200h

i've had my Gs300h since october 2020 so not long

its a good comfortable , quiet car thats returning over 40mpg

during the winter months and even being the lowest spec

model in the range it has all the tech i need  / want,

i purchased my 1st Lexus in october 2013 and i am now on

my 4th Lexus they have all been brilliant cars to drive and own.

so my advice would be test drive both of them and put a deposit down

on the one your taking home

has your car been serviced by lexus for every service

if it has then you should be covered by the extended

hybrid Battery warranty

tbh 67000 sounds very early for a hybrid Battery to fail

get it checked out by lexus

your talking about Halfords.... yes you will have to reset a few things

but nothing that you wouldn't have to reset in any other non hybrid car

radio stations ,clock and maybe the one touch windows thats all

so no need to worry

when seeing your dealership i would only ask for the window UP

function to be enabled as you can unknowingly lower the windows,

this will more than likely happen on a rainy day so you'll end  up

with a wet interior.

when i bought my 1st lexus i was advised against having the down function

enabled.

i hope you can find the knobs you need here is a link for a replacement panel

with the control knobs and modules in a complete panel

https://www.synetiq.co.uk/parts-breaking/details/2015-lexus-ct--switch-heated-seat-genuine-inc-trac-cont--eng-mode--and-pk-brake/-/303146/

for my 4 & 7 yr olds i had Isofix car seats and they where the best unclip and then clip in

for my 29yr old well that was a different story back then.

Hi red-lex

i tried this years ago but i found it hard to engage the rachet in the seat belt reel

i did manage to do it a couple of times but it i think it was luck that i managed it, 

you are meant to pull the belt out to its limits and then slowly release the belt

and let it roll back in on the rachet.

richard

the method above is used so there isnt any slack in the belt thats holding a non isofix child

seat in a car, so in the event of an emergency stop the rachet thats been engaged

wont let the seat belt unwind and release the car child seat.

it is quite an unknown feature of a seat belt

the last time i bought one it cost about £25.00 for one

my 17 plate F Sport used to cost me £480 (2 x 6mths payments)

i now have a Gs300h thats 6 months older

my 1 year road tax for the F sport would pay for 48 yrs of road tax for my Gs

ludicrous isn't it

i liked the interior my F Sport had

in particular i liked the A,B,C piller cappings in black and the roof lining

Hi Alex

dont forget with the 69 plate you will still have the remainder of the lexus warranty

and the AA breakdown service for you and anyone else in your household.

in the summer the cold air will stay in the car longer before being exchanged

for a fresh charge of air and help to keep the car really cool

it goes to show the dealers will try and get as much as they can for anything they sell

maybe contact the company i mentioned as they are always breaking lexus cars

and could probably help you as the interiors will always be unscathed after an accident

(bar airbag related items) so they could have a replacement head unit they can sell you,

they also give a warranty with the parts they sell it maybe 30 days but its definately

long enough to evaluate if the part bought is working correctly.

here is a link for a replacement screen just incase you need another one but its not cheap

https://www.synetiq.co.uk/parts-breaking/details/multifunction-display-lexus-is-hybrid-2013-to-2016-screen---warranty---10828633/-/76208/

to reboot the radio you normally press and hold the power button untill the head unit goes off let go then turn it on,

i dont think they could of programmed the usb's out but its possible they could of left the wiring for the usb

disconnected

hi ray

did you get any further with the screen issue

for me i do it the same as paul except i use the the recirculation for the following reasons:-

higher fan speed = more airflow to clear windscreen

A/c & Recirc on = dried air inside car is being blown on the windscreen

                              instead of using outside air that will be damp and

                              contain more moisture not ideal for de misting

once demisted turn off the recirc

Gulshan you need to try the methods mentioned and see which one you feel works.

each to their own.

i believe it was one of the distribution flap pivot points

that was worn and caused the noise

is this the noise you can hear, if it is i had a new ventillation system fitted under warranty

i have part exchanged my last 3 lexus cars mid term of a pcp

and used what equity i had to go towards the deposit of my next car

to answer your example YES

there you go Gan they know there is an issue as they keep draining the exhaust,

in all the years of driving i have never had to drain an exhaust, they need to find

the root cause of the moisture as this is NOT normal ,in 7 years i have had 4 lexus

cars and never had an issue like this.

TAKE IT BACK AND DONT ACCEPT ITS NORMAL

to confirm your Battery is at fault have another 12v Battery at the ready

so the next time your car doesn't start hook the extra Battery up if your car starts

at the next try its the proof you need to confrim the Battery is past its best

there are lots of IS's for breaking here

https://www.synetiq.co.uk/parts-breaking/find/LEXUS/IS/