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The space saver is only intended as a "get you home". It's speed and distance restricted and to my mind not unreasonably. In 35 years of driving i think I've only had to resort to a spare 3 times so I can agree it's just not worth hauling the weight and commiting the space to a full size wheel. I'm not expecting everyone to agree but just offering the counter view.

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My accord was fold down seats and one of reason I left honda was the later accords don't fold. The facelift came in at January 2014 though deliveries wern't until March when j got mine. I have a premier in ultra blue with cream yellow leather which I think is a great combo but I note the anti leather view of your father. There was quite a lot of upgrades in the facelift which improved ride, noise deadening, engine take up and importantly replaced puncture goo with a space saving spare wheel. For me the improvements tipped the balance towards the later model.

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I prefer the ct - I had the accord for ten years and another before that - the boot is smaller and there's no opportunity to override the auto like in the accord - but the fuel saving is massive - use about 60% of what i used in the accord. I test drove the pre facelift on 17" wheels but bought the post facelift on 16". The test ride was a little harsh but I've no complaints with what I bought. 16" as definitely preferable. As to colour look at the ultra blue it stands out from other blues on other cars.

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Not sure what you mean by display on dash - if you mean the central video screen it's foldable on pre 2014 models and fixed following the facelift

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I moved from an Accord auto and have been very happy. Suggest you look at autotrader - the specs of the cars are often listed extensively - after very little time you'll see what's available on which model. Alternatively visit a lexus dealer. For your budget the pre 2014 facelift models are likely.

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It was an addition with the model upgrade in 2014 - my premier delivered 31/3/14 had one so yours should - hope you enjoy as much as I do

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The door label says 32 or 35 depending on speed - I think you'd be ok a little higher but definitely not lower

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Hi I've got 16's as standard from new. Lexus had not deflated them from the shipping pressure so I lowered them to ...... I need to go to the car and look at the plate on the door

Some of the websites suggest a little over inflation reduces full consumption by lowering rolling resistance or some such

I'll post again shortly

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Absolutely agree - the camera is very useful - important to remember to keep it clean especially at this time of year

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But that's how I do it - button on steering wheel and voice act - don't touch the phone at all

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I drove both 16's and 17's and the 16's are a better ride - consider adding the rear load cill protector -

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I too have no blue tooth issues and with my Iphone I can voice call contacts with comparative ease - my accent not the phone being issue

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You will get it at that level of daily mileage if you keep sub 70 - what kills it is high speed, heavy acceleration and most of all short journeys where it fails to warm up - why they don't provide an engine temp gauge ?? What it seems to love is a roads averaging 50-60 over a long distance - introduce traffic, roundabouts lights hills etc and down goes mpg

Now at 9000 from new and about 48mpg and that includes a huge amount of very short daily commute - reasonably happy with the mpg but very happy with the features comfort ride quality and handling

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Defaulting to blank with word set is usual if fitted standard but then it reverts

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I have a 2014 premier registered March 14 - passenger seat is electric forward and back and seat back angle up and down - there is no up and down height adjustment of seat squab which is only on the driver side together with the in and out lumbar adjustment on driver side only

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Check out the paint under the trailing edge of each door - despite being careful both of mine have been scrapped they drag especially on adverse camber when full opened fully - I've retouched mine but they could be rust spots - other than that no issues here.

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If you take a direct feed from the Battery don't overlook to fuse it

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I drive a 2014 premier and am very happy with the headlights both dipped and full - I think they're LED low and hid high but I'm no techie - suffice to say it hasn't been an issue since I got it in March. You might like to park a bit away from a garage door and see if there's any unusual patterns

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That's v impressive

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All interesting but I wouldn't want to machine polish a car that had not been clayed. The removal of impurities by clay ensures there's no abrasive particles to be polished into the paint. The lexus paint seems quite soft - it's supposedly self repairing - and whatever care steps are taken will contribute to long term good looks.

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My son's method is snow foam (apparently fairy liq is a no no) clay with lubricant , snow foam again , rinse, dry first with a silicon blade then cloth, then (and I don't know which order) wax and polish

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Claying and wax and polish certainly makes a big difference - my son's hard work earlier this year brought this post.

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Good call - I'm sure you'll enjoy it very much

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Mine to at that level 17.14 a month based on a new premier in April 14 and 10000 miles pa

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The NX is flying out 10000 last month across Europe - but bear in mind it's base model is the virtually same price as premium ct and the premium NX is 10k more - the NX mpg is in the 50's so real world will be much less than that and the emissions are well over 100 so car tax will feature I think - but is does look good :)

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