forum. When you are driving in very rural narrow country lanes here in Devon and Cornwall (and other counties too) and on a moonless rainy night and, it becomes necessary to reverse to allow cars to pass each other, it can get extremely difficult. All in all, a really silly cost saving exercise, very similar to the 'wonderful' idea of dispensing with the spare wheel!

Hello Pete, good of you to input. I am with Sky and all it says on the router is 'Sky' and so I do not know what make it is. If I decided to change the router, would they be able to tell? I suppose I could ask them if they could give me a static address, it ought to be free as I pay them enough each month. It is possible of course that they changed the ip address whilst I was at the hospital but I would have thought it unlikely to be honest. 'VPN termination' - you're talking to an old wrinkley here and that's gone straight over the top of the old grey matter🤣🤣🤣

Hiya Herbie, Thank you for your help on this. Yesterday I was sat in the car on the car park of the main hospital in Exeter and, I decided to see if Hik-Connect would work and sure enough it did. I was watching the dustmen empty my bins and then got some images of my son dropping his dog off at my house. All this pleased me no end I can tell you, especially after all of the hassle over the past week. However, this joy was short lived I'm afraid. I was at the hospital with my wife and so I had a number of opportunities to pop out to the car and try it again. Yes you've guessed it, no matter how many times I tried it just wouldn't work again. When I got home, I tried it again via my own wi-fi connection and all was fine again! Don't it make you want to spit!!!!!!

Hi Daniel, thank you for your input. Was your discount granted simply because you are a member or because you are a Gold member?

Just had a look in my manual, page 194 says it is only available on vehicles with driving position memory.

I had this feature on my IS Premier and loved it. Do you know if it will work on an NX Luxury? It's fascinating how you people find out how to do these things or is it in the manual and most people don't spot it.

I thought that this was really worth a mention. I recently went up to Lincolnshire for a few days and i did just over 600 miles in total. The journey up from Exmouth was 280 miles and the run back was more or less the same. I drove at the speed limit where possible which obviously included A roads and motorways giving the whole range of speeds but mostly 50, 60 and 70mph, with the odd zip up to 75+ when necessary. The figures on the dash display showed 47.5 on the trip up and 46.2 on the run back home. I know that it's accepted that the figures shown in-car are a little optimistic but, even allowing for that, I am really pleased with the return. That coupled with the lovely comfortable drive/ride gives me great pleasure. If I win any money at any time, I will be going for the RX next, tis a big IF though methinks.

Sorted! It would appear that I didn't close the cover properly when I filled up with petrol and, when I locked the car 'it' remained unlocked and slightly open which I only noticed the following morning. when I unlocked the car, then closed 'it' properly and then locked the car again, 'it' was properly locked. Sheer stupidity on my part that🤔 As regards the visor light, Lexus tell me that it is covered under warranty and so I'll let them deal with it.

I have learnt today that Lexus do not offer the 'Lexus Essential Care ' servicing option for the NX as yet. I have been offered the normal servicing option at £37.65 per month for 32 months, which gives a total outlay of £1204.80. This apparently gives 1 Intermediate Service and two Full Services apparently. One of the full services will be the 60K miles jobby. It also includes the cost of 3 MOT's. I can buy the Lexus warranty, which I have at the moment and which I intend to renew and, which covers two full years and also gives the Lexus Roadside Assistance for me and her indoors, whatever car we might be in at the time of the breakdown. I haven't done any research yet to determine if there are any cheaper options.

I have a couple of questions please. Should the petrol cap access cover be locked when the car is locked, mine isn't and I can't find anything on it in the handbook. The light in the drivers side sun visor is not working, is this likely to be a bulb/LED or a fuse. The passenger side one is working fine when you expose the mirror. I would have thought that it is more likely to be a bulb/LED as both sides would be on the same fuse.............wouldn't they? Again, can't find anything in the book. Many thanks.

Well folks, my lovely NX will be 5 years old in November and, I am wondering what economically viable options will be available to me at that time. Currently I have a Service Plan in force along with a Lexus Warranty. At the 5 year point it will have enjoyed a Full Lexus Service History. I will definitely be replacing the Warranty when it runs out in January My car has 31K on the clock and so I am wondering what route to take, particularly with regard to the Service Plan. I have heard of, but am not familiar with, a cheaper servicing option and am wondering if any fellow members actually make use of this or, do they still go for the standard servicing plan. Many thanks.

Oh dear, that all sounds rather ominous Lee. What do you recommend as being my next course of action then or, should I leave well alone? Thank you for coming in on my query.

I know that there are some really clever and tech-savvy members on here and, I am wondering if any of you can help me with a very frustrating problem that I have please. I have a two camera CCTV set-up at my home. I have a Hikvision NVR with the two cameras connected directly to it. I can access the cameras either by the monitor that is connected to the NVR or, I can access the images via Hik-Connect throuhj the internet. I can also view the images on my HTC Android phone as per the following details. When I am at home and am connected to my own Wi-Fi, both iVMS4500 and Hik-Connect both work perfectly but, when I am away from home and am connected to any other Wi-Fi set-up or by using the data allowance from my phone provider, neither of them work and I just get various error messages such as 'Connection Failed' or 'The device is off-Line' Well I can certainly say that the device is definitely not 'Off-Line' I have been up in Lincolnshire all week and was really disappointed when I couldn't make a connection. Has anyone got any further thoughts on this please? I have just gone into Internet Explorer on my pc and logged into Hik-Connect and it is working perfectly. I also have iVMS4200 on my pc and I can get into my system perfectly every time. Has anyone got any further thoughts on this please?

Blimey! That's a good price..........£100.00 each. Yes mine are 225/60 R18 - 100H

OK chaps, thank you for your input. I have decided on the cross climates but am just wondering if any of you can recall what sort of pennies you paid for them. The local chap (to me) has quoted £147.00 per tyre fitted. I saw somewhere that the tyre has been superceded and it is now the Cross Climate +

Thank you for your input Les. I have seen mention of that particular tyre before.

Hello folks, I'm looking for some recommendations for replacing my tyres in the not-too-distant future please. I don't do an awful lot of driving these days, although I am driving up to Lincolnshire on Saturday and then down to Cornwall, each just for a few days. I probably do about 12000 miles per year now but that is pretty equally split between my NX and my wife's Yaris. Most of my driving therefore is pretty much local with runs of 25 to 40 mile round trips. I am ideally looking for quiet running in the main. I don't go out in the ice and snow unless it's vital but, there are many occasions when it's tipping down with rain Any help will as always, be much appreciated. Thank you.