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• Have they facelifted the Laguna? 25 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  They looked almost like Integra rear lights. They were the same shape but looked a lot newer and cleaner (kinda like Lexus lights but no silver to be seen and certainly not as stupid looking). It was in silver, and the bloke was an oldish gent wearing a suit - didn't strike me as the type to do his car up. Despite not being a Renault fan, I like the Laguna.
• Blue Oval, Griffin, Three pointed star.. 15 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  We also have: the green oval - Land Rover the prancing horse - Ferrari The lion - Peugeot So here are some more suggestions: The two silver ovals in a bigger silver oval - Toyota The silver H - Honda The other silver H - Hyundai The four silver rings - Audi The Gold L - Lexus Any more, real or imagined? Cheers, Sofa Spud
• Honda Jazz 20 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  After glowing reports from several sources, SWMBO is now considering the Jazz with manual box, as a (2nd hand)Lexus Is200, which was my original recommendation, is simply not practical for her current business requirements as carrying bulky objects is a pre requisite and my Legacy estate is 'boring (her words) and has to go.
• The Electric Vehicle (EV) thread Vol 3 23 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis'  (STLAM.MI)  Chrysler brands were ranked 29th and 30th, respectively. Asian carmakers dominated the top-10 places with Lexus ranking first and Toyota second. Consumer Reports survey covers 20 problem areas including engine, electric motors, transmission and in-car electronics. The organization gathered data on more than 330,000 vehicles from the 2000 to 2023 model years, with a few newly introduced 2024 models.
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 04 1.6 tdci Total Excellium Diesel 11 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  He found the contacts on the ERG ( the thingy that recycles the exhaust to clean it ) were wet and the filter was also. Contacts dried and new filter now all is OK. Whilst researching this problem I came across a Lexus Owners club website and they were reporting the same problem with their cars also associated with Excellium Diesel . Has anybody else experienced problems with this fuel ?
• Is this a weird fantasy? 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I was recently left without a car as the old one died, so a few weeks shopping around and eventually got a great deal, however, two of the cars I viewed were: 1998 Rover 620 and 1995 Lexus LS400 - both of which were ready to die also. Always loved big luxury cars but could never quite afford these when they came out new (being 17/18 at the time) and no other current luxury car "does it for me".
• Vauxhall Cavaliers 27 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I bought that V6 for 1,500 pounds and in my opinion it was amazingly quick, comfortable and great handling. I now drive my wife's Lexus ES300 and would swap it for my old V6 in a heartbeat. What happened to Vauxhall which made them replace such a great all-round motor (quick, economical, and very very reliable) with a piece of junk basket case like the Vectra?
• Mazda 3 - £12-15k reliable and comfortable daily 11 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  My main concern is whether any sort of driving enjoyment for the times I'm not commuting are too far removed Lexus CT200h, IS300h: unfortunately these cost more to insure, plus I personally don't like how dated the interiors or the infotainment systems are Volvo V60: unsure how likely to find anything worthwhile in budget, also unsure how reliability compares What are your thoughts on these options?
• Underside rust 18 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  I have been wanting to upgrade for a considerable time. I do see a good deal, but they are often 150 miles from home.  I saw a 2012 Lexus. I had a quick peek on the underside, and was shocked by the amount of underside rust. It was beyond reasonable. The car dealer told me this is common with this brand. This is supposed to be a premium brand and the price when new is £48k.
• Porsche Boxster - Replacing Porsche boxster with 4 seat car? 15 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  I have a lovely boxster 2008 but my daughters start school soon and I need to find something with four seats. My wife drives a Lexus rx400h as the main family car. The second car will only cover 4000 miles a year. I also like something a but different I have loved my boxster and I have started to look around but nothing ticks all the boxes.
• Audi A3 Sportback (2004 - ) - Lead time schedules for Company Cars 2 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  I've checked the lead time for orders placed in August on our company intranet and they are suggesting a wait of 7 - 8 MONTHS for what I consider a fairly standard hatchback. Anyone care to have a guess at what the delay is? BMW and Lexus all seem to be managing ok with lead times of around 10-12 weeks - I don't understand why it's so difficult to get my mitts on an Audi! Opinions welcome :-)
• Dependable Estate upto £5K 23 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Looking for an estate for my annual Continental trip in June. Took a Lexus GS300 last year but was so overloaded the Mrs said never again a normal saloon or hatchback. Have taken a Volvo V90, Escort, Cavalier in previous years and have completed my own maintenance on everything and they';ve got me there and back on the 2k trip without a hiccup (yet!!!).
• BMW 335d and service inclusive 21 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I am considering buying (amongst other things eg Lexus GS450h) a 335d saloon to replace my 5 year old MB C320. Question I have is around servicing. BMW offer Service Inclusive - full cost item is £1375 for 5 years or 60k miles (60k miles would apply to me as I have averaged 18k per year over last 5) and includes all services + brake pads / disks for the applicable period.
• Running costs, Accord coupe versus IS200 21 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I'm looking at 'nice' second-hand japanese cars,5 or 6 years old, and like the Honda Accord coupe (3 litre ones are quite cheap where I live)and Lexus IS200s. They're both suprisingly cheap to insure (not much more than my Punto believe or not)and I'm willing to take the hit on petrol costs as my mileage isn't great (about 15000 kms per year).
• Small cars were do I begin. 1 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  I am thinking of something small and easy to run as well as cheap to run but there's two snags why I'm struggling and am hoping I can get help on here as my boyfriend is useless as he's driven the same car for the past 10yrs he drives a lexus RX (he has a better salary than me , he's a doctor, my salary is peanuts compared to his you don't earn much as a receptionist) so as much as I Love his car I can afford that and he doesn't know much about cars apart from knowing a fair bit about Lexus's.
• Used family sized car options 25 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  The Accord, with its 2.2 I dtec, has so far reached 124,000 trouble free miles (purchased at 50k) I'm not overly keen on SUV type cars and my annual mileage is now lower at around 22k a year. Ideally I would go for a hybrid lexus GS but they're few and far between and seem to hold their value. I normally buy my cars at BCA as my father in law is a car dealer so I use his account.  I drove a mazda 6, but its naturally aspirated 2.0 petrol seemed underpowered.
• Hybrids and Starting Trouble 16 May 2020 (Forum)
  Further chit/chat during our socially distanced VE day drinks elicited fact that somebody else's (now gone) Lexus had also had same problem. IIRC he is an engineer; he certainly does most of his own car maintenance. His comment on the street's 'Whatsapp' is the really annoying thing about hybrids is they won’t fire up unless there is enough power in the normal 12v battery, even though you have a racking great big battery in the back.
• car under £1000 / £1500 Thought I would give you a 17 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  Got this as my shortlist is no particular order Hatches/Saloons Mazda3 1.6 Peugeot 206  Mercedes C CLASS Vauxhall Astra  Renault Clio Vauxhall Tigra Lexus IS 200 Sports BMW Z3 MX-5 Small 4x4's Toyota RAV4 Suzuki Jimny   Please not too many hilarious digs...although I do understand I'm going to get a lot of negatives Thanks
• Conversation with a mechanical fitter 14 May 2018 (Forum)
  I had the pleasure tofay of spending nearly an hour in the company of a hire car company mechaincal fitter/repair guy who was attending a relatives hire van His pearls of wisdom -  If your buying a car, buy Toyota or Lexus If your buying a car, dont buy a Renault  If your buying a commercial vehicle, buy a MAN TGE (far better aftersales support than VW provide with the Crafter), a Vauxhall Vivaro (easy to work on, not alot goes wrong) or Toyota Hilux (only ever need a service) If your buying a commercial vehicle dont buy any IVECO model ('Fiat rubbish') or a Ford Transit Courier with the 1.0 ecoboost engine (clutches dont last long) A few recent things he mentioned -  * currently only Landrover dealers can change the rear brakes on the discovery sport, its meant to be very complex with the electric parking brake  * there is a batch of full size 67/18 plate ford transits with the hill assist that locks fully on and needs a dealer visit to provide a permanent fix  * recently did a first year service on a ssangyong musso and found it to be as well built as the hilux  * the new cummings diesel engine in the hilux is a delight, easy to service and work around
• family coupe convertible 12 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Something like this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201022360156834/  Though perhaps 60,000 miles is a bit on the high side - wondering about all those 'up and down's on the convertible mechanism. Otherwise there are: 3-series (not keen on BMW image) VW EOS Lexus IS (still too new to be cheap, so not really an option) Chrysler Sebring Ford Focus and a few French cars, which I won't consider. I suspect the 3-series is probably best, followed by the EOS and then C70.