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Mine was $240 to replace including programming by the dealer. It was leather covered. I suspect the puppy took it out in the yard, had a good chew and buried it.

In my experience of 25 years of lower back pain, a smooth or harsh ride will not make it worse. A seat without firm lower back support, however, will cause pain on longer drives of an hour or more. I find the Lexus IS seats not nearly firm enough for my back.

Has anybody had the Lexus tech check the idle stabilizer valve? From experience on another car, they do get fouled and a flap fails to open or close. Can be taken out and cleaned, but not an expensive part to just replace.

I had it done on a couple other high end cars. Regrettably, not on the Lexus, and it shows after 22K miles. Some dealers have an installer who will put it on before the car leaves the lot. If not, and you have had to drive it as little as 100 miles before doing it, clay bar the car before applying.

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You Canadians are lucky. We only get 91 in CA, land of the super green fruit and nut politicians who don't know that more octane in an engine built for it gets you more power and more mpg. Or that too much ethanol causes fuel line and gasket repair bills. It's ok in my self powered lawn mower, because I can't run that fast behind it anyway. Just for giggles, I put a half tank of 100 race gas in my other high performance car yesterday. That brings the blended average to a 95 you can feel in the butt-o-meter. And that tuners can document on the dyno. They sell 100 at every race track for a reason. Granted, a Lexus is not a race car, but just use what the manual says, no less.

Nice footage bartkat! Nothing like getting off the interstate. I don't make vids cause I would not dare post them, but this is one of my favorite Montana roads. Too bad it's about 15 hours drive to get there. and one more and this aerial shot is just half of MT212

Sorry this was your experience, mathwhz. Every one of my bird dropings and bugs comes off. Ventureshield on another car. Looks like new again.

Depends. If I am on my own, I tank up with a 15 minute break every 300 miles. Drive through burger if I want to make time, sit down for lunch if in no hurry. If I am with my wife, it costs me a half hour of her browsing the local gift shop for every 2 hours on the road. So we only manage 500 miles/day. If you do 3+ days of interstate at 1K miles/day to get to Banff, you will not enjoy your ski time. By the time you get home, you will hate the interstate so much you will not want to do another road trip. If you want scenic driving, fly to Denver or SLC and rent a car from there.

As others have suggested, I would fly and rent a car. But I understand if you are determined to satisfy the conflicting adventures of ski vacation and road trip. I have done cross country trips on the interstate and 4x from CA to Banff in my Porsche. Spring, summer and fall. By as many back roads as I could. The endless boring interstate hours will numb you. My max is about 1K miles/15 hours per day. If you were going in Spring, I would recommend a detour Banff via Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks via MT 212 if it is open.

Some posts mentioned needing the antenna to go up the A pillar rather than using the shark fin. Anyone know if this is the case? I doubt it. The wiring to the shark fin terminates in the trunk. Add XM box, connect and drive.

Nope, wish they did!!! I have clear bra on all my cars. Not a DIY project. I covered a headlight lens myself on another vehicle and it did not come out well. Find an installer who will show you another customer's car, or ask a friend who did theirs if it looks good. Do it on a new or fairly new car, or it will be too late. Prep the paint with polish and clay bar first. I would not put a leather bra on any car. Flaps in the wind and will scratch the paint underneath if the slightest bit dirty. Paint underneath will discolor at different rate from adjacent uncovered paint.

Have not read the manual, but could the GPS be tied into the dash clck?

That vehicle is probably 3 times the cost of an IS...not a fair comparison there... I agree, and the IS seats are ok. In all other aspects, the IS has been a very good car for the money.