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This lead me down the the rabbit hole that ends with the LC500 in a car park video.

I'm going to need to own one of those at some point.

Trouble is replacement cars have also gone up so unless you can wait it out, with no indication when or even if there will be a sudden drop, then it might still cost more to change than it would 12 months ago as the higher priced model will have gone up more!

This is the case for me with a few of the cars I have been following...C63, RS5 sportback, RS4

On 8/6/2021 at 8:42 PM, rayaans said:

That trader appears to have painted the insides of your previous RC-F exhaust red

And its a shocking job too - its got overspray all over the backbox. Also managed to put £4k onto the price (rip off) and then changed the number plates to some naff ones. 

Talk about ruining a lovely car

 

Woooooow its like its got afterburners! 🚀 

WTAF!!

Its not unusual for these cars to end up at auction now I dont suppose if traded in somewhere that has no desire to put it on the forecourt such as bmw, merc, audi main dealer etc

Given you can get the warranty pretty much just by having the car serviced at lexus at its next service, I would have to really want that car to pay main dealer tax right now.

I would describe my driving as mixed/city as per the OP and I get 270 miles to a tank on average

All I would say is be realistic on the MPG (you are going to get low 20's) and how many miles you do a year.

As long as you go into ownership with realistic expectations around fuel costs, expecially given current prices, then you will be fine. The main reason owners move on quickly is because they convince themselves they can drive carefully enough to nurse 30mpg 95% of the time and enjoy the occasional hoon. They fail and become uncomfortable with the fuel costs. It can be demoralising when £70 gets you 250 miles and relatively short journeys cost £10.

Other than that reliable, fast, unique, reasonable to service, fantastic motor...whats not to love!

3 hours ago, Bob King said:

Seems its been for sale for a while and the price has been dropping down, so maybe negotiation is possible.

Got this info of Total Car Check….

Last registration change 10th Feb 2020.

Recent sale price……

 

 

That advert history is a great bit of functionality! Looks like you have to pay for it though 😞

Hi Rob,

Nice car. I like these wheels the most on the RCF but on the earlier cars you normally only see them on the carbon.

What cars have you had previous? Always interested to know comparisons

21 hours ago, Martyn76 said:

At 69K miles it should have had the big service (read expensive) too, or is this purely mileage based rather than age?

Yes mines a 59 plate and had the 10 year service (biggest one) in 2019 and so should this, its regardless of mileage.

I think that full lexus history is a stretch!!! I assume they are insinuating it was self serviced once (with genuine lexus parts at least) and then done at an indy.

It should also have had 11 services not 10 by now.

I get slightly less than my previous S5 day to day (23mpg) but on a run its capable of slightly more than the S5 (30mpg). 

It does have to be Lexus yes but you can get that price down quite a bit if you shop around and offer to provide your own service pack from lexus parts direct. They wont like this so will generally match the price.

£17k seemed to be the sweet spot for interest in my 59 plate, 50k mile, FSH, new discs pads & tyres all round car to give you something to work from.

GLWTS

I would echo the above in that I dont think its worth driving a non F RC if you are only going to be interested in the F. This is not a slight on the standard RC and I completely get that most people think 400+ BHP on a road car is insane, most of my family included. It just that the car feels very different to drive, it would be wrong to describe it as the same car with a bigger engine. This is the same for a 320d vs an M3, a4 vs rs4 etc these cars are compromised by the nature of trying to be a sports car and its those compromises you need to experience.

My car has been in at Lexus for a new head unit the last week (ordered wrong part initially) and since its now out of warranty I decided to have the radiator done. £570 all in which is less than £100 more than my trusted indy wanted including me supplying the parts from LPD.

I used brokers for many years with previous cars and they were a lot cheaper, primarily chris knott or brentacre and I would say they are worth a quote. However over the last few years, and I dont know if this is because of the F or my age now starting with a 4, the larger organisations have been significantly cheaper.

Its not unusual for cars like ours to have high owner numbers, I see it all the time on m3's, rs4's etc

People buy them to scratch an itch or soon get tired/scared of the running costs, it doesnt mean that they dont still baby them imho

Hi Rich,

The service schedule cycles through Intermediate and Full services and although the Full services are called 20, (40, 60, 80 all same) and 100 they should be done on age regardless of mileage. So the cars last service was hopefully the 100 rather than the 60.

You can see the details of each service using the link at the bottom of this page

https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/servicing-and-maintenance/vehicle-service/

The gearbox is claimed to be lifetime by lexus, but some owners dont believe in such a thing and have had the fluids changed, it is possible.

I think there is a group by for some manifolds on the go that might be worth a look, although some owners have found this issue to just be the gaskets and not  the manifold so would be worth an inspection before splashing some money. None of the manifold options are cheap I'm afraid.

If you can find something simple to take it to lexus, MOT's are reasonable, they will jump at the chance to do a inspection FOC and find something to charge you for 🙂

H&S is steel so you shouldnt see any issues with that, most lifetime warranties only cover the first owner unfortunatly.

Mine is sort of for sale, its listed on here only.

I was selling it to fund a house move but the stamp duty extension has meant thats no longer needed.

I could still be persuaded to part with it, as I think a labrador wont have much fun in the boot, or plan B is a shed esq dog mover.

Terrible...

I've a few friends who have used BCS to change caliper colour and no issues years later.

I've wanted to do this on mine but cant decide on a colour that I want against a silver car, in the end I always decide black is best for silver 🙄

Just pick a good orange and have them done no one will ever tell its not the lexus orange 👍 adds another subtle clue the car has an evil side.

Maybe the guy who offered me 12k for mine, nearly 4k less than WBAC and 30% lower than asking price, should buy this one instead 🙂

On 3/21/2021 at 12:11 AM, JMAX1888 said:

 First good wash in a couple of weeks. Love this car!!!

Have you modified the stock wheels here? I like it, they look more like multi spokes. Unless its just the angle and amount glorious british sunshine 🙃

3 hours ago, ColinBarber said:

You cannot indefinitely extend an official Lexus warranty

If you bought an Approved Pre-Owned vehicle and your car is approaching the end of its current warranty, you can renew your warranty cover now and continue to extend it until your vehicle is 10 years old.

Exactly what I said then  it also doesnt need to be pre approved, Lexus will allow you to take the warranty out after an inspection even if not pre approved.

@Linas.P When my car approached 10 years old, I still had 2 years of warranty to run, yet Lexus were happy to let me purchase another 2, 4 or more years which would be added to the end of my existing 2. The only caveat is that it must be purchased before 10 years old.

You can warranty a car for pretty much as long as you want (I'm sure there is a limit) but you must have taken it out before the car is 10 years old.