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  1. RichC
    I do 60% city 30% motorway and 10% country on my daily commute my avg mpg before the engine went in was 32. I've done 7000 miles with my new engine in.. my avg Mpg now is 38.
  2. RichC
    Looks good, personally i prefer the 'horrible' wood effect i think but nice work all the same :)
  3. RichC
    Didn't replace mine when the new engine went in, although there's only 1 x loose and 1 x missing.
  4. RichC
    great thanks Normski
  5. RichC
    I got 32-37 before the new engine went in (which i was less than impressed with as my journey to work is 60% motorway, done 30 miles on the new engine this morning and the avg is 27 at the mo, time will tell I’m sure. Would you go gentle on the engine to start with? Dealer told me it doesn’t make a difference but I’m sure you're supposed to keep the Revs low for the first 1000 miles?
  6. RichC
    Got my car back this morning 13 days later, will miss the 47mpg i was getting and the Marc Levinson stereo in the CT but it's nice to have my IS back. :)
  7. RichC
    I dont think you should have to pay for the rad its damaged because of the Gaskett going therefore its covered by the Engine 110k 7 year warranty or whatever it is..IMO
  8. RichC
    Yes i have the extended warranty, they tried to charge me for the rad at first (£300), found out from a member on here that Rads can be damaged when the headgasket goes so i told Lexus to go speak to the warranty company, which they did and hey presto its covered. I think the dealer try to get the customer to pay for work at first as its easier than trying to get the warranty company to pay out, but i could be wrong. see my thread here http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=80791 Steve2006 explained it to me. Good luck pal.
  9. RichC
    mines been in 10 days so far, new engine,clutch and rad all covered by the warranty, hoping to have it back for the weekend. 5 days might be ambitious maybe.
  10. RichC
    No its a hard ride plus the revs are horrible when you put your foot down although this is only the second auto i've drove the other being a VW Touareg with a much bigger engine. I'm also not paying and i had the same head gasket issue as you, they should waive the fee.
  11. RichC
    Yeah i currently have a loan Ct200h, i liked it at first but im bored of it now.
  12. RichC
    Just had a good phone call, they have agreed to put in a new radiator and clutch under the warranty, just watiing to see if they can get the anti roll bushes in under the warranty as well now which they think they will. New engine New clutch New Radiator It will be like a brand new car
  13. RichC
    Yeah its a brand new engine going in so yeah you're right not much of an offer! I feel a little more confident now to negotiate with them so thanks Steve and Normski.
  14. RichC
    So im starting to see and that’s fine by me if its at their expense. The anti roll bar bushes as far as i could gather, i was at work when they called and it was difficult to hear the guy.
  15. RichC
    They actually offered to fit the radiator FOC, im not sure if the cost of the bushes was with labour or not. i'm still waiting on them coming back to me after they have spoke with the warranty company. The trim below the glovebox had fallen down also (broken clip maybe), my friend's size 13's have no doubt done this damage, Lexus say £120 to fix this i say £5 for some double sided sticky tape! I'm starting to think buying a Lexus was a bad idea :(
  16. RichC
    So the Dealer has just called me asking if i want them to carry out some 'other' work whilst they are fitting the new engine. The main one being that the radiator has a fracture - £300 i think he said for a new one, i have an extended warranty until October so this should be covered shouldn't it? Also is it not possible that the fracture would have been caused by the head gasket going? The front bushes need replacing (split), i told him to speak with the Warranty people and see if they are covered first. Do you think they would be?
  17. RichC
    Its is, i think the white of the snow im stuck on really brings out the colour :)
  18. RichC
    I have read all about the EGR valve, in fact i think i've read everypost you've made in the last 6 months ;) I asked Lexus to clean the EGR valve which they agreed to do before they said it needed a new engine. i didn't want to do it myself as i read a post on here where someone did it wrong and his car wouldnt start..im not the machnic type to say the least... I will be using BG244, Glad your sons is still going strong.
  19. RichC
    Yeah i've since read quite a few threads on the same problem, I believe he did say it's the modded engine going in.
  20. RichC
    Thanks Steve The dealer tells me that the new engine which is going in doesn’t suffer from the same Head gasket issues and therefore won’t have the same extended warranty, does that ring true? Yeah i thought about the 250 but the 220 was stretching my budget already L
  21. RichC
    Hello, I thought id share my Lexus story with you guys, I bought a Is220 SE-L 2007 from Stockport Lexus in October. No issues for the first month except getting around 30MPG which I wasn’t bothered about as I was giving the car a little more throttle than I usually would (showing off to passengers mainly) Then in November whilst cruising along at 80 on the Motorway it went into crawl mode and I limped back to Lexus Bradford, something had got in the particular filer and within an hour or so I was back on my travels after a quick valet FOC.. impressed I’m thinking although still a little miffed that something had gone wrong within 2 months.. this had me trawling Lexus forums to find out if it’s a common fault. 2 weeks ago I notice that when I’m in cruise control doing 55mph in 5th I get a juddering and the rev needle bounces about a bit so decide on Friday gone to take it back in to Lexus since I have a year’s warranty.. I explain the problem and the fact I’m getting around 32-34mpg to work and back (25 miles 70% motorway).. They agree to have a look although suggest that mpg is normal for this model. I get a call back a few hours later telling me that there is indeed some work needing carrying out, the bloody head gaskets gone plus the flywheel/clutch is vibrating a little.. Don’t worry I’m told Lexus have agreed under the manufacturer’s warranty to install a brand new engine!! So they’ve put me in a CT200h premier/prestige? For a few weeks whilst the works carried out, they can keep my 220 I’ll have the CT lol I’m a bit gutted I’m having these problems but can’t fault Lexus Bradford they’ve been superb, and I’m told a new engine will probably increase the value of the car and I might now get a better MPG, fingers crossed.
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