are you actually saying you just stopped and called for rescue because the tank said zero when you went up a hill, when you hadn’t actually run out?
I suspect Lexus are used to people like that.
Yeah, I did stop at the top of a hill and call the Lexus helpline. I found a P pull in off the main carriageway and thought it the best place to pull over and stop. if you know that road it’s a very busy A route covering North Devon and full of fast cars and Trucks..
The “Cruising Range” said zero, I assumed it meant … zero. And whilst I’m not an idiot, I did think it meant … zero. Yes BITD at some point 0 meant about a gallon, and we would have all plaid chicken to see whose butt clenched the hardest when the car splutters..
But… I’ve thankfully long since passed those days, maybe 20 years ago I would have risked it, but I’m normally the guy who sees 1/4 left and goes an fills up…
I do agree Lexus does indeed have many calls like this, we are a particular demographic I will admit.. that pic of Alan Partridge isn’t too dissimilar from my mug shot.. including the tasty blue suit.. hair and teeth and not a lot in between.. a…ha.
Its my first Lexus, and by Lord they have teeny tiny petrol tanks.. I can fill it with £33.. no kidding.(service station cost bingo) that’s 450 Miles the way I drive (grandad with fluffy slippers, peering over the steering wheel, sticking rigidly to speed limits..or less if I want to)
Last car was an XC60 D4se and that would do 600 (thereabouts) to the tankful and cost the equivalent of a decent haircut, a meal out, new shoes and some dishwasher tablets..
I will, as a matter of course, ask my Lexus dealer about the fuel low/battery point, it’s good to know thier POV and see if it lines up with the AA Man.
Surfing wise Sunday does look good, I won’t be at Saunton.. we have a local break that looks like it will work nicely.