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  1. Not got any new tricks to try, but just wanted to say that I suffered same problem this morning, first time ever in almost 3 years. Parked on hardstanding at home, all 3 remotes failed to unlock car, although managed to open boot once. Lexus Croydon suggested wireless interference the problem, and suggested RAC be called, as they carry device to monitor such interference. RAC brilliant - here within 15 minutes and confirmed suspected cause and direction it probably coming from (dishes/aerials on roof of tower block a few hundred yard down the road). Opened car manually with key (alarm screaming, much to disgust of neighbours!), drove 20 yards, stopped beside RAC van, blocking line of sight of suspect devices, and all OK. Got back home tonight after driving to work, and it is still OK, both locking and unlocking. RAC man told me this not an uncommon problem in London area, not particularly confined to Lexus vehicles.
  2. You jammy young s*ds (most of you anyway!) 53, but feel more like 73 at times, and my IS200 I'm sure will still be running when I'm not. Mini, Ford Anglia, Triumph 2000, VW Beetle, Peugeot 205, Peugeot 309, Renault Laguna were the lumps of steel before I saw the light! Rob
  3. In case it's of any interest, I'm pleased to say that despite the time taken for me to notice the problem, Nationwide Autocentre had no hesitation in apologising and flushed / replaced the brake fluid within 24 hrs of my contacting them. That is excellent customer service, and I'll be back to them next time I need work doing. Rob
  4. Thanks Colin, and to Noel for earlier post. Having had a closer look after the match this evening, I saw that the fluid level was above the maximum mark, and having siphoned off about 100 ml the cap now screws on OK. I'll see what Nationwide Autocentre says tomorrow, as it must have been their fault, but I doubt whether they will accept that after about 4 months. I'll get the fluid replaced anyway. Thanks again for everybody's help. Rob
  5. Many thanks Noel, that sounds likely explanation. I'll have a closer look in better daylight tomorrow. Do you think I have any worries about the fluid having become contaminated because of the cap being off for about 4 months? Done about 4000 miles over that time, but bonnet been open probably no more than twice (didn't notice the displaced cap first time)? Rob
  6. Thanks Monster-Mat. Can you tell me whether changing brake pads would involve taking that cap off? Reason I ask is that when I got the car serviced, Lexus Croydon said the front brake pads needed replacing, but their price was so extortionate that I got the pads replaced by Nationwide Autocentres the following day instead, so I don't want to point the finger at Lexus if the "left off" cap wasn't their fault. But I still don't know how to fit it back on again. Rob
  7. Would much appreciate advice on how to put the black plastic lid back on the plastic brake fluid reservoir, and also any advice on how it could have come off in the first place. I have been using the car much less regularly than usual over the past few weeks so have not needed to open the bonnet much to top up windscreen washer water, but when I opened it up tonight the brake fluid cap was lying under the bonnet on the sill by the windscreen, as though it had been taken off, laid down there and not put back. Could the recent hot weather have caused it to "pop out", or is it more likely to have been lying there since it was last serviced 4 months ago (30k service at Lexus Croydon)? And is this likely to have compromised the fluid in there, as it says on the cap that it should be cleaned before removal? I've spent the last half hour trying to screw the cap back on again, but unless there is a special "knack", I can't work out how, and I can't find anything in the manual (probably because it's so obvious!). Any advice would be welcome. Thanks Rob
  8. As Lex-aholic says, much depends on where you live. At my last renewal, for IS200LE, 53 reg, with protected NCD, best quote I got was the renewal quote from the insurer I was already with, Liverpool Victoria / Frizzell, at £495 incl tax. I live in London. I tried Norwich Union, who quoted some ridiculous figure, something like £1,000. A few months later when my household buildings/contents cover was due for renewal, I rang Norwich Union for a quote but was declined entirely. The telephone operator was honest / sympathetic, telling me that he too had the same problem with his own employer - he lives in Glasgow, and Norwich Union do not want business from people living in cities like London or Glasgow and will deter such business by either quoting unrealistic rates or by rejecting it entirely. The latter unfortunately causes problems in approaching other insurers for quotations, as most insurers require you to tell them whether you have ever been refused cover, and non-disclosure of that is a serious risk as your rejection will have been recorded on the database shared between all insurers.
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