malcolmw

Is this delivery delay due to restricting supply of ICE engine vehicles to meet the EV only sales targets to avoid a penalty?

Did you tell your insurer of your new address? This is more likely to cause them to query a claim as it materially affects risk. Your licence being wrong is a technical offence.

Yes, I'll be keeping my LC500 as well. Will prices harden? I don't really care.

Agree with everything Goodplan53 has said. The Takumi spec has some features that we didn't want either and the PP+ with Pano roof is the optimum value point.

We had a NX300h Takumi for 4 years and then changed to a NX350h Premium Plus + pano roof which we have had for 16 months so far. The 350 is quite a bit faster in acceleration than the 300 and this makes the car a lot better to drive. Overall, we have found almost all aspects of the 350 to be improved over the previous model. In particular, for the same usage pattern, we are getting 44mpg versus about 35mpg for the 300h. We would definitely suggest that you consider the newer models if you intend keeping the car for a longer haul.

The cracking in the rubber on tyres is primarily caused by the UV in sunlight over time. Do you leave your car outside or in a garage?

Mr Guest, I am struggling to find a lot of comments on this site being derogatory or even criticising the LC very much. Could you point me to your concerns?

I have not experienced anything like you report. I note you have the Sport+. Could it be spoiler related?

I have my LC500 on a trickle charger when I am not going to use it for more than a few days. I connect via croc clips to the jump start point in the fuse box under the bonnet (+ve) and the engine block (-ve). I generally close the bonnet down onto a pillow resting on the engine so that the gas struts are compressed (their normal state). This seems to work very well and I still have the original battery fitted to the car. The charger charges at 2.5A until the voltage reaches 14.7V holds it at that voltage until the current falls to 250mA and then switches to maintenance mode at 13.8V for the long term.

Interesting. I have always been very satisfied with my dealings with Hedge End but they appear to have had a few changes of personnel recently which may reflect on your experience. They did say to me when I took our NX350h for service at the end of July did I want it serviced on a "while you wait" basis or a loan car. I didn't think to ask if these were exclusive options.

I don't know where you obtained your LC500 but, without being too negative, the most obvious reason for this lack of keys would be theft of the vehicle. Have you checked out the history of your car, for example, service records?

My LC500 was registered in Feb 2018. It was supplied with two modern style keys with no panic button. These are not the latest wideband security type but look just like them. I assume that the inside works are different on the later secure keys.

Tongue firmly in cheek but are you really thinking of organising a drive/meet for high performance cars in a country with a blanket 20mph limit? Seriously, it's too far for me from the South Coast but best of luck with this. P.S. I have seen a few LC500s on the road in my area but none recently.

We took our NX350h in for service on the 25th July and I took the opportunity to ask about my LC. I had the same response as you - "nothing yet". Fortunately, my LC is kept in a garage so, even if they offered a tracker, I probably wouldn't go for it. A CANBUS encryption fix is the only way really.

No spare But has runflats.

CanBus thieves take note!

You have an NX350h that is about one year newer than ours. We have the over speed tolerance setting mentioned above and can turn of the audible warning but I suspect that the new EU legislation has made Lexus change the firmware so that you no longer have these options. My main issue with the ISA system is the hopeless inaccuracy of the speed limit detection cameras in the car. Ours quite happily reads 70mph in 40mph limits as signs are obscured by overgrown vegetation.

This is slightly confusing. The PS4 is a very high performance tyre and is probably aimed at the Porsche Macan type user. I had these on my Aston DB9 (non-SUV version). It would be pointless fitting on a NX given its characteristics. I would have thought the Cross Climate ideal.

I have had my LC500 from new in 2018. It is emphatically not slow and comfortably beats its claimed acceleration time. However, it delivers its performance in an old fashioned (normally aspirated) way in that you get the rush of power as the revs climb. A lot of journalists are now only used to the "small engine with turbo" feel of a lot of performance cars and have forgotten about real engines. You should bear in mind that the LC is not a hot hatch racer and weighs a lot. It is a GT cruiser not a sports car. I have good even tyre wear and the alignment checked by Lexus every now and then. The door handles always open and I have never had to oil them. In fact, WD40 etc would be a problem in holding dust and dirt in the door mechanism.

There are various door lock settings on the new NX which can be accessed via the setup menus. We have ours set to open all the doors when you put the car in Park using the button below the gear knob. Your passengers would not be able to open the doors if you just pulled up to let them out with your foot on the brake without selecting "P". I suggest a careful reading of the manual regarding the door lock settings as it is not simple but, fortunately, manual override is also possible if you get stuck. There is no self parking facility on the Premium Plus - only the Takumi has this.

+1 on what steppy has said.

just checked the App on our NX350h and it all looks fine (Closed, Locked).

We have this switched on on our NX350h and we find it quite unobtrusive but useful when approaching the back of traffic queues.

Bill, I have re-read your original post about the flat battery and I cannot really understand what caused your woes. Have you established why it was flat? Did you leave the car unused for an extended period or was there some other issue?

+1 here