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Just said goodbye to my 2022 Lexus RX450h... it was my third in a row and was going to be my last car as was planning to keep it long term .. but plans changed. I am emigrating in a couple of weeks time and will, most likely, buy a Toyota in the country I am moving to.

I first saw the issue mentioned on here around July last year and contacted Lexus myself when I saw they had developed the security plates. I then arranged for them to deliver the plates to my dealer for its first service, Lexus contacted my dealer to let them know.

Had you not arranged with your dealer to get the security plates fitted that Lexus have developed to protect this Canbus system behind the left headlight? Quite a few owners have already had this fitted..I got mine done beginning of September when in for its first service.. and that is living up the North East where this doesn't seem a problem... yet.

So .. are they saying that people like my mother shouldn't be allowed to use her Blue Badge to park in the disabled spaces just because she doesn't like using a wheelchair but prefers her walking frame (that has an inbuilt seat for when needs to rest)? Not all disabled people that have difficulty walking uses wheelchairs.

I also had a Range Rover a few years ago, out of the 16 vehicles I have owned the Rangie was the most unreliable ever by a long way. Out of the three RX450h I have had the only problem was a broken rear spring on the first Gen3 at 7 year old.

I know that you should check and inflate your tyres when cold but at what sort of outside temperature? I checked mine in October and set them at 2.4 bar as the sensors seem to show warning if at 2.3 bar but now we have outside temperatures around 0C the tyre warning is showing when setting off with pressure at 2.3 bar.

You should have joined their membership club... I was already a member when I last booked the Village Hotel in Cheadle and was informed when I checked in that the parking was free to members.

Thank goodness we have Lexus and not Land Rovers, I feel sorry for the owners of these. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/report-10000-jaguar-land-rover-cars-stuck-waiting-parts

The Premium Sport also has the Rear cross traffic alert ... as I found out shortly after getting it when it slammed on the brakes as I was reversing out of a parking space and another car was travelling slowly along the aisle to pull into the space I was reversing out of. 🤔

Haha ... definitely not. Started with a used 2011 Gen3 and liked it that much upgraded to a used Gen4 2017 then again to this 2022 bought new last October.

That's great..hope you friend enjoys his RX as much as I do .. on my third one with this one.

One thing I like about Lexus is at least they have done something to help by developing and fitting the Canbus protection plate, I had mine fitted at the end of Sept at its first service by Teesside Lexus. I haven't heard of Land Rover doing anything at all to help owners of Range Rovers.

Thanks Colin.. the Premium Sport also has the partial wooden steering wheel but not the rest of the list.

Does anyone have a 2022 RX450h Takumi on here? What "extras" does the 2022 Takumi have that are not on the Premium Sport? I am thinking the adjustable suspension, Mark Levison audio but what else does the Takumi have extra?

If its done by a Lexus dealer its done under the Lexus warranty so no charge

Just advise him to make sure the seller has fitted the Canbus protection plate. I had mine fitted at the end of September when it went to my dealer for its first service.

My 4th car was a Talbot Solara in blue, bit of a change from the Triumph TR7 that came before it.

That's my RX's first service completed yesterday at 3760 miles. It also had the Canbus Security plate fitted at the same time which brings more peace of mind to it being parked anywhere. I was supposed to be getting an RZ for a curtesy car for the day but when they went to get it they discovered it had not accepted a full charge overnight and only had 60 miles range left, not good when its 20 miles each way then was going to be using it to deliver a family members birthday card. Makes you wonder if it was the vehicle at fault or the charger on the dealer premises. Instead they sorted out an NX350h Takumi which was nice, especially the sound system, but just not the same experience as the RX. Never tried its Auto Park facility on the NX and was a bit infuriated with having to keep turning on the AC when first getting into it (might be a setting to default this) and also having to "agree to terms" each time starting it up on the big screen (this would probably stop for an owner that the car is registered to). As I have a 3 year service plan there was no extra cost to pay on the day (curtesy cars and their insurance are not charged at this dealer)

That was the same for the females that worked in the office of the company I worked at ... all the radiators were fitted with thermostatic valves set at a comfortable temperature... but they always turned either full upper or off .. couldn't understand that the thermostatic valve turned the radiators off when up to temperature or turned them on if the room temperature dropped. When you came in on a morning you always had to reset the valves again to correct setting.

Anyone on here just won the lottery and wondering what to spend it on. If you want a used car instead of new how about this the Lexus Teesside has at the moment... it says used but a 23 reg with only 1200 miles .. wonder who buys these just for the summer then sells? I wish i had the money for a second car for weekends 😀

I sent Lexus an email this morning chasing them up about this security plate. Received a reply saying they have contacted Lexus Teesside to let them know and arrange to supply them the plate and will be done under warranty... it will be done at the end of September when my RX is in for its first service.

It would be interesting if we could look at their published accounts to see if they separate them over the different insurance types to see which, if any, is making a loss and which makes a profit.

I would have thought that the big mpg is achieved when mostly doing short journeys each day within the range of electric only and keeping it in EV only as much as possible then recharging it overnight.

Insurance Premium rises reasons Just read this article on the BBC website. Some interesting figures, especially the last one that reads that in 2022 for every £1 cost of Insurance Premiums charged it cost the Insurance Companies £1.10 in claims paid out. Also the 40% increase in labour charges by some repairers.