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2nd Key fob received today 😀 Approx. 6 months after delivery.

After 16 months in a 21 plate RAV4 I’m back in a Lexus, iv bought a 73 plate RX 350h in sonic copper 😀

Hello, decided to join up here after browsing as a guest for a good while. My 2014 IS, bought last year, is my first Lexus, but not my first Toyota, after previously owning a 2005 Corolla and 2008 Avensis. Hoping to keep the IS until it’s 15 or thereabouts and see what the situation is. I’ve always had a preference for slightly older, well looked after cars, and Lexus really suits this kind of philosophy as I’m sure everyone knows. I think my ideal garage would comprise of a mint LS 400, a daily driver RX, and an LC for weekends 😜

Hi Tom, I believe that this section of the RX manual will explain the circumstances where the EV mode is overridden. There is a point in the list about cooling the battery; were you setting off immediately after charging the car? Cheers, Kev

I was pleased when I heard that Lexus were introducing a small but luxurious crossover/SUV. Contacted Lexus and they brought a Premium Plus to my house for us to try, initial impressions were that it was a handsome vehicle with a great road presence. However, I was surprised how low the seats were, not much higher than a small hatchback and much lower than the Yaris Cross architecture on which it is based. The main reasons buyers state for preferring Crossovers/SUV's is the elevated driving position but Lexus have chosen to totally ignore that and instead have designed the LBX as a slightly higher hatchback. I can't help but think Lexus have made a big mistake as they have targeted the LBX at the affluent young and buyers looking to retain the advantages of larger SUV's in a much smaller vehicle. Both of these buying groups prefer higher riding and seating cars. So why did Lexus go low?

You're right there Don. If in Scotland the police now have respond to any complaint under their new Hate Crime Law which is such a wide field that drivers will have no fear of seeing a patrol car as the officers will all be busy checking whether someone saying they don't like Tartan is an ethnic hate crime or not! World has gone crazy and this is not the society I thought we would have in the 21st century. Where are all the Gull wing cars, the Nehru collar suits and the Aliens? Hang-on, I've slipped into childhood TV progs again!

Happy Easter everyone! 👍 🐣

Just been in a test drive in a Premium Plus model. No other variants available. Must say that the steering and handling was very good. When on the motorway, the engine was a little vocal as it was making its way up to the legal limit but settled down nicely. I did detect some road noise but appreciate that this does depend on the road surface. Even though the hip point is lower, entry and exit from the car was easy. Much easier than my current car, a VW Golf 7. Just got a couple of question for LBX owners. Rear Seats Do you find the rear legroom snug? I am 5 foot 7 inches in height and when adjusted for my size, the seat behind was tight. I also found that the rear doors did not open very wide either. I only got 30 minutes with the car so only managed a quick sit in the back at the end of the test drive. In comparison, I felt my VW had slightly better rear room and wider rear door access. Active Noise Control/Acoustic glass For that that have a model grade from Takumi and above. Can I have your comments with regard to the above? Did you find it makes any difference to the road roar and engine noise? I will be wanting to use this on the motorway often and am hoping the ANC and special glass will make a difference to the refinement in this area.

Out of interest has anyone seen/test driven the new LBX? Im a bit far from my nearest Lexus dealer so would be interested in any observations.

Hi Ian, if I were you I'd be looking to sell the car with the 18" set fitted - more appropriate than the smaller wheels in my book - and offer the 17" winter set as an optional extra. Then, as Colin suggests, it's not the best time of year to sell a winter set of tyres anyway so if they're not wanted you can keep them and hopefully get a decent/better price in the Autumn. Good Luck.

Welcome to the forum. I don’t see why the LBX would be any different to the Yaris. Possibly worse as there may be more features draining the battery e.g keyless entry. All cars will suffer from battery drain if not used for long periods. How often do you drive and how far?

I converted from air to factory spec conventional springs and shock absorbers. Replacing just one air strut would have cost more than the value of the car. There was also the possibility of other air components failing in the future. I used a mix of Toyota and KYB parts so that my insurers did not view it as a modification. I am happy with the ride; it is much more comfortable than my SC430 and my wife's RX300. The new parts will probably last the life of the car.

With a budget of 20k perhaps consider the ES 300h. Its more modern than the GS and is more comfort oriented than the GS that was meant to be a mid sized sports sedan.

What did you think of the RAV4?

Icebun, I have a Premium Design Plus on order it is due for arrival in early May. Rear Seats I think are tight, no debate on that. There is less room than a Golf 7.5 ( my current 2nd Car ) which the Lexus is replacing. Active Noise Control et I stopped at the Premium Design plus as my wife wanted the 2 tone look and I would have had to almost go to a Takumi Design etc to get that look. To be honest the LBX is a daily driver it does not be perfect. I spoke with a product genius at Lexus Glasgow they told me the Takumi as 5 layers of sound deadening compared to 3 in the Premium etc. So I would think it will be better…..my other car is for long journeys anyway. What I really want is an LBX with a LOT more power……I guess that will come.

Welcome back 😀 RX sounds nice.

Welcome to the LOC James, hope you find the forum informative and educational 👍

Welcome back Dave but you enjoy your latest acquisition 👍

Try searching for insurance in incognito mode, don't login to your accounts either. Not saying it'll massively cut premiums mind you, but insurers/comparison sites play the same game as ticket sellers, airlines and hotels. If they know you're looking, up it goes...

David hi …….. are you on about 300k miles if my memory serves me 🤔 Reading various posts about negligible comfort differences ( if any ) twixt air / coilovers and if it was me, and your cars still brilliant, well, I’d seriously consider the coilover solution Good luck Malc

Welcome James 🙂

Your GS is a series III, not II. Are you suffering any vibration? The rubber can split slightly and then not deteriorate further so you don't have to replace it straightaway. Unfortunately the coupler is bonded to the prop and not available on its own, hence why the price is expensive. However, I'd get a breakdown of the costs as a replacement prop shaft from Lexus is probably very expensive, whereas it is likely to be cheaper if you import one from somewhere such as Amayama. The other option is to remove the old one from the prop and use one that wasn't designed to be bonded - e.g. from a Supra or GS series I or II. But you would need to confirm the size and bolt patterns match. Not sure why your mechanic feels it's only a job for Lexus - that shouldn't be the case.

Hi James and welcome to the LOC. Nice choice with the IS300h, at 10 years old still in its prime 😀 Feel free to post up a few pictures of the car. As for your virtual garage I’ll have the same please although I do already have a low mileage JDM LS430.

I talked about this on the NX forum last year: Mine makes a noise like someone dis-embowelling a dalek, I can sometimes hear it in the car, but it does cut off at 15mph. It's only when going forwards. I think if it beeped like a reversing truck (Kia's do this?) would make me want to change my car. Apparently it's a UN directive (UN R138.01) picked up by many countries, to help vulnerable road users to be more aware of almost silent BEVs & PHEVs. You would think that as we've spent £50, 60, 70k on a car we should be able to choose the noise it makes - I'd pick the sound of an ice cream van and turn the volume up, to upset the expectant children when they see it's me and not the ice cream man coming down the street!! 😂

I am keeping mine too. It ticks all the boxes for me. Being an old fashioned engine enthusiast there is one word that sums up the most desirable feature of a car ( or motorbike ) for me and that is - Grunt! No references to neanderthal types please.😼

Thanks, Tony. Hope the noise doesn't come back. Several RX owners in the US had the brake actuator replaced (some more than once) but the noise came back soon after (See https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hybrid-technology/840155-brake-noise-every-time-i-press-the-pedal-6.html)

We have to carry the warning triangle but I haven't seen one used for a broken down vehicle in years. I guess people are too stupid to keep themselves and their passengers safe. Every time I see a broken down car on the motorway, the occupants are either still in the car, or are out but are downstream right where the wreckage is going to go after their car is hit by a truck. Suicidal dumb****s!

Keep ‘em coming …….. Malc

Happy Easter everyone. I'll have just one more cream egg for now!

I see that this old Post has been resurrected. How appropriate.

Happy Easter all! Don't eat too much chocolate!

Hi No I was very impressed with the response of the Service Manger - I just described over the phone the noise of the "brake squawk " and he explained that he had come across this several times on the RX plus one or two other models He went to outline that he would order the parts and he phoned me back to arrange to collect the car and undertake the repair - all under warranty. After the work was completed and the issue resolved I asked for a copy of the Lexus Bulletin so I could share the information on the Forum in the hope that the document might help another RX driver experiencing the "brake squawk", particularly as it would seem that some Lexus Service Mangers are not aware of the problem.

Spot on. And it's not just LV.🫤

LV don’t seem to want to distinguish between Lexus models that are vulnerable to theft and those that aren’t. Best not to worry about it and just go to another insurer.

There are shots of possible ES 2024 /2025 models if u go to google and Lexus US

Oh aye, when every other car has a number plate made up to spell their name and people interfere with performance chips, I don’t think reducing the volume of the woo woo maker is going to attract the attention of the flying squad. 20,000 new cops on the street my left foot.

But the 1994 Celsior C-F spec I had did have a screen, OK it was really bad but never the less had one. Other extras include A fender pole, a windscreen washer rinse reservoir, a flare tube, a sat nav that constantly tries to take you to Tokyo and wool seats that bleat when you sit on them

Gardening at the moment…will have a look in a bit 👍🏻

Thanks, that’s great. 👍🏻

Hi. If you need any help with insurance at all then please feel free to drop me a line. Regards, Dan.

"1989 was the year, when Japanese cars suddenly changed and became world class, on another level. I would almost argue that it marked an era when Japanese cars caught up to German and American innovations, and took the lead perhaps for a time. It was the period of couple of years when the Nissan R32 GT-R redefined racing AWD platform, so that the AWD was not only just a traction enhancement idea, but that of sports handling tuning device. A feature to harness more power to the contact patch in extreme torque applications at high speed on asphalt, but more importantly, to retain certain sets of the more classical handing parameters that was unprecedented, and allowed drivers to really engage without most of the handling quirks of AWD systems to date. It was also the time when Lexus LS400 first debuted and reinvented the price structure of a luxury sedan, and broke the ceiling on minimal vibration, noise, reliability, and efficient delivery of power for this class of cars. If the Nissan RB26 and the Toyota 2JZ-GTE defined the upper tiers of classic engines in the stratospheric levels of durability in performance cars during this time, the LS400's 1UZ-FE was certainly a new generation of V8 engines that silently baffled the best engineers of the time, with the sheer lack of noise, and physics-defying efficiency, then unknown to buyers of 3 ton class luxury sedans. It was also the year when NSX debuted as Japan's first true modern supercar, and it also redefined the nature of these cars from something only intrinsically cool, and delicate, to something reliable, easy, very light and agile, and enhancing the role to more regular use and dependability. A couple of years later in 1992, the NSX Type R, introduced a whole new generation of performance engine choice of unprecedented racing influence in mundane cars from Honda, and trickled to Integra and Civics that re-wrote the capability ceiling for front drive car performance in true naturally aspirated driver-engagement and not just in numbers. Mazda also came in with the MX5 Roadster, commonly referred to as the Miata in this period too, and the old European classics that were disappearing had another life to live, vicariously through this single car that became the most popular sports car of all time." I don't think we'll ever see the birth of iconic cars like this again.

For some reason the rear wash/wipe fluid supply tube on my wife's old Mondeo had a joint in it above the 'B' post in the roof lining and it came adrift at some point and she complained that the rear wash/wipe had no fluid coming out. On further investigation I heard the fluid trickling down inside the 'B' post when operating the rear wash/wipe without the engine noise. Turns out this joint come adrift due to a new wash/wipe pump being installed in the front resivour and the pipe that fed the rear nozzle being pulled too much. so has your wash/wipe system been touched in any way recently? Just my two penneth worth! paul m