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If you intend keeping the car until it’s very end then the cost of Lexus doing the servicing against DIY is a killer at this age, the stamps in the book only serve to impress the next owner and the ‘free coffee & biscuits’ work out not so cheap, if you use genuine parts sourced from reputable sellers and log all your interactions with the car it will impress any future buyer ( if there is one!) also the satisfaction of DIY is a great feeling and don’t forget  the calipers slide pins are not touched in any Lexus schedule! But they do fit new calipers (£££££’s) when, not if yours go wonky 🙄

👍jealous over here🙁

👍agree on the ‘worked on by owner’ bit

note: When the first Lexus (LS400) was released to the press to review, some mentioned the lack of a toolkit! The Lexus response was that the owner/driver is not going to need one because the car will be so reliable! But they ended up putting a token toolkit in for good measure.

👍fyi ACC ( adaptive cruise control ) was an option for Uk cars but quite expensive and therefore quite rare🙄

so your excessive, and I would say it was excessive to require a replacement  fuel tank, rust problem do you think was down to what? Was it a Scottish car or did it live by the coast with a previous owner?
As for the problematic plug change, yes agree it is quite involved for a plug change but bear in mind if you use iridium’s then they should be good for 100,000 miles! So not exactly a ‘regular’ job😀

My concern is, imagine that bus in a long tunnel ( some in excess of 24 Km in EU) or even worst on a car ferry😳

Another option for EV ( cars only….try getting that over a bus)

This is the only 250 I’ve ever ‘seen’ wrapped and it’s the door shuts that I couldn’t live with!🙄

H3XME yes?

Chinese Ditch Dodgers?

https://www.roundtriptyres.co.uk/tyre-guide/are-sailun-tyres-good/
 

you decide……

It is accepted that ( like some other cars) the calipers should be given some attention periodically ( not on any Lexus service schedule though!) to maintain them in good working order ( at least every time brake friction is renewed) 

I would suggest that you go in and check all slide pins are still serviceable and that pads are discs are wearing evenly and give it all a good lubing, something that Should be done every year in my eyes to stave off having to replace calipers.

As I mentioned above servicing of calipers is not something Lexus includes in their Schedule but they will fit new ones when they fail through lack of maintenance🙄
 

You watch upto 11:30 though!

Not fast enough it seems, I thought it may have been a 350 of an ‘F’ but apparently it’s a 250..

Lexus petrol…..more reliable than most other petrols

Lexus Diesel (220)……less reliable than all other diesels ( IMO standby for others)

Please check out the ‘engine & transmission ‘ section before buying a 220😳

The Battery temp sensor might not actually be there! There is a possibility that if you have an after market Battery ( possibly the wrong physical size) then the plastic Battery shroud that houses the temp sensor might not have been re-fitted!

As for codes….more details required as I can’t imagine a bat temp sensor alone throwing the car into any sort of limp situation!

Here is a actual ‘How To’ on diff oil change.

“Remember your left (clutch) foot is redundant in an automatic as you operate both the brake and accelerator pedals with your right foot as in a manual car.”

Absolutely do not be tempted to brake with your Left foot! Go to a deserted road and find out why!!!!!

Remember to Always remove Fill plug first before draining Diff oil. ( to ensure you can actually put oil back in after removing Drain plug)

Cruise control stalk on a 250 with ACC is no different to standard CC.🙄

https://apple.news/AWFJBW6uTQZaKz_SNi0ir2g
 

not that the dash lights actually come on ( apart from Green ones) that much on a 250 😂

BMW…..🎄😂😂

If you do go ahead with the spark plug replacement ( And I think I would to negate any possible warranty wrangles down the line) ask them for ‘your’ old plugs to be left in car as they are technically yours to keep and these plugs are not cheap like in the old days and can last upto and beyond 100,000 miles easily! So will be good for later on ( when they are even more expensive) and the car is out of warranty.

My IS 250 plugs were changed at the 6 year from new point with 14,000 miles on the clock and I don’t think my old plugs would of went in the bin do you?🙄

“Works fine for me on W10.”

Good to know, still running W7 on my home PC though.

To ‘get in deep’ you need to use TechStream software on a laptop preferably running XP.

Well the way the prices of second cars have gone recently is amazing!

My son just had his BMW 335i ‘written off’ and got £6800 ( the going rate to replace it in todays market-and he did,🙄) for a car he paid £5000 for in Jan 2019! 

But as you have only had it 7 weeks I’d like to think you should get what you paid for it, ( you still got receipt?)

Jeez…you haven’t had it for 7 weeks🙄

Sad to see but looks like one less 250 gonna be on the road from now on, I can see this as a major factor of the demise of the 250 eventually because they don’t exactly rot out and fail mot’s due to build quality and mechanicals are bomb proof, and that dislodged boot lid is gonna make the repair cost ( mostly labour!) un-economical, that’s without any front end damage!🙄