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Thanks Paul @Big Rat for helping to sort this & to Lexus Cheltenham for holding  the event 👍🏻

I just need to check with the boss when I get home but am determined to join.

It will be slightly nstalgic for me because my 1st test drive in an ISF was at Cheltenham .

Thanks a lot chaps & hopefully see you all at Cheltenham in April👍🏻

Picked the RCF up on Saturday

Managed to get my brill ISF in the pictures as well, which will be greatly missed!!

I'm sure a few of you will recognise the dodgy character in the background

Many thanks to Paul @Big Rat for taking so much time out of his weekend to meet up a few week back & for his invaluable advice.

As far as the RCF goes - its bloody brilliant!!

Lol or the Quicksilver designed for it!

1st world decisions 😉

Hi Matt,

Hope you & yours are all well & thanks mate👍🏻

TBO up & down like a yo yo - bizarrely feel almost  guilty about it because it seems a bit unnecessary. Came home tonight & thought what a stunning car it is - never get tired of looking at her. Genuinely had no intention of parting with her & will be a mix of excitement & great sadness at parting with her on Saturday. Other than my Supra this is the longest I’ve held onto a car & seems strange to be moving on without there being a reason for it.

Still I had no such reservations after the test drive & looking forward to spending time in the RCF. 

Will post some picture on Monday & as you say hopefully catch up soon.

All the best

David.

23 hours ago, Jon_B said:

Guys, I loved my ISF and wouldn't have wanted to part with it without the change being for the right car.  As you will know I nearly bought an RCF last October but thanks to much help on here a bad decision was avoided.  I have been looking ever since, so when the RCF with the correct spec, mileage and history came up, I went to the dealer and a deal was done.  In my opinion they gave me a very good price for mine.  Like @Big Rat said, i don't think i would have got that privately and I only parted with the ISF secure in the knowledge that the deal for the RCF was done. 

Absolutely agree with ths.

I am picking up an RCF on Saturday and 2 weeks ago I had no intention of parting with my beloved ISF which I fully intended keeping for the long term.  I was offered such a good part X I felt it would be silly not to give it serious consideration and the test drive sealed it..

Can’t help thinking that Lexus must have some confidence that they can sell these cars to be offering such good trade in values. I usually sell my cars privately, but as others have said,  I have doubts that I could have got much more than the trade in value to make it worth it. 

22 hours ago, Womble72 said:

@Flytvr n @Big Rat......much respect to u both on the effort you put in on this AND all the other meets........it’s very much appreciated 

I 2nd or 3rd  or ??? that 👍🏻

Nice wheels👍🏻

Fingers crossed they get someone onto it soon  - would be a great shame for them not to mark the 1st decade of the ‘F’ brand in some way. 

If only - still it keeps things exclusive for the enlightened 😉

On 17/02/2018 at 7:35 PM, Big Rat said:

Not a bad read this and some nice photography, it's a longish read what do others think ?

http://carproductstested.com/cars/2015-lexus-rc-f-5-0-litre-v8-naturally-aspirated-review-useable-practical-and-477-bhp/

Big Rat

Hi Paul, I liked this article  -  thought it seemed very balanced for a change.

Have to say I really like the RCF in white.  Having seen the one at Goodwood last year (with the Carbon wheels) and seeing the one in the article I think it would be my prefered colour!! or maybe the blue or maybe the grey or !!!!!

It was the Goodwood car that made me realise I now prefer the RCF shape to the LC and it will be interesting to see which shape ages better.

Exactly - insurers are always happy to take your money then as a standard procedure try to find a reason not to pay.

What happen to paying for and receiving a good service for your money!! - blimey I’m showing my age 😉

On 14/02/2018 at 6:02 PM, Comedian said:

https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/warranty/

Go to terms and conditions then read the part about eligible vehicles.

The dealer shouldn't care, they want the work. It's if someone from the warranty company goes to inspect.

I'm not arguing what's right or wrong just what they may use to wriggle out of.

It does offer you the chance to get permission but buy buying the system from a dealer I think you could argue permission was implied.

So I should rephrase that if fitting a 4.5 k system I'd want to establish permission.

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Spoke to Lexus Woodford & also Lexus extended warranty re putting the H&S cat back system on as part of the group buy. 

Spoke to Lexus Woodford who were very helpful & didn’t think this would be a problem as warranty doesn’t cover exhaust anyway as a failure would usually be in the wear & tear category, but suggested I check with warranty.

Warranty’s response was the unequivocal insurance response that it would invalidate the warranty as per the terms & conditions re no modifications.. Discussed fact that the exhaust is not covered anyway and that Lexus dealers were selling cars with non OEM exhausts complete with warranties, to which I got no response.

Called Woodford back to find out how the claims procedure works and  they were clearly surprised by warranty’s response..

Claims apparently are usually inspected over some £900 or when a component could have failed due to wear & tear. The dealer usually fights the claim on your behalf, as they want the work, but you can complain which apparently can have more impact. Woodford deal with most of the various warranty companies & in their experience the Lexus warranty is very good at paying . There view was that as the exhaust is not covered anyway they felt it would be very unlikely to be an issue & they would fight the issue. The only time they were aware of an issue resulting in the warranty not paying telated to suspension problems on a car that had been lowered.

My concern with all this is that any ambiguity around insurance leaves it open to someone’s interpretation and there is little point in paying for the warranty if it doesn’t  payout when you need it.

I called today mainly to make sure I had cover all the bases before sorting the exhaust - not sure where I stand now TBO.

I consdered one before the F.and having done some research I decided against. What concerned me most was hearing about people who had owned one & liked it so much they bought a second to then have nothing but trouble & would never own one again. If the quality control/any issues  do not improve with time the reliability will likely never improve.

Shame because they are a cracking car..

Realy surprised by that as I have my ISF with them on an agreed value policy & I believe @Big Rat had his ISF with them on a similar basis before he sold it. Shame because I found them very helpful.

Only got this type of policy myself for the 1st time last year, so I’m afraid I can’t help with an alternative as options seemed pretty limited when I looked then. Would be interested to know what alternatives you find though👍🏻

Sounds good we can watch Pete disappear at warp factor 9 😉

Hi Charlie welcome to the F forum & looks like a good one, in a very nice colour - not that i’m biased of course😉

As others have said you will love it & I look forward to seeing some pictures 👍🏻

On 04/02/2018 at 1:36 PM, Mattmech said:

Couple of mine today.

tons of bloody salt on the road !

 

Have you been waking Bluewater up again?😉

Very nice 👍🏻

You must be enjoying the difference!!

@Big Rat thanks Paul. I’m keen to attend this, dates permitting, at either location 👍🏻

That’s handy to known so many thanks for posting the info👍🏻

On 25/01/2018 at 1:25 PM, FTBBCVoodoo said:

What do you lot think?  Decent?  ;-)

Nice wheels 😉

Happy birthday Paul - hope you have a great birthday enjoying the new present 😉👍🏻

Hi Paul, very nice & I hope kit gives you as much enjoyment as your ISF.👍🏻

Sorry to hear that , but should be straight forward & wouldn’t be at all surprised if her insurance company offers to repair it so you won’t have to fork out your excess. Had that when I was hit from behind a while back. But as others have said I would insist Lexus do the repairs unless you know a body shop you trust.

Even if you decide to go through your own insurance company there shouldn’t be any issue with you getting your excess back from such a clear cut accident.

Hope it all gets sorted as painlessly as possible👍🏻