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You guessed it right. I am washing and waxing. I am half way done now . Reached home yesterday at around 1:30am. I could have reached earlier but drove a little more around south down national park near my house chasing bloody moon :cool:.

Hi Gav thank you for organising the meet and my breakfast. Huge thank you to everyone for making this meet a great experience. It was amazing how everyone looked out for each other and contributed to the adventure.

On the way back home saw this. Looks like blood moon.

I started now. Should reach there by 9. I will update after half way if I am late and decide to come there by tomorrow morning instead.

The one I got from Amazon was around 20£ and worked only once. This year I got another one just before greasing. They look good and strong and come with all fittings but since I only use once a year, they might be getting struck and unusable so decided to get one every time. I also got some...

I am in for any t shirts and stickers.

I too am with you. I have a small diary and like to write noted, times EC Etc at every oil change :). Agree that some people are very insensitive for others good things. One old rusty campervan driver once parked beside me and hit my Cruiser while opening her door. No reaction whatsoever even...

Today I updated Lexus maps on 2022 model. I directly purchased maps from Lexus site as it recognises VIN and recommends correct maps. It was 119£. It was 13GB update. I downloaded it to USB and updated in the car. For you there should be some option like this where you can purchase from Toyota...

I thought of Krown for this new looking car but since it’s a hybrid, with all high voltage electrics and what not, I didn’t dare to do anything else. I didn’t even expect the detailer to work on the engine bay. He did it as compliment. I will explore ACF50 for this. If I can spray around all...

Yesterday I collected my other car from detailer. I am surprised how clean we can keep our cars. The car’s engine bay was very bad (worst than any car I owned in 15 years) I didn’t even dare to take a pic of it and was a bit worried about what to do with it. It was all covered with spider web...

Hi, Welcome. Congratulations for you new Landcruiser. In the UK, fuel quality is good so I think any fuel is fine. My LC is 2014 and I use V power or equivalent but if they are not available, I use regular fuel too. Preferred fuel standards should be in the owners manual.

I could have cleaned mine today but will leave it. It has wax, ceramic coat and all the protection on the paint and all those dead bugs and sand won’t go past that protection.

Sam I am amazed by the look and feel of your car’s paint. It’s gold standard, atleast according to me. Newer cars are not getting such thick and soft paints

Thanks Gav for organising the meet. I enjoyed the drive. Looked at the car today and made few calls. If I find the right guy and price to cover up those scratches, I will do it again and again :)

As you said it’s just a bit of effort. :cool:

Driving Landcruiser is addictive. After a full day of driving, I Finally came back and fixed the window.

I got my car back. I am packing and preparing bed now. It will be too late at night by the time I reach so planning to reach by tomorrow 9am. I recently purchased wood bags (20kg) are we ordering wood from the farm or carrying our own?

I am a bit uncertain on my timings. Too many things going on, my Landcruiser is with another friend for some time and he told he ll return it on Friday. If gives it back on time, I ll be there late Friday. My wife’s car went for detailing/PPF yesterday. He told he will return it on Friday or...

The detailing place where I sent Kia had Iceblasting . I think they use mostly for classic car restoration. Is it not expensive?

Thank god you revealed the secret. Since I saw this post was thinking how did u clean the underbody so well. I want to clean mine before taking it to Krown in Oct. I was thinking water is cold, how can I go under the car and use jet wash without getting wet etc etc.. now I will relax a bit...

Yesterday I saw this on Lexus forum. The discussion was about how cars were built not to last longer with exception of below. On here, I’m constantly amazed by the exceptional mileage and age of LCs here. It’s also a privilege to be able to read/meet real enthusiasts and to learn. Don’t ask me...

Hi Mark, I had this 4Lo light flashing few times. I just switch car between Lo and Hi and drive few feet in both modes and it’s gone. Didn’t look into it anymore so sorry can’t say much. Please update what you will find out with yours

I will keep this EV6 after/whenever it comes back from repair. It lost too much value so have to keep it for a while.

I keep looking at these like a dog with tongue out, dreaming of my daily use Landcruiser. I got the opportunity now as EV6 was involved in accident. I tried to convince for a Colorado, 120 or 150 but Mrs is dead against another Landcruiser on the driveway. It’s Jealousy I guess . We already have...

Hi Gav, I too did it

I can easily get under the car with suspension raised. With 200, there a bit more real estate underneath . One grease point is just below transfer case and I have to remove transfer case covers to access. The ones from diff to the front are difficult to access and I might have to rotate tyres to...

I can, I have space but the one I booked is here. It’s a big working garage in my area. On Saturdays they rent out their space and equipment https://autobarnmotorservices.co.uk/rent-a-ramp/

I tried to lift all tyres with jack and axle stands but it went wrong. I first lifted rear tyres and placed two stands under rear axle. Next, when I tried to lift the front tyres, the rear stands slipped and car dropped. It felt too risky so just booked the ramp. It’s 40£ for 2 hours and they...

I was looking at lubricating hinges. The internet gave me a very complicated schedule with so many types of greases to use. Do you use few drops of engine oil on all hinges? For U-joints, I got the correct grease and booked a ramp at a garage for 2 hours to do that job. Except for steering...

Do you guys buy 200-litre barrels? I’ve moved up to buying 20-litre cans now, but I’m thinking of getting a barrel once I’m back at my own place.

I was looking only for C2 specs so couldn’t find other viscosities. As per the image, if I go C5/6 or C1 I might find 5W40.

I think it’s not tyres, suspension or the car. It’s the roads that got worse