Tresy
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I am in the final throes of changing my Nissan Patrol 4.2TD (Japanese Import).
I had my preference as
1.Volvo XC90
2. BMW X5
3. VW Toureg
The Volvo was my well preferred choice as it is a lot cheaper than the X5, with tons more space: and the Toureg though big looks too much like a big Golf , especially from the back.
I had discounted the MK1 RX300 as
a) The wheel arches intruded too muc hinto the boot space, leaving onl a small aseable area
B) it did not seem roomy enough
c) it got a bad press for being poor on wet grass!!
However I saw the new RX 300 at Vienna Airport yesterday, and I was curious. Now I have been reading the postings so I will arrange a test drive.
However, has anyone taken the new model off-road? If so how did it perform?
Is it any more roomy than the previuous model and does it have better boot space?
Rx New Model For 2009 ?
in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
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I have been to 4 Lexus Dealers now, including one that discounted my last 2 RX, and none are offering dicounts. They all say sales are buoyant and that there is no need, and Lexus are not supporting discounts. I had my RX400SEL valued, and I have to say that I walked out in disgust. They quoted Glasses Guide to me, and at £17,000 is £3,000 less than I got for my RX 300 3 years ago. If you look at the residual value that represents about 37%, not much higher than a Mondeo. What happened to the famed 60% (I got that last time). I read somewhere that manufacturers were offering low PX against new models and storing them with a view to creating a shortage of used cars, thus pushing up the price and getting a benefit from that - wonder if Lexus are doing that?
I don't think Lexus will reduce the price of the cars - they may bring in a Special Edition, but I think will be priced beween SEL and the SEL Super.