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A bit of movement!? ))) You have all the answers. According to Lexus repair guide, if balljoints doesn't have enough stiffness, it has to be replaced.

it's more likely all of them.

My dealer said that the add it every service. I never asked, but it doesn't look like I payed extra for that.

Well, it sounds rediciolous to me, that NCB attached to a car. It used to be applied to driver only. Even when I do aplicattion form for insurance, it asks me for my NCB, without any car related. New drivers buys cheap cars to earn that NCB, to have better insurance price for their next better cars. And how it sounds, when you come to insurance, and they ask if you had any accidents? And you say that there was no accidents for 5 years on one car and 2 years no accidents on another? But what if to buy one insurance for two cars?...🤔 Another thing is second driver. If you are as a second driver in insurance contract, you don't earn NCB. If you are insured by company for driving company's car, you don't earn personal NCB.

I just recently noticed that too. I switched from Shell E10 to V-Power and after one full fuell tank it showes me 51 MPG so far. Comparing with previous 43.5 MPG (for about 1.5 years). And this is on Premier with R18's.

It's fair enough if you are talking about top range of every car's model. But about smallest wheels that fits, size increased because of need in bigger brakes. Speeds, weights + handling and safety standards increased. You can put R16 on IS300h, but IS350 R17 are smallest that fits.

For the past year I've got 6.5l/100km on my R18. Now I'm doing long test avoiding e10 fuel. And so far I can say the difference is sensitive. But not in fuel cost.

I've bought mine here Lexus Paint Repair Touch Up Kit — Touch Up Paint Kit (lexuspartsdirect.co.uk)

It has already been done once with perfect colour match. At least dealer offer wheels repaint.

That's my main struggle. Need to get mine repaired either. But for me 100% oem match is essential. It seems like for me lexus dealers is the only option.

I used to work in a car parts business 10 years ago. Back then it was fine enough Brembo, Zimmermann, Ate, Textar, Pagid, Jurid (if we are not talking about sport performance stuff). But again, back then there a was reason to go for these brands because they were more than half cheaper than OE, sometimes one third of OE price. I haven't look for prices nowadays, but if there would be price difference just of 20-30%, I would go for OE.

What!?!?!? Because of cold water in hot weather? No way...)))) It's more likeliy the car's geometry suffered from rear damage. And the body/frame is not stiff enough anymore.

About 500-1000km, don't remember exactly.

I wrote somewhere here that I have the same noize issue with Turanza 6. After a month that noize dissapeared.

He's more likely looking for R18's. 1-2 months ago I couldn't find set of Pirelli's in whole Europe. plently of front's but rear's - nowhere. meanwhile some tyre websites have offer of it, but when order - sorry, we can't get them.