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Thanks John. We'll see. Yes, it's the 3 litre straight 6 - a beautiful engine. Full spec below if you're interested! Cheers William 3.0 litre engine VVT-i – Variable Valve Timing – intelligent (electronically controlled) ETCS-i – Electronic Throttle Control System – intelligent: advanced computerised engine management system 5-speed automatic Electronically Controlled Transmission (ECT-i) with intelligent computer control AI shift system Dual stainless steel exhaust system with catalytic converters Cylinders/valves in line 6/24 Capacity 2997 cc Compression ratio 10.5:1 Stroke/bore 86.0 x 86.0 mm Maximum output 211 bhp (157 kW) @ 5800 rpm Maximum torque 212 lb/ft (288 Nm) @ 3800 rpm

My Lexus IS300 SportCross - Navigator option - now uploaded for listing in the For Sale section on this site. Thanks for commenting on this post earlier. Kind regards William

Thanks. I won't be putting it up for sale for a couple of days. It's on wedding duty tomorrow as my eldest daughter is getting married and I'm driving her to the registry office!

Happy to oblige! I think it's a good looking car/wagon. After 6 years I'll be sorry to see it go but we've decided we only need one car now we're sort-of retired.

Thanks for all your advice and comments @Linas.P @Phil xxkr @royoftherovers @rich1068 Much appreciated. I'm not in a vulnerable group and will put the car up for sale shortly as planned. As always, a bit of commonsense goes a long way. Thanks again.

Thanks @royoftherovers

Thanks for the advice and the link. I agree there seem to be plenty of grey areas. The way I read it was that we are not allowed to meet people from another household indoors before 17th May and I think that applies to giving lifts in cars. The easing for driving instructors and examiners is for social/economic needs. I'm not sure it applies to private car sales like mine but I will press on with advertising the Lexus. I've had it a number of years so feel a little out of touch with the best way to proceed. I appreciate you taking the time to write back. Cheers.

I'm not sure how to go about selling my car privately while observing social distancing rules. As I understand it we shouldn't go for test drives even if wearing masks but I'm wary about letting a prospective purchaser out on their own. Who has sold a car recently? What's 'best practice' with Covid19 around? Any advice gratefully received. Thanks!

Thanks guys for the tips and links. Plenty to think about. Will post pics when I've done the calipers - probably not for a few weeks yet.

Thanks. That's the encouragement I need to go ahead and buy the caliper paint. Good point about having 4 axle stands.

I've just had the bodywork of my IS300 Sportcross sorted and it looks amazing.... but it's let down by the wheels and calipers. My plan is to have the wheels professionally refurbished and while they are away being done I will clean and paint the calipers on the car. So what I want to know, please, is: How best to jack the car up so I can remove all 4 wheels and support the car for a couple of days. I've got the Lexus jack, a heavy duty scissor jack, a smallish trolley jack, and 2 axle stands. Where are the safe jacking and support points? Has anyone got experience of Foliatec Brake Calliper Paint? I prefer to brush paint and plan to use the Carbon Metallic colour, but has anyone got tips how to get the best result? Thanks!

@normski2Wise words - thanks. I was disappointed that the Lexus owners manual doesn't give maximum battery dimensions nor recommended battery capacity/ performance. I felt I didn't have much choice but to accept the ECP recommendation.

Thanks John. I hadn't even considered the MOT failure aspect. I'll take it back tomorrow.

Had to get a replacement battery in a hurry today for my 2003 IS 300 Sportcross, so went on-line. Eurocarparts website was easy to use and had a tasty discount offer. They had a choice of 2 so I selected the more expensive one with 70Ah, CCA 540A, rating and ordered it 'click and collect'. £67.40 inc vat and 3 year g'tee which I didn't think was bad. Now I've got it home I can see it doesn't fit the battery tray properly. The base area is too big to fit deep in the tray so it sits quite high. Also, the new battery is 10mm taller than my knackered battery. As a result, the standard battery clamp won't fit (the rods aren't long enough) and the terminals are worryingly close to the closed bonnet. Is this a common issue? Is there a work around or will I have to return it to eurocarparts? Is there a generally recommended/ easily available battery that fits? Thanks in advance for your replies!

My mechanic saved the day - thanks Paul at Toyotatech in Guildford 07833 456051 He had a spare glass from (I think) an IS200 which he supplied and fitted for £20. So no anti-glare or heating but it will do for now while I track down an all-singing IS300 mirror. So, the Sportcross has a new MOT and I'm looking forward to driving it up to North Norfolk for a few days this weekend. I've just worked out that Toyotatech did the 60,000 mile service, including new spark plugs and MOT, for only a little bit more than Lexus wanted for a new mirror glass!!