Mr Vlad

His Paul. Just found that thread. Seems last year a recall was issued about rear wheel arch possible corrosion. That's OK but the gov website stated a date as of yesterday! Thanks for the reply.

Good shout out Rayaans and supported by a good informative photo. I think my seat looks much like that but I'll have a proper look tomorrow.

I've been having a play on the government website checking cars MOT status etc. I put my car details in and was surprised to find that as of today's date that there is an outstanding recall on my car. It's a 64 plate. Anyone else with an is300h similar age had or heard of the same recall? My dealer is getting a phone call tomorrow. No idea what it's about.

Yes Rayaans that''s correct. However I can't see an owner whose rear end is larger than average tolerating sitting in a luxury car and being totally uncomfortable because the seat is too narrow for them. That kind of damage in only 57k miles to me is totally unacceptable and I'd for one take the car back to lexus and complain. The seat in my truck is as new and the foam within is as new. My truck has done over 500k miles. Like I've stated. That car needs to be taken to an upholsterer to be examined then the car with report taken to lexus. Something most definitely not right with that seat.

That bolster should never have collapsed like that. The foam used doesn't collapse. I've misread this thread but now understand. Your picture shows to me that the foam beneath the leather (which looks fine) has split/degraded. I'd take your car to a car upholsterer to get their opinion. How that damage has occurrd is by total misuse. No elderly person could do that. My Dad (bless his soul) drove from new a 1987 metro until 2010 and his drivers seat which had larger than average bolsters (the car was top of the range) had no damage to the bolsters and in his latter years struggled to get in and out of his car. I think the foam has come away from where it''s fixed to and dropped somehow. Get upholstery advice..

If owners of the is300h or any other car as it happens are going to leave their car parked up for a period of time why don't they simply disconnect it? Trickle chargers are a total waste of money. Simply disconnect and reconnect it when ready to use the car again. People have been doing that for decades.

Car looks real good Andrew. The badge colour suits the car colour excellently.

Ah sticking calipers eh! Can't say I've seen anything anywhere about sticking calipers on the 3rd gen IS.

Or use a product called ZX1. I've used it on all my cars.

Most car seat bolsters show signs of wear. How to stop it is by regular cleaning and conditioning. Another way to help reduce the wear is to adjust your seat back before you get out. When you get back in adjust back to where you have it. My car does it automatically and also the steering wheel goes in. This makes it much easier to get in and out and lessens the chance of wear on the bolster. Since your car shows signs now of wear I suggest you buy a good quality car seat leather cleaner and conditioner. I use Autoglym but it has to be for a car as car leather is different to house sofa leather.

Wow owning a car with bad brakes for 5 years? You must be really tolerable. If you're looking at a 2014 car then it'll be the 3rd generation IS which is a superb car in any guise. I'd say the new car will have much better brakes. What's stopping you taking one out for a test drive? In the meantime have you never had your brakes checked?

It''s more likely bolted in place. YouTube it. I think you'll find how to do it.

Blimey £1000 for an amp! I spent less than that in my previous car and it's sound trounced the ML I have. Glad you got it finally sorted. Now enjoy.

A workmate had the same dilemma. He looked at all the options and found that the actual cheapest option was to buy brand new. Reason. New cars are cheaper to repair hence cheaper to insure. Example. Brand new corsa was 2000 to insure. An 8 year old corsa was nearly 4000 to insure. Insurance cost was more than the car was to buy. The choice of car is vast. Good luck lol

Yeah I'd suspect a dodgy stalk too.

I'm' on my 2nd is300h and this one I'm in is so far better in every way than my previous one of a year ago. Both cars exact same spec and colour but that one was underpowered in all aspects. This one however is a dream and fulfills it''s 226bhp. I'm wondering if your car is a rogue like my previous one. I know for a fact my previous mondeo is quicker faster than the is200t as I regularly raced one which a friend had. He got rid of his and got a mondeo like I had.

Blimey Paulmx have you actually floored your is300h from a standstill in sport mode? I do regularly and it feels as fast/quick as my last car (2.0 litre turbo petrol 240 bhp)

Quite possibly Roy. You may well have a very valuable point there Michael. Maybe HJ has smelt money But that may mean he''s cooking the numbers. Those numbers I hope really do come from genuine folk but as we're human I suppose some mistakes can occur.

The drivers seat in my car had very bad dirt marks embedded in the slight cracks within the leather. Stockport lexus didn't clean the seat before I bought it. I tolerated it for a few months till I bought auto glym clean and protect kit. This stuff shifted the crud and nourished the leather and the seat was as new. I followed the instructions but used too much of the cleaner and it took a lot of getting it off with a damp cloth. Superb stuff and a bargain I wear work pants and jeans and neither leave a colour behind on my cream seats.

I too find that honest John figure untrue. My previous car was a Ford Modeo titanium x sport ecoboost. 2.0 litre and it''s average fuel consumption was in the very low 30's at best. Comedians links look more realistic and now I have doubts about honest John figures.

Mmmmmmmm groundhog day. I know I've seen that 'review' via Google and word for word too.

Looks really good on the grey car. Miles better than standard. Well done.

Looks about right lol

Wow 700 for a rear lexus spoiler fitted and painted! Well I've said it once about lexus and I'll say it again. They should call their 'shops' I Saw You Coming. Lip spoilers are 10 a penny and a lot of them are good quality. I've had them in the past and I'd guess at today' s prices about a ton to paint and fit, maybe a ton n half. But again Rayaans well found.

Baxlin does your car have the same grill as Chunky's? After a deeper look at the advance grill posted then on that grill there isn't a place to put a sensor unless a made to fit sensor fitment was fabricated which would be a helluva expense. As I stated Chunky. They did a great job and if there's only an inch or two blind spot then that's brilliant. The sensors fitted to your car must be better than lexus ones. I have front and back and camera on my premier premium.