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Cut and polish the surface with a D/A polisher and some 2300 grit polish, clean and then apply some CarPro CQuartz ceramic coating. Lasts up to 3 years and not too expensive. Also does the bodywork.

I would strongly recommend you get it Lanoguarded underneath. You can book it in or do it yourself if you can get under the car. Best product for underside protection I've ever come across. I would not recommend the gunky black stuff, any of it. It hides any corrosion setting in, inevitably hardens, cracks and traps moisture. Lanoguard is a Lanolin based substance which you can spray or brush apply to the whole underside. I won't harm plastics and can even be sprayed on the cat and back box with no fire risk. It dries to form a highly resilient bond with metal, allowing total protection against water and salted roads. They say it lasts up to 3 years per coat but I had a toyota Rav 4 and my RX3 done and years later, it was still doing its job, with no risk of mot advisories as it leaves the substrate visible for inspection. No brainer living near the coast. Not that expensive either.

My old 2007 GS had a few paintwork issues at around 11 years old Malc which I had to correct. Fading and some iffy top-coated areas. I ended up buying a Daspro6 D/A polisher and using Menzerna polishing compounds before applying menzerna lock & seal polymer coatings. I first washed the car, used a medium clay block to clay the surface before cutting and polishing. That worked a treat. I think Lexus generally, and especially on alloys, didn't have the best finishes up until perhaps gen3/4 models but my current one if anything, stands out for the excellent quality of finish so they've come a long way.

I reckon on getting close on 350 miles between top ups from the RX, and it's managing low to mid 30's on mpg so not the cheapest to run but for all that, there's nothing else I'd want to drive presently. I really do not like the push to ever more reliance on electronics and comms and all the hassles the added complexity brings to ownership and use, albeit it does have it's useful sides too. The added tech seems for may to be bringing more stresses, not less, and more personal investment too. We may replace our 2nd car with an EV at some point for the more local trips but it won't be a Lexus, it'll be a cheaper used smaller car. For the minute our bullet proof honda 1.8 e-VVTi will go on for many years to come and has far less to go wrong (plus is cheaper than many EV's per mile).

If I'm out and about and want to work out something on the nav that I don't know how to use, a manual in the glovebox is the only solution I'm interested in. Can't rely on mobile signal. That's the point. There's no excuse for not providing a user manual, except it's cheaper for them.

I ended up going with NFU as the policy was better and that was over £800 all in but came with national breakdown, windscreen cover, legal expenses to £100K, European travel and another named driver. The cheaper insurance didn't cover those things (any of them) and by the time I'd loaded it, there'd have been little difference. At least with NFU you get a human being in a uk call centre, unlike cheaper ones which tend to be online only. It's when claims handling is needed that the better cover and company becomes worth the premium. I think had I bought a fifth generation, premiums would have been closer to the £550 mark.

Indeed. I expected that spending what I did, the car would come to me perfectly attended to and everything present and correct. The penny pinching is uncalled for.

A lot depends on the geography of where you live too. Those living on the flat will usually see significant gains in economy with such a heavy vehicle. For me, living in a hilly area, best you could hope for would be a long term average of 30mpg (my 2014 F sport averaged between 28 and 30mpg long term, winter to summer). Only had my RX4 a few days but so far showing low 30's but each drive sees a slight improvement (currently on just under 32mpg). It's doing a little better than the older one.

Thanks Mike. yes, much prefer hard copy manuals to thumb through. I detest having to sit behind a computer scrolling through endless pages. A manual to me is more useful so will see if I can order one.

I picked up our new (to us) RX on Friday, after much fanfare by the Lexus team about how well prepped it was etc etc. Arrived home to find no user manual for media/nav/radio. Took a good look around the car finding numerous scratches not picked up and attended to on close inspection. The latter's in hand but I was told when requesting a manual, that they didn't come with one, it's an online link. Generally disappointed by the lack of care taken over the vehicle prep as there were a few other issues too, so will be feeding this all back in due course. I don't believe they didn't come with a hard copy media/nav manual. All my lexus cars have always come with the multimedia manual along with the owner's handbook. Can anyone confirm please whether their 2019-2022RX came with a media user manual? never used Apple Play and need to know how to set it up as I have only the Lexus option showing on the media screen presently, plus would like to know the nav capability, both those things being described in the media manual.

Depending on tyres fitted, I think the default for the 19 and 20" 235/55 tyres is 33psi unless heavily laden. You'll reduce rolling resistance a little with firmer pressures but will tend to wear the tyres more.

I'm afraid anyone living in, or near London, will continue to be hit hard with insurance premiums for Lexus 4th generation cars (as well as Rav 4's from Toyota) until Lexus sort out the software fix. Answer is not to buy another one but that doesn't help the likes of us facing these expensive premiums.

Let's wait and see. If nothing is rolled out this year, then my bet is nothing will be rolled out at all. Lexus UK have been very slow to react and inform customers of something they've known about world wide. What makes the mind boggle as that some senior design manager in Japan actually signed off on something they would have known was hackable because security systems, including the immobiliser, were not separated from the vehicle operating system wiring. It wouldn't have cost any more in production on a vehicle to do this, well, very little anyway. They're not the only ones as Land-Rover, Porsche and a fair few others committed the same grave error. It all points, along with the flood of new Lexus models, to a cheapening of what was once and exclusive brand, supplying impeccably designed and made vehicles. I remember an ex Jag employee saying that they bought a Lexus and stripped it as they couldn't understand why they (Jaguar) had so many electrical faults when Lexus didn't. They were astonished to find that all systems wiring that had to be routed through the monocoque structure had bespoke channels pressed into the chassis especially for the wiring to keep it safe from pinching and damage. That attention to detail at the design stage seems to be lost to a different profit model where electronics are concerned. My RX4 will likely be the last one I ever buy as a result. I won't fall for the false promise again of quality when there's clearly such major oversights unless I see they address the vulnerability within the Lexus/Toyota Group. Makes you think of what else they've cut corners on...leaking roofs for example (via roof rails) and premature wear on some suspension parts.

I've used the sandisk extreme for 4 years and test every now and again by downloading and scrolling through the captured data. Seams to be fine. What isn't is the little supercapacitor in the camera. It practically died after 12 months and needs to be plugged in for powering up. It used to hold just enough charge to scroll through the menu when first setting it up but not now. Could do with a new 'lytic cap as the original ought to have lasted at least 5 years but not opening it up to replace it, as the camera works fine when powered via ignition circuit.

I get the claims, as most manufacturers claim similar but the reality (from research) shows that most owners of earlier EVs find that the loss is greater than 10% at 10 years, and there's no denying the lie of the green arguments for them. There's nothing wrong with EVs for those that like them and enjoy them (and why not? It's personal choice) but no-one really has to be convinced as the data is there for anyone to find. They're not sustainable, and as gimmicky (or essential, depending on the pov) and perhaps helpful as the apps like Z Map are, it's no substitute for pulling into the nearest petrol station to top up. The map apps won't always reliably tell you how many are in service or are free. I've been talking to several neighbours who own EVs and one has bought another diesel after their frankly stressful attempts at longer distance journeys which they do often for work. Their long term ownership of EVs convinced them that they will use their ICE car for the longer trips now and they use their EV for more local journeys which is where they score the highest. They wished now that they'd bought a hybrid instead of having two cars on the driveway where one would have done. The choice I guess is made depending on use and affordability. (incidentally, their diesel is cheaper too to run). As for arguments that infrastructure will catch up, well it's had over ten years to do that and is no-where near, it's disparate due to the number of operators and poorly regulated (on service) with arguably Tesla owners being the only ones benefitting from more reliable pull in and top up (which is paid for with the car purchase, or used to be).

After looking into it, and looking at stops for some journeys coming up this year, I decided that EV despite all the claims, is unviable for my uses, because even if you can plan in charging stops and book in advance then there is the question of: having to load loads of different operators apps on the phone, linking them to a credit card arriving often to find charging points unavailable or out of use even if you do find one, waiting several hours (potentially) instead of a 5 minute splash and dash for petrol, is going to add significantly to journey times range anxiety WILL at some point become a reality when charging points cannot be had at planned stops and the REALLY big kicker: Battery packs are warranted for usually no more than 500-700 cycles or 6 years. Cost to replace say a 70KW pack is between £4,500 and £6,500 which many owners tend to forget. Sure, you can probably carry on using them for a few more years but effective capacity will be much reduced by then, so your 250 mile range now may well be closer to 150 in 6 years time, no different to the LiIon battery pack in your phones Winter use means a chunk of energy goes into heating the batteries as LiIon doesn't do well in the cold A hot summer means cooling the batteries is needed to avoid the odd fire! We're not there yet and won't be until something more eco friendly than Lithium is used (the devastation it causes to the environment when mined, the effects on the health of the slave labour in China (predominantly) and pollution when spent (only a small proportion are actually recycled). Hybrid I think is the best we can hope for until then, but even then a well designed smaller capacity petrol engine carries far less weight and overall, even though the green minded won't like to agree, is by far the most efficient/cleanest means of motive power for cars presently. I'll stick with hybrid for now.

I had roof rail mounting points leaking on my 450h, one of the most common causes of the rear door power pack failure, where water gets in and destroys the PCB/electrics which are under the roof lining. worth removing the roof rails (if you don't use them) and sealing the mounting holes or checking and replacing any rubber sealing washers (if used). Also had some water getting in one rear light cluster. It's another of the issues which may be more common than owners realise, and the only time you realise generally is when you start getting electrical issues with door lifts, batteries or rear lights. The rail mountings are definitely a common source of water leakage. Later models with integrated roof rails may not suffer the same issues. Not as bad as our older mid noughties merc C220 estate. Had to virtually bail out the main fusebox and relay sump in the boot space every time we had a heavy downpour!

It's definitely down to CanBus thefts. Our other car is much as it was last year and my bikes insurance has actually gone down. My RX3 renewal was the lowest I've had in 7 years at £320 (with extras, fully comp). A change to an RX4 saw that jump to £850ish fully comp, but that's cheap compared to what others are paying! There's meant to be an announcement from Lexus this June or July about a software/hardware fix, other than the steel plate fix with the intention to roll out "fixes" to the CanBus issue. If it doesn't come, it'll be the last Lexus I'll buy (or Toyota come to that).

There were several issues with 2016 and 2017 vehicles (well documented, including oil leaks) but I thought they'd had them all sorted by 2018 models. I think all of the issues were learned from by 2019, and from then until 2022 cars have a very solid reliability record.

Personally, after looking at the LBX and the UX, I was unimpressed mainly on vfm. Way too expensive for what you get and I didn't think either had the premium feel of the RX. A test drive in the UX was quite impressive though. The car handled very well and had surprising punch and very good handling. I had, briefly, considered one as a replacement to our RX3 but the total lack of space in the boot (it's almost useless for anything bar one suitcase) and the OTR price ruled it out for us. I ended up going back to a newer RX with no regrets. The reason touch screens are used, in spite of the marketing claims aiming to widen appeal, is that touch screens are far cheaper to manufacture and integrate with vehicle systems over well laid out buttons. I'd far rather have the choice as I found the touchscreens in both the UX and the RZ I tried very distracting. I have no issues with the trackpad. It takes some getting used to but when you do, much like the older mouse system, it's easy to use without having to use a touchscreen. I suspect, this will be our last Lexus, as I'm not a fan of the styling or the build and attention to detail of the newer ones compared with the older models.

Sorry to hear of your plight John and glad it was resolved in the end. It seems to be a very rare occurrence for a fuel pump to go, so let's hope this doesn't knock your confidence in Lexus which remain as reliable as cars get these days. Had it been bmw or mercedes, I daresay you'd have had just as much hassle getting things resolved. At least with Lexus, they take customer service more seriously, or at least that's been my experience to date.

Yes, that's a quality unit but there's other companies doing similar for a bit less: https://www.innerwolf.co.uk/dog-transport-crate/ Then there's TransK9 who supply the police with their dog crates: https://transk9.com/ something similar from dogboxuk: https://www.dogboxuk.co.uk/product/db304-single-transport-cage/ Finally, of all places, B&Q do them! https://www.diy.com/departments/dog-crate-single-transport-box-black/4260182874318_BQ.prd That's for a 90cm x 54cm detail in plan view The B&Q one looks good and is by far the least expensive of those options

Thanks Ken. I initially thought it was the supaguard system but not the ceramic one, but the standard polymer wax solution. I doubt the detailer will do a full wash, clay, and polish at the dealership before application, and I can have this done by a specialist detailer cheaper so may take the latter option. I contacted Supaguard in Glasgow and Listers Lexus are not on their list for local dealerships offering their products, (nearest to me is in Ross on Wye) although the pictures in Lexus Protech pack are remarkably similar!

Just doing the figures for the sales agreement on our new RX450 and they've included the obligatory Pro-tech and smart guard packages for a not inconsiderable extra sum. Quick one for those in the know. The Protech is not the Protech ceramic paint coating, it's the standard one, which I assume is no different to something like any other proprietary lock and seal paint protection on the market you can buy for around £30 a bottle. As our seats are dark leather, I'm not convinced on the leather treatment as my ten year old car has just had regular leather cleaning with a lanolin based leather treatment rubbed into it to keep it supple and prevent drying out and still looks good. The Smart-guard 3 year agreement priced in makes more sense as it allows up to three claims annually and includes repair of minor damage including small dents, scratches and wheel scuffs for a one of payment of £300 and a £12 per repair supplementary charge. That could pay for itself for one bumper scratch or a couple of wheels being damaged, so for a newish car looks sensible. Has anyone availed themselves of the Lexus dealership's offer of Protech paint protection and is the cost worth it?

shocking really given the overall emissions for the size are relatively low. It's a pure stealth tax when EV owners, also burning fossil fuels to power their vehicles and wearing the roads out with heavier vehicles get off lightly.