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What a co-incidence.  Had exactly the same problem also at 60k service and fortunately no serious wires were chewed.  My wife's Jazz had the same problem in the boot. We put it down to a stay at a farm in "deep" country during winter 20/21 and has made me more alert with winter again returning.  Forumed it at the time and some of the responses re what can go wrong were hairy!  😬 

The next door cat is a frequent visitor and clearly visits the car, judging from the pawprints, but doesn't seem to have helped.  How to persuade him to sit underneath the engine, on guard  ??  

Just had my (expensive) 60k mile service and was taken aback to be told that there was evidence of a vermin nest (mouse?) under the manifold.   We have lived in the countryside for 40 years but have never encountered this before.  Perhaps it is infrequency of use due to covid. 

Appreciate any advice on how to access this area, if only to squirt in some rodent poison or similar. 

Have to agree with Linas.  My mpg is marginally better in Normal on a long run and in Eco I am also conscious of the engine having to work harder.  On balance I prefer Normal because it is also more responsive when overtaking. 

Very impressive and totally beyond my abilities !  Well done. 

We had a similar situation with a previously owned Subaru.  Finally traced to the failing Battery which was replaced and problem stopped.  

If it is of any help, my is300H is described as an "excutive edition cvt"  and it does have folding rear seats.   Bear in mind the parcel shelf is rigid and the clearance from boot floor is not huge but golf clubs are fine, as are skis. 

And in the front seat it does feel a little cramped - snug ? - and that feeling persists after 5 years. But the seats are very comfortable. The car is quite low and perhaps that contributes to the closed in feeling. In fact next to my daughter's huge Nissan it is like a racing car! 

This topic has come up before.  Sounds very like the turbo whine on a diesel car. The consensus was this it is the motors.  On my car (300H) I can only hear the whine when the driver window is lowered and there are hedges on both sides of the road reflecting the sound. Cannot hear anything in the car with windows closed.  It is possible of course that your noise is due to something else and I'm sure the experts on the forum will have an answer.

Have rubbed noses with too many motorway service area kerbs and now understand why so many cars reverse park. ! But I notice that some cars have even lower skirts (and sometimes also big exhausts!).  Must be a real problem considering the state of many A roads, never mind the Bs'

Little bit of rain today (for me) with cooler conditions and bingo - pressure back down to 36.5psi.  So all's well !

Makes me wonder at the need to adhere to "recommended" pressures if such variations are possible.  Recommended is  just a starting point.   We have adaptive this and that so why not adaptive tyre pressures also 😉  

Checked and set my tyres at the recommended 36 psi well before the heat wave started.  I was very surprised to find, after having been stationery for 3 hours today  (12/8) , that they had risen to 39.5 psi.  Ride did seem a little hard.  Is this normal or do I have a dodgy (digital) guage?

On 6/23/2020 at 7:50 PM, Elvis17 said:

PS: - the "rim" protectors on the tyres are no match for a curb -

I agree with Elvis and I was very careful.  Winter, darkness, etc.  So I went the other way and can recommend Michelin Cross Climate, especially if you have to deal with snowy  conditions.  

My wife says that IS300 seats are the most comfortable of the many cars we have owned over the past 40+ years.  Also very comfortable on the driver side although I would be happier if the seat position was a little higher (without having to scrape the roof).

Has anyone tried the nano magic impregnated cloth for removing scuffs and light scratches ?  Do they actually work ?  I have some light scratches from (country) roadside vegetation and fingernails behind the door handle.  Seems too good to be true. 

Paddle shifts are useful for controlling speed on a long downhill without having to on/off brake or worse, sit on the brakes.  Very occasionally might use them to change down before overtaking but otherwise they are of little use (to me).

Thanks for all the helpful advice and comments.  I'm certainly clearer now.   And as a precaution ran the engine for about 10 minutes today !

I'm confused.  I thought a recent string decided that the "small" Battery is charged up by the hybrid Battery which, when necessary, feeds the small Battery with enough power to boot up the system and this in in turn, by starting/running the engine, puts more charge into the hybrid Battery.  Or have I got it all wrong.   My car is 5 1/2 years old and I'm starting to get worried with all the tales of failed start up batteries.  Cars used to be so simple to understand.   

Wish I had the courage and knowledge to tackle our washing machine which sounds like it is shaking itself to death each time it spins.  Probably the drum supports and maybe an easy fix but beyond me.

I had a Rover (SD?) back in 1979 and the only thing which was always wrong was the clock.  Maddening but otherwise a good car.  Unfortunately the one feature of the car I remember is the clock 😕.

Speed camera beeps sounds even if radio is not on.  Worth bearing in mind that speed camera position is based on map info so if your map is out of date, as mine is.you cannot be sure that the most recent static camera will be picked up.

And you were only telling us the other day how happy you were with the ceramic coating job.  With pictures.  Real bad luck,.  Hope this forum site is not being used by nasties for thieving opportunities.

Thanks matt8 for the reminder and yes it does help, if only to provide "backup" for when I complain at my service later this (feb) month.

When moving from full beam to dip, the headlight stalk does not always spring back correctly.  The full beam blue light is not illuminated and I only become aware when oncoming motorists flash me.  A firm 'on/off ' is needed to properly switch off.  Very occasionally, on starting in the dark ,it is neither a full nor dipped beam - somewhere in between. It must be a poor connection or weak spring. (?) 

  It's practically impossible to demonstrate at the Dealer because occurs when driving and using a quick, light touch to move the stalk.  And frustratingly, the problem is intermittent ! (Car is 2015 IS300 with 48,000 miles). I wondered if anyone has experienced this and their solution. 

For your pattern of driving and annual mileage I would say it is ideal.  Quiet, very comfortable (best ever my wife says) and roomy enough for most trips.  Also don't overlook the warranty, available up to 10 years and 140,000 miles.  Although it costs (currently) £400 annually it does give peace of mind and it covers Europe travel.  Price of car seems a little high. You could possibly do better by hunting around.  But stick to Lexus dealers.