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Never seen a LS500h on the road yet myself even before I bought this one. The ES300h is 4.95 metres long and looks a little similar from a distance but the LS is 5.2 metres long and is very different from an ES when you get up close. Currently achieving 40.2 mpg combined. Flat 12v battery once due to insufficient use while on holiday but use a CTek battery conditioner regularly now and no further issues. My 6th Lexus hybrid but the best one by far.

Directing Paul to the Car Care Nut was merely to let him see how useful this Youtuber is in terms of knowledge about Lexus and Toyota engines. I bow to your knowledge of engine models. I have commented on some of his stuff and he always replies in the comments section.

Agree with Ken R ring the dealer principle not the sales manager and let him know his salesman was a waste of space.

Is your photo dripping oil between the engine and gearbox I wonder. (Where the engine and gearbox join together) If so it may be the rear crankcase oil seal. If it is that oil seal it's an engine out job. The leak doesn't look that heavy or are you topping up regularly? Also is your engine a V6 which are great engines but the engine has a common oil leak from the timing cover where two mating surfaces meet. This video deals with RX oil leaks, it might assist you. This guy is a Guru on Lexus and Toyota cars. Brilliant Tech guy. The engine is used in Toyota and Lexus models.

You will never find a retail dealer, Lexus or otherwise that will match the so called retail figure from any legitimate car valuation source such as examples on the internet, Parker's Guide, Glasses Guide or Black Book, the latter two being the main source of used car values the trade use. Why? Their policy is to take the maximum retail A1 condition value from recognised publications and then add anything they like as a buffer for them should the potential customer decide to negotiate. Not all customers research values at main dealerships, Lexus in your case. True the likes of Autotrader will list numerous examples from Independent outlets and may well quote lower prices but a Lexus dealer knows that Lexus buyers want the 10 year 100,000 miles warranty, they know they might have to replace a couple of tyres if the customer notices a pair of poor tyres, generally they will service the car if it is more than 3-6 months since it's last service and finally they have a fixed overhead that they must include which covers things like health checks, vehicle checks and cleaning costs. That is why in your case a £3000 premium is quoted over the average price of a similar car elsewhere. All branded dealerships do this so even if you went in to any franchised dealership for a used car and showed them a print out from Glasses guide or Black book on current Retail values, it won't make any difference as to what their sale price is. Even if you said I'm paying cash and consider that as a useful way to get a discount a salesman still has to include the overheads mentioned. Moreover he/she will want to try and get you into a PCP deal which is more cash for them in terms of Finance commissions. Good Luck though.

Anyone considering Ben's LC should watch The Car Care Nut's review on YouTube. This chap is all knowing on Lexus and Toyota cars and the review he does on a red LC500 coupe is worth a listen due to his prodigious knowledge of this car. The last local car show I went to in East Yorks saw the arrival of a red LC500 coupe with black interior and it was like everyone wanted to get close up to it, ignoring the Aston's, Bentley's, hot hatches, classics etc. All they wanted to know from the owner was his ownership experience. He was 75 years old too but felt like a 30 year old when he floored it.

8 billion people on the planet, I wonder just how many people there are, probably tens of millions who spend their entire lives trying to scam, steal, defraud, burglarise, kill, assault, traffic, attack, bully, discriminate and generally do not and never will contribute anything positive or good to this world. They will all answer for their actions and need some sun factor 10,000 where they are headed.

Question: why can't the Forum filter out scam e mails which quote a genuine thread title and are sent to members who either created the Post or contributed to the post thereby being included in the e mail going to members e mail addresses when clearly the content to the Post via the Lexus Forum is actually offering fake documents and fake currency for cash. I accept the internet is the conduit for scammers to gain access to members but of late this seems to be more and more common even though deletion is the obvious fix. Do Moderators and Forum Staff not see these scam e mails? I deleted 6 today all with different thread titles that were all originally a legitimate post and ones I contributed to at some point. Now I just delete all Forum e mails and sign in to read the latest posts.

Sudershan, I refer back to my opinion in that the seat cover when fitted at the factory wasn't stretched enough when it was fastened to the frame. Look at any YouTube video which shows a factory built car in the leather/trim area of the factory and you will often see trimmers pulling the covers taught before they secure in place. The seat covers are all built to the same pattern/size so there would be no variation in size, i.e a smaller or larger seat cover. If the cover is not stretched enough then further down the line, a few months in your case the small amount of slack will allow the cover to move. If it can move then creases are the result. I agree with Boomer54, this is the dealer trying to fob you off with the cheapest alternative to what the seat really needs which is, either the complete dismantling of the seat base, re stretch the cover and secure it or if it were me I would demand a new seat cover. A professional trimmer would take this problem in his stride and fix it permanently. The photo is of my driver's seat which is 6.5 years old. It is a LS Premier model the equivalent today of what they now call Takumi level. It is semi analine leather like yours and has done 34,000 miles and there are no creases or issues with the leather. Send a contact form off to Lexus via their website and complain and tell them you feel you are being messed around by the dealer. Just how many more weeks does this dealer want to string this out?

While the issue of the 12v battery going flat due to lack of regular use (Time running not distance matters when getting a battery back to full charge) the problem exists for conventional petrol or diesel cars too. It's not just Lexus self charging hybrid vehicles but any car that has multiple electronic control units that require either a constant low amperage supply or more power when booting the car into life. All exotic models like Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Mercedes etc always recommend a CTek charger for conditioning the battery when not in use. CTek is recommended by all the British Manufacturers even to the point of the car's logo on the unit. First signs of low battery voltage in these expensive cars are multiple waring lights on the dash. I admit my current Lexus car is the only hybrid Lexus out of 6 that let me down with a flat 12v battery in the last 5 years. Never gave it a second thought that my car would not start when I press that button. The traction battery does all the charging of the 12v battery but it's the 12v battery that needs to initiate the starting process to get you in the READY mode to move off. There doesn't appear to be any options other than use the car regularly or get into the habit of using a CTek conditioner every 3rd or 4th day if you know the car won't be used for extended periods. I can't get my car into my garage so run a lead out from the garage to the boot of the car on the drive and connect the CTek. I lock the car up and just leave it till the CTek shows fully charged even if that takes 4 or 5 hours. I know then I will be able to move off without an issue.

Comforting to know the 10 year cover on Lexus cars will give peace of mind for owners if you just service it at your local Lexus dealer once a year. It's worth going on the Lexus UK website and find the section on their 10 year warranty and then print off the terms and conditions which drill down to the nitty gritty of the warranty. Comprehensive as it is there is a significant section on what's not covered over and above routine service items but let's face it Lexus cars have a great reliability reputation and when the principle high cost areas of the car like, engine, gearbox, differential, suspension, the ecu's etc are covered it gives you a sense of comfort and despite the hybrid battery not being mentioned directly it is covered under it's own warranty with an annual health check certificate extending it for 12 months. If I'm quoting correctly there is a 15 year cover period on the hybrid battery but not sure what happens after that as there doesn't appear to be any real evidence that Lexus replace these regularly due to failure. Here is what is referenced in the warranty document in regard to EV components and Hydrogen fuel cells. Hybrid Components (when above 5 years and 100,000 miles base warranty cover): Hybrid Battery Control Module; Hybrid Control Module; and Hybrid inverter with converter. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Components: Fuel Cell Air Compressor; Fuel Cell Boost Converter; Fuel Cell H2 Tanks; Fuel Cell PCU (Power Control Unit) and Fuel Cell Stack. EV Components: Drive motor and inverter with converter. Maybe Colin Barber (Staff) can comment on the hybrid battery itself and correct any incorrect assumptions. Still if you have a car without a Hybrid battery then there's nothing to go wrong.

While YouTube has more car restorer videos that you can shake a stick at you might just try ALCARLA TECHNOLOGY from Catalan in Spain. Father and Son outfit with workshops that look like operating theaters. Doesn't matter what car is being overhauled the same process follows if it is a full nut and bolt restoration. Moreover it takes in cars from all around the world. E.G a F1 racing driver from Monaco had his Ferrari F355 sent to them if you want a taste of how they restored the car. Equally they did the same thing to a Vespa Scooter to as new condition. An old Mercedes 450 SEL was also worth a look from the Far East Costs must be astronomical but the filming is first class and also the music they overlay on the videos.

How come a member posted a comment on buying fake currency in this thread but it doesn't appear in the post?

Potholes, you have no idea.

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