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The pop-up mechanism with controls alone is probably £2k plus labour, yes. Plus you need a new hood. I narrowly avoided it to activate, but some cable come lose and the ECU reported error. The ECU alone is quoted at over a grand I think, but luckily, it was not an actual ECU incident just no signal. In car over 5 years, in an accident, the pop-up hood activation can easily push the car into write-off territory when added to the repairs. A feature that doesn't benefit you and is a joke when you have 2.5-tonne people mowers roaming the streets.

I'm surprised by the low-speed pressure, never seen such values for a road car. What I understand of the theory, is that at high speeds you can start with somewhat lower because of the heat-up in friction, but you want to maintain maximum contact for grip. Maybe these values are for the OEM tyre only that behaves differently? Also, at 46 psi the ride quality must be much harsher too. That's a long way of just tend to go for 36-38ish, particularly in winter, when heat is not an issue. These cars are limited not by power but gearing and rotation of some components, specifically one of the electric motors is protected from too high 'g' loads, so your car will just take the throttle off once you hit the electronic limiter. Yes, the engine would keep pulling, but the car controls won't let. The 'faster' transaxle Toyota/Lexus has is bigger, heavier, more expensive, and no one really needs to go that fast in a cruising saloon. The G-platforms transaxle is probably not even in production anymore, I don't know. The ES300h or IS300h are not gran turismos. I drive on the Autobahn myself too, maxed out at 125 mph sometimes, but only for fun, and to keep up with my brother-in-law in a 911. I find 100-110 mph on the speedo is plenty even if the traffic is light and allows it. Above that, the cabin noise gets much higher, and fuel economy drops off by quite a lot, and the engine audibly is not enjoying itself that much. It likes a 3.5-4.5k rpm pull, it sound pleasant, above that it's comes across a bit of a struggle for the relatively low torque and the cont. variable gearing not giving the 'lock-in' of gearing but sliding back first before increasing gearing again. Just my experience of an IS300h. I know the feeling of wanting to go faster, but there is a difference between want and need.

It's not the car, it's the market. In '21 and '22 the market was very tight, interest on carrying forecourt inventory was lower, and supply chain inflation was high due to component shortages. Now the supply-demand balance shifted back to oversupply, interest is high which reduces second-hand demand and increases the cost of keeping the cars for dealers means that they are forced to offload more cars by reducing the price. This is what hits you now, but the comparison to your previous is made more difficult by an unusually low depreciation due to market tightness.

I think you got it right. If it's not full, you can be glad it was a cheap and quick way to find out it's better you don't go back.

Thanks, it's good to have options. I don't have a quote from a Toyota-approved bodyshop yet, so in case they are cost-prohibitive, chances are I'll try your recommendation. The car is driveable.

Many thanks, will look into them.

Hi everyone, This is first for me, never had any major damage to a car. I'm looking at an out-of-pocket repair to my IS300h. It's much more substantial than a 'small area repair' job some garage seem to be taking on. The front end of the car had an impact that broke panels, the headlight cover, foglight, and deformed the front left corner, including the wheel arch. I'm told no structural damage, no damage to the suspension, wheels, but it is certainly to be over £5000 I'm told. I'm seeking a reliable bodyshop that people here used with satisfaction or heard good things about. The car is in Portsmouth but it is driveable now, can take it within reason to a bodyshop a few hours away, if I can make it back home on a train. I want original parts of course. There is also Snows in Southampton but I first wanted to ask around. I prefer not to use them if I can help it, and I suspect the quote there would be substantially higher still, probably making the repair cost prohibitive, it's probably not worth £10k now. Thank you for all the help.

Hello Mr - would you be so kind to drop me the name of that garage. I am looking at a substantial repair to the front left of the car, and the last thing I want is a headache from a poor job. Is it Kaizer Motor you mentioned in another thread? Thank you!

Bit late to this party, but in case this reaches you: how much did this treatment cost? Truly impressive results.

I used to wish the car had more torque for high-speed hill climbs or acceleration on European motorways. But more recently I came to the conclusion that I don't need a faster car, but rather I need to first learn to drive properly — after 20+ years on the roads. I prefer the 300h acting domesticated even if you push. I tried a 911 Carrera4S and it was scary, violent. Frankly, modern cars have stupid amounts of performance. It would make sense to demand extra training and license for cars above a certain performance level.

2015 IS300h at 112k miles / 180k km Heating servo unit failed at around 90k, but then the failure disappeared. Would cost £1,000 to repair at mains dealer. It's covered under their warranty plan, but according to them I voided my claim on it as I didn't bring the car in soon enough. At the 100k service, report says AC leakage, cost would be around £900, at this point it's optional, the AC still performs. Nothing else. Original break pads, although I tend to minimize their use, try to take a lot energy out by a combination of regeneration and, at higher speeds, engine breaking.

If anyone is considering using Lexus Motor Insurance, and you are planning on driving to the EU, make sure you either ask for a quote with an extended EU cover or simply just look for one where it is standard to have a 30-day plus third-party cover. I'm in the process or a rude awakening because it never occurred to me after having read government and independent guidance on motor insurance that it is possible to not have EU third-party cover when you take out insurance in the UK, particularly when it's comprehensive. After all the UK was in the EU up until 2021, which means all insurance up to that point had to have compulsory third-party cover valid across the EU as standard. Which must mean they removed it. Lexus Motor Insurance told me today I don't have any cover in the EU, because I spent more than 3 days (three), which makes me liable to damage I caused. I will financially survive, but that's about it. Maybe it's obvious to most of you, but it never to me that a 3-day limitation can possibly apply to third-party cover. In fact, I find it shocking. I genuinely thought, even after having read documents, that there is third-party cover in the EU. Better still, turns out, I was driving illegally. The joke is on me. A quick review of the matter also indicates other insurers offer 30, some even 90-day third-party cover as standard of their policy schedule, at no discernible extra cost against the quote. Admiral offers 90 days as standard except for their "Essential" policy. Looks like Lexus Motor Insurance does not only offer substandard customer service but also a substandard product. This experience, together another one when I got rejected on a heating servo repair that was originally covered under my extended warranty plan because I didn't bring the car in when they wanted, makes me leave Lexus-branded services behind. Even if I get the car repaired (probably £5000 for a car that's worth less than £10k) and keep it, I don't think I will use any Lexus UK services in the future. What they are selling I now realise is a pretence of premium and a false sense of peace of mind that people believe because the cars are impeccably built - in Japan. I don't see legal recourse for me, but filing complaints with both LMI and Lexus UK about these matters. A response will surely not be too big an ask after having spent several thousand pounds on their insurance and service plans.

Is this premium navi? I don't recognize these versions, I've got standard. I think an actual software update for the operating system is a dealer service thing. Unsure how to check what's their latest firmware, carmakers are rubbish at IT and Lexus is no exception. Best first thing you can do is register yourself and see what you can find: In-Car Multimedia and Navigation Systems | Lexus UK With standard navigation, there is sod all you can do here....will never my life understand these backward carmaker policies...

There you go, makes perfect sense, and an example of how making things more complex undermines core reliability / availability. I even turned off keyless entry in part for this reason, but also for the added security against theft, although the car now hitting 8 years, I don't think it's in demand by thieves.

Others will tell you the same: the Achilles heel of hybrid Lexus (and Toyota) cars is the small starter battery. Like many of us, I too learned the hard way. Consider yourself lucky, because it happened to us at Stansted airport, after coming back, cold rainy night, and similar 4-5 hours of wait for AA who almost gave up because couldn't start the car at all then suddenly and miraculously started the computer and the hybrid system. It was clearly just a 12V battery in poor condition the Lexus dealer should have swapped out before selling it after months on the forecourt, but clearly either they don't have that in the protocol or ignored it. Because your car is new and what you described doesn't read like something that would drain the car, something is amiss. Also, from my experience, the car protects itself as much it can from draining the 12V rather than the much bigger traction by shutting itself down. At least my 2015 IS300h switches off from Accessory mode after a while. Also, it switches of internal lights etc after a period of inactivity. So I wonder what load could have that been...what opening the door does to a switched off car? It turns the internal lights on, that's all. That can't be it, can it. There must be a system in the car that was left on... Is there a chance you left the car unused for a couple of weeks before? Deep discharge damages lead-acid batteries, they prefer being kept nearly full at all times. If I were you, at this point I would get a new 12V battery for peace of mind and have it replaced by a garage that knows Toyota/Lexus hybrids. A simple battery swap can upset downstream electronics, many people report issues with the amplifier afterwards. Re Lexus service, mostly good experience, but it's a rich mix on these forums. Personally, I'm leaving the Lexus network behind (including Lexus branded insurance) because I lost my trust that the name guarantees premium service. Sometimes you get the premium services, sometimes it's a headache, sometimes you are just ignored. That's not good enough. I admit I have a very low tolerance for things not going smoothly, particularly when the thing costs me dearly, like a service plan.