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Yes but I was responding to your post In regard to the passenger side knee/glovebox area, I've found it does mark very easily! Fortunately in my case, the marks have been removed easily with an interior detailing spray. More than can be said for the driver's inside door sill, very easily makes by shoe scuffs. Still working on how to remove those

No, you missed nothing except that 'fun to drive' is subjective and tax bands, economy and service intervals are objective but the two classifications are not mutually exclusive. It's your subjective assessment of 'fun to drive' that is different from many other Lexus drivers?

I did do my own research and that;s why I purchased the car I did. Much of what Audi offer as options, the Lexus has as standard. Yes, there may be many more options available from Audi but I did not value those enough to want them. Had it been that I did, then I would have bought the Audi Just goes to illustrate each purchaser has their own priorities and preferences. It just seems those that you project would sit better with another marque?

The vast majority of new car sales within the UK are by fleet buyers, where tax bands, economy, service interval are king. They have no feeling for 'a great drive'. That said if Lexus thought there was money to be made, directly or via a loss leader, they would be promoting that 'unpopular' model/engine/option... Nothing tp do with Lexus UK or UK,gov

You may not be slating Lexus but you constantly express your dislike for the engines offered, the sound they do or don't make. You don't like the direction you perceive the company is taking, you find it incomprehensible that certain models/engine/option combination aren't offered on the UK market, whereas other marques do. It does beg the question, why do you still persevere with Lexus? It's a great discussion but there seems to be no positive side to your viewpoint?

Every marque imposes restrictions on option selections and combinations. Mercedes Benz is possibly one of the worst, very 'class' differentiating. I'm sure if one marque observed another gaining sales by one tactic or another, they would soon follow suit. Case in point, electric windows, offered as standard by Japanese car manufactures in the UK market very quickly prompted/forced UK manufacturers Ford, Vauxhall etc to follow. When looking at my most recent purchase I found Lexus to offer, as standard, what many others offer as options. At first look Lexus always appeared expensive, until one optioned that MB or Audi to the same level..

Really sounds like you don't like/rate Lexus, perhaps you should be looking elsewhere? You are not going to influence their marketing strategies...

The factory order thing is common to many marques. You want that rare option combo, you can wait 3-6months even if the factory is just over the Channel.. My choice of RC was already on its way from Japan, the ship rounding the tip of India. Had I wanted that sunroof it would have been another 6 weeks for the next sailing. My dealer provided a link so I could track the ship all the way to Bristol, I knew my car was here before they did!

That's what I was wondering, the engine run signal. Could be interesting, trying to find a pickup point for that signal.

They're great at soaking cyclists .....

Does it also disable opening via the exterior button/handle?

Why? It even shows the procedure in my owner's handbook, using the dedicated jump-start terminal in the under bonnet fuse box.

AutoGlass do thousands of these screens every week, so shouldn't be a concern. I had them do my Merc screen with light and wiper sensors, no issues. always better if you can get to a depot, rather than have them come out to you.

Have you changed washer fluid manufacturer? Some are incompatible with others and nearly always when mixing manufacturers there is a gradual build-up of sludge in the bottle. Eventually some of the sludge gets sucked up by the pump and clogs the workings

Do you hear the windscreen pump operating? If yes, then probably have blocked nozzles and or supply pipes. Maybe a connector has come adrift, do you see water dripping out anywhere? If you don't hear the pump operating, as you say, perhaps the fuse has blown and/or the pump is US.

I left the a/c on all the time in my CLS and that did 12mpg around town, turning the a/c made no difference, except to make me rather warm and sticky!!

There is a disable button on the bottom of the mirror, from my owner's handbook (no idea if it's the same across the range) "Changing automatic anti-glare function mode ON/OFF When the automatic anti-glare function is in ON mode, the indicator illuminates. The function will set to ON mode each time the power switch is turned to ON mode. Pressing the button turns the function to OFF mode. (The indicator also turns off.)"

Exactly, if Lexus thought there might be profit in it, they would do it. Just as any other company would...

But would there need to be a modification to the solenoid opening trigger as the IGN is already live?

Yes, there is a light sensor behind the mirror glass and the one you refer to. When the car detects more light striking the mirror glass (must be from the headlamps of the car behind as your car interior is always darker than outside) than detected from the front facing sensor it will dim the interior and exterior mirrors. The function cancels when selecting reverse gear.

Neat idea, like it.. But sometimes there is a really significant delay between power on and ICE start,. How might it integrate with the stop/start of the ICE once up to temp and supporting the traction motor? Very little time delay to start up

Which is why I was asking about the possibility of an 'off-line' electric oil pump. Perhaps as the engine is spun up using the powerful traction motor there is significant oil pressure built up before any loads are applied to the ICE?

Dealers aren't to blame Lexus dictate market availability ..

Agreed, needs at least a tank before effects are felt.

Was looking again today and the top of the dash, above the cluster, quite a small area but definitely soft leather, in black but the same texture and feel as the seats and centre console sides