Stuart-S

6 hours ago, AJ500 said:

Do you know how long the job took. The dealer reckons it is scheduled for 3 hours and involves removing the rear seat.

Looking back,did you experience any warning or change of performance.

Hi AJ,

I had one previous bout of kangerooing just after starting the car which stopped as soon as I gave it a boot - otherwise no warning (this was a couple of weeks before).

When it properly failed I’d actually just done a good 20 mile run down the motorway, then parked up and stopped the car while I waited to pick someone up, so it was warm and there had been no issues on the trip there. 
 

My dealer said 4 hours - the pumps are inside the petrol tank and they do indeed have to remove the rear seats. 

I got mine in September.

Do yourself a favour once you have the app and are able to add your car - check the service history to see if the fuel pump has been replaced. If not, use the below website to see if the recall applies to your model:

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk

Mine has just been done after I suddenly had reduced power and the engine warning light show after sudden kangarooing (at low speed thankfully). I mistakenly thought the 2019 model wasn't part of the recall but it seems new models were added to the list this year and my dealer had missed it. The pump can fail at any speed and completely stall the car, which may not start up again. I was lucky that it started ok and after some limping at 30mph it gradually got back to normal enough for me to take it to the dealer.

They are fantastic cars though.

They stopped doing the toolkit on MY2019 and later according to my dealer, because no spare tyre and run flats makes it somewhat pointless. They can order you one if you really want one.

All I got were locking nuts in the glovebox and a tow bolt in the boot.

There's Lexus Link, but it is fairly limited:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lexus-link/id1162205259

I would expect things to be different when Lexus eventually rolls out the CarPlay upgrade for the navigation system, but don't expect the same sort of functionality that they have in the US (remote start, vehicle tracking, etc).

On 9/28/2020 at 7:26 PM, Mudbutler said:

I think the notice means more in USA as they have the sub-premium unleaded which we don’t get in UK

There's actually a separate section in the manual for the US market - I was quoting the EU market section believe it or not - interesting there seems to be such variation between the RCF, GSF and LC considering they are all 2UR-GSE engine variants. 

I phoned Nottingham and had a chat about the white one back in August - supposedly it had been sold subject to finance approval which the buyer was struggling with (not surprised at that price!). There's no way it will still be on 100 miles.

For reference that is the top spec model, with both options so it is a £93k car when new. I got mine last month (same spec, 2019 with 2000 miles on it) for £70,500, which judging by the prices on usedcars.lexus.co.uk was reasonable with two years free servicing thrown in too.

If you want to see what Lexus have nationally (just the V8) without the faff of doing the form, hopefully this link will work:

https://usedcars.lexus.co.uk/en/used-lexus/lexus/lc?mkey=46-500017-200342&groupTrim=1&unitSystem=imperial&currency=GBP&useCustomModels=1&vehiclestatus=100||120||130&sort=price%3ADESC&atDistancePos=46-502023-506765%3A1&limiter=dkey46-502023-506765%3A10&model=2762||2763||2764&mcategory=all&kw_from=460&zip=TF2&radius=1609&manufacturer=31&max=8&view=list#result-tools-top

On 9/25/2020 at 7:38 PM, AJ500 said:There appears to have been a lot of interest in the last few weeks as I have followed the official Lexus website and there are now only 9 for sale as opposed to a regular mid 20s earlier in the year.

There appears to have been a lot of interest in the last few weeks as I have followed the official Lexus website and there are now only 9 for sale as opposed to a regular mid 20s earlier in the year.

 

Make that 8 as OP’s is still listed!

Beautiful car OP, enjoy!

10 hours ago, mrfunex said:

No update for the GS... ah well. 

I'm not sure about the nav system in the GS but I believe the CarPlay update will only be available for the 2017(?) and onwards widescreen system.

On 9/18/2020 at 12:43 PM, m4rkw said:

Whats the ethanol content of each of those, out of interest?  Ethanol has less energy than petrol so if economy is your driving factor is may not be as simple as the price.

As Malcolm said, both E5, both 99 RON.

Economy not high on my list of priorities to be honest, just couldn’t stomach an extra 20p a litre up front and the BP garages are inconveniently located!

Thanks for your input chaps, I will go with Tesco as M99 is about 20p a litre cheaper than V-power here!

Fellow LC500 V8 owners, I'm curious what petrol you're all putting into your cars. I note the the manual states to use 98 RON fuel, so technically that rules out standard "premium" unleaded and leaves us with BP Ultimate, Shell V-Power and Tesco Momentum 99 (that I am aware of, at least where I am).

I'm coming up to filling my tank for the first time and don't have a local Shell that isn't a pricey services, so that leaves me BP or Tesco. I'm leaning towards Tesco at the moment to be honest. Thoughts?

That's perfect, thanks wendle you're a star.

Hi wendle,

Thanks for getting back to me, it's actually super easy to get to the fuse box. If you look in the passenger footwell you will see the underside panel has 5 fasteners (I've circled 3 of them in the first image). If you push the tabs towards the front of the car and pull the panel down you'll be able to see the fusebox on the left (second image) to get a picture. Then the panel will just click back on. If you'd be happy to do that I would be grateful as I doubt whoever fitted it for you will be able to remember the specific fuse they used.

On 5/25/2020 at 8:58 AM, wendle said:

when my dash cam was fitted he removed the pannel by the passenger door and took power from there, the only thing he said was that he had to leave the cover of the fuse box because of the fuse connection he used, once the pannel was put back you can't see the fuse box and he left the cover in my glove box.

 

Wendle, I'm looking to install my own but not sure which fuse would be best. Any chance you can take a photo of yours so I can see which one the installer tapped into?

Cheers!

Hi guys,

Just wanted to offer some hope to you all - my dealer (Wolverhampton) confirmed to me that the CarPlay retrofit for LC500/h was delayed by Covid-19 but is likely to land November/December time.

This seems to have been confirmed by Lexus UK in a comment reply dated 27th July 2020 on their CarPlay blog post, so maybe there is hope after all?