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  1. I also got hold of a bottle of the Plata which is also lovely, Rey Sol is really good as is Tapatio Excelensia
  2. Thought I'd just add to this. I've been a bourbon drinker for many years, but my favourite Blantons is now over £300 a bottle so decided to try others. Along with buying another bourbon Angels Envy which is very smooth and pleasant by the way. I decided to buy the Tequila taster pack from Masters of Malt, 10 miniatures arrived of which 4 were outstanding unfortunately they were all over £200 a bottle but one in particular Classe Azul is a nectar straight from the Gods.
  3. I only have one left now the cheapest one and the best one I think. Might keep me in fuel for a while though. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294545841062
  4. I did buy the Esso fuel for quite some time after watching a video by Bamford Rose, then the price went up and it put me off. I think with the RCF having the two combustion cycles it may be a waste of money. Also I only put a small quantity in each time as I read another article that said V-Power goes off. Sorry OP if I kicked a hornets nest on your introduction post, hope you are enjoying your car and hopefully may catch each other out and about the area. We will be able to hear each other first I'm sure.
  5. The Shell in Waterlooville has very pricey V-Power though, I am being a tight git though.
  6. I also understand that Sainsburys buy their fuel locally so would buy the E5 fuel from the Esso refinery at Fawley, not sure how accurate this is but I'm not inclined to pay over the odds for V-Power despite its good additives. Mind you I hardly buy a great deal of fuel these days so I'm just being tight. Sainsburys fuel station is a 3 minute drive for me too.
  7. Yes welcome, there is another white one in Southsea I've seen a few times now but he obviously isn't a member on here. Good to see that the car is fitted with a Quicksilver already makes a world of difference and makes the car sound so nice on start up, my neighbours even like the sound of mine and can hear it although it's not a close distance away. Sainsbury's in Waterlooville do Super Unleaded E5 for a reasonable price (you'll probably be a regular visitor)
  8. Excellent, I'll keep an eye out as I live in Hampshire, without revealing your location what area of Hampshire are you. I had a Boxster S some time ago and loved it.
  9. I like the idea that you can charge them up and leave them unused for months (well according to some YouTube content) I think I got the power rating 1500 A about right there is the next model up is 1750 A but that is £175 the one I bought was £150 and I may just buy another as I run three vehicles. It's a small unit too so you can easily put it in whatever vehicle you are using, there is an optional lead that can go on your battery which I also bought it's supposed to be spark proof too.
  10. I imagine it's still the original as I haven't changed it. I will change it this year if I get another problem. I don't imagine I'll be caught out again as it was a bit of a wake up call and have taken measures to ensure the possibility is minimised.
  11. The whole idea of using the cigarette socket was to power the car so as to move the gear selector, not start it. Remember I had the calvary ready with jump leads it was moving it that presented a problem. Like I said I always thought that it was a heavy duty link to the battery which I'm sure it was in my older cars.
  12. There probably is a screwdriver in the kit, not really a very good defence but I was not having a good Saturday and logic seemed to go out of the window. I was somewhat disappointed about the cigarette socket not feeding power into the system perhaps modern cars don't allow this.
  13. I agree, in fact I bought a new CTEK MXS5 from Amazon as it was on offer at £65 does AGM batteries, very nice unit, I have two very old CTEK units so time for an upgrade. Also bought three comfort indicator kits and put them on my vehicles that way very easy to connect and you have a flashing indictor of your batteries charge.
  14. Boost XL GB50, did ponder getting a couple of the lower output units to stick in my vans as Halfords have them for £99 the GB 50 is a lot more powerful but still compact.
  15. Either way it will never happen again as I have the NOCO starter pack and I've wired the optional accessory connection pack to the battery in the RCF.
  16. So I'm guessing from that info the button must have a mechanical connection
  17. It surely must work because otherwise you would have to get the car lifted away from the petrol pump.
  18. It does say it has to be in accessory mode but does this work with a completely dead battery? Think I might disconnect the battery and try.
  19. That was the first thing I looked at as it was next to the shift lever, didn't have anything to open it though. Did try the key but too thick and didn't want to damage the plastic by forcing it. Unfortunately didn't get the chance to see if accessory mode changed the situation. I was surprised that the cigarette socket didn't send a current though.
  20. Just a heads up for any RCF or GSF owner. I don't use my car much as I may have said in the past (less than a 1000 miles between MOT's) Anyway last Saturday I took it out for a spin one to use it and second the old fuel remaining may have gone off. The car was a bit hesitant starting due to very low battery no doubt turned up at Sainsbury's to buy some Super Unleaded went to start it nothing at all dead as a door nail. What I hadn't realised was that with the car in park and no power I could not shift it into neutral to get the staff to push it out of the way as you are not allowed to jump start vehicles on a petrol forecourt. I had the genius idea of getting a spare battery connect it to the cigarette socket to get it live and put it in neutral so as to push the car out of the way but no it didn't allow me to do that no response at all. In the end I had to run a small lead through the door to connect under the bonnet to get it into neutral, then the staff pushed me to a safe place to jump start it. Was I being dumb not knowing how to shift the lever into neutral? If there isn't a way of doing it owners should know that at least at a petrol station you could be stuffed. I've since bought a NOCO X GB50 plus NOCO battery lead which is now fitted to the car should the same happen again.
  21. If it's any help my rear wheels are 20X10.5 ET 45 and there is space between inner tyre wall 285/30/20 of about 25mm+ to the rear shock absorber strut. Outside fills the arch gap nicely right to the edge.
  22. Indeed the Savagegeese video explains that, by all accounts Lexus USA requested this vehicle to be made for the American market. Not an F as you say, still rather have a GSF or an ISF with the Tein active coil-over kit on. I did try an ISF way back in time loved it except for the harsh ride and exhaust tips. If I were after a four door four seater.
  23. I'd much rather have a GSF if I needed a four door four seater. Far superior car in every respect. Savagegeese have done an excellent review on Youtube
  24. So why have Lexus decided not to bring it to the UK? Not enough sales perhaps.
  25. I would certainly pay the extra to have a valved system, the Quicksilver on mine makes a wonderful sound and my neighbours agree although they are not that close to me they tell me they can hear the eruption on start up. At motorway speeds you have to feather the throttle to get it to be reasonably quiet, which on a long trip breaks the boredom of keeping to the speed limit.
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