jamesholden

I remember seeing the Camera-car taking the pictures so it was only a matter of time before i'd be on it.

It's a long time ago so I can't remember specific's. But I do remember reading once about a problem to do with a bush that wears causing the transmission to ever so slightly sag causing a hint of rumble, at certain speeds. I recalled it saying you can leave it and it'll carry on like it for years without really causing a major problem.

£19,504 to £22,510 Wow at that price fore a car full of toooo much plastic and cloth seats How much will the Lexus be 25-30K if so they will not sell many I've got a better idea, get one of the last LS430's, put the money you'd save towards running it and have one of the last 'proper' Lexus.

£19,504 to £22,510

Sounds perfectly normal to me, i've had my Camry in top at about 25mph before. Why are you worrying about it anyway, if you use the cruise control on it's not going to do anything unexpected!

I can see where you're coming from but is an A3 really that different to a golf? Not really, which is why I wouldn't buy one of them either. The thing is, an A3 is still pretty much an audi inside, whereas Lexus arn't like Lexus were or should be, the modern Lexus interiors might be a bit flashier but they don't have that chunky, functional look to them anymore, it's all small fiddly, germanic, not really all that special something extra that you used to get over everything else that was about at the time. A lot of people will disagree, but I think Lexus should have remained with 2 or 3 premium models like in the late 90's and make them all special, not try and do a bit of everything, Toyota could have easily used to the Scion brand over here if they want to make slightly upmarket smaller, sportier cars and leave Lexus as their premium Luxury brand.

I think it's a bit of a disappointment. I can't see why it's worth paying a premium for whats essentially an Auris with a Prius III engine.

You can try a Toyota dealer rather than Lexus, exactly the same parts (usually the same workshop even) but the labours half the price.

Press the 'front' button and make sure the A/C is on, that'll clear it. Then just leave it in auto with the A/C on. A/C also acts as a dehumidifier.

I've had some rust on the front wing and boot lid repaired under the warranty on my 2003 Camry, first appeared when it was about 3 1/2 years old. They don't make em' like they used to.

It is based on the Auris, FWD with the new Prius powertrain. Almost, the original IS was a rebadged Toyota Altezza, and the RX is based on the Camry but with 4WD, hence the Camry being FWD not RWD like the GS.

If it's the metal parts, you can mask it off and spray it with matt black, works pretty well on the front bits that flank the edges of the windscreen when the paint starts coming off showing the chrome underneath as well.

You can't really go by the built in trip, particularly on a single tank, it's much more accurate to fill it to the brim and record the mileage, then next time to do the same and work out how much fuel you've put in to brim it against the mileage, then you'll get an accurate MPG.

If it's cheap enough, and all seems fine, then i'd still go with it. Car's of this age and type are not that expensive so if it seems fine then take a chance.

It's fairly common on Toyota's to have all the electrics in place but no stalk, not the other way round. People with the Avensis and Auris can take the plate off the side of the steering wheel and plug in the stalk.

Get rid of the 430 badges, anyone with a modern diesel will trip over themselves when they think they've managed to out perform a 4.3 V8 without realising it's 'only' a 3.0.

It's quite common on fuel injected cars when there only moved a few yards. Basically, when you start the car a load of fuel is injected, usually more than is required to move the car the few feet your moving it. So the next time you start it, more fuel is squirted in and it floods. If it does it again, rather than trying to start, letting off, trying again, just keep your foot on the accelerator and keep it cranking, after about 10 seconds it'll have cleared itself, you'll get a nice puff of smoke as the excess fuel is burnt off.

It's nothing to do with oil pressure and coil packs, you've flooded it. It's quite common on fuel injected cars when there only moved a few yards. Basically, when you start the car a load of fuel is injected, usually more than is required to move the car the few feet your moving it. So the next time you start it, more fuel is squirted in and it floods. If it does it again, rather than trying to start, letting off, trying again, just keep your foot on the accelerator and keep it cranking, after about 10 seconds it'll have cleared itself, you'll get a nice puff of smoke as the excess fuel is burnt off.

Their not allowed to do that anymore, it was made illegal a few years ago. You can have your car serviced by anyone technically able to do so provided genuine parts are used and original schedules are followed. The manufacturer then has to honour the warranty.

The only reason for it having a small boot is because it's RWD and the only place left for the petrol tank was behind the rear seats. It's quite a common arrangement but because the LS has such a long bonnet as well the boot can't really be made much bigger without the whole car being made longer, which at over 16.5ft already is pretty long.

Probably the nearest thing in terms of size, comfort and quietness to an LS400 your going to get with rear folding seats is a V6 Camry, which already has a boot twice the size of the LS400. The Honda Legend might as well as old ones were FWD.

Nope, but there different budgets, so the councils are quite happy to save the money on grit and let the NHS pick up the bill.

Well it should be OK because it's a big engine, essentially all it's doing is starting off in 2nd gear rather than 1st. If it were in a small engined car though i'd be worried about the long term effects of labouring the engine at low speeds.

It's not just a case of putting it into the centre console, you'll also need to run cables into the boot where the computer for it is and into the speedo binnacle for the GPS receiver, that's assuming the screen will fit, it's quite a bulky unit because the MKIV satnav is based on a small CRT screen not an LCD one like newer sat navs, the design of what is behind the dash might have been altered for the MKIV's to accommodate the unit.

It's not unreasonable although it would still be cheaper to take it to Toyota to get it serviced.