PaulWhitt20

Thanks for the replies, it seems as though people like German engineering in their mowers at least.

Been in touch with Gtech, they will not replace under warranty as the spare Battery I bought is only covered for 6 months, even though the original Battery is covered for 2 years.

Well wont be buying their products again.

Hi,

I got a gtech cordless lawnmower a few years ago and it is really great not being tied with the cable. However the Battery went just after the two year warranty expired. I bought a replacement Battery at a cost of £150. Now the replacement Battery has gone after another 15 months. I don’t want to keep forking out £150 for a new Battery every year. Argos have a Spear and Jackson one for £180 with a 3 year warranty. I may be tempted to try. Any other suggestions ?

Not interested in a petrol mower.

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Hello there Roy, dont know if I shoudl write this here but is there an app i can use to access this website and forum?

Isn’t it great how a thread can meander from topic to topic with interesting debate.

As an ex software engineer who wrote automation software, I don’t see how a computer can learn for itself. It will always follow rules programmed into it by the programmer.

In the example above the program can learn what light level to turn on based on recording the light level when it was manually turned on but that algorithm has been programmed into it by a human. I can’t understand how a computer can program itself, to be able to adapt and do new things that have not specifically been programmed into it.

If we did get to this scenario when computers could learn for themselves then we would certainly need the three laws of robotics.


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I though we had had bonfire night. [emoji854]


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Ref the title of this thread, all the people I know who have got electric cars have done so because of the BIK saving for business users.
I will be considering electric only in 2 or 3 years time when it comes to change the NX but this will depend on the availability of charge points throughout the UK. 

Hi,

I love my IS and will probably keep it for a while yet, but when it is time to change I would like an EV. My car is parked on my driveway overnight and my daily commute is 7 miles to work. There are electric car charging points at work. I don’t often drive further than 100 miles a day so an EV would be ideal. I do about 8000 miles a year.

However as a private motorist I have to finance my car myself. Comparing price of an EV against an equivalent hybrid e.g. UX at £30K against a UXe at £44K for a similar spec, I would not spend £14K on petrol over the time I had the car, more like £7K.

So at the moment it seems as though it is a choice of paying 7K extra for an EV and helping save the planet or getting one of the cheaper EVs and have to compromise on luxury and reliability, or keep to a petrol car and try not to think of the environmental impact.

Thoughts?

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Tesla are expensive and Elon Musk has lost the plot.


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BMW Plug in hybrid! 😞

I got an email this week asking me if I wanted to join Talk to Lexus. “A select group of Lexus owners who share opinions, ideas, and help shape the Lexus experience. As a member, you’ll play a key role in developing our services and products, have your views heard and influence major decisions.”

“You’ll be asked to take part in online activities such as short surveys and discussion forums. Participation is free and voluntary.”

It sounded interesting so I signed up. After going through the usual data mining questions on who you are, how old, what you main car is etc. Selected a password (why do they never tell you the password requirements until you have failed to pick a strong enough password?).

Then when I try and log in, it doesn’t recognise my password and I can’t log in.

Usual Lexus, great cars poor technology.

Anyone else managed to join? Or is it a clever marketing ploy to get some data to sell on.

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Is it because you have also got repeat selected? I thought that if random and repeat are selected you get tracks more than once, but if repeat is not selected then it would only play the track once.

But that still relies on knowing what it has already played, which would work for a phone, but perhaps the car audio does not remember what it has played.

I am not sure how the posh audio system works as I only have the standard one.


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One probably has premium satnav one the standard satnav. The premium satnav usually has a shark fin antenna on the rear of the roof.

Face lift was after 2015.


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£252 for the first service 50k. Then 19 payments of £44.

22 hours ago, PaulWhitt20 said:

Chester have just offered me 50K, 60K, 70K plus 3 free MOTs for £841, and 10% off any extras

Seems good value.

Sorry forgot the deposit £1093

Chester have just offered me 50K, 60K, 70K plus 3 free MOTs for £841, and 10% off any extras

Seems good value.

Cable clip top right of picture.

2 hours ago, royoftherovers said:

Was that Lexus Chester, Paul ?

No Stoke. I like Chester, wont go near Stoke.

Ask for a full tank of petrol. I didn’t and had to fill up on the way home.

When I queried about it they said I hadn’t asked, so don’t assume you will get a full tank.

I am still annoyed about that even after 5 years.

Most of all enjoy the experience as best you can in the new normal.

Don’t forget you are buying a new car not selling an old one. It’s the cost to change that is important.


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The lack of noise when the car is accelerated hard seems a common fault for most owners. This feature only seems to work for motoring journalists.

Glad you are enjoying the car. Welcome to the enlightened minority.

Paul


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I had the compressor seal go at 40,000 miles 5 years. Replaced and refilled under extended warranty.

This was manifested as a hiss from the engine bay when a/c was on. It went away when all the gas had escaped.

Your gurgling sounds like you lost some gas but then the leak fixed itself.

I think it’s your phone Battery.
Nothing to worry about


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Very nice. I got mine glass coated (gen 3) 5 years ago and it still looks great after I have washed it. Well worth it in my opinion.


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To travel the road to true enlightenment, one must first drive a Lexus.


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Mine was in with Lexus Chester last week for warranty work. They wanted permission to download the ecu data for Lexus to use for product improvement work. Seems they want mpg data etc on the 2.5l engine.

Mine is not showing as needing the recall. 2015 IS300h advance 40,000 miles.

Could this be the “recall”?

Paul.