Thank you for welcome and advice.I shall be spending some time reading!The biggest negative i can see is the MPG - but balancing that with me riding a motorbike for 8 months of the year and the fact that the Lexus is strong and well bolted together, this does not seem such an issue for me.My wife was recently in a head on collision and this is also playing a factor in being in a solid car! rgds Ian/Bluesun