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5 minutes ago, PaulWhitt20 said:

He said because I had the glasscoat it had saved him from having to apply any paint.

Can you explain this? How did he cover that chip without using paint?

Sinclair C5 on steroids!! 

From the owner's handbook for my RC ...

"Seat heater timer control
To enable seat heater timer control, press and hold the driver and front passenger seat
heater switches at the same time when the vehicle is stopped until a buzzer sounds once.
If a seat heater is turned on while seat heater timer control is enabled, the intensity of the
seat heater will automatically change from Hi→Mid→Lo.
The timing of the change in seat heater intensity differs depending on the temperature
inside the cabin, etc. when the seat heater is operating.
To disable seat heater timer control, press and hold the driver and front passenger seat
heater switches at the same time until a buzzer sounds twice."

I wonder if it's the same for your model? No mention regarding having to switch off before being able to use again though?

Only approx 500 RC licensed on UK roads according to this website

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=✓&q=lexus+rc&commit=Search

so, quite exclusive :) Why? Possibly because it's just a two seater with a smallish boot, got to be a niche market? Not likely to be an only car for most?

That said there are three of us in my locale...

My Premium Nav has automatically adjusted the time. There are options to set time zone and Daylight Saving

On 26/10/2016 at 6:27 PM, PCM said:

Did my Soarer back in the day.

Liquid Leather rings a bell ....?

Excellent products for all leather treatments

https://www.liquidleather.com/pages/about-us

TWOK (more correctly twoc but generally spelt with the k. More 'street' I guess) means  Take Without Owner's Consent

The lock on the RC is only visible on pulling the door handle, it hides behind the handle

Guess it makes more sense for you to take the car to your local dealership, so they can sit in with you and work through the problem. Better than trying to talk you through it over the phone?

Agree though, they could have told you what ID195 means!

Get a second set of alloys? 

Your handbook usually lists the options. Generally winter tyres are narrower than standard tyres. Gives a higher load per square inch to give best grip.

That said I ran winter tyres of the same specification as the 'summer' tyres t no detriment in performance.

The biggest influence on tyre cost is when you choose to by them. Get them during the early summer is normally the cheapest.

57 minutes ago, sorcerer said:

I passed my driving test in June 1975 so that's more than 40 years ago and in all that time I've never bothered with 'winter' tyres. Does the need really exist in the UK?

I passed mine the year before you and I would agree, up until perhaps 10yrs ago. Seems tyres have become far more season specific in recent years? Certainly I remember driving in some quite heavy snow on 'normal' tyres back in the day without too much trouble (a couple of bags of sand in the boot, maybe! :) ) but now even with the slightest touch of frost progress can be iffy.. Perhaps the compounds now used are less tolerant to lower temperatures?

That's why I said it was ok, not that it was recommended. 

It is still mentioned in owner's handbook and if one is of a mind to get the greatest mileage from a set...

Personally I feel rotating tyres exposes tyres to an initial greater wear rate as tread experiences different forces.

Not on the Lexus (yet) but on my Merc I ran winter tyres and it does make a big difference in grip levels, especially when temps drop and you get a little frost on the roads.

Rotating tyres to even out the wear is ok (as long as they are not directional or staggered set-up) but one should always have the better tread depth on the rears. So in your case I'd leave as is.

Better still invest is a set of winter wheels and tyres?

Clean and uncluttered 

Good looking car, I particularly like the look of the rear quarter..

Regarding the noise, possibly a wheel bearing, worn or in need of adjustment?

My understanding is that if there isn't an option in the Setup menu, then the beam pattern is flat and doesn't require adjustment for European driving

What's so special about this particular example, that you go to such lengths?

Surely there must be cars out there finance free?

I would be careful about reproducing such information on a public forum (unless of course you have prior written permission?)

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Interesting, in what way can't the hybrid components cope with higher speeds? 

Why? The RC300h is electronically limited to 119 for economy reasons. 

From the 2016 RC300h handbook

"Switching to EV drive mode when the gasoline engine is cold
If the hybrid system is started while the gasoline engine is cold, the gasoline engine will
start automatically after a short period of time in order to warm up. In this case, you will
become unable to switch to EV drive mode.
After the hybrid system has started and the “READY” indicator has illuminated, press the
EV drive mode switch before the gasoline engine starts to switch to EV drive mode."

Don't know if it's the same for your '15 IS300?