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    Boot liner - check please

    in Lexus UX200, UX250, UX250h, UX300e Club

    Posted

    I came across the below posting from ColinB...but just been on the shops website (https://www.bootsliners.co.uk/LEXUS-UX-BOOT-LINER.html) but they are offering a "200" and "250" option. Confused as the UK only ever had the 250h. I thought perhaps they could be referring to models with/without the subwoofer?? My new car is from March 2020 without the Mark Levinson...

    Anyway, can anyone please shed any light if it's just the 250h version I need to oder from them? Or perhaps recommend any others?

    Cheers.

     

    Looking for a UX

    in Lexus UX200, UX250, UX250h, UX300e Club

    Posted

    55 minutes ago, Don C said:

    The only thing on a pre 2022 model (blue badges) that might drive you mad is that confounded trackpad.  When I bought my 2020 NX, I thought it was journalistic tosh but I hated the thing.  I don’t agree with touchscreens that work with the car in motion but they’re better than that trackpad.  Try before you buy is my advice.  

    Cheers Don. Thankfully my Dad has had the pain/pleasure of using similar in his 2011 RX wrt the whole trackpad experience. I do miss the touchscreen in my gen 2 RX but I guess since then so much more tech/functions have needed to be added that things have had to be crammed in.

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    Looking for a UX

    in Lexus UX200, UX250, UX250h, UX300e Club

    Posted

    18 minutes ago, ColinBarber said:

    1 - Here's a spec history doc that I've not completed yet but gives you info for the first couple of years. 

    Lexus UX Series I.pdf 210.95 kB · 1 download

     

    Also a brochure from Jan 2021

    UX price list 2021 01.pdf 1.57 MB · 0 downloads

     

     

    2 - Run flats are only on the 18" wheel vehicles so if you don't want them get one with 17" wheels.

    3 - Not really noticed any on mine - it's almost 4 years old now but low mileage.

    4 - Yes but doesn't seem to be a target as yet. Not sure if it is more difficult or there are just more expensive vehicles to target (RX).

    Excellent! Much appreciated for putting together Colin. Very useful.

    Shame they don't do more RFT versions of all-seasons 😞

    Looking for a UX

    in Lexus UX200, UX250, UX250h, UX300e Club

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Jim1977 said:

    Does it have to be the hybrid or would they consider the UX300e electric version? You mention their budget of sub £20,000. I bought a 2021 UX300e Takumi, sub 10,000 miles, immaculate, in October for £19,500.

    The long and short is that the 300e has a Chademo rapid charger, rather than CCS, and that is like having a Betamax video player vs a VHS. This appears to have hammered the used prices. This would have been a £54,000 car new. 

    If their useage case means they would never, or rarely, need to use the rapid charger (like me) it is otherwise fantastic and can be had cheaper than an equivalent hybrid.

    Actually all 3 of our EV’s were Chademo and there are still loads of them around, the Nissan Leaf also still comes with Chademo. The original Kia Soul EV and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV also have it. So with so many cars on the road Chademo support will be around for years. But the market has still decided on the used prices.

    I used the Reflex Orkney / Ecocars buy to order at auction scheme, have bought my last 2 EV’s from them. I’m in Leicestershire but they deliver from the auction house to you.

    Thanks for the info James. Good point as I had noticed that the electric variety did seem cheaper and I couldn't understand why. Their use-case though may be an issue due to the sub 200 mile range here. Will have a chat though.

     

    That Reflex company also sounds like a decent option. Will deffo save that in my favourites.

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    Looking for a UX

    in Lexus UX200, UX250, UX250h, UX300e Club

    Posted

    Morning. So my folks had a scare just before Christmas. T-boned at a junction (see pics) on the way back after collecting my 9 year old lad. THANKFULLY all OK 🙏  Lad took bit of a bruising though from the impact/airbags going off as he was sat in the rear left and typical kid likely to have been leaning on the door. Anyway, their RX did its job and protected everyone :thumbsup:

    Currently waiting for it to be assessed but really can't see this amount of damage being buffed out...

     SO...on the look out for a replacement. Dad wants to stick to Lexus (great) but this time get something smaller. New RX and NX remain too big so was looking at a (used) UX. Been to see a few and have a couple shortlisted - criteria being full leather (at a push the F Sport suede/leather split), nav (preferably the big screen variety), parking sensors front and rear and needs to be sub £20k (and still don't know what the insurance payout will be). Everything else is a bonus.

    However, wanted to get your views on a few things please so reaching out to my forum brethren...

    1. Anyone please have a PDF brochure/spec sheets from when it was launched? Likely looking at 2019/20/21 model cars.
    2. Run flats - HATED these on the 5 series I had but I guess a necessity these days. Have had all-seasons fitted on cars but can only find some Conti's in the 225/50/18 sizing for the UX. Anyone had any luck with other brands (currently run Goodyear 4 Seasons and Michelin CrossClimates).
    3. Interior wear - in the cars seen so far it doesn't seem to matter whether it's done sub 20k miles or above 70K, the wear on the gear selector and steering seems excessive (super shiny/worn leather). How have you folk generally been holding up with the interior trim?
    4. Keep hearing about the canbus attacks on the RX, ES and NX. Presuming the UX is also affected?? :sad:

    Cheers,

    Noman

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    A different Advisory at Service this year

    in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club

    Posted

    Had the exact same advisories on the fronts and then the rears this year when the RX went into Lexus. THANKFULLY both times covered under warranty (which unfortunately has now finished).

    It annoyed me massively that they don't replace the rubber parts and you have to replace the WHOLE part. They have this approach on a number of other things that affect other models too (I remember my GS300 also suffering).

    As the cars get older it's this kind of thing that will effectively write them off. Appreciate all parts have a finite life but these things are consumables IMO. 

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    GS450H subframe issue

    in Lexus GS 300 / Lexus GS 250 / Lexus GS 430 / Lexus 450h / Lexus GS 460 Club

    Posted

    Sorry to hear this. When I had my GS (08 GS300 SE-L) mine too had issues with brake pipe corrosion, heat shield and the subframe...

    Brake pipes - a little tricky but an indy could sort same with the heat shield.

    However, the subframe - mine was ultimately terminal as well. Any repairs would only see another year or so before needing total replacement, along with suspension mounts. And that's assuming you can find someone to essentially drop the back end of the car. So had to get rid.

    Such a shame as the rest of the car looked fresh as a daisy. SO annoying many Japan origin cars suffer from so much rot. My current car (Honda Accord MK8 2008) is also heading that way 😞

    So unless you can get super reasonable folk to do a large amount of work it's bad news from my experience. I was very lucky mine was still within a MOT period but if yours has a failed MOT things become particularly bothersome.

    Advice would be to call a few mechanics that do welding and see if they can do something to just get the MOT ticket...and then get rid.

     

    Map update on a RX450h 2012 phase III

    in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club

    Posted

    On 8/31/2021 at 6:59 AM, flookyk said:

    I had a 2011 RX450H and updated the maps from the 2011 to 2017.

    It cost around £160 and is done at the dealers. It comes on a USB stick and takes around 2 hours to install.

    I think the maps are updated every two years do possibly a 2021 version for yours now.

    Original quote for me was also around the £160 mark. However, see if you can get it done when you're getting the service sorted and/or other work and you're likely to get a further discount like I did :thumbsup:

    Lexus Relax (10 year/100,000 mile warranty)

    in Lexus General Discussions

    Posted

    Like others the extended warranty gave me peace of mind and kind of fixed-costs for the coming year or so. JUST by chance I had put in for an extension to the warranty on the RX about a month ago - two years to run from this October. So for the time being I'm OK. However, going forward it looks like long term ownership could be affected particularly for folk like me who keep their cars for a good while. It just seems that Lexus are going down the same road as many others and seeing car ownership as more of a lease/rental thing - i.e. "it's a monthly cost' like phones, etc. While I'm sure it works for lots of folk it doesn't for me. 

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