SeanR

Supposed be really good that, would have it on a new car but not my old car, too expensive. Guy at work just paid £250 to have it done on his new motor from the dealer. Think the salt on the roads recently has exasperated the issue. Never seemed so bad last year. Aluminium hates salt water. Remember having a new motorbike years ago and going out one day in winter without cleaning it off afterwards properly. The aluminium swingarm looked a mess, like pitting from the salt.

Cleaned the marks off yesterday, had resort to using turtle wax cutting compound. No expert, but cant be doing this every month, will end up with no paint left on door lol. I've not cleaned the car for maybe 6 weeks, no choice now but to go out with a sponge and bucket at least once a week, just in that spot to keep the stains off. Blasted gap under mirror with water best i could but likely wont help much. Have some car carnauba wax so give it a coat in that area. See how it goes.

I think the streak is just coming down with the rain. Tcut and polished the car with expensive wax, it was bone dry Ps, dont know why my text is underlined lol

You know what, i was thinking there was more to it. Was thinking a bolt or something in the mirror was corroding I say that because even after cleaning and tcut, it comes back. Going to need Tcut yet again. Think i will just have to wipe down the car every week under the mirror

I will try that the next time i wash it, cheers

Actually had to T-cut this mark off a few times Drip from mirror Anyone sorted it out?

If the exhaust on mine does go then i don't want to be throwing lots of money into a replacement, just something that sounds the same and looks the same from the back end. Just to get whatever time i have left with the car, not sure exactly how long that my be.

Anyone on a 2007 still with all original exhaust system ?, just curious.

Sounds good, Mine just passed its MOT, no advisories. Glad i sorted the rust on the anti-roll bar and coated with black wax oil, reckon i might have got picked on with that sooner or later.

Aye, I know the full on gearbox flush is expensive. from memory over £400. Perhaps that let some out and put some in routine might make more financial sense, just to get some newer oil in the box

Out of curiosity. Anyone know of any disasters with the gearbox by not changing the oil?, i cant remember reading any here or elsewhere regarding this Lexus. I changed it once in a GS300 but then sold it anyways a year later, so in that respect threw money away. Brother has a 1989 Mercedes Auto, that's still running fine on original oil🙂

95,000 miles I'm on now, not 90,000, i got that wrong. Will look at the gearbox oil change, sooner rather than later. Cheers.

Hello, i think the spark plugs were changed, as the ones that are in don't seem to have any issues. I likely will do the transmission etc fluid at some point but at the moment there are no issues there either. Saying that though, i would say even without a flush the gearbox would last me for time i have left with the car. I only do about 5000 miles a year. Il see. I have read of the stalling issue on here, when engine is cold. Its a very minor niggle at the moment. I cant remember what it is but if it got worse id look more into it.

Had the car nearly two years now and here's the list of issues................... NONE 90,000 miles, no advisories on last MOT, next MOT is due soon. Full service history. Only money spent was new front grille and new back brakes plus an oil and filter service. A slight intermittent issue is that on a very rare occasion the car stalls when its cold, usually when turning out of the works car park. Not going further with this as its so rare. One other minor issue which did cost me a new battery. Moved the car off the drive without letting the engine continue running. The car would not start the next day. Eventually it did. This is an issue that happens with other cars too, so now i don't do that. Plan on keeping the car until something goes seriously expensively wrong, hope that's a long way off, touch wood. Find the car very reliable and to be honest, quite cheap to run. Fast enough for me, a pleasant commute 20 miles a day. No rust apart from the front anti roll bar, that was sorted out. Still feels like a new car to drive. Sometimes see cheap lease deals but then think what's the point

At those prices, think i just wouldn't fix it. Its not Arizona, took aircon out of 2 cars in the past and not really missed it.