Advice On Buying A Rx 400H For A Newbie

[Bertrudus]

I'm considering buying an rx400h. I've seen a limited edition 09 plate 20,000 miles which looks good to me. It's not from a Lexus dealer but they will service it before I buy.( I think it Gets 2 free services any way). It's on for £27000

The other is a 400h SE-L 08 plate (~30000 miles) on for £25500.

Do you have any advice on the key differences between limited edition and SE-L (the rear screens in the seat head seem to be the main differences to me), risks of not buying through lexus and what I should expect to pay in the current Market welcomed.

[Gerrym]

Hi, I believe the RX 400h Limited Edition comes with.....

Perforated leather upholstery

Heated, electrically adjustable front seats

18-inch alloy wheels

40/20/40 folding rear seat

Climate control

Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) with high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps and cleaners

Electrochromic auto-dimming rear view mirrors

Cruise control

Rear privacy glass

Boot protector

Rear bumper protector

Multimedia system with seven-inch VGA display, satellite navigation, Mark Levinson 11-speaker premium hifi, rear park assist monitor and Bluetooth

The features that the SE-L has that the LE doesn't include:-

Electric tilt and slide sunroof

Electrically adjustable steering wheel

Memory settings for the driver's seat, steering wheel and door mirrors

Rain-sensing windscreen wipers

Entry lighting system

Power tailgate

I am sure others will be able to add further information.

Where did you see the 08 SE-L? Is that the one at Lexus Woodford?

Cheers

Gerry

[Bertrudus]

Thanks that's useful. The specs and different options seem to be deliberately confusing! I haven't seen the one in Woodford but it looks like a good candidate do you have any inside info on it ?

[Gerrym]

Not really but they offered £13k for my part-ex which is the lowest offer from any dealer. My two favourites at the moment are offering £16k for my part-ex. So I won't be dealing with Woodford!

Where did you see your 08 SE-L?

Cheers

Gerry