Jez. W

I agree both those cars they are hideous. The Rodius is so bad I find it actually is offensive to look at, I am supprised any were sold. A local Rodius to me always leaves me shaking my head every time it goes past. How could anybody buy one, the merc engine still is going to do it. It is a shocker.

15 minutes ago, timothyrogers62 said:

She does let me drive  it 😄 but usually there are a set of missives like.... if you scratch it you can buy me a Bentley GT etc .

The RCF feels like better made mustang. The engine is better, better screwed together and the chassis more sorted.

But the Mustang is really nice to drive, surprisingly well built and feels a bit faster than the RCF but the engine needs winding up to deliver the power.  There is one area where it is sooo much better than the Lexus, the Sync 3 infotainment on the Ford is brilliant, works seamlessly with my android auto on my phone, SO intuitive to use and the B&O sounds great

Engine knocks out

466 PS (343 kW; 460 bhp) @ 7,500 rpm

569 N⋅m (420 lb⋅ft) @ 4,600 rpm

 vs  The lower tune 2018 RCF

341 kW (457 bhp; 481 PS) @ 7,100 rpm and 54.6 kg⋅m (395 lb⋅ft; 535 N⋅m) of torque at 4,800 rpm

Also it is half the price of the RCF.

 

There is a really good piston heads you tube video of these two cars getting compared. He is saying the same as you. 

I think it is a few bhp more than the newer non track edition rcf and a tiny bit more torque. 

Why dont you run it without the thermostat temporarily until you get the right one from lexus. Heater will be colder but car will run fine. I have done this before on old cars. Are you sure you got all the air out the system when you changed the thermostat, you can get an airlock?

The one at auto100 is my old car I traded in a few months ago. I would like to buy it back and have both but cannot, but very pleased with the rcf. For me grey and white leather looks very good. I can say my old isf has very recent front and rear discs and pads fitted at lexus Hatfield. Also has recent michelin tyres all round. The bonnet and front bumper has a few minor stone chips, rest of the car is immaculate. The drivers seat has some creasing on the side bolster, but they all have this at this age but white leather shows it more. The car is 100 percent straight and absolutely no dings or paint damage except the chips mentioned, no repairs or accidents. Had an easy life and totally standard. No track days or anything like that by me or the previous owner. 

1 hour ago, XK140 said:

I thought the slight power reduction was because a PPF was fitted for emissions reasons....so reduced power because of a more restricted exhaust.

Could be the exhaust too but i was thinking the actual ecu would be different to correctly adjust for the lower emissions on the newer cars, so the fueling would be different. I wouldn't think it is just an exhaust, but could be wrong.

43 minutes ago, F.A. said:

I think the latest RCF also has a launch control feature which would help it achieve that 0-60 time of 3.9 seconds? 

Forgot about that. But the gear will make a large difference. 

Hello, I had searched and searched for the same info. I have the early 477ps rcf so happy with performance, but was just for interest. The rcf was reduced in power in 2018 ish for emissions. I am sure it is just a different ecu but don't know for sure how they did it. Can't find anything about it. The 0 to 60 is always quoted the same but I can't see how it can be exactly the same as the gearing is the same I believe, so less power must be less performance ? 

Because nobody does remaps for these cars it isn't easy to just remap it to match the earlier cars bhp either. The very new rcf track edition rcfs have 5 more bhp than the early rcfs and lower gearing so can do 0 to 60 in 3.9 second. I don't think you would notice 5 bhp but the lower gearing would be noticeable so must be down to only that for the extra exceleration. 

Apparently the new f cars coming at some point to the uk will have twin turbo smaller v8 engines. So will be a different experience to what we have now. 

On 9/30/2020 at 2:47 PM, wendle said:

£800 ish, because the car was new it only needed a stage one preparation,  depending on the condition of your paint, and what coating you want put on would determin overall  cost 

That is a lot of money. 

41 minutes ago, Dan is 200 said:

haha no problem its prob cos i said 3 piece lol my mistake

i provided the clutch setyres fitted it,

thinking its bit of a problem with the release bearing although its new when i push clutch all way down REALLY hard it releases more

also i feel like a drag sometimes at various speeds also there is like literally 2cm movement before the clutch kicks in its that fierce

kinda pi55ed me off tbh

Should not be harder to push... Something is not right. 

The thrust release bearing might need lubing on the shaft or isn't on the fork properly. Or maybe the clutch itself is not fitted correctly? Think you should take it back to the garage and say it is not right. Should be a nice light pedal and a very smooth action if it is a new oem type clutch. 

6 hours ago, Dan is 200 said:

i did i got oem blue print kit the clutch itself is really nice its selecting the gears which is bit stiff

did u think i bought a non oem clutch kit?

https://www.buycarparts.co.uk/blue-print/2896306

Article №: ADT330146

Yes sorry I though you bought a stage 2 kit or something. Like a competition clutch. OK. Did you change it or a garage? 

57 minutes ago, TV10RAD said:

Not sure if I have right end of the stick here but the concern seems to be cancellation of the indicators. Yes?

I have had my RC for just two months now and I find the indicators work perfectly in fact.

The easy option to lightly touch the stalk to indicate either, momentarily or for pulling out to overtake, is spot-on and if you wish to indicate for a turn coming up, then push it harder. When you've turned it simply cancels. It works fine.

I have moved from a 2014 Land Rover Freelander SD4 Auto HSE Luxury and it had the same method. I find the two-tier pressure indicator stalk to be ideal.

Same as above, took me a few turns to realise what was going on as I didn't know how it worked. When I drove home in it after collecting it i was caught out a few times by it not cancelling as I expected and turned it in the other way. After a few weeks I was totally used to it and quite like it now actually, just different. 

The light push of the indicator stalk and 3 flashes and then it cancels is perfect for most situations. Only when you are statuary or slow moving do you need the indicator on until you turn. 

Should have gone for a standard or oem clutch assembly. Why didn't you? 

1 hour ago, royoftherovers said:

Jeremy, I`m sorry if I did not make myself clear.

Beduffshirl said the words I quoted in italics. I merely added the words shown in upper case to point out that unless the keys are out of the ignition the Constabulary will take the view that the person in the driving seat is technically still driving and is therefore liable to prosecution.

Hi, I didn't realise pressing a button on the infotainment system which then triggers the text message to be read out via the cars speakers was not allowed. It this forbidden in the UK? There is no reading of the text message as such unless you wanted to. 

3 hours ago, royoftherovers said:

"Am I being daft here but why would anyone want/need text messages read to them when driving. If it's that important here the ping and pull over and read it."

AND REMOVE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION SO THAT TECHNICALLY YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 

You don't need to pull over if the texts are read out by the cars entertainment system. That is the whole point. It is a good feature!

Same voice as the satnav. 

On 10/12/2020 at 10:12 AM, Neo_gsf said:

Actually, I had a brand new 2016 NX where my Android phone and text messaging worked perfectly.  I upgraded to a 2016 RX where the text messaging didn't work (exactly the same phone).  Got a new Android phone (different make), and it still didn't work with the RX.  I upgraded to GS F.  Android phone and text messaging still doesn't work.  
Overall, I think Lexus and Android are severely inconsistent unfortunately.

I have an rcf and my android phone works with text messages. Quite good feature actually! 

On 7/29/2020 at 7:39 AM, NemesisUK said:

I would get brake judder after a lot of town driving, in my CLS55 but this disappeared after a couple of high speed stops. 

The most common cause of brake judder is not ensuring that the disc to hub interface is spotlessly clean when replacing the discs. Just the smallest spec of rust and crud can throw the disc out and after a period of use cause judder or more descriptively, a pulsing on application.

I had a similar problem. It was a bad set of front discs from lexus that was the problem. The first pair of new discs and pads they fitted previously they insisted on skimming when I returned with the problem. They were quite new, and had only done 1500 miles since fitting by them. I didn't want skimmed discs as it makes them thinner and takes life out of them and the warp imperfection in the disc is still there, it is just flattened at the disc surface. I agreed to it  reluctantly though as I knew it would probably not fix it and they said I could bring it back. Then after 1500 miles sure enough the juddering came back, but also with brake fade and pulsing on the pedal. So they agreed to fit another set of new discs and pads for free and it was perfect after this. The very original set of discs and pads the car had from new had just worn out, but there was never any juddering or anything so I knew it was probably bad replacement discs that they had fitted. Everything was fitted by Lexus so I'm sure they clean the hubs up perfectly etc. They did say they have had bad batches of lexus brembo discs before with this problem. Anyway it cured it permanently.

By the way I don't hold my car on the brakes after getting the brakes hot. I stop short and slightly keep rolling or go into neutral and use handbrake if I have to. 

Does the CT have run flat type tyres from new? They always give bad road noise due to stiffer side walls. Changing to different tyres can make a huge difference on road noise within the car. Obviously this has nothing to do with original post of passing traffic noise. The newer CT must have less sound deadening than previously, this is all it can be really. Sound proofing/deadening affects the harmonics of the car. 

7 minutes ago, Hatat said:

Yeh the colour combo is very unique I saw this colour combo only in a video on YouTube and I like it compared to white, solar fare and blue in such combo but again it's very subjective. The car price is really good and fully Lexus service, the pictures also seemed decent so let's see how it gonna look in person. They will send it over to a Lexus branch for a check-up before delivery which is good for my peace of mind so hopefully, I will get it by the end of next week.

I am really glad you are enjoying your RCF what's the colour you went for?

It's always nice to hear from a recent purchaser to know their driving experience and thanks for sharing it mate!

I bought an f sport white I think it is called, got pearl affect. It is a 2015 plate, totally standard 1 owner 14k miles. Mark levinson and red leather. Has full lexus history and was a mature owner before, he even left set of winter rubber mats in the boot to swap with the carpet ones. There is not a single scratch or mark anywhere on it. 

9 hours ago, Hatat said:

Yes that car, I paid the deposit mate, by the end of next week the car will be ready and if things good I may have it! 🙂

That was a colour combo I have never seen before! Have you noticed how my rcf's are coming up for sale recently, more than normal I would say. There is a good turn over of these cars on AT at the moment and most seem to be selling quite quickly. Lower mileage also seems to be key obviously to the quick selling cars. 

Hope you and the other chap bilnick who also just bought rcfs enjoy them when you get them as much as I enjoy mine. I have had my rcf for 8 weeks now and think it is a brilliant car to drive. Takes a bit of getting used to compared to the isf I had previous, the rcf seemed very wide at first and bigger than it really is, steering is sharper and tighter, also the throttle response is far snappier. Took a few hundred miles to get used to the way the rcf drives and I am very happy with it. I can feel how the rcf is another step forward from the isf in technology and drive experience, there is quite a difference between the rcf and late model isf in my opinion. 

You bought the yellow one from autotrader that went on a few days ago. 

Nice well done. 

Doesn't say armytrix exhaust now either on the add. So probably price rise is paying towards a standard exhaust to be fitted.