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Evening all! Well its been a long time but im back, ive had 3 IS200's in the past and have always been in love with lexus and the LOC. I currently have around 10k to spend and i want a nice RX400h SE-L. Would everyone say this is the best option? I dont really want sky high tax and fuel costs. Also and this isnt important, back in the day i used to love messing around with the IS200, putting my own stamp on it so to speak, there were literally hundreds of tiny mods that could be done, all of which i found on here. Is the RX similar or is what you buy about the best its gonna get?

DHP - Dynamic Handling Pack I did fit a set of aftermarket alloys to my LS400 but a lot of them can look very 2nd rate in my opinion. I bought a set of the Lexus 17" DHP alloys but never fitted them onto my car as I sold it last year. I sold the wheels for very good money to a very happy LS400 owner. The clear indicators are a nice aftermarket option and very tasteful I think. My LS400 was the Mk IV version so I didn't need them.

Sorry to hear that..As long as you are okay is what really matters

Very slightly less than my LS400, but not really that noticeable. I wouldn't go back to a 400, even though they are fantastic cars, and clearly go wrong less often. I used to think a button to raise the rear window blind was pointless, until I drove on the M27 early one morning with the sun behind me!

Malc They are already classics ,but for that Numpty Gordon Brown they would be officially classics at 25 years of age . He pre 1972d everything when he was chancellor to get the road fund tax back that was until then automatically free on 25 year old cars. If we look at the condition of most of the still around Mark 1 series they have nothing like the renovations required on post 80s and 90s classic cars of other manufacturers which once again is another testament to how good these cars are.

A balanced review http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/lexus/nx/4x4/ Many thanks Hunslet. I went throught the exact same problems you faced.

My previous LS400 was without question the best car I had ever owned and the quality and reliability was truly second to none. I never even found the running costs crazy either for such a car, especially when compared to BMW 7s, Audi A8s and Merc S-Classes. Size wise, the Lexus is a long car but it isn't especially wide or tall - part of the design which adds to the sleekness of it. Even now when I see them on the road, they really have a lot of presence - probably the main reason I bought back into the Lexus fold recently with my LS430. There are plenty of toys for sure - I upgraded my LS400 with a Parrot Bluetooth and iPod Kit to update the car as these were not standard fit in 1998. I did also fit reversing parking sensors so I would strongly recommend you investing in these. Judging parking spaces not easy with these cars. Glad to hear you are enjoying the car and I hope you continue to do so :-)

hahahahaha .............. .. I've had the privilege of owning three already and maybe this one is my last ......... or maybe not ...... who can tell what life has to offer eh !! These are surely classics in the making. Malc

It is a good article thanks for the heads up Steve. It is amazing that in our lifetimes we have had the privelige of owning one of these cars and they have satisfied our every need to the extent I have no desire after eighteen years owning a mark 1 and mark 4 to change to something else.That is perfection.

Congrats Nigel, the car looks ace! :D I actually like the GS sport wheels on it ;)

No the pedal position sensor has no adjustment. It is much more critical on the TPS because you cannot have any dead zone at the fully closed position otherwise the butterfly wouldn't open correctly at idle. If changing the sensor doesn't fix the issue then I would look to clean the throttle body and check the TPS adjustment.