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Although TBF, I just configured a few cars to the same spec as an F-Sport - RR Sport HSE Dynamic - £70k Volvo XC90 R-Line (T6 320HP Petrol)- £70k Audi Q7 3.0 TDI S-Line - £66K The F-Sport should be cheaper by £3k at around £67k which puts it sort of in the middle of the pack. The details are too scarce, need to see what the full spec list is. Might be buying an ex-demo this time around. In 6 months it'll be £55k lol Isnt the 200t coming though? Might be a lot cheaper than the 450h.

Holy crap that is shocking lol You sure they got the right car? Sounds like they're giving you a quote of an LS or possibly a GS-F! ha! I was expecting £5k tops but not £14k lmao. definitely on the phone to Lexus UK now

That is crazy! Which dealer sent you that? Going to give Lexus UK an email right now to confirm that price lol. If that price is right, im getting an RR Sport

Surely thats not right? WTF a price hike of £14k? lol Are you sure its not £58500 inc VAT and ONR? Who sells a car without VAT anyway hahahaha!

All well and good but you forgot the 3 biggest downsides of all - Volvo brand image is not very strong, it looks awful and young buyers like me (47 but told I look 35 hahaha) wont be seen dead in one!

Well it appears the buyers going from an RX to an NX are buying the premier models. The rest who are coming from evoques, bmws etc probably don't care as those cars don't have many options when bought anyway

I understand what you mean. My beef is with the lack of HUD and ML mainly. Having driven both the NX300H and NX 200T though, it appears I have a larger problem than the options list with the NX. Whilst the 200t is quick and lively enough for me, I feel it does not have the refinement of a hybrid drive train. That's not to say that it isn't refined, it's perfectly refined but going from a hybrid to a non hybrid makes the 200t feel ancient. Then with the NX300H although the hybrid refinement is there, it's not quick or lively enough for my needs. Now the perfect blend would be the NX300ht but that doesn't exist!!

Let us know how you get on with them. Im still finding them incredibly smooth and quiet after 1000 miles or so. Did the car need alignment? or did you have it done just in case?

Thats exactly what I did. I took mine directly to Lexus who have then arranged for Albany (?) to deal with the claim. The repairs will be carried out at the Lexus body ship . Just waiting for a time to be arranged for the car to be collected. I am glad your NX has been repaired to a good standard. I have been told Arctic Pearl is an absolute nightmare to match and I have all fingers crossed that it will be ok Yep Arctic pearl is a pain to match. In fact - a good friend of mine has an IS in Arctic pearl and it was seen by some jealous yobs who poured brake fluid all over the roof and a full side of the car. It was written off after the paint shop tried unsuccessfully to match the paint, 4 times :o The flakes in Arctic pearl are very hard to align. If you get it wrong, one side will look ivory white and the other will look white and when the sun hits it, the ivory white will go to white and the white will go to ivory white!

Agree to disagree then. I dont like how Audi use the same bulbs. Gives off a kind of "oh I couldnt be bothered to use more bulbs or wire it properly". The dynamic bulbs on the RX are certainly visible compared to the flat white DRL's

Yeah its just to cover their backs if something goes wrong. Even Kwik Fit do this as they have bother from people trying to claim compensation. Usually they'll write things like (underbody not inspected due to fitted cover or rear offside seatbelt not inspected due to fitted child seat) etc.

It grows on you I guess. I didnt like it at first either. I ordered my RX after seeing it in the showroom for the first time as it works. Of course, it depends on which spec you go for, the F-Sport has a nicer looking grill compared to the Luxury models IMO. Something I noticed whilst watching the vid - that HUD is pretty impressive! Full colour, speed, adaptive cruise control guide, lane guidance for sat nav as well as sat nav instructions. Pretty cool! Another thing is that they didnt skimp on the lighting. The Turn signals are just above the L-shaped Daytime running lights and stay on unlike *cough* Audi, who use the same bulbs for the DRL's and the turn signals and you get the cheap look where the other side go dim etc

LED headlights and HUD are good. Night vision is practically rubbish lol. A car manufacturer really needs to come out with a night vision windscreen which changes at night to help road users see things they wouldnt have seen otherwise.

Very interesting - especially his reference to a "new powertrain" with more power and fuel efficiency. Does that mean the RX is coming with a new Hybrid drivetrain? Only time will tell!

Dont worry its not possible at all. Just checked their website! The only way you can do it is if you call DVLA, give a good explanation e.g. car ran into you and drove off, you got their number plate.

£48k or less is brand new GS450h F-Sport territory......... Huge discounts on the GS450h at the moment! Practically like £7k off lol

Nice! Pics are mandatory of course! Im surprised the dealers taking a week! My handover was done 1 day after it arrived :)

Ill probably get 2. One from Bradford and one from Stockport seen as though I bought one RX from each of them! If they've been funny on the spec as they have with the NX, I think ill be getting a Volvo XC90 (never thought Id ever buy a Volvo) but we'll have to see!

Im thinking of buying but I have to see the car in person first and check the size out. Apparently its a good 12cm bigger than the current RX so about GS length. And the options list + colours etc

Itll be for an option we dont get in the UK. Probably some sort of American only option

Nice! HUD surely has to be on the F-Sport, it'd be silly to remove something already on the F-Sport

Toyota Auris Hybrid Pretty much the same car - the badge. The Auris is actually 90% CT for <90% cost. It pretty much drives like it and has a decent interior to match. Not too good looking on the outside in my opinion but its still a good car.

Well I guess it was worth the wait then!

Its not possible from the DVLA website, otherwise anybody could track you down if they wanted to steel your car I think you have to form the DVLA with a good reason and pay them £2.50 or something and theyll release the name and address.

Wow looks like they dropped a bollock lol. Out of interest what's the difference between a 2015 screen and a 2014 screen?