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    2021
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  1. That is a quality issue. It should be covered under the warranty surely. Yours is, what, 5 years old? Yes it's a seal but it's not exactly a moving part that would wear like an oil seal for example. Diagnosis would have taken time but the repair would have been a few minutes.
  2. You can't start most modern cars without the brake light switch working - that's a very easy DIY option. There's also the fuel pump relay if it's not a hybrid. Even the gear selector is electronic - cutting the earth feed to that would stop the car driving.
  3. There's two new cars showing on Autotrader at Cardiff Lexus. Stockport were advertising one recently but that's gone. I agree - the total number of 2024 UK cars will be vanishingly small.
  4. I have a cat S5 tracker that my insurers required and upgraded to include an immobiliser on that for another £100. Well worth doing. Ghost etc also works but all these solutions are invisible - I've also added a sticker off ebay in the hope the peasants will leave my bumper alone.
  5. Yep - my dealer emailed me back last week as I thought it worthwhile to try and get near the front of the queue : "Good Afternoon Mr Eight, As per the article you have highlighted, we are awaiting Lexus to advise us which models are affected. I have kept a log of your enquiry and will be in touch as soon as we have an update, Lexus have advised we should have this by the end of April this year."
  6. Yeah, I've fitted the Etsy controller and can't tell the difference. I need to mess around unplugging the valves and see if that does improve it a bit. Sticking a custom made mid pipe on to delete the secondary cat is still legal I think - the GPF is upstream of that somewhere I think - cheaper than a full catback and maybe a bit more subtle than an Armytrix or similar. There are loads of youtube videos on different exhausts but all the american/non-EU stuff is still without the GPF which really doesn't do the engine justice.
  7. Get some pics up here - you never know - selling to someone who 'gets' these cars already would make it easy. Pistonheads could be a possibility too.
  8. Good point - mine were ok with PPF but I did tell them about every 'modification' - PPF, tracker, immobilser etc. @Sadz definitely 110% check with Lexus, your dealer etc, that you're canbus theft proof - the '24 model should be ok but I'd definitely make sure.
  9. If you're on the affected list below, contact your dealer ASAP. Until we're all protected, we're all still vulnerable to attempted theft/damage. Andy (LC). Lexus models Affected years/months Lexus LC / LC-C 2017/03 – 2024/03 Lexus RC 2017/03 – 2024/03 Lexus RX / RX L 450h 2015/10 – 2022/10 Lexus ES 2018/10 – 2024/02 Lexus GS / GS-F 2015/11 – 2020/11 Lexus NX 2017/09 – 2021/10 Lexus LS 2017/10 – 2022/09 Lexus UX / UXe 2018/10 – 2023/12
  10. And my dealer replied last week : "As per the article you have highlighted, we are awaiting Lexus to advise us which models are affected. I have kept a log of your enquiry and will be in touch as soon as we have an update, Lexus have advised we should have this by the end of April this year." Shame they didn't read the article as it lists the models that are affected, but at least they're aware of it. So here's hoping!
  11. On Saturday I added a polite (honest!) comment to the Lexus mag article linked to above. It was waiting 'moderation'. I specifically asked about : 1 - the discussion over on the RX section over type 1 and revised type 2 canbus protection plates i.e they don't work do they? 2 - if they don't work, what will? 3 - whether Lexus's April solution (note I left out the word Fool there) would be compatible with my existing tracker and immobiliser. Guess what? Comment has been 'moderated' off the website.
  12. I do like that 'Ultimate Edition' plaque. More pics!
  13. The comments are entertaining - "Why is this statement released on the very day my NX was stolen. My car was stolen this week Wednesday and the utter lack of care and total nonchalance is shocking. I had the vehicle for almost 3 years and never received any communication from Lexus about this very well known issue. This article link was sent to me, else I wouldn’t have seen it – once again indicating total lack of communication to Lexus owners. I won’t buy another Lexus" "My Lexus 300NX got stolen from my drive last week, CAN bus attack, I came across this article regarding the fitment of the plate and also this was highlighted on the BBC One Show. My car was serviced in January and I was not told about the plate. This is really bad customer service. Now my insurers are not paying the full value of the car. I was told, I should have put a put a steering wheel lock, so you pay £45000 for a car and have to purchase a £50 steering lock. !!!! This had caused so much frustration and inconvenience." "We designed something with a vulnerability, yet “costs are under review and customers may incur a nominal charge.” What a load of BS." "I have had 6 lexus’s. 50% of them stolen. One RX450 in November 2022 and then BOTH UX250’s in August 2023. Lexus just wrote me a Dear John letter when I contacted them. I worked so hard for those cars and always aspired to have a Lexus. I will never buy Lexus ever again. I have the CCTV footage.. took them 45 seconds to steal my RX450 and less than 2 minutes to then drive off with mine and my wife’s UX250’s" Maybe employing Gerald Ratner as Head of PR might improve things. Another point - on the RX section of this website there are people discussing second generation canbus protection plates. That clearly suggests the first plate design doesn't work!! My guess is any steel cover can be got around by accessing the loom at a different point, or instead of connecting to the pins in a multiplug just tapping into the correct colour wires further along the same cable. Solution : immobiliser for all, or an upgrade to the canbus hardware so we have 2024 spec systems on all older cars.
  14. When they arrive - PICS!! (pretty please with cream on top). I'd imagine the last of the line (in Europe at least) will be collectable one day. Congrats!
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