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Sorry Vlad I probably wasn’t very clear. I didn’t mean that YOU are in denial. I was talking about EV owners.

@Mr Vlad this is a good video that's showcasing a 2012 Nissan Leaf.. battery capacity is at 66% after 10 years.. 50 miles on the motorway 55-70mph until it died. Now sure, it's a Leaf, but if you compare it to a similar size economy ICE car like Honda Jazz this just make 0 sense to own. We will hear more negatives about EVs in the years to come when others become older. Most EVs now are still fairly new.

They aren't saving sh*t Vlad.. everyone with a working brain knows this. Global pollution from cars is less than 5%. The global warming is barely affected by this. Sure, EVs can reduce certain amount of smog in cities, but the cars today are already so clean that they're gaining fractions by focusing on cars. Trouble is, targeting cars is an easy thing for them to do, so they do it to look like they're doing "something"... maybe they'll come to their senses in the next 5-10 years and realise that EVs are an environmental bollocks excuse.. If someone wants an EV because they like it for the tech-y side of things, sure, it's a nice "futuristic" alternative, but don't be in denial about how not so green they are..

100%. General public won't be so keen on getting EVs until 1) prices drop significantly 2) and until there's a lot more charging stations. If you get one through your company then you most likely also have a charging port at work so not really an inconvenience. ICE cars are for everyone, how can a person who lives in a flat charge their EV? Those people are lucky to even get a parking space. Technology is barely ready, but infrastructure is nowhere near it.

@sam85 Like others have said, it's more so to do with the driving.. it's road dependant, but obviously the lower the car, the higher the risk of these. If you are determined to have it resprayed / fixed, I would recommend going for PPF protection. A lot of people put it on high-end cars to protect them from this. It's literally like a transparent wrap/film that goes over your front end. Protects the paint. https://bodyguarduk.com/product/ - shop around, a lot of places do it, this is just an example. Can't vouch for these guys

This is why I said in a few years. I wouldn't be spending 24k on a 350 now when for extra few grand you get the F. We'll see. They will drop eventually..maybe when they reach 10 year old mark in 2-3 years.

Linas, there will be time where we will be able to import a pre-facelift RC350 from Japan for less than 15k. just give it a few years! Cheapest RC350 I found was £24k shipped. Facelifts go from £36k+ https://carfromjapan.com/cheap-used-lexus-rc-2019-for-sale-63973a7793450232e17d4ca9 https://carfromjapan.com/cheap-used-lexus-rc-2019-for-sale-639b460b07925b3128e228bd

This is a gold dipped Land Cruiser! Another thing EU never got.. they are quite cheap in the US and im sure one could import one from the UAE for cheap but LHD 😕

My very first introduction to Lexus was years and years ago watching one YouTube channel where a bunch of guys slammed an old LS400 on hockey pucks in place of springs.. 😂 That silly thing aside, they did a bit of a review of it and I was seriously impressed by the spec of that old 90s car they bought for a few hundred dollars.. I then started googling cheap Lexuses for sale, eBay, Gumtree the lot. IS200 never really took my liking as they are pretty basic and don't look that good either.. This was 2014 iirc. After a bit of research on different models etc, the 19 year old me had a great idea of purchasing a project. I bought a 1991 UZZ31 Soarer with air suspension, TV, cream electric interior, fully loaded car that looked so good but just wouldn't fire up. I paid £450 + recovery home. And now as I'm typing this out, I realised that the V8 Soarer was not only my introduction to Lexus, but also a practical introduction to working on cars and modifying them. After a bit of digging online, following logical steps as to why it may not run, I found the problem. It was a faulty fuel pump. I bought a new fuel pump, learnt how to replace it, then I did my first ever oil change and it started up. I was over the moon. I very quickly realised the brakes needed doing, front brake caliper was seized, so again, looked it up online and did a full caliper piston & seals rebuild. Lovely times. Anyway, I think it was 2017 when I first got an IS250 SE-I as my daily driver (insurance was surprisingly cheap and comparable to my 1.2 Polo at the time), it seemed like a reasonable choice, manual, LSD, rear wheel drive, great spec, and I've never really been a fan of German cars so as my list of requirements grew, the options shrunk. It was amazing, sat nav, M&L Audio etc. Only enjoyed the car for 4 months or so because an opportunity to buy a GT86 arose, so for a good while I didn't look back, but I got another IS250 end of 2019 which was my black one as some of you may know from my thread. I honestly don't know what I'd be driving now if Lexus didn't exist. I'm 28 this year, I don't buy cars from brand new, but when I think about getting a car, my requirements are: RWD, manual, reliable (need research for that), decent power/ 2.0L+ (& the more cylinders the better), ideally LSD. If you go on auto trader and put these requirements in, you won't end up with many results if you disregard germans.. oh, and don't forget to set the budget to 10k... you're left with Lexus, Nissan, Mazda and an old boxy Volvo 😂

Haha id go for 350 over the F. Easier to live with.. fuel bill wise. 310hp is enough for the roads

Get two, springs get tired over time, if you have one brand new and one old, it won't be level. If the shocks don't leak, no need to change anything else. Go for this: https://www.autodoc.co.uk/japko/16243040 you can order just 1 if you really want to, but I'd swap both for the reason above.

Oh, that's a no brainer then! Really lucky with that price.

That's really nice! I was going to get it until I saw that the shipping costs as much as the bumper and by the time you have it at home it's another ~£200 worth of import fees.. put me off. Looks amazing though, I'm jealous! Good info on the headlight brackets. I wouldn't of thought of that when struggling to fit it 😂 Will you be selling your 3IS bumper? I'd be happy to get that before I buy a new one myself for my second IS250.

If it's done right, it will last a while (polished up), but maybe it's time for Vlands? I love the look of them, and after having them fitted I say they're worth just for the light output. Night & day difference!

Could be an alternator.. follow the smell. See what's what. It's really unfortunate and none of your problems are common, at least not in the UK, but there's always exceptions unfortunately.

Like John said, this is likely to be battery / power related. Check the grounds, try a different battery, move onto the alternator.

I'd agree, statistically speaking, turbo engines have added problems compared to N/A cars. Though, I've heard no horror stories about those engines yet.. who knows, it may just be as good of an engine as Golf R 2.0l or other 2.0l turbo 4 pots. Unexplored territory and it will probably stay that way because that engine isn't exactly in anything fun people would like to mess with. UK has about 7 RC200t and 3 IS200t lol, but who knows. It's a toyota engine

well.. IS350 would be better then, they have port as well

Mine does it too, after 6k tbh. Must be exhaust related like Vlad says. My previous one didn't do this, but this one has a cat-back exhaust. Sh*t me up when I took to the limiter the other week! Luckily it's not engine related 🤣

Yeah, but what's more special? AMGs have been selling for decades, IS-F is only one. Rarity factor reflects on prices. @JDF you will be way better off with the RC-F in the long run. 10 year warranty is also a no brainer really..

Look, I think we can all agree here that EVs aren’t as green as manufacturers and the government make them out to be, but you’re getting way off topic now

You tape over your laptop camera, don’t you🤣

I wouldn’t be buying an EV. It’s not for me personally, but I ain’t gonna argue with those see some benefit in it for the sake of arguing. People are allowed to get what they want. I don’t have a problem with someone buying an EV. The more EVs on the roads the better for me = cheaper used gas guzzlers for me to buy

Not to mention people over in Norway.. they’re a bit ev crazy over there and have been for years, I’m sure we’d hear more about these cold climate EV disasters if it was so common. Sure batteries don’t work well in cold but still.. the manufacturers know that