Lexmanic

I also know a local garage who can undertake your repair They've already done the same for me on my GS300

Hi I live in West Dorset & also disabled. Provided your insurance covers you or you can sort out insurance for yourself I can lend you a GS300 until yours is fixed & provided its for no more than a week I don't expect any payment To add I'm not being entirely ultruistic At the moment its not being used & is just standing around so your using it would be a help as the Lexus is a car that needs to be used

A lone police officer can caution you for speeding. They don't need a speed gun. The gun is merely a tool they use to confirm their suspicions. An officer on foot patrol can accuse you of speeding AND no they don't need to stop you. Provided you receive a NIP (Notice of Intending Prosecution) within 14 days & then issue a summons within 6 months you're good to go. If they stop & caution you there is no longer a need for the NIP it goes straight to summons. The above assumes your DVLA details are correct & if not they get longer & you're in trouble (fine £1000) for not updating the details

Can Lexus/Toyota supply details of where a car began its life once it left their factory & if so who does one contact???

I understand Its from Ireland

I watch Top Gear for entertainment & nothing else. As has been stated its not a serious infomative programme & hasn't been for years. Remember the Yanks even refused them a visa stating they are an entertainment show so they went on holiday visas & winged it whilst taliking in glowing terms about the American Cars. This was clearly intended to influence the Yanks when or if they returned Stateside

Why is your council insisting you use uklpg? Its just a site set up by a couple of insurers & who charge a fee of about £800 for the fitters to join. Although it claims to be It holds no special signifigance in the use or fitting of LPG, its just a private club. If I were you I'd tell them to GGS & insist you use the most cost effective fitter who may or may not be a member

I realize this thread is old but does the 'new' Site meet Forum still exist???

Don't know about the RX but on the MK1 IS If you lose your transponder key or "masterkey" then it's new locks, new ignition barrel, new ECU and new keys. This must be common as Lexus do it for a fixed price of £2000! :( Krikey :shruriken:

Have you actualy checked the MPG by filling the tank then drivng for a recorded number of miles, say 100, then refilling the tank & checking miles v liters. Dont rely on the display the aforeging is the best way to obtain a true MPG

I agree overpriced. LPG's do tend to be higher mileage simply cos they are cheaper to run hence more use

What happens if you lose the transponder key?? I've been told you have to replace or re-programm the ECU!!!!! at VERY considerable cost :doggy:

My LS 400 is high mileage but thats because its been on LPG since 2002 making it cheap to run. Drove it from Hunstanton, Norfolk to West Dorset, cost £80 LPG & the LPG tank was by no means near empty

Hi all I only joined very recently. I 1st drove the 300 as company car when it was introduced & loved it from day one. Although it did have one disquieting habit, in reverse you had to give it some gas to get it to move & it would without warning shoot back. AND before you ask holding the footbrake didn't work either cos if you did it wouldn't move even on gas. I am now medically retired & have started a hobby of buying & restoring Lexus GS300 & LS400 Problem is I want to keep them instead of passing them on but the Missus won't have any of it. Finding this site has got me thinking as I was going to purchse a secondhand 430 but after reading some posts on the subject & being advised I should I'm thinking of changing my plans

Thanks

Any idea as to approx cost? & can't the ECU be interogated to give up the code?

I'm ever so glad a came upon this thread. I've just put my LPG/PETROL LS400 on ebay with a view to selling it & buying a 430. Now I'm having very serious doubts about changing it now

Its not just a Merc thng. My 'other' car is a BMW 1 Series Convertable & yes I drive with the roof down just thought maybe its a German thing? Anyway I advise full blast non-recycle and AC off, its great

Hi I have a 98 GS300 with only one non-blip key How/where can I purchase an electronic key which I can then programme to operate my cars opening doors boot etc Thanks

High I'm new to the site but thought I'd reply to this thread. I have two a 97 & a 98 LS400's one is LPG'd