Steve44

I handed it back to Lex at the end of March and it is now on Autotrader at an independent dealer in Sheffield  - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201704084215481

It scrubbed up well, though some of the text in the ad is dubious.  It doesn't have a pano sunroof, but it does have AVS, though I doubt the dealer would know that as it isn't obvious.

On 4/12/2017 at 11:45 AM, Casa1862 said:

Same here, only ever get about 42 mpg, 45 maybe on a run, I think I drive "normally" I don't drive with millage in mind. I also don't understand how some people say the get 30 to 40k on a set of tyres, I'm about half that!

I got 55k out of the rear Bridgestones on my previous IS300h, and 70k out of the fronts!  Just do lots of long motorway miles. Plus the Bridgestones are so hard.

On 4/12/2017 at 0:01 PM, Tel said:

Always quote the cars computer.

Terry

 

Which one?  After reset (When do you reset)? After Start? After Refuel?

Having driven in Europe again with the Lexus a couple of years ago, For me:  

France -billiard table smooth roads with one of the most boring drives on the autoroute 

Belgium - oh my god my alloys! Some of the worst potholes I've ever seen on a motorway.

Italy - lane markings are suggestions, indicators optional items, but they do look good doing it!

Swiss - spectacular scenery, oh so disciplined apart from speed.

Germany - keep your wits about you, from in front ( trucks pulling out, ever changing speed limits), from behind ( someone is always faster than you) and from the side ( the polizei).

The pre crash warning can be confused easily on  A roads, with overtakes of vehicles as you accelerate up to and past them i find.

Adaptive cruise even on closest setting still leaves a large gap in my opinion, and it detects from quite a way away. It is a new skill to drive to its limitations and I find it again can be confused when changing from lane 1 to 3 to overtake say 2 lorries at the same time. 

The blind spot detect is good, as is the rear cross traffic alert. Road sign reading is also good, but the warning is a fixed 1/3/5 mph over, I'd have preferred a % value.

The Lane control feature is good on the motorway, but less good on A roads, it is too sensitive even on lowest setting. I turn it off when not on motorways now.

2 hours ago, Tel said:

My 2017 is definitely so much smoother & appears to engage the battery mode more readily in heavy traffic.

I only drive in Sport Mode & in my previous car averaged c. 48 mpg with 52 mpg on long Motorway high speed runs--perfect.

in the Jura Mountains, close to Switzerland with 4 adults in the car, I got 25mpg going up to the Top & 58mpg returning to the Valley floor.

Cannot wait to see if the new car is marginally better.

Tel

First longish Motorway journey c.92 miles Nottingham to Worcester South & return.(Sport) 

Monday c. 0600hrs South took 105 minutes @ 55mpg

Return c.21.00hrs North took 80 minutes @ 48 mpg

Venice to Verona cruising @ 130 mph in my Isf achieved 18.5  mpg (average over 3 years 26.5 )

Tel

Tel, what techniques are you using to get that kind of mpg?

Speed you are doing? Cruise control or manual control? Higher tyre pressures? Managing acceleration? Pulse and glide etc etc

i can get barely 45mpg (same as previous car) and I'm convinced it must be down to personal driving style.

i agree the car EV/battery management is better now than before.

3 hours ago, Fatts said:

Perhaps Lovejoy should take the matter up with Lexus GB for having a 2015 map installed in his 2017 car. Am sure Lexus will respond with a free update for him.

Maybe or maybe not.

If he complains hard enough they might do as they did with my previous IS and swap the SD card with another from a showroom car that is more up to date😣

There is a full maps update page where you can order new maps from, be sat down when you look at the prices though....

http://www.lexus-mapupdates.eu/

S Flow was explained to me by salesman as adaptive ventilation, using sensors in seats the car will direct air to only those occupied, subject to other settings being setup correctly, i.e. Manual vents open, fans running etc.

I did a quick test this morning in my car. Turned everything off, set the recirc on and closed all the dash vents. At up to 30mph I couldn't detect any air flow through them in the car.

Side benefit, from a cold start with the system off, the car virtually always went into EV mode and shutdown at traffic lights and junctions. As soon as I turned fans on it would start the engine.

However the needs to balanced against the car misting up inside.

My maps date is mid 2016. Car was built Jan/Feb 2017 with the new Premium Nav.

maps date will always be at least a year out of date due to the time it takes to ratify and update the solution.

I'd agree Tel, the MY17 FSport seats seem softer than the MY14 ones I had previously, especially the outer bolsters.

Set it to Auto, AC on, SFlow on, temp between 21 and 24 and forget for me. Adjust vents to my preference usually fully open and pointing away from me.

The vents will not be completely sealed so will still admit some air into the car when travelling I suspect.

Never had an issue with Lexus dealers as a company car user, same service. Yes most lease companies if they deliver to your house mean there will be no handover. How they could they? The delivery driver is usually just that and doesn't know the cars.

Other manufacturers once they knew you were a lease customer treated you like a pariah.

On the upside, have had many a conversation with dealers about cost of service or repairs and took great delight in saying, "not bothered, it's a lease car"! Quick signature and on your way, can't beat not having to pay, so you take the rough with the smooth.

my handover as a private customer was great, similar to above with car in seperate area covered with a silk sheet. Full handover, but on most of it I knew more that the salesman did!

I don't see why this wouldn't work, but you would have to change the rear  exhaust outlets too, as the Is300h ones turn down at the ends.

Is the diffuser bit a separate part to the bumper? If so could you not change just that?

Excellent news and glad it is all sorted out.  Now you can start enjoying the car!

Em, not sure but you might not be able to refit the screen. Is the screen a bonded one on the IS?  Most are nowadays. You will need a fitter with the patience of a saint to cut it out, clean it up and refit it again if it is. 

You can take the head unit out of the IS in about an hour, so the labour charge isn't going to be near a £1k and the new ML unit also isn't going to be close to that figure, I guess about £1500.

If the car dash dims when the lights come on, then the sensor works and is signalling through the dash to the dimmer. It could be something stupid like a cable break or not correctly connected at the back of the dash to the head unit, so it isn't picking up the correct signal. I can't remember seeing an option in the head unit settings for day/night graphics etc. 

Dealers will do strange and morally wrong things more often than not. On my last IS I kicked up a fuss about getting an old Sat Nav sd card with it. Eventually it was swapped to a newer one from a car in the showroom. Someone else had the issue then......

Back to topic, has Wallace had his car registered before midnight on 31st????

To be fair, the Merc artico and normal leather is virtually impossible to tell apart too. 

The 'Tahara' pleather on the Fsport seats looks identical to the actual leather on the optional seats.

It's in Setup-General, as above turn Daylight saving on and all should be ok.

Picked up the car at the weekend and I'm loving it. Much quieter than old one, steering and suspension better too.

The new SatNav and the screen especially is just great and I didn't think I'd like the ML stereo, but I'm having a rethink and I definitely have appreciation for the new found levels of deep controlled base and brilliant stereo sound staging it has.

Headlights on the FSport are crisp bright white now and the new safety equipment isn't driving me up the wall just yet.

The graphite black paint has an extraordinary level of metallic pop in the flake in bright sunshine too.

Even the gear stick feel and drive mode selector feel is slicker and more damped, solid feeling.

Given the car is in the country now, can the dealer not register it for you now?

By jove I think he's got it! 

21 hours ago, RichardM1142 said:

Dunlops website is such a pain to navigate, can't find them even though we know they exist!

I know they exist, here is a pic for proof! Lol.

maybe they are Japan local market/region, which would be odd and a pain?!?

On 04/03/2017 at 5:23 PM, RichardM1142 said:

Thanks for the responses. While I used and liked Uniroyal Rainsports on a Nissan 200SX , neither Uniroyal, Michelin or Dunlop show the rears as being available in 90Y on their websites.

Would be interesting to know the spec' on the OEM Dunlops fitted to your new car Steve. 

 

 

Dunlop SP SportMaxx 050. 88Y on fronts and 90Y on rears, same as the Bridgestone.

Michelin are 92Y front and rear.

Quick check on the internet and according to Wiki page, IS250 uses a toyota 4GR series engine and it is the same from 2005 to date. I'd take that with a pinch of salt, but most probably the same basic engine.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_GR_engine