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Congratulations Luigi, I'm certain you'll enjoy your RX. I went from two IS250s to mine and I find it like driving a comfortable armchair in comparison. My sore back prompted my move to a taller vehicle. Maybe I'll progress to a 4th Gen RX in the future. Keep us informed of your progress with your new set of wheels please.

Sorry Shahpor, I had a chuckle at this. You've now progressed from an IS220D where the engine drowned any possibility of hearing road noise. Now you have close to silent progress, you're having a moan about road noise. 😉

I do that too.

All my three Lexus' have been bought from independent dealers. It's all about the cost of the new one and the p/x price combined.....i.e. cost to change !

Lovely car Shahpor. When I upgraded from my IS250 I considered both the GS and RX, The RX won because of my sore back. I'm sure I could have struggled with the GS for a couple of years before retiring gracefully into an RX, hindsight is something I have A levels in. Enjoy your new motor

Nice find ☺️

Clean them in situ with Solvol Autosol on fine wire wool. Easy peasey, they'll come up a treat.

Yes, they look great ! Just got to polish the tailpipes now to complete the look 😉

Just search "Lexus door lights" on eBay.....it's not difficult ! That's where I got mine from.

Had four Saabs prior to my three Lexus. Two 9-5s followed by two 9-3s. The 9-3s were a 56 plate Aero Sportwagen (estate) and a 57 plate Aero Convertible. Great cars, both comfortable and quick. It was only the demise of Saab that made me look elsewhere and I ended up at Lexus. I'd probably still be driving a Saab if they were still around. Hope yours is as good as the four I had Richard.

Try these people. They're near Chester. https://www.witter-towbars.co.uk/

Wrong badge on the RCF for those showrooms. Another offputting factor to the punters is that the indicators work faultlessly, they're used to intermittent at best ☺️.

Wonderful ! 😊

I got the Lexus extended warranty on my first IS250 and it had the previous two services from an independent Jaguar specialist. First four services were all Lexus and it was completely up to date on time and mileage. Lexus Cardiff had the vehicle in for an inspection when I asked for the warranty and they granted it. I subsequently made more claims than the premium cost. My current RX has full Lexus SH but I still have the warranty for peace of mind.

Haha, I was being flippant Michael. My RX doesn't flex the needles on start up. I had a couple of ISs previously and I don't recall hearing a needle sweep noise. It's functional for you, personally I wouldn't worry unless the sweeping needles cease to operate.

So, during the first couple of seconds of operation, the Audi is ahead on quietness of needle sweep. If that's all you can find, I think you're on to a winner with your Lexus 😉

Lovely car, just like the first Lexus I had. A little tip when changing the pollen filter.....make sure the air-con is in recirculation mode or you'll bugger it.

That tallies with my figures. What I was expecting as I did my research before purchase. I think it's very impressive from such a large, petrol driven vehicle.

I'm happy too. Would be early 20s mpg if not a hybrid. It's a huge, heavy car. Don't know where the official mpg figures came from.....must have had lots of fairy dust on the accelerator.

Here are my actual results with a 2013 RX450h Luxury. My local driving is back and to work on rural 30mph and 50mph roads. DATE LITRES LOCATION JOURNEY MILEAGE MILES/TANK MODE MPG TANK COST PPM TANK 04/03/17 Fill Gorslas 55,542 - - 22/03/17 44.46 Gorslas Local 55,840 298 Normal 30.47 £52.42 £0.18 11/04/17 41.83 Gorslas Local 56,116 276 Normal 30.00 £49.73 £0.18 02/05/17 40.38 Gorslas Local 56,380 264 Normal 29.72 £48.02 £0.18 23/05/17 43.96 Gorslas Local 56,684 304 Normal 31.44 £51.38 £0.17 08/06/17 51.51 Gorslas Local 57,057 373 Normal 32.92 £60.21 £0.16 15/06/17 49.21 Penrith Home, Chester, Blackpool, Kendal 57,449 392 Normal 36.21 £57.53 £0.15 18/06/17 48.33 Seaham Glasgow, Stirling, Edinburgh, Ashington 57,826 377 Normal 35.46 £58.58 £0.16 20/06/17 50.51 Gorslas York, Leamington Spa, Home 58,248 422 Normal 37.98 £58.54 £0.14 02/07/17 47.16 Southam Local & Leamington 58,598 350 Normal 33.74 £52.77 £0.15 13/07/17 43.12 Gorslas Leamington & Local 58,908 310 Normal 32.68 £49.54 £0.16 28/07/17 44.66 Gorslas Local 59,218 310 Normal 31.56 £51.76 £0.17 16/08/17 44.36 Gorslas Local 59,530 312 Normal 31.97 £52.30 £0.17 08/09/17 49.52 Gorslas Local 59,885 355 Normal 32.59 £59.37 £0.17 02/10/17 44.21 Gorslas Local 60,184 299 Normal 30.75 £52.56 £0.18 17/10/17 47.38 Gorslas Local & Morriston 60,509 325 Normal 31.18 £55.38 £0.17 04/11/17 46.63 Gorslas Local 60,814 305 Normal 29.73 £55.44 £0.18 22/11/17 52.02 Gorslas Local 61,157 343 Normal 29.97 £63.93 £0.19 12/12/17 48.44 Gorslas Local 61,456 299 Normal 28.06 £58.08 £0.19 04/01/18 50.75 Gorslas Local 61,761 305 Normal 27.32 £61.86 £0.20 16/01/18 43.90 Morrisons Local 62,041 280 Normal 28.99 £51.67 £0.18 26/01/18 40.40 Gorslas Local 62,303 262 Normal 29.48 £49.25 £0.19 29/01/18 53.34 Gorslas Leamington & Return 62,671 368 Normal 31.36 £65.03 £0.18 09/02/18 41.96 Gorslas Local 62,938 267 Normal 28.93 £51.15 £0.19 17/02/18 52.36 Coop Local 63,293 355 Normal 30.82 £63.83 £0.18 28/02/18 47.92 Asda Local 63,583 290 Normal 27.51 £55.92 £0.19 12/03/18 48.90 Gorslas Local & Mwyndy & Pontypridd 63,912 329 Normal 30.59 £58.64 £0.18 14/03/18 42.85 Chester Pontypridd & Chester 64,239 327 Normal 34.69 £52.66 £0.16 23/03/18 50.38 Gorslas Chester & Local 64,601 362 Normal 32.66 £60.41 £0.17 07/04/18 48.16 Gorslas Local 64,929 328 Normal 30.96 £58.23 £0.18 20/04/18 46.53 Gorslas Local 65,265 336 Normal 32.83 £57.19 £0.17 05/05/18 46.43 Gorslas Local 65,604 339 Normal 33.19 £57.99 £0.17 01/06/18 49.10 Gorslas Local 65,973 369 Normal 34.16 £63.78 £0.17 30/06/18 41.70 Gorslas Local 66,263 290 Normal 31.61 £54.17 £0.19

For me, it's not whether the car system can produce the quality. It's about the environment. The level of concentration required to drive today and the extraneous noise means music in the car is just background music irrespective of the quality of reproduction. I had an ML system in an IS250 once, it was very good, but wasted in the car environment. MP3 is probably sufficient for playing in a car. I spend many hours in my man cave listening to music. I give it my full attention and become immersed.

I agree. It is my opinion that if you "try" in these recruitment sessions, you'll fail. I believe you have a greater chance of being successful by being yourself. If you fail, then the job isn't for you because your natural self doesn't fit the criteria required. If you act your way through, you'd probably struggle if appointed. Just my humble viewpoint after 40 years in a sales environment.

I'm 'older skool' Vinyl records on a top home system for me. HiFi and Cars don't co-exist in my opinion.

There are very odd recruitment procedures today Matthew. Sorry you didn't succeed today, but you will have gained a lot from the experience for future use. I've been in sales the majority of my life and my first role aged 22 was selling Austin/Morris, Land Rover and as we were a posh showroom, Aston Martin too. It can be great fun, keep plugging away. Good luck !!

I had four Saabs before Lexus, probably wouldn't have changed if Saabs were still available. Can't think what I'd go for now, I'd need to do a lot of research. Based on limited knowledge, Kia would probably be my first port of call. BMW, Audi and Merc are hated........it's their drivers behaviour, I couldn't fit in with that club !