Rojah

Hi there. My current RX450 has averaged 34.4mpg since born 18,000 miles ago. Much much better than my past RX400 which averaged 31.2 mpg over 80,000 miles in 3 years Cheers Bob

Hi there, I have a SE Navi with DAB, last car was a RX400h which I had for 34 months and 85K miles so easy to do a direct comparison. The 450h is a far superior car, quieter, much smoother and more economical. It's not as quick on acceleration off the mark, but mid range is superb. Forget the tales of harsh suspension that the press hacks have mentioned in their tests. Mine has the 18" wheels & stell springs, and it's fine, much more serene and quieter over the bumps than the old one. The finish and fit is better inside, and no rattles (unlike my old 400h). The DAB system is superb, and really pleased with the ipod connection. As far as fuel consumption is concerned, I have now done 7500 miles at an average 35.2 mpg. At 80 mph motorway runs it's returning just over 33 mpg. On my 27 mile commute from West Lancs to Bolton, it will often do 40+ mpg, but never get above 60mph. I switch to ev mode at junctions & traffic lights, and that will take the car effortlessly to 27mph, and can travel for nearly 2 miles on the flat, so reading the road, using downhill to coast & charge battery one soon learns how to get the best out of it. I miss the sunroof and the auto tailgate I had on the 400h, but that's a minor niggle really. Hope this helps Regards Roj

Hi there, My "56" RX400 has to go now it's got 80K on the clock. Still drives just like new, and if anything the performance is even better. Fuel consumption depends on one's mood, journey type and ambient temp. Typically motorway at 80 = approx 31mpg, soft commute 34mpg, 90+ less than 25mpg. Tyre wear used to be a problem at 20K per set, but tyre removal and 180 degree rotaion on wheel now means 30K life (otherwise the outer edge of tyre wears too quickly - too many roundabouts & corners!). So have just ordered from lease co a new RX450h SE navi. OK it won't have sunroof, power hatch, dvd (latter was only used once or twice), Mark Levinson sound system (fat lot of good on 5 live anyway). But at only 14% BIK it's a winner. I'll let you know how it compares Regards Roj

Hi there, My "56" RX400h now has nearly 75K miles, great car and no problems apart from high tyre wear rate at 20,000 miles per set. I am thinking of buying when lease runs out in Sept. Has anyone experience of high mileage RX400's, as if I keep it soon it will have 140K. Thanks for your help Roj