jason c

1.) I realise first that the MPG is going to be bad i.e 23.5 - from what I can tell this is more or less standard for petrol 4x4's. Is this a realistic figure for the RX300 ? I get about 21 - 23 mpg on mixed rural and urban roads 24 - 28 (it has hit 30) on the motorway My wife gets about 17 mpg onshort urban journeys You'll get 5.9 mpg whe you put your foot down :) 2.) I like to read forums a bit before buying a car to get to know peoples thoughts and problems. Obviously the gearbox lurching would bug me and would potentially stop me from buying. Is this a fault that is now rectified ? i.e I could ask the saleman to check that is has been sorted before purchase I've not had that problem, though as mentioned, it does like to select 1st on deceleration which can be a pain when it instantly changes to 2nd. 3.) The salesman told me that it was only 54 plates upwards that has Bluetooth and the 04 plate I was looking at didn't have it. He did assure me that in the first year however it wasn't very good ? is this BS and worth holding out for a 54plate My 54 SE-L doesn't - I thought it was pretty much 05 on. I wish mine did have it. (only realised after the event - caveat emptor) 4.) I'm curious about the air suspension - is it problematic ? I really like it. Having had a history of "sports" cars, I prefer the lack of roll when cornering. 5.) Anything else I should look out for in particular ? If you have the DVD player, there was a change-over between 54/05 where there were IR tranmitters by the rear door rather than on the roof. I have the latter though and it's fine. The wheels are a known problem - Mine were swapped under warranty. Rear camera is a pain - I wish it just had normal "PDC" type sensors. Otherwise I really like it and the dealer (Derby) has been a pleasure