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Motorfinity offer discounts for Defence Discount and Blue Light card holders, their sales blurb states: Motorfinity offers new car discounts for eligible customers directly from leading car brands and suppliers. Discounts of up to 32% are available for serving and ex-serving armed forces personnel and veterans. Their list includes Lexus [Link] Forces Cars Direct are another [Link]

We had a 2019 F Sport before moving to a 2020 Takumi. You can see the difference in bolster in the picture below (F Sport left; Takumi right). We found both to be extremely comfortable over very long distances, but to answer the question the F Sport does hug you more.

Do you have an option in your setup menu to customise the Home Screen? Unfortunately I don’t have any knowledge of the menu structure for the UX but you could try: Menu/Setup/General/Customise Home Screen Extract from RX Manual:

Just use number plate stickers, unless you plan on visiting Spain where you'll need to display the black and white UK sticker.

After contacting Lexus CR two weeks ago both plates were fitted today by Lexus Newcastle; there was no charge and they also included a complimentary health check and valet. This together with the Scorpion Series X Immobiliser I had fitted earlier in the year should reduce the worst case scenario down to some broken trim clips and the inconvenience of getting any damage fixed, which is much better than losing the car altogether and claiming on the insurance... yes I'm an optimist!

Hi John, I use one of these from Amazon [Link]; currently out of stock but I should imagine they will be back in before winter. The larger size (157×125cm) fits my RX perfectly and the mirror covers stop water from getting in behind the glass and freezing.

The OP has posted in other threads regarding an A/C system, but agree about the need to be careful.

You can find an explanation of low and high side pressure here [Link]

We were in a similar situation when buying our Approved Used RC; car was advertised with CarPlay but was fitted with the older MM17 unit despite the car being registered in 2020 (Vin put build at May 2019). Dealer put his hands up and offered to return our PX and deposit or negotiate compensation. We ended up with a 3 year service plan at no cost to ourselves. The only thing we insisted on was that the plan was transferrable to a new Lexus should we change within the 3 years. When we changed from the RC to our current RX the dealer simply transferred the plan to the RX and absorbed the extra cost themselves. If you know the Vin Number you can check on Toyodiy.com to find the build date [Link], from memory anything before Jul/Aug 2019 will have the MM17 fitted. If you do have the older head unit fitted you'll find that it can't be upgraded to CarPlay with a software fix as the hardware isn't compatible, despite what the dealership may say.

Seconded for the B500, did it a few years ago in the IS300h, highly recommend it; funnily enough we're currently staying in Freiburg and did the route from Triberg today, catching the last of the snow (apologies for posting the RX in the RC-F section 😉). Enjoy your trip Billy, we visit the region most years and absolutely love it!

Very sad news indeed. Sincere condolences to John’s family and friends.

Steve, I have a K.O.M 18" Alloy Space Saver that I had for my RC sitting in the garage. Brand new, never been used complete with heavy duty carry bag. I was going to put it on the 'For Sale' forum later in the week but if you're interested drop me a PM. Edit: Now sold to Steve (Steve Lincs).

In response to the OP last year; Set of Michelin CrossClimate 2 (235/55 R20) fitted today at Costco. I’ve attached the product label if anyone needs a reference number.

I don’t know how other Ghost Immobilisers work but with the Scorpion X-Series you enter the car, press start, enter your code and that’s it, carry on driving as you would normally. It will only reset once you switch the ignition off and get out of the car. You can also put it in valet mode (using your code) which completely disables it until you activate it again.

Doesn’t make it any more palatable I know, but Lexus are not alone: