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1 hour ago, Moleman said:

I have both the CT and the Yaris, never noticed any issues with the CT, very smooth drive not harsh at all. No problems with the interior trim. So no we do not all know. The Yaris is a much harsher ride and rattle's much more. Clearly not built better than the CT. Good car but not a patch on the CT.

Are you sure you own a CT and a Yaris?

The CT is globally acknowledged to have a harsh ride, and a Yaris is globally acknowledged to have a comfortable ride, and certainly not a harsh ride.

If you find the CT to be a smooth ride and not harsh, either your suspension is broken or you’ve got an incredibly meaty backside. 

Had the car a good 6 or 7 months now. Drives great, economical, lovely materials and comfortable seats.

as you’ll all know, the ride is very harsh and basically touching any of the interior trim causes a creaking noise, to a much greater extent than the Yaris hybrid I traded in for this. 
 

Sat in a Volvo this afternoon and touched around the interior trim, which was practically bulletproof. Not a single creak or movement. 
 

is this simply because the CT is Lexus’ entry level car? Presumably the ES (which I am looking at next) will be built much better? I’ll be going for a test drive soon. Thanks!

On 1/24/2024 at 10:32 AM, Poundy said:

I had the full paid warranty from when I bought our 2014 in 2018. 1st year free then 4 years for the price of 2 before at 10yr old it is now under relax in the six years of ownership the only fault fixed under warranty was rusty caliper pins and  rubbers. So I guess from a reliability point of view the paid warranty was a waste of money lol!

Cars been faultless otherwise and always serviced by Lexus Birmingham, it might be a little more expensive perhaps, I have the 3 year deals with last one about £1100 for 2 majors and a minor including all parts hybrid check and mot. Happy with that as they pick it up and drop it off and always go the extra yard if I need anything done in a hurry, rare to get loyalty both ways IMO.

Also having a decent factory warranty negates the tendency to find unneeded add on work I think, but to each his own I guess.

I'm in a very similar position to OP (also with a 2017 F Sport). This will be my first Lexus service, although last year the car was serviced with Lexus, so it has the 12 month Relax warranty.

Let's say the service itself uncovers that additional parts and thus labour are needed - stuff that is covered by the Relax warranty. Would these parts and labour be covered under the warranty itself, or are any problems that are detected during service not covered under the warranty?

In other words, are out of pocket expenses beyond the service cost itself possible? Thanks!

Got the service activated Lexus warranty. Got what seems to be a dodgy sounding wheel bearing (quite confident, as I've had them before). Told that it'll cost me £90 for them to investigate this. What's the £90 for, if it's covered under warranty? Thanks