Mike67890

I'm viewing a 2003 RX300 SE-L with 80,000 miles next week - I owned one many years ago and had many trouble-free miles. However, having researched the SE-L more thoroughly this time, I understand that repairing the air suspension can cost more than the value of the car! With this in mind, it looks to me from the photos in the car's advert that the car is quite a bit higher at the rear than at the front. It seems as though there is a bigger gap between the top of the tyre and the wheel arch at the back than the front. I've attached some photos - I'd greatly appreciate if owners could confirm if I'm right in thinking it's higher (on both sides) at the back and the likely cause of this? Thanks in advance

I'm considering buying a 2006 GS450h but it has the AFS light constantly flashing when the car is running. I understand this light is to do with the car's ride height and its headlamps. I'm a bit concerned if it's to do with the ride height as I understand that shock absorbers are very expensive for this model. Has anyone else had any experience of the AFS light flashing and the likely cost of rectifying it? The car has covered 114k and its height sensor was replaced at 65k. As far as I can tell from the service history the shock absorbers have never been replaced but there was an MoT advisory for offside front shock absorber light misting of oil at 82k. Much appreciate your advice.

Many thanks for all your help, it is much appreciated. Apart from test driving a 2006 GS450h when it was new, my only experience of Lexus cars has been with nearly new petrols and diesels, I've never owned a hybrid version before. This particular car I'm interested in is at a car auction so unfortunately I won't be able to get it inspected before buying it. It definitely needs to be a lot cheaper to make the risk worthwhile. One check I was thinking of making was the mpg readout on the car's computer - am I right in thinking that if it is low, say in the mid 20s mpg, the battery could have problems because the car is mainly running on petrol and that if the mpg is higher, say mid 30s mpg, the battery is likely to be in good health as the car will be using the battery a fair bit. I'm down in Devon so I'm not sure if there is anyone vaguely local who could recondition the battery for me. Many thanks again :)

I'm thinking of buying an early 2006 GS450h but am concerned about buying a car with a battery nearing the end of its life. I've attached a photo of the dashboard of the car I'm interested in and just wondered if someone can kindly confirm whether the battery symbol above the mileage reading shows a healthy battery? Is there anyway of checking the health of the battery on the main screen? Much appreciate any advice. Many thanks in advance.