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Hes old. Still thinks diesels are better for fuel economy and driveability despite driving only 3000 miles a year

The RX refinement personally is on another league compared to the other vehicle in the Lexus lineup you mention Feels much more solidly built too. Like the E class to Merc, the RX has always been and probably always will be one of their best vehicles

The OEM bridgestones are the best tyre price and performance wise in this size. You can also get Michelins but theyre awfully expensive in comparison

Interesting - seems to be an awkward way of doing things but hey atleast its sorted in the end Just saying, our Merc C class coupe doesnt have rear pad indicators either but they're always checked on service (and I keep an eye on them myself too). I would imagine there would have been some kind of advisory on the service documents from the prior year especially if its that low

I suspect its only temporary. The IS is a refresh and is only coming in petrol form, no hybrid hence they didn't bring it to Europe. The CT is getting extremely old and of course, the RC is based on the IS/GS I imagine Lexus are working on an all electric IS - or so Ive heard......

Its a bit unusual really. Check the fuse first and then go from there. Obviously if the fuse has blown you'd have to discover whats causing it to blow? Is there water in the housing? First time Ive heard of this issue

Ive always been with Chris Knott I have also claimed on them after my wife drove into a wall and everything was as smooth as ever. The policy is usually underwritten by Highway who are part of LV

Are the lights on Auto? and the headlights are working correct?

The reasons we decided to get one 1) ride height - better for my wife now she's passed the 50 mark! 2) Lexus exclusivity - i see way too many Tesla model 3's (they're more common than the bmw 3 series nowadays) 3) Wife only does shopping and school runs, occasional trip but even then less than 200 miles so one charge is probably enough for 2 weeks for her 4) Quality of the UX is inherently better than the model 3 on all accounts Vauxhall Corsa with longer range for £10k less - this one really made me chuckle Im pretty sure you can get a Vauxhall Corsa for £10k less than most Lexus vehicles, and they usually do better fuel economy.....! I mean you can get an M3 £30k cheaper than an M5 too. The point being, if everyone bought on numbers, they'd be driving a Model 3, or a 3 series

Might be a weak battery - our mirrors used to fold out really slow on the IS when the battery got weak at 6 years. Lexus recharged it to max capacity or whatever, dont know what they did but its been fine since

Depends on the dealership Ive found Mercedes Hull/Grimsby to be exemplary - to Lexus standards in terms of customer care possibly because they don't get a huge amount of customers in the first place. Sorted out a panoramic sunroof rattle on son's car under warranty with no fuss at all. Weirdly, theyre under Listers group, and as most of us have experienced, Listers Lexus i.e. Cheltenham, Lincoln etc have extremely poor prep and customer service standards compared to other Lexus dealers.

I agree with the prep standard from Lexus Cheltenham. Its utterly ******* to be honest. With my RX they basically delivered a car with paint missing from the rear 3/4 bumper and a chunk taken out of the front bumper. I rectified it all at my expense as they werent willing to pick up the car and have it done. They wanted me to drop it off down to Lincoln which is 1.5 hours away from me (the closest Lister Lexus) I would say Lexus Bradford and Lexus Stockport have never let me down in terms of the standard of their vehicles Oh and Lexus Chester too. The vehicle I bought from them was absolutely immaculate despite being 2 years old.

Needs a full refurb, theres no touch up for wheels

Doesnt appear to be a huge issue I think the relative rarity of the 4RX may have something to do with it - plenty of CTs and older RXs to take them from.

It's not for me, for the wife. And she typically keeps her cars for 7-8 years give or take anyway

There are ways to get around it fortunately

UX300e Although I suppose the trade in argument is applicable to both. Both are £30k cars brand new if your accountant knows what he's doing

The closest colour match is Toyota Phantom Grey - 1E3 The wheels dont have a specific colour code. Unfortunately, it either has to be touched up by eye or painted a whole new colour altogether.

BTW, i'll let you know of my impressions when it arrives 😉 Its going to replace the IS300h and will only cost me £30k for a brand new car so theoretically could trade it in after a year and make a profit.

Does anyone buy these things as a private buyer anyway? 100% FYA makes it a bargain - think about £11k off in taxes taking into account 20% personal use. Only 50 coming to the UK

My son has had 3 German cars now Fortunately, all of them have been relatively OK 1) 2006 Polo 1.4 petrol with 47k on the clock when bought at £2700 - radiator leak at around 55k - fixed for £200. 2) 2008 Golf 1.4 TSI with 63k on the clock when bought - obviously an undeclared accident damage car as some panel gaps were a bit big and the paint was ridiculously swirl free and polished to perfection presumably by a detailer before sale but was cheap at £3400. Whoever repaired it missed a seal in the drivers door window costing £10 which i did myself. Car itself needed only a new ABS pump, very common on these at a cost of £300 altogether. Took a remap very well with no issues at all too. 3) 2015 W204 C180 Coupe - 57k on the clock - currently on 74k with no mechanical issues and is running a remap and K&N filters. Panoramic sunroof sticking so Merc replaced everything no questions asked under warranty. Honestly, my son thinks it broke because of him. He opened it accidently with the key on a frosty morning and it made a cracking sound so Im surprised. Merc Grimsby were very good in all honesty, up to Lexus standards for sure. Either way, the german cars havent been too bad to him at all

The whole appeal of the hybrids is to waft in comfort Now considering you have what looks like the worst engine ever put inside a Lexus, I don't think there's any real justification for saying an RC300h sounds weedy...... 🤣

Worth bearing in mind that everything is taking twice as long right now simply because of COVID restrictions. What would have been a 2-3 day scratch fix will easily take 2 weeks if not more

The 0-60 times don't show much. The torque and mid range acceleration in the 300h are amongst the fastest in the class

Just an update. Tyres are doing well but I caught a pothole and it cut the sidewall on the driver's side. Luckily no damage to the wheel but as it was close to home got the car in the drive and it was hissing. A day later and had to get Kwik fit mobile tyre through to fit an asymmetric 5 No difference between the 5 and the 3 as far as I can tell tbh