Ezzie

I’m leaving my 2005 Lexus 400h for 3 months in Greece, on private land. Do I disconnect the starter battery? I have an excellent power pack for when I return at Christmas if that makes a difference. I didn’t disconnect last year and the battery was as dead… is disconnection a better option? I’d presumably leave the car doors unlocked?

For those interested in the efficacy of using the hybrid batteries for charging phones etc without driving the car.… happy to report we switched the car to ‘on’ and charged battery packs, phones and tablets for several hours every day over the 3 days we had no electricity. As suggested all auxiliary equipment was switched off. We took the car for a spin on Day 1 but realised not needed. I was very pleased the old Lexus came to our rescue… only thing I couldn’t charge was my laptop. Minimal petrol use too. Best Ez

Thank you Spoc 66… I have charged my phone and iPad so can stay updated on the tragedy that is the storm damage where I stay in Pelion… no apparent issues as you suggested. Much appreciated, Ez

Morning all, RX 450h 2006… I’m currently in Pelion with no electricity and soon no water… I want to charge my power pack to keep my phone alive… I’ve switched the car on and plugged in to do this, just wondered if I’m a) compromising the starter battery and b) how long can I run the engine without driving? The roads are blocked so driving would be a problem. Rather urgent so appreciate advice soonest Best Ez

Thanks .. I’ve tried twice and now it’s an official appeal… I checked 4 cars for sale on Auto trader… all 05 or 55, all compliant… I think another poster has it right, it must be a database issue…

Thank you! I won’t… 👍

Thank you! I’m going to appeal and use CV the info I have here to challenge their decision (again)… If you’d prefer I didn’t use your reg please let me know, and I won’t of course. Ez

This just gets weirder… it’s definitely the ULEZ penalty and I put my 55 reg in RL55NRX and it is not compliant… I put the PUX one in, and it is.. I resent paying £180 out of principle having bought a hybrid to do my bit… it doesn’t make any sense…

Looking for any members with a similar issue to mine… my 2005 RX400h was ULEZ compliant (it is Euro 4 according to everything I read), until my last trip to London; as it had been compliant the last time, I didn’t check on TfL. Received 2 penalty notices as a consequence of the trip, it is (they say) no longer compliant. I’ve sent two letters to argue the toss but to no avail… Lexus just direct me to TfL (not helpful!)… Anyone else in a similar position? Thanks Ez

Thanks, good thinking… it’s going to the garage tonight and I’ll chat with the mechanic… I’ll suggest using the OBD. Sounds like it’s going to cost me a pretty penny 🙄 Thanks again…

Thanks for the reply, makes sense. Mines working but not cold enough… Interested to hear about your Saab 900, I just sold a Classic Saab 900T16 convertible and have kept the Monte Carlo Classic 900S. I also had a 2nd gen 900 bought with non working A/C. Took it to a refrigerant specialist who also happened to love Saabs, so he rebuilt the A/C system for the price of parts! I’ll never forget that generosity…

The car is having the condenser replaced (thank you forum for helping with this) but I think my compressor is noisier than I remember… has anyone else noticed it’s generally noisy (it’s a 2005 BTW)… and anyone replace this… was it a big job? Cheers Ez

Thanks Dave, appreciate the time you took to help… All the ‘chilly’ best, Ez

Hope it’s ok to follow this up… may I ask… where did you source your condenser? My garage warned me at last year’s service the condenser may not hold but the system did hold pressure, until the hot weather (typical)… I need to replace… I had a new radiator 5 years ago so I won’t need to replace this… thanks, Ez

I’m South Lakes, anyone have any recommends in Cumbria or Lancs. I’ve used A1 Autocare Centre on the Wirral previously (excellent) but a bit far to go at the moment... thanks