Hadrian

Yes I can confirm that.

The question is, do I spend in the region of £300 to get what I hope are quieter tyres  ?

Decisions, decisions  ☹️

I'm glad I found this thread.

I've only  had my  2015 IS a couple of months, and went out for the first time in the dark at the weekend.  Albeit on well lit roads.

A couple of questions (rather than RTFM).  Are the headlights self levelling ?  The care was serviced and MOT'd pre delivery so I assume

headlight levels are correct. Is there an auto setting for headlights, which brings them on in dark or overcast conditions ?

Are headlights self dipping, or was that an optional extra ?

Thanks John.

6 hours ago, royoftherovers said:

Everything you need to know about noise ratings is contained herein Alan

https://www.blackcircles.com/general/tyre-labelling/tyre-label

Thanks for that, some of the comments make interesting reading. I know there are already a number of threads on here regarding tyres,

but are some tyres a lot quieter than others ?.  Actually in the car that is, rather than being measured at the roadside ?

Regarding road (tyre) noise, are some tyres really better than others in this respect ?

My is300h came with Yokohama tyres, (the ones with rim protection) and I do notice a lot of road noise, which changes depending on road surface.

I'm not about to change 4 otherwise perfectly good tyres (yet). I do unfortunately have to wear hearing aids, so maybe

that has some bearing on the issue ?  I shall have to try turning them off, which will also filter out my wife 😄

I'm using Firefox with Adblock, and dont see any adds.

On 4/10/2017 at 2:11 PM, paulrnx said:

Is the only reason that people buy an IS300h for its economy or its perceived economy? Driving say 12,000 miles per year at 50mpg would require 240 gallons of fuel. Doing the same miles at 40mpg would require 300 gallons of fuel. At about £1.20 per litre of fuel in the uk and 4.5 litres of fuel in a (UK) gallon, that's a difference of about £325 over a full year or about £27 a month. Call it £1,000 over a 3 year period. Over the same 3 year period a 36,000 mile IS300h will lose I'd guess about £15k although we could probably argue whether it was only £12k or as much as £18k. Then you pay £hundreds per year on insurance, an average of £300 per year on servicing, four new tyres in that time too and then incidentals on top. Fuel economy doesn't really matter that much. It's always interesting to see what is achievable but it ain't the be all and end all of motoring.

Although to be fair,  those costs will apply to most cars.

Very nice. Is this a car you use every day ?

I was a little peed off at first to find my 300h didn't have voice recognition available, but reading some of the comments about it

I'm not so worried.

They are things which I didn't even consider when buying the car. I'm still happy with the purchase though.

It's annoying that the mirrors on my is300 don't fold either. I also have a Ford BMax and they fold automatically.

Then again, that also has voice control which my lexus doesn't.  It does seem to amount  to unnecessary penny pinching.

Or maybe they are optional extras when buying the car ?

Having invoices also lets you know if there have been any recurring issues with the car. 

Going back quite a few years, I bought a Honda Accord from my Brother in Law.  I had a few issues with that, including an air-con

hose blowing off. It came off with such force that it damaged to bonnet. He said he'd never had a problem with it. When I looked at

an old invoice, it showed that it had been looked at but nothing done. It was a company car, so they do as little as possible when it

comes to a service.

I got in the habit of keeping invoices from when I was working. Being self employed.

I wonder what you expect to see in a Full Service History ?

Personally I feel the a stamp in a book is pretty meaningless. All it tells you is that someone has put a stamp on the relevant page.

I prefer to see invoices, which detail what has been done to the car. I keep everything relating to the particular car I own. 

Strewth, I didn't realize Lexus did a 5 litre engine 😨  I bet that's juicy ?

Cant help with the speed bump issue.

MPG wise, we've had our (3 yr old) is300h for nearly a couple of months, and the display says 54mpg, We don't use ours for short trips though.

It's used mostly on A roads and dual carriageways.

I always use Shell unleaded, as they are the closest garage to me, and I get reward points.

There is a Sainsburys garage close by, but like others I avoid supermarket fuel.

Hi William, I wonder if  it's been removed at sometime (for whatever reason), and not  replaced properly ?

I imagine there is some adjustment in the hinges ?  I wouldn't think it's the light cluster, as that seems to

line up at the bottom.  Has the car been involved in an accident ?

If the plugs had been changed, wouldn't it show up in the service history ?

Assuming you have an itemized invoice when it's serviced.

While on the subject of radio. I've been tearing out what little hair I have left, attempting to programme DAB stations into the

radio on my 2015 is300h. I seem to have managed the AM and FM memories, but DAB is a complete mystery.

Looks a nice car Richard, I'm sure you'll be very happy with it.

We have not long had our is300h, and so far are very pleased with it. Our last three cars have been Hondas. two Accords and a Civic Hybrid.

We would have probably bought another Civic if they sold them in this country.  Honda seem to have a strange policy as to what they will

sell in Europe, as opposed to what they will sell in the US.

Not that cheap for an 11 year old car. Although if it has a full service history it might be worth a look.

You mighht also be able to get the price down a bit. Of course it also depends how those miles have

been put on the clock.  If it's mostly motorway driving that would obviously be better. I would want

someone to give it a look over first,  just to see what I might be letting myself in for. 

What Barney said.......I would go for  a repair first, it might not cost as much as you think.

When I had new discs and pads on my Civic, I was told to take it easy for a few miles.

One of the reasons being (I imagine) is to scrub any coatings off ?

In my experience with (2) broken front springs, I only got a grinding noise when reversing.