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Just seen an even cheaper one. £21,850 for an Astral Black one at Lexus Cardiff. 500 miles on the clock. As you say, probably a nS version with no extras. Still, a lot of car for the money!

Just seen one on autotrader for this price. Only 500ish miles from what I can remember. Can this be right? Would post a link to the dealer's site but not sure if im allowed. Anyway, quick search on autotrader and no doubt you will see it.

Forget the X5 and go for the M3. 343 horses under the bonnet!

Durbs - what about a Honda Accord 2.4 Exec? these are really well spec'd (Sat Nav, xenons, Leather, elec heated seats etc) Great to drive too. I have the i-CTDi Executive. You could pick up a s/h M3 for 25K too... :) ← I went for a 51 plate M3 with FBMWSH, 1 owner, only 25k on the clock and immaulate for only £23.5k. And i get 343 horses under the bonnet! Was thinking about trading in my is200 for the new 250 but couldnt resist the M3 at that money

Speak to Lexus GB and tell them you are well pi**ed off and that you are getting nowhere with the dealer. As Neil says, that unit that they supplied one year ago should be fit for the purpose for which it was supplied and also of satisfactory quality. Obviously it wasnt. Demand a replacement or at worst a repair. Insist on it.

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with what I was offered for pt/ex recently. Is200 Sport 2001 Y plate, black, FLSH and 89k on the clock. Autotrader, adjusting for the mileage, suggested about £7k. Managed to get BMW Glasgow up to £8.5k. Then again, I may not have been getting a great deal on the car I was looking to buy. Give with one hand, take with the other I guess...

Love the fact that this supposed avionics and "auto technition" cant even spell his (alleged) occupation. I wouldnt touch this with a barge pole. Something about endless bullsh*t that puts me off.

Cheers m8. Was that through Lexus?

Nice car Chris. Just got me thinking. My Y plate Sport lip spoiler is suffering quite badly from the flaking paint that I belive has caused quite a few folk trouble. What spoiler is that you have? How easy to fit? Cost etc? I guess Lexus would only be prepared to fix the one I have so if its not too much work then I may go for the one you have. Cheers.

one of the joys of the "freedom of information act" ?? £10 is the standard charge for info that is requested that is held under data protection act. ← I have done this before. From what I remember there is a form that you need to fill out. Give them a call and they will fax it to you. You also need a valid reason for requesting the info. Im sure you will think of something... Given the nature of these guys employment, I think its likely the car they were using is knocked off too.

Hi m8, have to agree and say a little overpriced. Mine is a 01 (Y) plate, astral black sport. Got it in October with 77k on the clock,FLSH and excellent condition for £9750. No sat nav either though.

I would say the price Glasgow have quoted you is a joke. They dont even do it themselves, they use a third party. I thought about £45 a corner was the going rate. Ask them where they are sending it to get the work done and just approach them yourself. They actually told me who the third party was but Ive forgotten (sorry!). I had mine done because they scuffed 3 of my alloys when getting tyres changed. You should be aware that you will lose the chrome finish (i think). Well i did anyway. Dont get me wrong though, still a very good job.

Excuse my ignorance folks! I have seen this device mentioned in quite a few posts now. What is it? How much does it cost and what are the benefits, if any?

Both my headlamps suffer from this although I never really thought much about it. Is it a major problem. ie It doesnt really bother me so is there any need to get it fixed?

Just been looking at the Road Traffic Bill and im not so sure anymore! s17(1) makes "speed assessment equipment detection devices" illegal. A "speed assessment equipment detection device" is defined as "a device the purpose, or one of the purposes, of which is to detect, or interfere with the operation of, equipment used to assess the speed of motor vehicles.” I would have thought the Road Angel falls within that definition. It certainly does "detect.....equipment used to assess the speed of motor vehicles". The GPS "detects" the fixed cameras etc and the laser sensor also "detects" mobile laser guns etc. Now im confused, as I had certainly read somewhere recently that GPS type detectors were to remain legal. Seems to me though that there is no provision for this in the proposed Bill. Anyone know for sure?