johnmac1956

Year before was with LV think it was approx £520. That was when the car was new. They gave me as I remember quite a high renewal figure. So searched around at the time and found other companies that would match the £500 ish from the previous year.Decided to go with NFU at a higher price. They offered an old for new policy in the event of total loss.Also rated as the best to deal with in the event of a problem. I did take out a 4 year Total loss Gap policy at £500 when I purchased the RX,So well covered in the event of any issue. This year searched the normal comparison websites before contacting the NFU. Cheapest quote was £650ish. Aviiva were approx £720. I would have gone with them if the NFU were silly money. Quite surprised/happy with the quote they gave me. My insurance renewal is due on the25th March.I had to get my insurance sorted out early before the NFU sent me out my renewal letter.(They do not send out email renewal quotes,unless asked.) I am currently enjoying the heat n Sun in India for most of March.

March 25th renewal date. £736 with NFU. Increase of about £70 on last years.

My renewal price £736 vs £659 last year. Happy with that after reading all the crazy prices others are asked to pay. With NFU who are top rated. 67 year old. Full no claims. East Yorks.

Try NFU.

I had the same issue on my RX400. Removed roof bars and black strips. Hairline crack was evident along the roof line body. I initially sealed with Vaseline, water leaks into boot area cured so then followed with sealant. You should be able to remove black roof inserts. If not try putting Vaseline or similar on the gap between the black inserts and roof body. Should stop majority of water ingress. Temporary fix until you can get inserts off.

I had similar noise on my old RX400,at a mileage of approx 125k. I looked at replacing the full drivers side drive shaft!! Expensive, difficult and reading the RX forums minimal discussion of a similar issue. In the end it turned out to be the wheel bearing. Replaced the ball joints which were in reasonable condition and wheel bearings which were not in good condition!! Noises on the front of cars can be difficult to diagnose accurately. My local very experienced independent and myself maintenance engineer (40 years) decided it was the passenger side at fault. Both wrong. Yes it was good to replace the bearing and ball joint. Replacing same on the drivers side cured the issue.

Things change all the time. Perhaps lead times are increasing. My experience was car ordered in Mid January expected delivery August, so 6 to 7 months. I picked the car up mid April, 3 months later.

My RX arrived at the dealer on Tuesday. So 12 weeks from initial order. Happy with that. Just waiting for a pick up date from Lexus Hull.

Agree regarding Apple car play or Android becoming the main driver touchscreen interface. I had a good discussion with the Salesman prior to placing my RX order regarding how the situation is rapidly changing, if in future Lexus will scale back involvement in maps and other software that are best left to Apple/Google. Anyway update on my RX order. Car build is complete and Left Factory. So that is just over 1 month after Order placement.

Just received notification that my car is now Build In Progress. That is less than 1 month after order placement.

Ordered RX Takumi on 14th Jan. Estimated delivery was July. Encouraged by progress estimate by HarryK. Mine says Processing order.

Hi I went through the same thought process as yourself. Decided after getting quotes in from Carwow that I preferred the RX. My previous 2 cars were RX300 and RX400. I do prefer the size difference compared to the NX. Also prefer the RX inside with the new touchscreen, CD player and lots of push buttons to control functions. Yes may look a little dated. Then you also have the proven 3.5 lt engine,which will not be available in new model, if the press leaks are correct. I negotiated on a Takumi, Ice Ecru over 12% off list price,negotiated discounted service deal over 3 years.Then 1.9% finance. Also reasonable option of trade in. Hope to get Car sometime this Summer.I was quoted 6 month delivery. Hope that helps with your decision. ±

Well I posted on this thread in 2018 with 90k on my RX400. Now it is at 135000. Cambelt changed with water pump at 115000. Front wheel bearings changed at 128000. New Lexus ball joints fitted at same time. Originals were OK but seemed sensible to replace at same time. Only 1 bearing was noisy. Front and rear discs and pads replaced. Lexus dealers very reasonable on prices. I had the issue with water getting into the car, carpets up to get dry and find ingress point. Water ingress point was from roof bar area. Strongly suggest that anybody with a RX400 removes the black plastic inserts which sit on the gutter beside the roof bar. Then look down on the outer edge of the gutter bottom. See if you can see a fine black line which is a sign of a very fine crack in the bodywork. This allows water into the car which then finds its way into the back of the car close to the rear lights. Simple solution, just use a flexible sealant to to seal all along the length of the roof bar gutter bottom. Evostick The dogs bollocks is ideal. I suspect that lots of the 400s may have this issue. Car now dry and runs like a dream. This will be my last year with my RX400. Will be approx 80000 miles of minimal hassle ownership when it is time to say goodbye. My previous car was a RX300. So not a surprise to say that a RX450 Takumi will be arriving sometime in Summertime, on a ship from Japan... Reasonable deals are to be had on new cars, certainly not on used cars. I do wonder if the current RX may be the last to have the V6 engine.

Used car company Cazoo valued at 8 billion, Cinch valued at 5 Billion says it all. They are buying, loaning, marketing any car that they can obtain. Trying to manage, justifying the crazy valuations. The used car prices are not driven by normal market dynamics. Tulips come to mind. The forecourt value of a used RX450 has increased approx 20 to 30% maybe 40%, taking in normal depreciation, over the last year. My RX400 has increased in value (perhaps) from £2100 to £3450 on We Buy any Car. Not the time to buy a used car.... Maybe buy a new one.

Looks like a very nice car. I had also looked at Teeside Lexus for my next RX. Good feedback always welcome to hear. Android auto update? I had never heard of that on a 2018 RX450 other than via 3rd party installations. Will be interested in more info. Also will be interested in your views on series 4 vs 3 series 3 RX. Will have to move on from my RX400 one day!!