Not fluid but the Transmission.

 

Congrats on your purchase! I gotta tell ya though...I am not a fan of this car. I personally feel like Lexus could've done more to compete with the Germans and it's not quite there. Is a matter of preference however.

 

Well Done Mate Congrats from over the Pond That looks Some Unique Motor Car Enjoy, Nothing Pleases me more to be driving A Good Rare Car
I have Never seen one over here But even our 450s are rare here
Regards

 

Congrats on your new F, love Infrared on the RCFs! Definitely can relate to the feeling of when I got rid of my 350, was a bit sad on the final drive but the F cars are just a different animal. Enjoy being one of the few F cars you will see on the road, it is a great feeling at times. For all of your old speeding posts... you will notice it'll be easier + quicker to hit those numbers & beyond with ease

I am amazed you got 24-29mpg on the highway, were you only in ECO mode cause I want that highway MPG lol???? The best I got was 21mpg highway, typically I am only getting 11mpg in my GSF but I didn't buy it for its MPG haha. When you have time put your TVD in Track, change your mode to Sport+ then hold down the traction button for a few seconds to activate the F car's "Expert Mode" if you want to have some extra fun lolol

 

The buttons are probably put in the wrong socket. Aren’t they just physical buttons that you can pry out and swap?

The most important question is - is it a rust bucket?

 

Thank you, thank you!!! I agree, this car is very rare around here. One of the reasons I didn't go with Tesla cause I see way too many of them around. Nothing wrong with it but u do get bored after seeing 100s of the same as yours in a day. While everyone is going electric, I went V8.

I was taking it real easy and mostly on a flat surface though but now that I've been driving this to work, on my normal commute, I'm only averaging 21-22 MPG, this is with having some fun when traffic clears up. When that engine starts revving, u don't remember MPG. This car is unreal. I thought my GS handled good but this is legit a roller coaster, it feel so planted under any road conditions, especially in the corners and it's not even the track edition.

Mine doesn't have TVD anymore, I think they took it away on the 2023 MY. Mine only has the Torsen LSD.

I've considered getting LS500 or IS500 but I knew I will never be happy with them. I really wanted a real F car and those FSports are not a real F car.

It was in the wrong socket, my local dealer fixed it for free. I think the selling dealer didn't put it back correctly when they installed that alarm thing on all their cars.

Where is that guy with the rust bucket anyway? Haven't seen him around lately.

 

You can most definitely change the trans fluid. There's a whole process to doing it on TIS. So saying to never touch it is already spreading info that isn't correct.
Given most won't replace the fluid but like anything else, it will degrade at which point why not just do transmission fluid changes knowing you are maintain the car...etc. Totally get if one keeps the car 5 years then sells. But if someone is keeping the car for any amount of time then these are simple to do and it's not hard.

I plan on keeping my F for a long time... Hell, I still have my 05' STi. I keep cars and tend to not let them go, so there is no such thing as "life time" fluid... things don't work like that.



OP:
I was in the same boat as you. Didn't feel like I'd need to mod anything to the RCF. I ended up doing Figs lower control arm bushings (highly recommend mitigating the inner tire wear problem), Invidia cat back exhaust (you don't realize how muffled the car is from the factory), this is how the car should have sounded from day one. Not obnoxious at all. I added the inner door ambient lighting back. For some reason Lexus deemed that cool feature as a removal back in 2020...smh. I retro fitted power folding side mirrors (this is NOT cheap), and then misc little things. Nothing over the top. Still looks/acts OEM+ which was my goal.
Infrared is such a beautiful color. My brother in law just picked up a 2024 LC500 in the same color and it just pops. If I wasn't so into white cars, Infrared would have been a fantastic choice. USB is also a really cool color to see in person.

-Nigel

 

Yeah that door ambient lighting is missing, I thought I had it before in my 2018 RC350. They also removed the memory seat for the 23 MY. This is not even an option anymore for the RC F. Regular RC still has it though.

They removed stuff for the newer models for sure but added better stuff too like newer nav system with touch screen and the new dash design from the latest IS and better self driving and safety features which I like.

 

@ItzFilyO - I'm interested to know more about that 'alarm thing' you speak of. What is it?

 

It's a dealer installed alarm that gets activated or disabled if u choose to pay or not to pay for it during signing. A lot of dealers are doing this now and some even added as part of a markup (aka: dealer installed options). I don't like any add ons on my cars but nothing I can do, especially on how rare the RC F is nowadays.

 

@ItzFilyO - But what is it (e.g. activity) that actually activates the alarm?

Will a sneeze activate this alarm?

 

Jeez man. You change cars more than I change my underwear. Wait wat! LOL

 

Just can't pass up on a good opportunity!

I missed out on the MKIV Supra back in the day (still in elementary school) and missed out on the GSF and I'm not going to miss out again on this one now. Not interested in a Zupra that was not made by Toyota.

 

That RC F looks sick, I hope you enjoy it! How many cars have you had now? I lost count I remember your first GS you had back around the time I joined the forum in 2014 right after I got mine. Which I am still driving until I pick up my new IS500 this weekend. The GS stays in the family though, my wife will be driving it from now on

 

Let's see if I can remember.

14 GS350 Premium, 14 GS350 FSport, 17 RC350 FSport, 18 RC350 FSport, 19 GS350 FSport, and now 23 RC F. The ES is just in the family but it doesn't belong to me so it doesn't count.

Hey congrats on ur IS500!!! Better get that V8 before they disappear! BEVs will be plenty in the future, that is if they don't go bust. Now it's not looking too good for EVs though, I heard they're piling up and nobody's buying, plus the randomly catching fire part.