John Walker

Time has come for my rear shock absorbers to be changed. They are not 100% gone but I m happy to replace them as I have some ideas. While I love the F Sport models especially the seats (I couldn’t get on with the softer seats in the other trims) I not a big fan of the stiffer suspension, let alone it costs 1k per corner (rear) and about £500 per corner (fronts) so I read on some American forums that many RX gen4 owners replace these with Bilstein B6 or the ones from the Toyota Highlander. Apparently they end with a way more comfortable car. My question is, has anyone changed the rear shocks so far on their RX (especially on the F Sport or Premier/ Takumi which comes as standard with AVS). OR if I were to put OEM shocks from the models without AVS suspension, would I end up with a light on the dash? My previous RX without AVS was way more comfortable and I couldn’t really say it handled way worse than the F Sport (maybe because I just don’t push the car to the limits) but I can certainly feel every road imperfection in the F Sport. Maybe you know someone who is specialised in suspension tunning or so, anywhere around UK. Don’t mind travelling as long as it’s worth it.

Right after the first 5 minutes in the new RX a year ago when I went for a test drive I knew It’s not for me. Very disappointed with the interior quality/ design but also with the space in particular for the back seats. The increase in price from 64k for a 2022 Takumi to a 82k Takumi (when new) is not justifiable at all to me. It also feels more like a bigger NX where the previous model was nothing like that.

Paying for Lexus warranty is like throwing money on the window in my long ownership of Lexuses. However it’s worth keep servicing it with Lexus at least the small service annually because this extends for free your hybrid system warranty that goes up to 15 years and no mileage restriction and this is basically the most expensive part to repair/ replace on a hybrid. Went up 70%? I ve always paid around £350 for the RX and if it’s over 100k miles like in my case I get a 20% discount on servicing however not all the dealerships offer this discount. I use Lexus Hatfield.

Try to get a Carista obd reader together with the app named the same, i managed to adjust quite a few things on my cars along the time. Not sure if the software for the new RX is there but worth trying otherwise some Lexus specialist with one of their tool might be able to disable a lot of the annoying dings

And oh stretch a bit and get yourself the 2016+ model, it’s a big improvement having them both.

Panoramics seem to develop leaking issues over time not just in Lexus cars. Mostly because nobody does any maintenance on these seals. Like regular cleaning and lube.

Car insurances went up for all the car makes, it’s just something we have to get used to. The times when insurance would drop one year from another are long time gone. What else are you going to replace your Lexus with that will save you money overall?

East especially

Makes sense…London seem to be the worst from what I ve heard

Definitely a must to have the cooled seats along with the adaptive cruise control

Awful!! Which part of the UK you’re living?

Shame it didn’t go to a reasonable person instead of these ripp off dealerships

What makes you say that?

Wow been a while and is still not sold. Appeared on Autotrader for just under 28k, now i m tempted 😃

I mostly agree with paying more for lower mileage but I completely disagree with buying from dealerships unless buying a new car. They are so inflexible with the price, when I was buying mine a few years ago I had my eyes on a Premier from a Lexus dealership. I asked for a 2% discount and he turned me down without a blink trying to sell me more insurance crap and service plans. Two weeks later the car was still for sale but with almost 4% lower price, so HOW frustrating is that?! Also I have seen 2-3 years old cars HPI clear sold by Lexus that clearly had some of the panels (poorly) repainted so regardless of where you buy you need to know a bit what you’re buying. Now buying privately is another story, first you get to meet the person who drove it and usually you can tell a lot by that. Secondly if the car was maintained by main dealership on schedule and has active warranty I don’t really see the problem. The best part is that you can negotiate and get to the point that makes you happy when you’re buying. Also there is a 2021 Takumi on autotrader with 24k miles, sold privately for 33k probably negotiable. It’s red so not my cup of tea but come on, what you’re getting for your money is a LOT. That would’ve been close to 70k when new just two years ago. So I m sure you see my point. Getting into a dealership, having a coffe and being treated nice by the man in the suit, sure is very nice but then I remember that I m paying for all of that so I don’t like it anymore. In 2020 my mate bought a 2017 RX for 35k from Lexus. Two years later and 13k miles more he returned it at the same dealer for 24k. I saw the car coming back on the market for guess how much?! Exactly 35k. I thought it will be there forever but a few weeks later it disappeared. This is the price paid for nothing else BUT convenience. Apart from regular service my friend put 4 new tyres and new brakes a year after buying it. The classic rear squeak from suspension wasn’t fixed on warranty they just lubed it. He also paid for extra warranty about £800/ year after the first year if I remember well. At that point Lexus didn’t have the 10 years/100k miles warranty. So for him was a very frustrating experience and he started to hate Lexus for that, which is not fair as they are excellent cars.