Towing With A Rx300

[robroy]

Hi there everyone .. A LEXUS virgin here. so far very impressed.

I have recently come over to the brand as I am sick to death with my Merc. The 5th one I have owned..

Apart from the constant battle with the rust and not very helpful Merc Distributors I have thrown the towel in.

Has anyone out there any experience with towing a caravan with the RX300... Everything on paper is in it's favour (except for fuel consumption) and my only gripe is lexus do not do a 3 litre diesel. That aside any comments on caravan (or horsebox) towing would be very welcome.

Had a test drive yesterday and I have got to say WOW what a car. Probably the nicest drive I have ever had (and we have a BMW330D).

Would love to hear from anyone with any 'nasties' (if there are any) or any points to watch ....

Robroy in Stratford upon Avon

[MacRS200]

Hi and welcome to LOC.

There is a long thread on here about the gear change on the RX300 being a problem, don't know if it applies to all of them but there are a significant number.

Have a read HERE.

Apparently it is a problem with the ECU that Lexus are sorting out, you will find that if you read the whole thread. If you are buying from a dealer make sure that they are aware of the fact that you know of the problem and get an undertaking to fix it you are affected.