Bounce75

Hi guys, just after a bit of advice. I was down at the coast today & came back to the car this afternoon a there was a big lump of dried bird poop on the roof, I removed it with a micro fibre & water that I carry in the car. When I put the car away this evening in the garage I could still see the blemish under the flourecent lights so I put some Autoglym resin polish on it, it seems to have smoothed it off, but I can still see the blemish.😬 Does anyone have any advice about removing it other that having a clear coat respray?

Today I travelled from home to Herne Bay to have a walk along the costal path to Whitstable & back. I managed 54mpg down there via M/way & A roads which I thought was pretty good for a 36 mile journey. On the way back I decided to go home the country roads, 41 miles, I couldn't believe my eyes when I got home 72mpg!!!! I think that is pretty amazing for such a big car.

Fantastic looking IS, great colour, enjoy. I have found Doff weed killer works wonders on block paved drives, kills everything, I use it in a sprayer once or twice a year.

I have come from a Volvo C30 Diesel & a V40 Diesel, the C30 was disappointing at around early 40's mpg on average, the V40 was better at late 40's mpg on average. I will say though both were the higher powered models so consumption would not be great. In my IS300h I am averaging similar to the V40 at around late 40's MPG, but I do not tear around everywhere & make the most of electric as much as possible. What I will say is the Lexus is the most comfortable & quite car I have owned.

I had this problem when I first purchased my IS300h back in Feb, I have a Mac & it wouldn't recognise anything on it. I ended up using my Son's Window PC & formatting in Fat32, that seemed to to the trick.

As the title says still loving driving this everyday, just got home & had time to wash & polish it. The Manganese Lustre colours seems to stay clean for ages.

My 45mph wasn't in EV mode it was in ECO mode, I only really use EV mode to get it in & out of the garage to wash it.👍

I can get the car up to about 45mph in electric mode before the engine kicks in, the furthest I have managed on electric only was about a mile, but quite a bit of that was downhill.😊 I am really impressed with my IS 300h since picking it up in February.

I thought the 0-62 of the IS300h was 8.1 secs, plenty quick enough for most I would have thought?

I had mine updated when I bought it as it was out of date, it was done free as the car was pre reg. It is not the premium Sat Nav & the dealer told me it is a main dealer update system only. I guess yours is probably the same.

Looks fantastic, enjoy.

I think the boot is quite sizeable at 450 litres, compared to my previous Volvo V40 at 325 litres & would say it is plenty big enough for a folding pram. I have a space saver spare wheel in mine & there is still quite a lot of room left. I think its is only about 20-30 litres less than a C class or 3 series etc. Good luck whatever you decide.

That sounds like a good idea, hopefully he will say he can buff it out, good luck.

I think a lot depends on if it has gone through the clear-coat, can you feel it much with your nail? If you can it may be best to seek professional help, I am sure the experts on here will guide you better.

Ah I didn't know that, my IS300h is an Oct 20 model & you set the speed limit alert on the small screen in front of the steering wheel along with lane assist etc.

I don’t know if you have the speed sign recognition on this model, but my IS300h bleeps & the sign turns red when I go 5mph over the limit. I believe it can be set 1mph, 3mph or 5mph over the limit.

I am still surprised with such a low mileage, I work with bearings quite a bit as a Mechanical Technician & normally find if they fail prematurely it is often either lack of grease of faulty bearing.

Yes, definitely a shot bearing, very surprised with only 22,000 miles. I can only assume it was a faulty bearing to start with, send it to SKF for analysis.😊

I can't really speak for Lexus, but my V40 cost £30k new with extras, I paid £18k when it was 5 months old/5,000 miles, I kept it for 5 years & Lexus gave me £7.5k with32,000miles on it in immaculate condition. That would be quite a loss if you bought it new. I hope my IS300h holds its value a little bit better, although I bought it pre-reg with 6 miles on the clock with quite a discount from new so happy with that, I have decided if the price drops too much I will just keep hold of it as I am hoping it will live up to its reputation as being one of the most reliable cars on the road.😃 Good luck with whatever you decide, but I would urge you to try another dealer & believe me there will be movement on the price even with cash, I know because I managed it.

Thats a shame, perhaps you need to find another dealer with a better attitude? I really is a great car, maybe ask to have one for a whole day?

It looks very nice, great colour. I have only put my foot down a few times, but it seems to go just fine when I want it too.

Now I have come from driving manuals for the last 40 years & slipped into the CVT almost immediately, I really like the way it drives, it just seems so smooth which I find really relaxing.

Glad you like it, I bough mine a couple of months ago & love it. I find the car so easy to drive & I really like the CVT gearbox, coming from a manual I was surprised. Don't forget some pictures.👍

I must say I looked around before I bought my IS a couple of months ago & the only car that really attracted me was the S60, but most of what I was looking at had a list price of over 40k, so higher road tax. My last 2 cars were Volvo & I found them very good, but the Lexus is more comfortable & just seems a little bit better built.

I tried mine in sports mode today & I still have the MPG display?