Hi,
I'd like to buy my wife a Lexus 400h for Christmas, around 56 reg/up to £20k.
Knowing nothing about the Lexus, I have a few questions which I'm hoping you can please provide me some feedback on!
Generally, how reliable are these cars? Especially the electric battery components (ie. the hyrid bits!) and the engine, gearbox etc.
Generally, what have your experiences been with regards to running costs, from a service point of view?
There's a slight price premium from buying directly from a main dealer, which I'm fine with - presumably this is a good route to take?
My wife currently has a Toyota Rav-4 which she has owned from new (for 7 years) and it's been excellent, so is a bit of a shame to see it go, but it's time to change it.
The Toyota is very cheap to run with the main dealer service typically £500 (minor) and £1000 (major) each year.
My car on the other hand is a fortune to run (typically £1500 and £3000 per year), so I'm hoping it's closer to the Toyota in running / service costs!!
Thanks,
GD