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Had exactly the same thing happen on my previous Ford Kuga and what finally put me off modern diesel cars which is a shame, you use to be able to drive them however you wanted but now they are suppose to advise you to buy petrol if your only doing short trips lol and that is how ridiculous these filters are and why main dealers are reluctant to cover them under warranty because they now how problematic they are and there is nothing they can do as someone from the eu have said its saving the planet.

But if it was me and I was planning to keep the car I would 100% have the dpf removed and enjoy trouble free and much improved motoring , good luck.

Well done and all the best with the new purchase

Seems pretty normal to me as well.

Sorry don't want your tyres but would like to know why you are selling the car and what you are replacing it with? (if it's not too personal)

No that's fine ,

The main reason is my wife has been use to driving 4x4 in the past and really wants to go back to a higher driving position and with more room in the rear for her mum and dad that would also be a bit easier to get in and out of , it's definetly the smoothest engined car we have owned though and it's a shame in some ways as it was only a one owner local car with FLSH but hopefully that will make it easy to sell.

Just to add we will either go for another Ford Kuga or a Kia Sportage if we can up the money , no worries on the Tyres but if you know any other members who might then point them my way for a bargain , cheers.

Pretty sure we are going to sell the car but i have a Brand new set of Dunlop sportmaxx RT 245/45/17 tyres going cheap if anyone is interested, cheers.

I seem to remember reading a few posts before with people suffering this problem with your Nav/audio set up for some reason, I will see if I can find them.

Guess will have to agree to disagree. And like you said depends on what options the individual values in the car.

No worries , your car is a cracking version and I would probably agree with the comparison if it was just a base model in terms of spec but you usually find Limited Edition models in what ever form still hold there money reasonably well.

Not sure if it would be right to compare a SR with a SE with sat nav and ML stereo (which is quite rare). There are also other differences between the cars (apologise in advance as i am blocked from

looking at the picture of your car at work). SR - Bodykit and larger alloys SE - Leather (which is a must have for me)

If leather and nav is your thing i agree but for me leather is cold in the winter and hot in the summer and creeks and goes plus and sat nav i have had in previous cars i have found a pain and hardly used . I am not saying the SR is better but for me its not worse either as i like my seats in cloth (odd i know) you also get alloy pedals and scuff plates and it looks so much better visually when you walk up to it imo. I could have bought a se-l for the same kind of money as there is know difference in second hand prices (just look on autotrader and type SR) like i said im not saying its better but sayiing you can not compare it with an se is wrong for me anyway

Think mine looks better , newer,lower milage,and a lot cheaper, so what do you think lol.

Sorry, but I cannot really help you with your query. I did change the springs on my IS250 Se-L to an American specification Eibach Pro Spring set, mainly to reduce the ride height. I also changed the 17" rims to 19" fitted with Toyo T1R's, which although a much lower profile, did not appear to make the ride any harder. With so much variation from the OEM set-up I cannot say for sure whether it was the progressive specification of the American springs, or the softer sidewall of the Toyo's that prevented the expected harder ride. Comparing the firmness of my set-up on the IS250 with that of my IS-F, I would say they were more or less the same.

Ok and thanks for the reply.

Hi and thanks for the reply,

I actually drove a a mates car which had 17" wheels and they had the new Dunlop Sportmaxx RT tyres and they where very smooth and quiet so i might try them , they are much quieter than the older sp maxx ones.

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After reading some posts I see you are the person to ask in this area ?

My is250 is great but the ride is a little firm , is there a more comfortable set up out there without having to drop to car to much ? My car is a 2008 SR by the way , It's probably me being ultra fussy but if it was a little softer it would be perfect IMO .

Had a A6 years ago and that just glided over potholes and bumps and I know there is a trade off between sport and comfort but apparently my model has the same set up as an se or se-l so the sport must be very firm.

All feedback appreciated.

Just to add the SR does come with the sport suspension and not the standard one.

Isn't it illegal to use red derv on road cars?

Yes it is but it should also be illegal to put 70% duty on fuel as well.

Ok can see your point as my tyres are great on the 10% of smooth surfaces but not the other 90% of roads , what makes a tyres quieter on the rougher roads ? before the falkens the front 2 where kumo le sport which where softer and quieter but the tramlinning was terrible .

Surly one is250 driver has stumbled across the holy grail and i want to know what it is lol

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the only difference is the colour and rip off duty put on it , i know some will disagree but if goverment did not take the pi.. out of drivers then these questions would not be asked , they bring it on themselves through greed and tax.

Dont go for the Eagle F1's, i had them on my Corolla and were really noisey, currently i have Falken 452's on the IS

That's weird as they come up as a quiet tyre , everything points to Dunlop Sport Maxx RT but then you still get people saying not to buy as they are noisy even though they only come with a 67 Des-able rating (I give up )

I am running Falken ZE 912 buy they are rumbly

Not sure the new rating system can be trusted. Seems a bit like mpg figures.

But if you can not trust the labels well then you can only trust to luck and that can be costly and annoying afterwards.

Dont go for the Eagle F1's, i had them on my Corolla and were really noisey, currently i have Falken 452's on the IS

That's weird as they come up as a quiet tyre , everything points to Dunlop Sport Maxx RT but then you still get people saying not to buy as they are noisy even though they only come with a 67 Des-able rating (I give up )

I am running Falken ZE 912 buy they are rumbly

http://www.deadening.co.uk/applicationsolutions.html

Food for thought

I have thought about doing this on previous cars I've had but never thought I'd be thinking about it with this one , the reason most people buy this type of car is they have got the cat back exhaust and coilovers out of there system and just want a more relaxed driving experience and this car does that all the way until you get the road noise IMO .

Eagle F1 are great but they are an ultra high performance tyre, noise and economy are not the priority in that category.

Having said that they are better than most but I would expect the Dunlops to be quieter - don't expect miracles though, the IS does tend to transmit quite a bit of the road noise into the cabin.

It does seem to be the cars weakness and for this type of car that is a big one , would putting something like a Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance tyre be the answer as the lexus is not a performance car and either is this tyre ? They are suppose to be insanely quiet.

I have the Goodyear on mine and they are significantly quieter than the other tyres I have tried. The technical spec says Dunlop are even quieter but I have never tried them.

Ok and thanks for the reply

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i would like to put less noisy tyres on my car , im thinking either dunlop sport maxx rt or goodyear eagle f1 ? i would really like some help from those who use these tyres and like everyone wajt the least cabin noise , thanks for any help.

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This is only my opinion but if mpg is not top of your list then buy the 250 as they are just so smooth and an auto would be a bonus , good luck.

Here is my new addition

My SR does not have heated seats in it but I'm not sure why you would want then with a cloth interior.