Darrin

I had mine fully detailed and a 5 year ceramic coating put on for €210 with wheels and leather done as well so far far cheaper than a dealer. As with any coating it needs to be looked after so it would be best to read up on what they suggest. I would say though certainly no going to those hand car washes any more as they will use the very harsh chemicals to get the car clean.

What additional soundproofing did you do out of interest?

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Thank you for the reply but I wanted to know if it uses fully synthetic oil as it just states the grade.

Hello all, Does a 2018 NX300h use fully synthetic engine oil? Many thanks.

I have been reading this with interest as I currently have a brand new NX300 on demo. Would agree that you need a longer time than the usual half an hour that you normally get and was very pleased that Lexus could accommodate. Firstly I take reviews with a pinch of salt as I would much rather prefer to make up my own mind. Secondly everyone is different and will have their own views about everything and cars are no exception. What is good for one will not be for others that is the way of the world. Now I currently have a BMW640d so I can't really compare the power or handling as these are two completely differing cars and need to be treated as such so no comparisons can be made between the two. The main reason for considering Lexus was the interior as I like leather and a bit of luxury as my 6 is all leather and a very nice place to be. On that front I have no complaints with the Lexus. With regards to the seating position I too find the steering wheel does not extend out as far as I would like but to be honest after 3 hours sat behind the wheel last night did not find that to be a problem. Overall the comfort was very good. The car does lack power but considering what I am used to that is not really surprising and for this car it is fine. As I have been testing it without any radio on you can hear the cvt noise on hard acceleration but to be honest it is not really that bad and as others have said you don't really need to be flooring it that often so I don't really see it as an issue. Perhaps this Takumi spec one has better sound proofing, who knows. Yes you can certainly hear the engine rev but it does not last for long. The plus point on this type of transmission is the smoothness of the changes or rather lack of them. My 640d is silky smooth but this one is another level. The sat nav is not that good compared to mine and even the larger screen is small compared to mine as well but what it has does all work. I found coming form BMW Idrive to this one very simple to use and did what they were supposed to. I would say though I still prefer the Idrive that I currently have but as with anything there is always a little compromise as I seriously doubt you will find something that will tick 100% every single box. Overall am quite impressed with the ride and comfort and as long as you can adapt to a slightly different style of driving I think that it is a very good car. The quietness around town is very good and even on A roads is still very impressive. Not that good on the trip to work this morning as it was totally cold so the petrol engine was working a little longer than I would have hoped but the trip home hopefully should be a little better. The only down side for me is the fuel economy over mine as it is way down and at the moment I don't think with me doing 18000 a year is a practical option which is a shame. Even if you work on 10mpg less over mine is it really that much to be thinking about, don't know. Plus the fact there will also be the additional £320 per year in road tax thanks to the change in 2017 is also a bit of a dampner, but not a deal breaker though. Also looked at the UX as that has a newer generation od drive and bigger batteries so perhaps wait till that is in the NX? Oh decisions, decisions. Have the car for the rest of today so am still deciding, but the infotainment system and the noise under hard acceleration are two small things to compromise on in an otherwise very, very good package.