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  1. JellyBean
    Is there a possiblity that if you remove the wood trim above the selector, that might give it a bit more room to move?
  2. JellyBean
    Sounds as if the interior motion sensor has gone over-sensitive and needs adjusting. It is quite a common thing. On mine, it was located in/around the centre armrest. Lexus tweaked it and it (amazingly) didn't break the bank.
  3. JellyBean
    I would save my money and have it done at the recommended 100,000 miles. It seems they never break anyway.
  4. JellyBean
    How many miles has passed since belt was last changed?
  5. JellyBean
    Amazing value! I think my Mrs might have had her (my!) money's worth from Lexus Roadside Assistance. Last winter she left the lights on her Golf on all day, while at work. They came out in about 20 mins and got her started. Two weeks later she did it again. They took rather longer to arrive the second time.
  6. JellyBean
    I think people spend far too much on tyres. I have found my Falkens every bit as good as the Dunlops, and quieter. My wife's Golf was running Nexens and, coincidentally, the E-Class estate she now drives arrived shod with Nexens as well. But the Falkens and the Nexens are about half the price of the most expensive brands, who have to pay for their costly advertising campaigns. Incidentally, the E-class has a 3-litre V6 diesel engine and is every bit as rapid as my 1996 LS. It also uses noticeably less fuel than her 2.3-litre Golf. I have hated diseasels for years, but now I am not so sure...
  7. JellyBean
    Erm... great story... but Nuffield died six years before the Maxi started production. (Sorry)
  8. JellyBean
    I think perhaps the exclamation mark seems a touch inappropriate here.
  9. JellyBean
    I cannot beat that but I did read about a woman who thanked the salesman after the handover of her brand new car, got in, drove off the forecourt and a straight under a large passing truck which wiped the front off said brand new purchase. She was not seriously injured. So, a write-off in about 25 metres.
  10. JellyBean
    ? you can bring different oil. and you will pay for only changing it. it will be cheaper service,and lexus stamp in logbook :) Aha. Worth knowing.
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  12. JellyBean
    Need to buy two child booster seats for the wife's 'new' Merc estate. I rang Mercedes who sell a seat called KidFix which is made by Britax but with an MB logo. It costs £299. The same seats by Britax cost £109 each, with free delivery. Some car manufacturers must think we are daft.
  13. JellyBean
    This argument does not persuade me! One buys the best one can afford. A 430 is a better car in many ways than an early 400. If you take your argument to its logical confusion, then you must surely advocate buying a Citrõen 2CV!
  14. JellyBean
    Your mpg should be similar to the figures you quote. You can quite easily get a genuine 30mpg on a run. As an example, I have had my 400 for six years and most expensive replacement item, apart from tyres, has been a set of mats which I bought the week after I got it. This sort of reliability is normal. We need to know your location before we can recommend a Lexus specialist. It is not really worth going to a main agent when the value of the car has reduced to small change!
  15. JellyBean
    The amount of gubbins required for small kiddies is astounding and last year we went away for a week and the entire car & boot were jam-packed. However, the amount of paraphernalia reduces as they get older, mind. For example, a push-chair is a big space-stealer which won't be needed forever. I still consider the car an excellent Alternative People Carrier.
  16. JellyBean
    I agree with every word of this! I like a car to be 'complete' and as soon as my left-hand trim was damaged I replaced it (£37, three years ago). Two weeks later I caught it reversing out of a drive with a steep ramp and it has been busticated ever since.
  17. JellyBean
    I am pleased you haven't repeated any of the shots. Is it a straight 460, or an SE, or an SE-L? I've a mind to go for the base model as it has a larger boot and is rather quicker off the mark. I am sure many of us would be interested in the most striking differences between your 400, your 430 and your new baby.
  18. JellyBean
    Could it be that your jam jar had a bump there some time in the past and was not repaired by a Lexus Approved Repairer?
  19. JellyBean
    It's a dilemma. Do we: Vote for the party which has been making a pig's ear of just about everything? Vote for a party that thinks it is OK to set a pack of dogs onto one creature to tear it to pieces for entertainment? Vote for a party who have not governed for about 100 years? Monster Raving Loony Party, anyone?
  20. JellyBean
    I couldn't afford it, I'm afraid. But then again, it would only be something else to go wrong.
  21. JellyBean
    Yes, these risks are indeed frightening. I am thinking of barricading myself indoors, with a large mattress tied around me in case I trip over the cat, and a saucepan on my noddle for good measure.
  22. JellyBean
    I see this morning that sales of the Lexus 4WD GX460 are suspended in the US, because consumer reports published a "Don't Buy/Safety Risk" on the vehicle. It seems that under extreme provocation on a test track, the rear of the GX460 "slid out" and they believed this situation could cause a rollover accident. (No such incidents have been reported for this vehicle.) What worries me is this: I have noticed in my LS400 that if I stamp on the throttle at 20mph whilst negotiating a wet roundabout as fast as I dare, the gearbox kicks down and the tail comes out. Should I give up driving it?
  23. JellyBean
    We did a long string recently on another of these daft products. They never do what they claim. Junk.
  24. JellyBean
    This is a typical Autocar conclusion. Were it a college essay, such a decision after the presentation of the facts would earn a D minus. Autocar is very anti-Lexus. How else could they rate a Maserati as a better LUXURY car than an LS460?
  25. JellyBean
    Ah! Thanks. I thought we had been censored, like Google.
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