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The NX beeps four times (not nine, which may be different) if you’ve been in the back seats / opened a rear door, and thus may have forgotten something (or a sleeping baby!). It confused me initially too.

Price flexibility depends on the dealer and car, and also your situation in terms of whether you will walk. I managed a very good discount on my car, which the dealer had also just reduced (aka wanted rid of). Mine was already the cheapest one of that spec/age/mileage advertised in the UK and I got more off it.. I was also originally told not a penny off until I shook has hand and started out the door! Thousands then came off the price. if one dealer won’t deal, someone else will - assuming you aren’t too picky on exact spec or colour.

While it’s a good price, I’d probably pay £2-4k more for one of the many equivalent main Lexus dealer cars on Autotrader (that also have noticeably lower mileages)

Lots of companies “white label” the Keycare offering, I don’t know but presume the AA might also. NFU don’t cover lost car keys so I took a separate policy out. Arnold Clark seem to have the cheapest rate! https://arnoldclark.keycare.co.uk/

This is my understanding as well, for the current generation anyway.

This is comparing to pandemic years. 2019 Lexus said they sold 15,723 cars in the UK. 2023 is on track to come out somewhere around that. So yes, 2023 much better than 2020, 2021, or 2022, but not entirely exceptional. https://media.lexus.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/pdf/Lexus-UK-Sales-Figures-October-2022.pdf

Indeed. But not normally £17k… average profit is £2-4k per used car depending on the dealer group. Dealers at the moment have a problem where they bought used cars at higher prices than the market is now at, at the same time demand has slowed given cost of living pressures. Many dealers now banned from buying cars until new year when they hope cars will start shifting again. If a dealer is going to send your car straight to auction, not surprising they give a lower offer to cover their risk & time sending it there. But if it’s a car they want to sell on their forecourt, generally give a better price (mirroring what they might pay at auction + buyers fees there). Yes. I’m sure if you watch it, the price will come down a bit. Ultimately a battle of wills - what did the dealer pay for it and how much are they prepared to lose, vs what is someone prepared to pay…

Seems entirely fair that you’d need to fuel a loan car (and return with same level of fuel you’ve used) - you’d be putting fuel in your own car to drive around, so why should a Lexus dealer give you free fuel ?

There seems to be a view if Openpilot works, it means it isn’t encrypted and thus vulnerable to theft via canbus. The ES 2023 went on the “not compatible, encrypted” list, but that assumption is now disputed based on Toyota’s own technical docs for MY23 which are in line with other unencrypted cars: https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/wiki/Toyota-Lexus

Based on SMMT data, Lexus year to date registration figures for the UK are up 58% (to November). Toyota is up 7%. The Lexus figures for 2023 should be similar to 2019 (last pre-Covid year), but are already higher than any year in the last decade plus other than 2019 (you have to go back to 2006/2007 to see higher registrations). That said, does look like there has been a slow down in retail sales across the industry (fleet sales have been propping up the figures for most manufacturers ) so perhaps not surprising your sales contact is trying to drum up more business. Given that all current model years of the ES (based on Openpilot compatibility) don’t seem to have an encrypted canbus and so are more vulnerable than most cars to theft, I also wouldn’t be looking to purchase (another) one. The new NX is lovely, doesn’t have a vulnerable canbus (touch wood), but like you I tend to run my cars for 5-7 years and so seems early to trade it in - but perhaps not given the canbus and potentiall theft situation. Dealers do seem to have quite a few nearly new NX 350h and 450h+ cars to shift at the moment - and so I suspect there are deals to be done if you’re not too picky on exact specifications and don’t want a brand new car…

Best bet may be checking breakers yards and seeing if any have LHD headlights for the car that could be swapped over?

My old Audi used to be a magnet for stone chips. Purchased at 9 months old, the Audi branded windscreen had already gone with a replacement in situ(!). No cracks, and no issues during any MOTs, but had at least seven tiny chips on it before I paid my excess to get the screen replaced. It picked up two more tiny new chips in the year after. All from motorways, where my car spent most of its 88k miles while in my ownership! Thankfully my days of 20k miles driven per annum pre-Covid are now behind me, so will see how 12k miles ish per year treats my NX windscreen…

Fully charged today, with aircon on, showed 38 miles. And seems to be pretty accurate based on my recent local trips.

My previous cars before my NX 450h+ were an Audi A4 and Volvo S60. I find the road noise less of an issue in the Lexus. They are quite fussy about noise - just try listening to the electric window motors, they are almost silent in the Lexus. There’s a loud section on the M25 I often travel on, and it’s quieter in the Lexus than my old A4. Note warranty is now three years then yearly with relax if you go for dealer servicing. Servicing prices seem on par with Volvo, but more expensive than Audi. Tyres, 20” run flat on my model, are quite expensive but depends what you’re comparing to. As you’re looking at nearly new, it’s worth looking at the 450h. Despite a much higher list price, used values don’t always reflect this and there often isn’t a premium for the 450h+ plug-in vs a 350h+. I think the 450h+ is the better drive, so may be worth exploring before you sign (especially if you’ve some reservations re mileage etc. of the 350h that you’re looking at). I would try to see if you can get a model with the 14” Lexus Link Pro rather than standard 10” connect system, which is slower and a slightly different setup, so more than just a smaller screen difference. The Pro system is great, even better when I increased the touch sensitivity as it occasionally missed a letter/number when using the onscreen keyboard. The Premium model misses out on memory seat for driver, advanced LED lights, Heads Up Display, 360 degree cameras, and real leather seats of the Premium Plus (plus a list of other things, but those mattered to me). F Sport is essentially a Premium Plus with a couple of extra options including different suspension and different styling. A Lexus dealer helpfully had a Premium and Premium Plus side by side to compare - which convinced me it was the minimum I should go for. They are harder to find and so less choice, whereas dealers seem to have lots of Premium models to shift at the moment! The new NX is a lovely car, find the right model and aim sure you’ll enjoy driving it!

Not true. The latest NX and RX have an encrypted canbus so aren’t vulnerable to this (but thieves might still try and damage our bumpers). There is a suggestion later Model Years of other Lexus cars have had the same update and thus won’t be vulnerable either, but there isn’t a simple list we can all reference unfortunately.

The parking cost (if any) is a rather small part of the overall total cost of a holiday / weekend away. Thanks also for the recommendation but my last case of Moët & Chandon worked out at less than £26 a bottle!

Personally, seems some people here have far too much time to be scrutinising and comparing the parking prices between different hotels. I value my time far too much - prefer to live a little instead. Find a nice hotel, book it, enjoy it. Not going to worry too much whether the parking is £0 or £25. And we shop at Aldi as the quality and value works for us… Marks & Spencer for the special treat (e.g. Valentine’s Day meal in for two!). Spend sensibly most of the time so we can enjoy our holidays and weekends away.

Matches the premium increase percentage on my Audi A4. All car insurance is going up in price given higher repair costs. Sounds like you were spending too much time worrying about the car, so seems right decision to sell it. Good luck with choosing another newer car in the next year or two.

All indications suggest yes, and have done for a year or so… https://www.autoblog.com/2022/11/18/lexus-applies-to-trademark-ux-300h-in-u-s-europe-and-australia/? with dealers now saying the same, it seems fairly certain,

List price of UX250h Premium Plus with Sunroof is £41,410 (in solid red or solid black). Metallic paint adds £670, special £920. So has lost about £10k from list. This is what always used to happen before the pandemic wrecked supply chains and delivery times became so extended that 'nearly new' cars ended up priced and valued the same as new (or higher!) as you didn't have a 9-18 month wait... Normality seems to be returning to used (and nearly new) car prices, thankfully! In 2017, I purchased an Audi A4 - list price just over £40k, via a broker you could have got it new for £33k, at 9 months old I picked it up for £20,250(!!) from a main Audi dealer (and there were plenty of cars around at similar prices)...

The 450h+ (from MY24 I believe) is now available with the Mark Levinson sound system on the Takumi grade... I believe it's to do with vehicle homologation testing - the manufacturer can only add/remove approx 30kg (from memory - it's some sort of rule like that) from the model they test, otherwise they need to test the different variant. Thus for low volume models, you probably have a mid-range trim tested and then you have a small range to work within for the bottom and top of the range options. There's possibly a subwoofer, extra cabling, and extra speakers to think about - along with everything else the Takumi pack adds over and above whatever model was tested. So could quickly add up and tip the car over the weight limit they are working with.

The profile image appears to be a current model (i.e. late 2021 onwards) NX - can't tell if 350h (hybrid) or 450h+ (plug-in hybrid). The alloy wheel design suggests a Premium Plus model. Not familiar enough with the colours to know if it's a Graphite Black or Sonic Grey paint. It may even be Ken's car when it was handed over in the showroom (which would make it a NX 450h+ Premium Plus)... It is indeed a beautiful car.

About a decade ago now, my then one year old Volvo was rear ended by a learner driver. I felt very sorry for them, even though entirely their fault. I wanted everything done properly given the age of the car, new bumper, painting, labour alone was £2k+. Did end up going through insurance, and my insurance broker directed me to an accident claims management company. The potential for huge costs resulted in their insurer basically saying “we’ll handle everything directly, drop the claims company, get the repair done anywhere where you want”. My local Volvo dealer had a recommended body shop that was Volvo approved, they did a great job. Other drivers insurance also provided a hire car for a few days while my car was in being sorted - though their definition of an “equivalent hire car group vehicle” was a Vauxhall Corsa (which clearly was not in the same car hire class group). I told them where to go, and a Mercedes A class appeared - still a couple of groups lower than it should have been, but was at least a learning experience that I never ever wanted a Mercedes Benz… Given the lack of MOT and likely headache, I suggest going straight for an accident claims company -your insurer may direct you to one, and there’s also a “Lexus” third party one (https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/servicing-and-maintenance/accident-care#/). Note that the lack of MOT may invalidate any claim on their own vehicle, but won’t necessarily stop their insurer paying out for your costs. Either way, use a claims company, won’t be your headache. I didn’t see any noticeable increase in my premiums for the no fault claim, but it was 5-10 years ago now.

Either an issue with the advert or change from quoting NEDC to WLTP measurements. There is no difference comparing the same age of NX 300h vehicle F Sport vs non F Sport (other than a tiny marginal mpg difference you’ll never notice between potentially different wheel sizes and suspension). Note that 44-50mpg is rather optimistic. Likely to average high 30s mpg.

The suspension options are different, yes. The fuel economy will also be almost identical, assuming you’re looking at both F Sport and non F Sport models being AWD. There is a very small saving and marginally better mpg from FWD only models, but those are much rarer as well.