Bowserman

Just made the mistake this morning of sitting with my passenger door open for 25 mins whilst flying my drone. Battery flat and unable to start. Fortunately I carry a small lithium jump pack and that got me away. Battery currently on trickle charge.

Had mine in for 80k service and mot last week. Failed the mot on parking brake!

Got mine done eventually, £120 at a local installer. Also had the wheels powder coated too.

I live in Newcastle. When they moved from Benton Road (which was very good) I called Silverlink about a used car (I had a CT at the time and wanted an IS), and when they answered they said Ason Martin. I said I am after Lexus and they said they were busy and could I call back. I didnt. Second time I called about a different enquiry I got a similar response and decided they wouldnt get a third chance, so tried Teesside and had a totally different experience. So I bought the car from them together with extra warranty and service plan and then they changed to Stoneacre. Silverlink would be much closer but I will stick with Teesside until the service plan and paid warranty runs out next year. When I say independant, I mean a main dealer not owned by an organisation like Stoneacre. We purchased a new Suzuki for my wife and she is having the same experience, telling her she needed an air conditioning disinfectant bomb on top of her first service. She declined then was hassled to purchase something else. All we want to do is call the garage and book the car in. I will be making this clear when I visit the garage in January. Also getting charged insurance on the loan car which I didnt in the past. They should include this in the service plan.

I bought my car from Lexus Teesside before they merged into the Stoneacre group. Now I have to speak with staff at a contact centre who havent got a clue about my car, as well as being more concerned about upselling me something I dont want or need. I still have a year left of my used car warranty left and would like to know if there are any independant Lexus dealerships?

No charge at Lexus Teesside.

No, it was done locally at an independant. I think he meant factory tint spec.

Factory tint, whatever that is!

The locking wheel nuts are on my list of to do's. I am going to take them off and paint them black. I was looking for some plastic covers for them as I have for the wheel nuts but am struggling to get the right size. Cross climates are always my preferred choice of tyres. No complaints. I used the Wheel Specialist in Newcastle for the wheels. They arent the cheapest, but having used them before, I really like the finish, and they are only about 2 miles from my hose, so can drop the car and walk home. The trim was mentioned by the guy who did my windows. He wraps the trim. I am not so sure though as I like the chrome grill.

Just had mine done this week, £120

Just had my wheels and windows done black to match the rest of the car. Undecided whether to de chrome the side trims as well, or leave them chrome.

I was apprehensive putting it on originally as it began to get sticky when polishing, so reduced the time on the car to a few minutes. Also didnt have a proper applicator either, the eye pad thing that came with it was tiny.

I prepped and coated my car with Shelby ceramic coating and use their own shampoo, not the chepest but seems to make the coating last.Been on a year now and water still beads like day 1.

£570

Nooooo, too old for debt!!