Habu

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Yay. My car arrived this morning at the dealer. Going up shortly to sign stuff and take some snaps (dealer has done a video too). I’ll pick up on Friday 6 September so I’ve got the weekend to play with it.

My ES landed today at Royal Portbury Docks so people who are still waiting for their cars, hopefully, shouldn't have long to wait now as four vehicle carrying ships departed Japan a month ago and they are all in or arriving shortly at Royal Portbury. Fingers crossed for everyone,

Love the clean look.👍

Steve, have you thought about wrapping the frontal areas to protect against the inevitable stone chips? I’m still unsure whether to go down this route with my ES given its low nose. I’ll probably get the wheels ceramic coated given their complex anti-wheel woolly friendly spoke design. Do I trust the dealer to apply G3 to my hyper-chrome finish wheels?😬

Steve, have you mentioned this to the Lexus centre? I’m sure the sales staff and centre principal need to know your dissatisfaction with the vehicle presentation. It’s a shame it’s happened as Lexus paint finish is flawless when it leaves the factory - or should be.

Let’s see some pics of your ES. It’s good to see pics of U.K. ESs. Regarding the paint it would have been perfect when it left the factory and transportation wouldn’t have created swirls so I’m guessing it was the dealer who added them by using contaminated cloths either in the washing or waxing phase. Depending on the level of swirls I may have rejected the car until it was rectified. My current NX is Sonic Titanium and it hides marks fairly well but my ES, which arrives at the docks this Thursday, is deep blue and will show every mark & swirl. I’d be disappointed if it has swirls in the paint.

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The nav updates are free for 3 years from new. At least it is with the Premium Nav system. There are 2 updates per year (Spring and Autumn) hence I’m on 2019v1. The next map update will be September or October and, presumably, will be 2019v2. I assume your dealer could update the maps but it’s easier for you to do it. You’ll need a flash drive of at least 16gb and very carefully follow the instructions. There’s a thread somewhere on this website about how to update the maps. It’s probably somewhere on the NX forum. cheers Habu

Thanks for your information. My navdb was 943 but I updated it myself to 2019v1. It picked up lots of new roads in my area. Strange my audio is 1401whilst yours is 1000. It makes sense your navigation is a higher number however.

Hello, for those of you that have your ES what firmware (Audio, Nav audio and navdb_version) are you running? My NX is currently on Audio: 1401, Nav: 1511, navdb: 2019v1. Is the ES the same or do you have later numbers? To get the details go to Menu > Setup > Vehicle > Software Update (I think that's correct) Cheers Habu

No change with mine. The software update was a while ago (weeks) but still nothing showing although it now takes an age retrieving data before displaying zip. The info page does say this is the place to download apps and there’s an empty £ symbol in the corner of the page. It does appear though that something is coming. Be nice to come with Apple CarPlay too.😕

Yes, saw the protection strip too. Like you, I thought that it was a dealer fit item. I’ve ordered the pro pack too (actually thrown into the deal) so will check mine when it finally gets here.😕

I think, £ for £, this represents the best value ES as you get all the good stuff and, hopefully, dips under the £40k wealth tax threshold. My NXs road fund license this September is £455.😱. Thankfully, I’m handing it back on the 31 August and I’ll drive a dealers car for a few days until my ES is ready.

Great spec😀. Are you going to collect it ASAP or wait until September?

If your car is due early September then it’ll be on the high seas at the moment. Lexus UK would be able to tell you which ship it’s on. Mine is due at the dealers beginning of September (or very late August) and it lands at Royal Portbury docks on the 16 August. I’m slightly confused by your trim description. Assuming you’re in the UK is it a base model with Premium Pack or an F Sport with Takumi Pack? I’m guessing the former if it has a brown interior as F Sport models only come with black or red interior. Let me know as I’m curious.🙂 Anyway, it’s not too long to wait. Find out which ship it’s on and you can track it to the UK. That helps to pass the time.👍 Regards Habu Edit: I’ve just seen your latest post.👍👍

Great news. Can’t wait to see the pics. There’s nothing like picking up a new car.👍

Normally, you’d be looking at 2 weeks from arrival at the port of entry to the centre receiving your car plus add 2-3 days for PDI, prep and handover so your car is going to be ready 2 weeks before the 69 plate is due. Personally, I’d wait the extra 2 weeks and have a 69/2019 car rather than a 19/2019 one plus it gives the dealer a bit more time to fit the car in around his busy schedule leading up to the new registrations. Habu

The first year allocation was 700 units based on previous GS sales. For some reason the 700 ES units sold out pretty quickly. Some customers got their cars in January (having ordered blind last October), some in March and the rest have either landed in Royal Portbury beginning of August or on one of the 4 car carrying ships due in between 16 and 23 August. Mines on the Horizon Leader due into port on the 16 August. It’s currently half way along the Red Sea. I ordered on the 3 March.

Sorry, that’s old news now. The MY20 RX with AC and AA together with a touchscreen was unveiled as early as March 2019 but dealers are notoriously slow to get news. cheers Habu

That’s correct. If the car thinks you’re going to hit the obstruction it’ll apply the brakes. Works in forward and reverse. It does work. Try it with a couple of empty cardboard boxes.

Watching ES videos as you do the rear indicators appear to be incandescent bulbs rather than LED - surely not. Can anyone confirm

See my update on the What! No CarPlay!?! thread. I really need CarPlay on the 12.3” screen in my forthcoming ES. My wife has it in her Mazda and it’s a great feature. Habu

BIG NEWS - Lexus Australia has now confirmed that the UX will have AC and AA before the end of the year for both new and existing owners and that Lexus are finalising plans for the technology to other models including the aforementioned before years end. There’s no mention, yet, of cost, what models are covered and how it will be implemented but it’s coming to Oz soon. The good news is that Europe and Australia are often aligned with models and tech. To date, Australia has not had AC and AA either so maybe the technology is getting closer for release to Europeans models too.🤞 Lexus UK still, as we all know, are saying nothing but they have been recently suggesting it’s a high priority for the business. Maybe where Lexus Australia go we’ll be right behind them.

I would think removing the spoiler would leave holes in the boot lid. It’s only a guess though as the spoiler may be stuck on with 3M tape but I would think it’s probably bolted on. You could of course have the holes filled and the boot lid repainted but that’s a lot of money. Regards Peter