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Hi all, I have not been active in this forum for a long time now, but I maybe considering the RX again. Found the following car but it is a high miler, and I was wondering if it belonged to anyone on here. The reg is MJ67XFR with 125k miles with full Lexus history and seems to be tidy, albeit I have not seen it in person yet. If this car belonged to you, please PM me as I have a few questions. Apart from that, what is the general feeling with a well looked after 125k RX with you seasoned owners? Thank you in advance.

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Hi Roy, Did I quote you?

Yes and no. Yes because you are technically right. No because some cars no matter hiw you drive it, it just isn't capable of being economical. Like my previous Ford S Max 2.0 turbo (240 bhp). No matter what or how, i could not get more than 27mpg, and overall it averaged 24mpg over 2 years. Hence why i got rid and now a very glad Prius+ owner.

When i had my 2010 RX450H it averaged 31.5MPG overall over 2 years, and i was very happy with that.

Hi all, I had a RX450H up until 2017 before needing to join the MPV brigade and hence forced to part with my beloved RX, now owning a Prius+ and its a great car for anyone with a large family. In the 2 years that I had my RX I have not had any attempts on my cat, but within 1 month of the Prius+'s ownership, I lost the cat to a scum bag whilst parked in a private car park in Croydon. This is definitely a prevalent problem, for when it happened and I called the police, I was told another 2 Prius' were done on that same day. I have since installed a Catloc onto mine at a cost of £250, and with all the talk I've had with the recovery and garages since, it seems to be an effective way to deter these scumbags enough to stop the problem. Of course unless you consistently park your car in isolated and open places, because of course, if given enough time, they would and could steal literally anything.

The problem with multimac is that you lose the versatility of how the car was designed, if you need to have a flexible boot for example, you are screwed? Nothing really beats a ‘designed to be’ 7 seater with 3 isofox across the middle row.

They are good cars, especially in petrol in my opinion. I’ve got the 2.0 240bhp auto and it flys, albeit a little thirsty.

I too had this problem with a 10 reg RX450, and no matter how I tried (and I have tried), I just could not get 3 child seats into the back of one. Hence I’m now a happy owner of a 66reg S Max and have 3 seats comfortably across the middle row.

I suppose with a whole price bracket above a normal Ford, you would expect your doors to thunk. At the end of the day, there is no arguing that you will always get what you pay for, but from personal experience there is a rather fine line between the higher end of a new Ford to a premium brand, which I have to say took me by surprise.

Let's face it, everything that most of us can afford to buy and own are appliances to a need. The ONLY Lexus that I can truly call "exciting" is the LFA, and that is just about as unobtainable as the new Ford GT. Comparing my 2010 RX450h SE-i to my 2016 S Max Titanium Sport with all the possible extras in the brochure, the Ford is much more advanced and drives like a low slung car. The build quality between the cars is similar, in terms of fit and quality of feel. The Lexus has plusher seats and leather, but the Ford is just as comfortable in daily use. If I need to compare a newer Lexus to the Ford then the 2016 GS that I owned for a day felt similar in build, I would say both equally nice inside. As with most manufacturers, Ford CAN make a car that feels premium if you go high enough up the range and willing to pay for the options. Back to the point of the post about infotainment systems in cars and ease of use, I'm saying from experience the Ford Sync 3 trumps both older and newer Lexus systems simply because it's both Apple Car Play and Android Auto ready, I'm controlling a lot of functions with my voice not even having to press a single button. The base system is also completely easy to use.

You are right and Lexus are falling behind. I have just changed from a RX 450h to an S-Max because I now need 7 Seats. The Ford Sync 3 in car system is both Android and Apple Car play ready, and both works and integrated seamlessly. The whole experience is great and very painless indeed. Even if you don't use either, the base system is better in literally every way. I have driven a brand new GS and it's system cannot even come close to the Ford's. I will say the sound quality is better in the Lexus, but the usability is lagging to Ford.

About 450 miles to empty for me

Today as part of my shopping chore, I had to go buy a 5l tin of roof sealant for a DIY project, so in it goes into my boot which was lined with the official bootliner. During the trip back home I had to emergency stop thanks to Mr Audi pulling out, and the tin of sealant tips over and 1/4 of the content emptied onto the boot. If it wasn't for the bootliner and the fact that it had a deep lip on the sides as well, my boot interior and rear seats would have probably been a write off. Even with the liner, the sealant still found a way to end up on the carpet and a little onto the rear of the seats, but they were manageable albeit with a stench of white spirit for now. Needless to say the liner is a write off, but thank the Lord for this product. Going straight back to Lexus to buy another official one, for I can't find a 3rd party one with a deep lip which proves invaluable. Enjoy the hot weather!

This and the Honda Accord forum that I belong to are really quiet forums, testaments to the reliability of these cars. 👍

It's odd this. My circumstances almost mirrors the OP's. Was in IT, did drive an Auris hybrid, currently 38, also shocked by a renewal quote that is £960 without NCB bonus protection or legal protection which is silly. I am now a restauranteur and only drive less than 5000 miles and it's still stupid money to insure this car. If I hadn't paid up for a service plan, relative cheap tax and the fact that I love this car, I think I might have started to look at going back to Toyota. I will carry on looking for quotes, I am sure there is room for improvements yet. A little off topic but I am nearly into my 2nd year of trouble free motoring with my 450h, and still enjoying it like it was my first day with it.

Happy Christmas to you all, enjoy the festivities and stay safe. Happy motoring!

It depends on your climate control settings i.e temperature set to need heat from engine. Your ICE will cut in at every opportunity if your climate control requires the heat. Also, I find the battery power alone is capable of pretty impressive cruising speed (not for acceleration), it will cruise happily at nearly 50mph on battery alone. Which I find amazing.

I run mine at 40psi, during summer I would average 33mpg, but this month since becoming cold, I have averaged 29.9mpg so far. I used to get the same pattern of economy degradation with a Toyota Hybrid (Auris), it's just how the Toyota Hybrid behaves. Cold temperature is not our friend. Considering it's a 3.5 V6 and a hell of a hevalump, I don't think it's too bad at all. I used to get about 30mpg on average in a 2.4 Accord all year round, now that was a fun engine.

I have used Nankang snow SV-2 for a number of years now on different cars during winter use, have just put them on for my RX450 today at £105 a piece, which is good value for its winter grip. I would highly recommend these tyres, have never let me down.

I took this out and was told it's for damages less than 30cm, and cosmetic in nature. I haven't had to use it yet.

I have changed all my side lights to leds on my Rx450h, a pair at the front and 2 pairs at the back. The bulbs needs to be short, nearly as short as the original 501s that they will replace. The front requires you to remove the various plastic panels to access, the rears you just need nimble fingers. Good luck.

Hi Ryaans, I went for the supagard more for the interior as what they promised was an "hygienically cleaned treatment", and a strain resistant coating. We have a2 year old and that sounded like a good idea. As for the exterior i thought anything to make it look nice and keep it nice can't hurt. Add for the price, it included the dent/scratch insurance which for living in London will surely come handy. But in hindsight, i know i could have pushed for more off.

Hi spacewagon, It's done 71k miles and 60reg.

Right, I will be taking delivery a cadoxtan grey RH450h tomorrow but this is not the car that I viewed initially, that car turned out nice but had a few corrosion sites (gas strut for boot lid and wiper arm and see attached). That put me off some what. Has anyone seen this in their cars? The car I ended up going for is higher mileage but in better Nick in general, and better priced. I took out the extended warranty which makes it 3 years in all, and a 2 years discounted service plan. Also a reduced supagard + scratch/dent insurance for a combination of £350. Which was all offset by a rather favourable part ex against my 8 year old Accord (they paid me more than what I would have got via WEBUYANYCAR). I think this was a good deal for what should be a relatively trouble free 3 years of motoring (fingers crossed). I have always wanted a Lexus, let's hope it's as good an experience as I have imagined it :)