Hadrian

I don't have this on mine, but probably not a bad thing to have, to avoid obstructions the sensors might not pick up.

I high kerb for instance.

A good idea, although there are already a lot of videos already available on YouTube covering various aspects of different cars.

The only problem may be that there are usually variations within a particular model of car.  Something you find when looking through

the manual.

That makes sense, and is what a previous mechanic said to me when I had an Accord.

The only thing I use the voice function on my BMax for, is when selecting tracks from the USB stick.

It might be handy when using the navigation in the IS though ?

Thanks. Only having just bought the car, I have a years warranty anyway. I shall weigh up the options next year.

What's the period of your warranty ?

You did well to get that work done under an extended warranty.  A lot won't cover much more than the engine and transmission.

With most of the other bits coming under "fair wear and tear"

2 hours ago, Cotswold Pete said:

Most cars lose somewhere between 10%-25% of gas each year, as the system is not 100% air tight, you always get leakage, and it is true if you only use your air-con from time to time the seals dry out.

 

One of the reasons to use your air-con all the year round, not just in the summer. Some people never turn it off.

3 hours ago, Tel said:

The German Marques are not particularly well made, do badly in the JD Power Surveys & almost the steering wheel is an expensive Optional Extra !

Tel

To be fair, most cars today are pretty reliable. Although makers such as Nissan and Daewoo made a lot of European car manufacturers think again.

They used to make a lot of money by getting people to buy the extras when purchasing a new car. Air-Con was always an extra, so were alloy wheels.

Along with a whole host of items which were included as standard on cars made in the Far East.

I am more of a Garmin person. Navigating to a postcode is usually OK, unless you are in London, or any other big city I guess.

The Sat-Navs can get totally confused.

On 22/04/2018 at 10:30 AM, B1001 said:

 

I also feel Lexus has a reputation of being the vehicle of choice for a much older drivers. I rarely see a Lexus driver under 40 on the roads.

 

There could be, and probably are a number of reasons for that.

One being that the over 50's have more disposable income for spending on luxuries, such as expensive cars ?

They are more likely to have inherited money from parents or relations, or have very good pensions.

They aren't worried about the badge on the front, or how quickly their car will get to 60mph.

They just want a comfortable reliable car.

I had my renewal notice last week from the Co-op, they wanted  £492.

I have changed to AA, they quoted £300.

2 hours ago, Ala Larj said:

I had two rear shocks replaced under warranty last year. Took it in for a service and they told me they'd replaced them and one was leaking slightly. I didn't even know I had a problem. It was the experience with my IS that led me to purchase it. There was never any questions about the claims I made for that so it seems to be a good warranty. Have heard of other manufacturers trying all sorts of tricks to get out of paying up!

Was this the warranty when you bought the car, or an extended warranty ?

I've thought about this myself, will think again after the 1 year warranty expires.

You do have to look at what the extended warranty covers, and what it doesn't..As far a I am aware, items like shock absorbers come under "wear and tear"

and wouldn't be covered.  In general  Lexus engines and transmissions are pretty bomb proof, so you have to work out you will be covering yourself for.

On 11/28/2017 at 10:40 PM, Ben1001 said:

I have the professional Nav and I find it dreadful, it's ETA is always off and it has let me down several times by routing me through roads I know are incorrect, to the point where it once reversed my route back to my starting point after a stop on my way back from a work trip.

i now use an Android tablet running Waze, it fits snugly where the screen is. I have found every function via the screen is available in the display/controls on the steering/speedo display so it is no inconvenience apart from blocking the display when the rear view camera is displayed.

Each to their own but this solution works for me.

 

 

I'm of a similar opinion. I believe a lot has been written about the lexus Sat-Nav. Personally I find it pretty awful  I would rather use my Garmin .

1 hour ago, ColinBarber said:

moved 

Thank you.

Before we bought our 2015  is300 recently, I looked at quite a number of reviews. What struck me, was that nearly all of the Auto "experts"

compared the Lexus to BMWs,  Mercedes and Audis. Having owned a Civic hybrid for a number of years, without any major issues,

I wanted to stick with Japanes made reliability.  Something which most reviewers seemed to overlook.  Also to a man (or woman)

they didn't like the CVT  gearbox, again something I've never had an issue with.   Why this obsession with comparing every car with German makes ?

Thanks for the additional answers chaps. It's a bit of a steep learning curve :)

Getting there slowly though.

We had our first decent run out today.  Covering 85 miles it indicated  51mpg, which isn't bad considering it was up and down hill on "A" roads.

I did notice a fair bit of road noise, depending on the type of road surface. Probably down to the fairly low profile tyres ?

Thanks for the replies.

On a similar subject, this is the first car I've had with paddles on the steering wheel. I'm still not exactly sure what they do.

I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I couldn't find it on a search.

I have only recently purchased a 2015 IS 300h with just over 21,000 miles on the clock. I was wondering what sort of fuel consumption I should expect ?

It won't be used for driving around town, shopping etc, mostly for longer runs. I am not a foot to the floor boy racer.   On my previous car (Civic Hybrid)

I would get just over 50mpg on a run, and something like 38 around town. I've seen a figure of 60mpg quoted for the IS, but that sound optimistic.

Please excuse my ignorance chaps, but I was under the impression that it wasn't necessary to polish modern cars these days.

As they were coated with a glaze finish.  Although this may be an option which not everyone takes up, due to cost ?

I had this on my previous Civic hybrid, and never polished it.

46 minutes ago, Mr Vlad said:

The voice activation system is rubbish. It takes about 5 or more steps to make a phone call !!!!!!! I simply don't use mine. You're better off without it and the frustration it causes.

Shame tho for lexus to provide such dire function. The ones I've had in my previous fords have been top notch.

Thanks Vlad. Yes the system on my Ford BMax works quite well. That makes me feel a lot better by not having the function :)

1 hour ago, rayaans said:

Cant be done.

Voice recognition only comes on certain models. Its rubbish anyway tbh with you so you're not missing out on much

Thanks for reply anyway. I also have a Ford BMax as a runaround car. That has a limited voice recognition function,

which I only really use for selecting tracks on my USB stick.

I have recently bought a 2015 is300h Executive..
I was a bit miffed to find it doesn't have speech recognition. Only the ability to us voice tags for phone.

It's not something I would use a lot, but is handy for choosing music tracks, if nothing else.

I wonder, would it be a software upgrade to get it,  or is it more involved ?