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Well I have winters put on my F-sport wheels every winter since having it 2 years ago & after having other rear wheel drive cars in the winter would not be without them. We do not get many days of bad snow & ice but we do get many days where the temperature is low enough to justify the. This is a link to my clip of driving straight down my drive & back up in deep snow to allow a visitor tracks to drive in Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Have you got them set up with tpms sensors as a second set? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Yes did also make use of the snowflake button, think it just reduced throttle sensitivity, but it all helps, have always switched to winter tyres when I started driving rear wheel drive saloons again. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

First chance I have had to properly try out my 390H Fsport in deep snow & I have been surprised to find it performed flawlessly. Was expecting to have to dig out my drive but decided to give it a go & it was fine, just noisy as the snow was being compacted. Worked well even on a slope, makes a big difference & is still a good benifit in sub 7 degree temperatures. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

So paint quality is all about hardness is it?! There's nothing wrong with the quality of the paint, in fact the paint is probably some of the highest quality paint you can get at the moment. Different manufacturers use different paint hardness, Lexus typically use soft - so do manufacturers such as Aston Martin, Ferrari and some Porsche models. Since lead has been removed from paint, its been softened significantly but as I say, nothing to do with the quality, just a feature. Any car will get stone chips - its stupid to think it won't, additionally if the car is low, itll get many more! I still see BMWs with huge chunks of road rash on the front with only 10k miles on them. All depends on the roads you drive on, how close you are to the car in front etc Think about it - a rock travelling at 10mph hitting a car going at 30mph - its going to chip, no ifs and certainly no buts! Hi its nothing to do with the loss of lead! It is since all paints are now water based & not cellulose based, solvent based to you. All car paints are now water based & it is that alone that has caused all cars to be affected by stone chipping. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Well today was a hot one, very glad I went for the full leather heated/ Cooled seats work a treat! Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Congratulations, bought my 300h Fsport from the same dealership after parting with Jaguar. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have. Great choice! Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

I would certainly be up for a first meet of the year! Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Congratulations, am sure you will enjoy it, I came from a Jaguar XF to a Lexus IS 300h Fsport & have now covered just over 2000 miles since getting it in October. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Previous car was a Jaguar 3.0L XF & previous to that was a 2.7D Jaguar S-type. Before that was Mazda RX8, Citroen Pluriel, Hyundai Coupe, Citroen BX, Ford Escort mk3, Hyundai Stella, Landrover, Triumph Herald, Triumph 1300, triumph Toledo, Moss Monaco, Ford Escort mk2, Reliant Rebel. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

I think he meant fuel consumption would increaseStill on 32mpg here. My RX does the same atm That was what I said, fuel consumption increase in the winter ( this means get less miles per gallon) I was getting 40 -50 mpg in November last year.Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Well I thought my fuel consumption would increase a good bit now the weather is colder. But I am still seeing an average of 36.5mpg which I think is good, what does anyone else get in their 300h? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Me too, gave it a further full turn & clipped gater back upto my knob, & it's all back to how it should be! Top tip. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

I too have noticed that the gear stick has started twisting, but on trying to tighten it how did you get the gater to release? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Powder coating does not take long to cure in an oven, the time needed is cleaning & re-furbing the wheel. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Water jetting damages the ceramic core, there are companies that are licenced to clean them & correctly dispose of the ash. Dpf's work very well, it's just a shame that cars with them are effectively miss sold to customers who will never drive the car in a manor suitable to allowing it to work correctly. My diesel had done 116000 mile when I sold it & the Dpf still had plenty of life left in it. But if the exhaust gases do not get hot enough in use they will slowly clog up. My work place changed so I was no longer doing the milage so I changed to a petrol engine which is better suited to shorter journeys. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

It is possible that if the rim bead area has become corroded it could allow some air loss.But a decent tyre company should be able to spot this & advise on a solution. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Yes David, had my wife keeping lookout, at least at this all cars remain under cover until I finish the wheel refurb. Should be spraying the finish colour black tomorrow. Bought them to put on my IS 300h Fsport as winter wheels, but had winter tyres fitted to existing rims instead. So wheels needed a light refurb & were painted in a really bad gold finish, so bought them cheaply even though they are Lexus wheels. Quite pleased with the results, next job getting them listed on eBay Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk See your message box re this thread.

Had to move my Roadster out of my garage, & after a bit of trial & error managed to get all three cars under my carport. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Neilj, you were on the wrong Jaguar forum, you should have joined jaginfo, which was much more about helping each other out. I have stayed on it & have still attended meetings in my IS 300h Fsport as the forum is as much about the members as the cars. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Tesco Unleaded Momentum is 99 Ron but does not pretend to clean your engine, only Shell offer a 99Ron alternative. Always us Tesco Momentum in my Roadster as it is designed to run on 97 Ron upwards. Not sure what people's engineering backgrounds are on here or how many realise that all engines in modern cars are designed to burn fuel cleanly! So the need for additional so called clean fuels with cleaning additives with is not really going to benefit. There is always some people who are taken in by the marvelous marketing to sell the supposing top fuels with all the snake oil additives. If they were so good & required by your car it would be listed as the preferred fuel to use in the hand book to maintain your engine in peak Condition. But surprise surprise it does not. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but please do your homework before you get suckered in! Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Some performance engines are tuned to run on it, my Smart Roadster is from manufacture designed to run on it. Giving better performance & fuel consumption, but most cars do not benefit greatly to its use. There are no more additives in the super unleaded to standard its just a higher octain level, so no cleaner for your engine. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

I was hoping someone had already had a similar problem, that would have had the solution. Thought the main point of a forum is first see if issue has already been covered, if not report on solution found! Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Update, tried with my wife's phone & had same solution. Had a few mins free today, so removed interior light unit & tried the wiggle test on both connection plugs. Successfully found which plug was not connecting & made very small adjustments to the male pins, re-connected & tested with full phone access. Re-fitted light unit to roof & confirmed all functions of lights & phone connection & made call to prove functions. Not sure why plug to sockrt connection failed, but have seen this before on other equipment, hard part is locating affected socket & then the actual pin. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk