New owner

PaulWhitt20 · July 21, 2023

Hi,

I am just popping over from the IS300 forum as I am now the proud owner of a one year old UX300e Takumi in Terrance Khaki.

Loving the car so far.

Thanks

Paul

Goodplan53 · July 22, 2023

Looks good, Paul. I have a UX Takumi the same colour too and get lots of compliments about it. Enjoy!

javadude · July 22, 2023

Welcome to the world of modern cars 🙂 Is that dark green? Looks nice.

Goodplan53 · July 22, 2023

Yes, Chris, the Terrane Khaki is dark green. Mine has ochre (tan) interior. What colour interior is yours, Paul?

PaulWhitt20 · July 22, 2023

Mine is white ash inside. Hopefully can keep it clean. No kids or dogs allowed.

I had it glass coated so it should be easier to clean.

No doubt I will be finding out how all the toys work. So far, I like the head up display, blind spot monitoring and hold feature for stop start traffic.

Plus the ML stereo is ok🙃

Bezzer · July 22, 2023

Nice and in the best colour 😎 Recently got a Terrane Khaki F Sport Design which has grey Tahara.

Gary H · July 23, 2023

Terrane Khaki - my favourite colour in the Lexus range in recent years. It’s stunning when the sun catches it. It's a colour I really wanted my own UX in initially. With any luck, I should be picking up my new NX350h in the same colour in a couple of months time...

schroder · July 23, 2023

3 hours ago, Gary H said:

Terrane Khaki - my favourite colour in the Lexus range in recent years.

Mine too! has anyone got or can you get one with a light coloured headlining? I've seen a 69 reg tusami advertised but was after the latest version?

Roger Bill · July 24, 2023

11 hours ago, schroder said:

Mine too! has anyone got or can you get one with a light coloured headlining? I've seen a 69 reg tusami advertised but was after the latest version?

I think the light coloured headlining only comes with cream seats. The black headlining isn't so oppressive if you have a sunroof although that does reduce the headroom a little. There are always compromises to contend with.

PaulWhitt20 · July 24, 2023

I believe the new model only comes with dark headlining, even the rich cream.

This was a concern for me, but it doesn't feel dark inside even with the sunroof (moon roof) sunblind closed.

ColinBarber · July 24, 2023

1 hour ago, Roger Bill said:

I think the light coloured headlining only comes with cream seats.

Cream and the Ochre/tan seats had the light headlining.

3 minutes ago, PaulWhitt20 said:

I believe the new model only comes with dark headlining, even the rich cream.

The brochure and website configurator still show the cream having a light headlining.

Roger Bill · July 24, 2023

40 minutes ago, ColinBarber said:

Cream and the Ochre/tan seats had the light headlining.

Apologies Colin, you're right, the pre 2022 face-lift model did have white headlining with Ochre seats. The attached is from a photocopy of a June 2021 price list.

schroder · July 24, 2023

2 hours ago, PaulWhitt20 said:

I believe the new model only comes with dark headlining, even the rich cream.

This was a concern for me, but it doesn't feel dark inside even with the sunroof (moon roof) sunblind closed.

The one I went to see, but didn't even test drive, had black seats, black headlining and no sunroof. Black cat in a coalmine came to mind. Perhaps I should try one with cream or ochre trim, with / without sunroof. There are 2 advertised on Autotrader with ochre trim and white/cream headlining but they are 2020 models, I really wanted the latest version. Will keep looking ....

ColinBarber · July 24, 2023

36 minutes ago, schroder said:

There are 2 advertised on Autotrader with ochre trim and white/cream headlining but they are 2020 models, I really wanted the latest version. Will keep looking ....

Ochre was only available until the end 2021. The Hazel alternative came in with the facelift but has a black headlining so your only option would be a cream interior if you want a light headlining and a facelift model.

PaulWhitt20 · July 24, 2023

I have just noticed some small lights in the front bumper by the fog lights but pointing sideways. Anyone know what these are for?

Or are they cameras?

I seem to be Experiencing Amazing

Thanks

Paul

ColinBarber · July 24, 2023

3 minutes ago, PaulWhitt20 said:

I have just noticed some small lights in the front bumper by the fog lights but pointing sideways. Anyone know what these are for?

Thanks

Paul

Cornering lights.

Gary H · July 24, 2023

It’s a shame the lighter headlining is more limited now – as I do feel as it makes the interior feel 'airier' than what it is. It can feel a bit 'confined' (certainly in the rear) with the black headlining like I have in the F-Sport – but I did opt for the red leather in mine to brighten it up.

I'd have to see what the hazel would look like with black headlining to make a fairer judgement, but I'd imagine the contrast would be a bit too much.

nivlem · July 25, 2023

Sonic Platinum!

Lmafudd · July 25, 2023

I like the black lining in my UX, especially after the lovely techs fitted a new sensor in my previous Nx and left an impressive black hand print on the white lining!

I paid for a paint protection system this time and think I wasted my money. Modern paints are very soft. Stone chips are prevalent on mine and any brush with a bush rewards one with stripes that never fully polish out.

I've reverted to Auto-glym resin. Superb stuff! Look at those lovely rain bubbles!

Gary H · July 25, 2023

A good point over modern paints. They are indeed incredibly soft compared to what we saw even as recently as 20/25 years ago. I'm someone who's fussy when it comes to car cleanliness (I've admitted that before) and not someone who tailgates. Not only because of the dangers, but I don't want either stone chips or dirt flicking up front the vehicle in front!

Despite how careful I've been with it, I've got two stone chips on the front bumper of my UX. One of them appeared literally a month after I bought the car. It hadn't even done a 1000 miles at that point! I was annoyed at that. The second one is much more recent addition and annoyingly, it's almost a mirror image - located in the same area on the opposite side of the bumper. They just look like tiny, remote pinpricks of tar. I also have a small chip on the leading edge of the bonnet, right in the middle above the Lexus Badge.

Lmafudd · July 25, 2023

It's soft indeed, we left the house this morning and a low flying cow had 'dropped' on my wife's 21 plate Yaris. I should have made the time and cleaned it there and then but sadly I didn't. There are now 4 or 5, 5cm areas that look like blisters on the paintwork. Not Auto-Glym or Mer can polish those away - I've tried!