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Last year I bought a 2008 model (demonstrator) and went for both of these options. GAP gives a guarantee of purchase cost in the event of a write off in the 3 year period. Difficult to put a value on this as it is an insurance policy. Also had the Superguard. Personally I think this was expensive for what I got and they did not do a very good job of it. In my opinion it is not worth the money. Hope you enjoy the car.

Hi I had a similar problem and bought a solar trickle charge from Maplin leass than £15. At first I connected it via crocodile clips to the battery terminal as the cigarette lighte works only on ACC. I then spoke to my Lexus dealer and asked them to wire it in so that I can connect it and place it on the dashboard whenever I want. The cost of the direct wiring was £120 ouch bnut better than having to deal with a flat battery on a dark and wet night or for any other time for that matter.

They told me that becuase the two batterieds are connected and there is a flow of high voltage power between them even when the car is switched off, I should not even think of inserting the battery switch (mentioned by someone else on this page) as the main battery could explode. I am thinking of investigating the solar trickle charger via the cigarette lighter socket. mmm so if there is a flow when the ignition switch is off that means that something is drawing a load all the time - no load = no power flow. it is true that the hybrid batteries are high voltage approx 280V but there is still a normal 12V battery. As mentioned before and it has been something that i had my doubts about is the trickle charger via the cigar lighter - the plug is only active when the ignition is in the ACC position so a trickle charger is useless unless its connected directly to the battery. a quick look on the lexus.com site says if the vehicle is parked for longer than 30 days then battery charging may be required. so its obvois something in the system is drawing a constant current. The clock etc. :shutit: Hi I had a similar problem and bought a solar trickle charge from Maplin leass than £15. At first I connected it via crocodile clips to the battery terminal as the cigarette lighte works only on ACC. I then spoke to my Lexus dealer and asked them to wire it in so that I can connect it and place it on the dashboard whenever I want. The cost of the direct wiring was £120 ouch bnut better than having to deal with a flat battery on a dark and wet night or for any other time for that matter.

The rust does nothing for the appearance of the vehicle but thanks for your comments. As far as I am aware, the 'as new' finish on brake calipers is a result of passivate plating. Unfortunately, this comes off in time - but the worst thing is alloy wheel cleaners! They absolutely strip the plating off leaving them looking like untreated metal, which essentially they then are. Although I don't like the 'rusty' look, I would find it hard to hold Lexus responsible for this in say the same way as alloy wheels corroding. I think I would feel a little sheepish going into a dealer and asking them to put my car on the ramp, strip off the wheels, the brakes, replace calipers (and hence also the pads) with new ones, bleed the brake hydraulic system - when within 2 years, it will have gone like that again. If you were to go through all that trouble, I would ask to collect the new calipers from the dealer and have them professionally enamelled up somwhere before being fitted. In that way, their durability of appearance will be greatly enhanced and much more resistant to acidic alloy wheel cleaners that they use when they valet a car at service time. Thanks very much for your comments. You clearly have the technical knowhow on the subject and I understand the points you make. However my point is that this vehicle was not cheap and is supposed to maintain its looks well beyond the first 12 months given that the owner takes care of it. I personally have not used alloy wheel cleaning substances on this vehicle at all. Your comments identify a way in which the problem can be overcome and given that this works satisfactorily then I, as the customer, would expect Lexus to stanby its product and have such work carried out to ensure that their products look good and attract the would be next Lexus purchaser. Thanks again.

The rust does nothing for the appearance of the vehicle but thanks for your comments.

Just over 2 years old I think, the age shouldn't really matter though - some dealers aren't as helpful as others though, so perhaps try another one if yours is kicking up a fuss. When you get the new ones, get some clear lacquer and give them a few coats - makes them last a while longer before they corrode again :) Thanks again for your helpful comments. I will follow this up with the dealer. Cheers

Just over 2 years old I think, the age shouldn't really matter though - some dealers aren't as helpful as others though, so perhaps try another one if yours is kicking up a fuss. When you get the new ones, get some clear lacquer and give them a few coats - makes them last a while longer before they corrode again :)

Thanks for your comments. How old was your vehicle when you had them replaced under warranty?

Hi to all those interested in this subject. I purchased an ex demonstrator RX400h when it was six months old from Lexus Birmingham with just over 5,000 miles on the clock. The vehicle is now coming up for a year old at the end of the month and has 5,600 miles on the clock so not used much. Has anybody experience the same problem as me which is rusting brake callipers on the RX400h. For those of you who own one will know that the callipers are very visable on these cars and the rusting really looks bad on such a vehicle. If you have, what has Lexus done about it? At the moment I can get no satisfaction from the Lexus dealer on this matter.!!!!!!