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I was with LV for a few years but was appalled by the renewal price after two no-fault accidents.

Price cut

Can't you set the sensitivity of the dark\light switch?

Just for interest how much is the tyre and alloy insurance? I'm surprised it doesn't cover the full cost of the tyre.

I think you'll find that Auto Express didn't encounter any of those issues during their test either.

Is it not 2.3 bar all round for the 19 inch non-runflats?

Why the solar charger if leaving the car for a period? Is there a possibility of battery drain even if it's locked and 'dead'?

As others have mentioned the boot has a mind of its own. The foot operation system is unreliable, the lock on close system is unreliable and at times it decides to stop with a few inches left to go. I did notice, when once parked on a pebble beach, that its behaviour worsened considerably which makes me wonder if a camera is involved.

This explains why my NX450+ went bananas whilst waiting for a car park to empty last summer. We were sat in the car with the doors open and the radio on for quite some time but when we were ready to go the car wouldn't start. After displaying warning messages the car did finally start and I was able to drive off. Looks like I was lucky.

I friend came around yesterday to show me his new BMW X3. It's a car I considered before purchasing my NX450+ so was interested to see how it compared. He's got the XDrive 30E which compares reasonably well performance and pricewise to my NX450+. What hit me instantly was the feeling that it was much better in terms of build quality. Everything felt really solid compared to certain areas of the NX450+ and it felt noticeably more refined on the road. The infotainment system, which I've known from previous BMWs, remains as good as ever. But, build quality doesn't always point to improved reliability which is the main reason I went for the NX450+. I'm hoping that it provides potentially 7+ years of reliable motoring and that the cost of ownership compared to the BMW would be cheaper over that period. The only fly in that ointment is that the BMW servicing plan means that he may go up to 18 months without a service whereas Lexus drag me into the garage every 12 months no matter what. The Lexus warranty is also a positive but I've always been of the opinion that the Lexus service model effectively makes you pay for the warranty. Resale values are an unknown so would a 7 year old NX450+ retain more of it's purchase price than a XDrive 30E? What other cars did you guys consider when going for the NX450+?

I've so far experienced approx 35 miles in cold weather and 53 in warm weather. I'd say on average I'm in the low 40s.

Ah, the good old days of my BMWs where I'd see a message asking me if I wanted to update the maps over the air and it all worked perfectly.

Based on my recent renewal experience I can safely say that despite being 57 with no claims, driving for 39 years, living in a safe area and doing only 8k miles a year I can't work out who wants to insure who. All the recommended insurers, SAGA and NFU being a couple of examples, wanted what I can only describe as ridiculous amounts to insure. When asked why the quotes were so high I was told that I don't fit their preferred customer model. Just who is their preferred customer? As for Lexus insurance - even worse that the two above.

Ah, I see - the light configuration suggests that there's a light for each seat but there are in fact separate lights for green and red. A single light that changes from red to green would have made more sense but hey ho. Thanks for the clarification.

As I posted I've already checked the manual which suggests that the eCall system is off on the driver's side but where is this configured? I assume normal functionality results in both lights showing as green and that there's no configurable items available for the driver.

I've noticed that only the passenger side eCall indicator light is on (green) in my NX450+. The driver's side light is always off which according to the manual means that the system is off. I've not knowingly changed\set any of these settings so is this normal or do I need to configure somewhere?

I assume you went back to BMW Carlisle after obtaining that info?

I can read Radiohead\OK Computer\Paranoid Android as easily and safely as locations on the satnav or consumption\efficiency info so it's hardly a safety issue. What I don't want to see is Radiohead\OK Computer\Para.

On numerous DAB radio stations I'm unable to read\access the full artist\track info as there's no scroll\auto-scroll facility. There's a bar present which gives the impression that you should be able to scroll right to get to the missing information but this doesn't work. Some DAB stations display the data in a more readable format where separate lines are used but the majority stick all info on a single unreadable line. Any ideas?

I've noticed on occasion that if the CVT system has been whining away, when ascending a steep hill for example, that a burning smell can be present when exiting the car. Is this normal?

If anyone steals my car I don't want it back. They can ship it off to wherever.

Hooray! - It's insurance renewal time. Last year - £407. This year - £693. I thought I'd try NFU as I've heard good things about it - £1600! Are NXs being stolen left, right and centre? Have repair costs increased dramatically?

Every one of my numerous cars have had two fog and reversing lights. I didn't even know that the NX only had one of each. Not sure it bothers me TBH.

Hi, the indicated tyre pressure setting for mu NX450h is set to 2.3 for both front and rear tyres. Is this a factory setting or can it be adjusted?

it's not a safety system as I never changed lane or got close to doing so. It was a bizarre combination of the car travelling quickly over a camber in the road then being hit by the rush of air from a truck.