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  1. My old Lexus is back on sale on Autotrader, it is not me who is selling it. I sold it last year, June, then it was re-sold again in November, I added some link above for that at that time. Now it is back on with added AppleCarPlay. The price is higher compared to what I sold it for 1.5 years ago!
  2. Hi Jamie, thanks for being interested but it is not for sale. I am trying to have a collection of the cars that I owned (I don't have all the cars as some of them were not worth it) and GS is on top, so far this was the longest car I have ever owned. Apologies. See link below, this is not what you are looking for exactly but may be worth look. Kyosho KY03659GR Die Cast Model : Amazon.co.uk: Toys & Games I bought it from this site: https://www.diecastlegends.com who knows, may be they will get another stock, you could get in touch with them.
  3. That is not exactly correct, 40 is the percentage of the width, see above from Colin or Mr Vlad. So wider tyre will have a higher wall or what you called it a Thickness from Rim to Thread. 225/40 and 265/40 will have an effect on speedometer reading, therefore your mileage, your car car will be higher with wider tires too.
  4. Hello "O", welcome to forum! Your GS looks fabulous, it made me miss mine, the size, the shape of GS is perfect and time didn't affect it much, still looks fresh!
  5. Hi, the problem I had was never fixed and never new what caused it, all I could do to make sure the car drove more stable is put suspension on Sport Mode. This was one of my main issues with the car, even skoda Octavia I had as a courtesy car was holding the road better. I also had 4 new tyres (Good Year) fitted, wheel alignment was done couple times at Lexus Glasgow and it still was not stable - any move with your head and you already half the way to another lane! I am sorry to hear there is another owner that suffers from the same problem! I wish I could get a shot in another GS to compare, that way I would spend money on suspension etc but mine was checked and all seemed fine, plus when I bought the car the mileage was only 33k miles so shouldn't be worn! I hope you will find a cheap solution to it and soon. Otherwise the car was really good! Good luck!
  6. The price gradually goes down, still much more for what I have sold it for. Good car though.
  7. Hi Steve/John, I am waving you from Puerto Rico Gran Canaria, I can see Tenerife from here! 😉
  8. Hi John, I sold it to a gentlemen from Manchester, I have no idea why he is selling it, as he says in his advert it is a reluctant sale, what ever that means and he says the car is in excellent condition so who knows what the real reason is, advert also says it is a Private sale, but description/photos is poor in Autotrader, not sure how much interest it will attract. I doubt they/he will get what he is asking for it but he might find a buyer even if takes time, not many cars like that with that mileage around UK.
  9. Hi all, found my GS for sale, already! I just sold it in August, for less that £13k and now the seller wants more that £15k! Good luck to a seller! https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211051410767?radius=1500&price-to=22500&sort=price-desc&postcode=ka33fh&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lexus&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&model=GS 450h&include-delivery-option=on&page=1&percentVehiclePriceDeposit=true I couldn't find my original post for sale so joint this one.
  10. Welcome, the car looks great, a pain to keep it clean though but light interior is great to seat in! Glad you like the car!
  11. Squeaks and rattles? I would go mad! Skoda front passenger door had one rattle on particular road surface and at particular engine revs, I removed the door trim and it was plastic clip broken that attaches the cable from outer handle to interior handle, I fixed that and no rattles for now.
  12. Shahpor, I am quite happy with the new car (thinking maybe I should go for Kodiaq), it does everything it needs to, I can work on it, bought set of new all season tires, it is easy to drive, just a good car to be honest, I hope it will be reliable. My wife loves it more than I do! 🙂 I get it why people love SUV's, even small ones. I still would love to have an ES or even better an NX, but not now, hopefully later in my live. How is your KIA?
  13. Hi Craig, I had that issue. Lexus Glasgow wanted something like £500 for part only plus labour to change it plus diagnostic so the bill would be crazy! I found through https://www.amayama.com/ a much cheaper unit (Toyota 88940-30100 - ACTUATOR ASSY, SWING GRILLE), while it was getting ready to be shipped I removed the old one, just to inspect what could be wrong with it, I took it apart, checked the motor, lubricated everything and installed it back to car and it started working, no idea what was wrong with it!!! It worked until I sold the car and I hope it still works! If you decide to do it yourself, it is not hard but a lot of plastic protection under car needs to be removed and even front bumper unclipped or removed, again it is not hard and youtube videos tell you how to do it. Who knows, may be your unit is not faulty, just need to be taken apart. Service department in Glasgow never heard before that this unit can get faulty!
  14. Hi, welcome to forum. Do winter tires really need to be a run flat? They will cost a fortune, cheaper get normal tires and a repair kit in a boot.
  15. This is a great decision and a fantastic present for your birthday! Congratulations! I was thinking the same - ES compared to me GS will be slow and being a front wheel drive won't as much fun but, as you, I was surprised how comfortable the ES is, not in F-sport guise though, it is quite and has enough power for everyday use, plus you will get 50mpg easy! I almost signed for a new ES in February but Lexus Glasgow behaved not the way I expected from them - promising one thing during conversation and getting different info through email as a quote just ****** me off, especially that I knew what they can do and the money I was willing to put in it. I thing you will love it, my friend has an ES and says it is the best car he ever owned and he had Jaguars, Ferraris and all other cars, mostly Subaru. Please share photos when you get it.
  16. Hi Thomas, thanks for sharing a video and your thoughts with us. I also had a test drive ES in February and it was an F-sport and I was disappointed how it felt on the road, so I am really surprised reading from you that you don't feel the road, I know the route from Glasgow dealership and if you took the same one than you should feel how there is no Lexus plushness in suspension, it was actually quite crushy. A week later I took for test drive a normal ES and it was fantastic I have to say, much better in my opinion suspension set up than F-sport. I didn't noticed much noise during acceleration, well, nothing extra ordinary and the car felt quicker than 0-62mph numbers suggest. What do you mean CVT a touch loud, I do not understand this comment. In defence of CVT, this is just a normal comment when journalist can't find anything else to fault. I think CVT is great and now I have in a family BMW with 8 speed auto and Skoda with 7 speed DSG and none of the them can be compared for smoothness CVT provides, I actually love this in Lexus, especially around town - conventional autos can never decide 1st or 2nd gear you need. Rear room totally agree - fantastic. Music quality was acceptable and new screen is much better than the old one. Thomas, I hope I did not upset you with my comments and it is just my opinion but I am glad you do these videos for us and think they are great. Well done. Vlad
  17. Welcome to forum Baz! Nice car you have there! Congratulations!
  18. There are a few on Autotrader but the price they are asking is insane! There is a choice to make - take a couple year older car and safe £6-10k and have them in sace something brakes, which is rarely the case with Lexus, or buy couple year newer for much more money. If you need better specced car then it makes things even harder to find. Keep us updated on your hunt anyway. Vlad
  19. Fair enough Artur, goof luck anyway.
  20. HI Artur, I have mine for sale, if you interested. see link below. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206096627246?transmission=Automatic&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lexus&model=GS 450h&sort=price-asc&postcode=ka33fh&aggregatedTrim=Premier&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&year-from=2012&radius=1500&include-delivery-option=on&maximum-mileage=70000&page=1&percentVehiclePriceDeposit=true
  21. Skoda, I was thinking about Superb for a while now but a few days ago test drove Karoq, really liked it. I know people will thrown stones at me on this forum but I want something else and have a few friends who are happy with Skoda, maintenance, reliability etc.
  22. Shahpor it is a very nice car, congratulations! I love the colour! Keep us updated how it goes. I am sure it is a different beast to GS. I am surprised that the car does not have a digital dash board though. Only if fuel was cheaper! huh! 🙂 Good luck! P.S I am thinking of selling mine, want something cheaper to run and maintain. ES out of my budget for now and I was not really impressed by NX even though it is a very good looking car! My plan is to go away from Lexus for a few years.
  23. Climate control is a great feature on the cars and in Lexus it works exceptional, mine is always set at 21C even during winter times and the car does all itself. 1st thing that I noticed when I moved from diesel BMW that my GS heats up 3-4 times quicker and that is considering it has a bigger engine than a bimmer. Yes, I know that Lexus uses Atkinson cycle and is a petrol but the difference was noticeable on a 1st ride to work! Maybe changing interior filter will work for you, but I would leave the car in Auto mode and see how it copes.
  24. ES is still a nice car, in my opinion it drives better than GS - just feels lighter, especially at the front. I almost paid a deposit 2 months ago for a new ES but the seller did not put on a quote everything he promised while I was in the garage for a test drive so I decided to stay with my GS for now and as you say - I have no idea what to replace it with! Dilemma!
  25. This is a second stupidest suggestion I read about in 2 days - the 1st one was about doing MOT every 2 years! 🙂
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