Hi all,
Had many 6 cylinder petrol engine cars over last 30+ years but due to arthritis needed an SUV. Bought this 2015 RX450h Premier from Lexus Cheltenham last November. It has FLSH and only the original owner who traded it for the latest model. The one extra seems to be 2 fixed monitors within the backs of the front seats for gaming and watching DVD's. Must get myself a chauffeur! Only kidding LOL.
Find Steering and grip (for a large SUV) better than I anticipated from reviews but ride is harsher at times than I expected with air suspension on this Premier model. Don't like the satnav and will fabricate a bracket to take my TomTom which is much easier to use, has speed camera warning and free map updates.
This car is a keeper! It's comfortable and has reasonable fuel consumption (about 32mpg) for a large and heavy petrol, certainly better in this respect than my 5 series BMW, particularly about town.
I find that with my driving position it's difficult to see the turn indicators on the dashboard and I can hardly hear click of the flasher unit even without the radio on. I note that on some Lexus models it's possible with dealership coding to select low, standard or high sound level for flasher units but Cheltenham told me it's not possible with this model. I will therefore have to find a way of getting round this situation as at best a non cancelled indicator can be annoying or worse still could lead to an accident.
I had the 40,000 mile service done at Cheltenham last week but may well service the car myself in future, although Techstream is needed to bleed rear brakes and hybrid healthcare check perhaps best left to Lexus.
I have since replaced the number plate with a private one.
