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Although to be fair Lexus Scotland said the RC 300H has exhaust tips lol. I've never seen a Lexus hybrid with visible exhausts!

Essentially this is how it should go and has been for me:1) car taken off truck 2) stickers and plastic taken off and transport wax removed 3) full inspection carried out 4) fit wheel centre caps, wheel locks etc etc 5) PDI - valet and whatever else. Should be checked after valet and before being given to the customer by salesman You can reject the car. They either have to replace the car or fix the issues

Yes it is. Worth noting that the F sport NX is close but RX200T is most likely SE spec at £40k with F Sport probably about £47k. The 450h is starting at £45k so that will be the SE too and F Sport is £53k according to them. I doubt they'd give a dodgy price. Any chance the £70k Leeds price is an extended wheelbase version that Japan is getting?

Lexus dealers are the best in the UK though. Go to another dealer if you're so unhappy with the current one.

I guess it all depends on the dealers you use - everytime I have got my car its flawless - no new scratches or marks on the interior etc. If its some irreparable damage, id be asking for a new car though

Not too sure - for a company with almost a century of heritage Jaguar is still lacking. Lexus is just over 25 years old so they're doing pretty well, all things considering. Jaguar works out quite expensive, I specified an XE R Sport and it was about the same as the IS. However, when you consider the Jag is petrol only, and the IS is a hybrid which costs more to produce and has a better quality interior, it makes sense. As the for NX spec options, they are odd but Lexus seems to add different options and trims each year which I think the NX will probably get. For example, the RX F-Sport was available with only black interior in 2012, in 2013 they added the red interior option as well as the Advance model and TPMS became standard fit so I think the NX may get that sort of treatment too. £35k would be for a base model though, the top of the range model will be atleast £45k with the high performance engine being £50k+

Apples to oranges mate. F Pace is considerably smaller than the new RX. It's about the same size as NX and it'll be starting at £35 - £39k so it'll be more expensive than the NX when loaded. If its coming with the same quality of cabin as the XE (which it seems to be from the spyshots), I wouldn't consider it as the NX cabin quality is very good in comparison. Besides, Jaguar's should be cheaper - no import duties or anything like that for them JLR still have issues which is off-putting. I have a friend with an Evoque, literally said he regretted it, not because of the drive or anything like that but the fact that it always had things going wrong with it. The good thing is, he sold it for only £3k less than he paid for it after 2 years. Anyways - another one:

Sheesh that's seriously bad. The one I got is 2 years old and doesn't have that sort of stuff

If you put postcode in, it should come up with a page to put a house number in if applicable

Yup new RX is on the list but will have to see it first! I like the look but depends on the spec and of course pricing is an issue! I've told her to park it a foot away from the kerb lol. Luckily she doesn't park on roads, mostly in supermarket car parks (she takes my car sometimes - I dread it but it hasnt been dinged yet!) so not many kerbs to be afraid of!

So here are the photos! There are some light scratches and swirls Ive noticed so will need to give it a good polish once I get the time! You'll have to click on the pictures to see them properly as some of the edges are cut off in the thumbnails

Cross climate is awesome! As far as I'm aware, not available in RX size

I set off at 3:45pm and got there at 6pm. Only 70 miles too! I'm going to have a play with the settings after washing the RX lol

So I collected the IS300h F-Sport yesterday! Its 2 years old, being an early 63 plate but only has 10k miles on it! Its from Lexus Chester who made the whole experience very painless so hats off to them. The worst part of the experience was actually traveling to collect - it took 2 hours just to get to Chester and it was only 70 miles away - M62 is so 5hite! On the way back the car took us straight through Warrington - no idea why, bit of an awkward nav system compared to the RX450h but Ill play with the settings and see what I can do. Ill post pics later on today! Just one question though - is there a way to get the indicator beeps to become louder? They're so quiet that sometimes I can't tell that they're on - not to mention the indicator stalk (different from the RX450h) which I'm still getting used to.

They also just said the RX450H F Sport will be £52995 after a conference on Friday. The current RX is £500 less for every model and of course the RX200T doesn't exist for the current generation. £52995 would certaonly be impressive - regardless, I think I'll grab a demo in 3-6 months. First ones are coming in January according to them

Hmm ok so Lexus Scotland have just told me the price of an RX200t is £39995 and RX450H starts at £44995!!!!?!?! They answered my post on Facebook. Everyone van see it so I highly doubt theyre making figures up Lee that's good advice actually. Just grabbed a 2 year old IS300H F Sport with 10k miles on it in White with Red leather and premium nav for £24k!!! Lmao that cost someone nearly £40k when it came out

My dealer has sealed lips on the price - I said Im not paying anything over £60k for an F SportI'd be surprised if it's in high demand. Most people can't afford £70k outright or £900 a month payments. Guess we will have to see if they release the price officially on 15th September lol You don't see many £70k cars on the road at all The LS is £75k and they're having to give £10k discounts just to sell any lol

Yup 3 years with a new car. This is one reason why I don't buy cars when the new plate comes out - they get so busy that they rush the prep. Highly likely you'll find scratches and swirls on the car too :/

The actual engine itself is super smooth - it's very silky - can't complain one bit. With the new one having more power 313ps compares to 299ps atm I can see why Lexus went for it. It has a lot of mid range urge so never feels lacking. Personally, I think 35mpg is OK for an SUV so not too fussed. Last time I drove a Q7 tdi it was getting about the same so I still think it's a good drivetrain. No complaints here. Taking a £14k hit in the first year is much greater than a few hundred quid here are there spent in fuel so mpg doesn't bother me

On a side note just found this video: Now it doesnt seem very interesting BUT - look at 1:10. There is a HUD button - and its an F-Sport?!

Yes I agree regarding the wheels - however, I think they look better when they're black! MPG figures are always going to be off regardless - I get about 35mpg MAX - its rated at 44.8mpg - oh well lol. Im not going to buy new at £65k - ill have to get a demo. My limit is £50k. I spent £49k on the current one new - only options being ML and Arctic pearl paint. It dropped £14k in a year wtf! Id imagine this new one to fall faster!

It has got high mileage for its age so may qualify - its worth asking the dealer just to make sure. Ideally you'd want to go to an independent for servicing though as Lexus charge a small fortune after the first 50k miles and it won't really affect car value that much after 50k miles. Usually, its only worth going to Lexus for servicing in the first 3-5 years providing you do 10k miles a year as using an independent would have a very big effect on depreciation. Once it has 80k miles on it, its not going to matter where you take it for servicing.

RX8 is nothing in comparison - a 135i is difficult to control sometimes - the 235i is more stable. 135i when driven in Eco mode always seems to be artificially 'held back' But it tones down the throttle response etc etc

£767 is a good deal buddy as the 60k one is more expensive than normal. However, if you're CT has 80k miles on it - its better off going for either Lexus Essential Care or an independent. Reason being is that they'll try and charge you something like £1000 for the 100k one.