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hi all, mine is also to be recalled. only bought it just over 2 weeks ago. really have mixed feelings about this. what you guys think? i can return the car as under the 30day/1000 mile rule i know Lexus are putting right, but its just doesn't feel right if you know what i mean

I must admit I am very tempted with this option. Mike. are they all the same? what i mean is i saw this one on amazon Prestigio Road Runner HD1 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006257O7Y/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE looked into trying to get the blacksys but the person i spoke to was a bit of a muppet and so really put me off. now looking at getting one for around the £50 mark. the reason i mention the prestigio as there has been some good reviews on the net

Hi All, im looking at getting some winter tyres for my RX400h. however its very hard to source a set of 4 Lexus rims. ill keep looking but its hard to find local in surrey even on fleabay. some listings and adverts are silly prices. dont know weather to speak to my insurance co and say whats the add on premium for after market allows. if its only around £50 i may just do that and get some better alloys than lexus once it has at the mo. get the Dunlops taken of and fitted to new alloys. then have winter tyres put on the lexus rims. what your thoughts. seems like the lexus rims have a bad reputation and for the sake of a small premium increase i can get better. not a boy racer thing but its a vicious circle.

shame... thanks for the reply.

i know what you mean. i double checked with the road traffic act diagram. and your right i have seen some silly places. one of the reasons i like my integrated sat nav

hi All, I've been spending weeks trying to go through the many reviews and stuff. Anyway after doing some digging and you are looking at spending around the £250 mark there is a new product on the market from Cammsys. BlackSys CF100-2 got most of details from dascamtalk (CF 100 is front only) i myself want both front and rear. i was looking at buying two individual units at around £100 ish each but having dual channel looks good. £250+ outlay for front only i don't think is justifiable for blackvue 500/ roadhawk HD single front unit. there is one uk supplier im trying to get info and stock. looks good and the video clips are not bad. I'm being realistic £250 all in sounds better than a single unit will try and get more details when i get time. just want to add to the post. thanks

Also another question. do the seat buttons light up as mine don't. (the seat buttons to choose 1 and 2) was a pain when i got in last night and trying to adjust to my setting couldn't see so had to open the door. also on the right hand section the bottom to power fold the mirrors does not light up either so opening up again had to open door. small niggles but would be good to get your advice and know if there is an issue/ fault or its just as is. thanks

one wheel has some scuffing... wife! anyway as shes always out and about with kids. she brought to my attention that my 3 year old struggles to get in the car on her own. which i did test yesterday taking both my girls out yesterday. whilst sorting my one year old in the pram my 3 year old struggled. this had made me think. when i had my old regular car my 3 year old could easily climb in. option a is to just go to the door where the baby seat is and pick the 3 year old up and so she gets across the back option b is to fit the running boards. as the rx400 does not need to have additional holes drilled i can have them fitted and then remove but as ill have the car for a few years it will come in handy for when my one year old is a bit bigger. also will help the monster-in law. i know many many forum members dislike them, but im after simple plain black but all i can find is the £175 jobby at 4x4 http://www.direct4x4.co.uk/lexus-rx400h-2005-2009-ocean-aluminium-running-boards had a look at a few pics and they dont look to bad. also i hear many who have had them fitted in general say it stops muppets slamming their doors and denting theirs. anyone done the same just to solve a small problem of kids? i know kids can easily climb in after a certain age, but for the sake of a few hundred quid it solves one thing and then gives a little protection against other doors. whats your thoughts? thanks all

just ordered from Lexus maps approx £120.00 all in. When i sell/ trade up in a couple of years ill stick the old 2007 disc back in and sell the set. get my use out of it and be able to sell the full set easy. just needed to get it sorted and no messing about. Also just if anyone wanted to know: the official company is "Tweddle Litho of Europe" they do a majority of tech apps for the motor industry. just another bit of company software

hi sparky, already on the other thread re sat nav. ill pm you to find out more

the thing is, I'm looking at doing a possible business expense as i can sort of slip it through as i travel a lot in Europe etc.. (cant really say Lexus on bank statement) that way i can just right of the full package. otherwise ill just buy from my own pocket on fleebay from Germany.

hi all im going to order the updated discs PZ445-X03EU-0E tomorrow. did it show up as lexus on your credit card bill? or as some other firm? thanks

hi all, due to having to rush, no real time to negotiate even for extra mats. oh well. anyway pics of it attached. wheels came up looking brand spanking new. did all checks as everyone recommended. its a dream to drive. need to update the sat nav to open up the ability to apply changes whilst driving. 6 disc changer with ML system does sound nice.

good shout ill try my best see what he can do

Hi , im picking up my rx400 tomorrow and will go straight to get fuel. i have near me tesco, sainsburys, bp and shell I've been trying to read up on who's fuel is good and Tesco Momentum 99 came up ok. As i tend to have access to more supermarkets should i just stick to the momentum 99 or would i be better with someone else. i know there has been many threads but nothing really conclusive.

just a question, would these kind of things be replaced FOC as under warranty or is it due to purchasing from them? its the reason i bought my car from my local dealer to kick of the relationship. do you think that they would have helped as much if you bought the car from another lexus dealer?

Thanks all, its good to have the support. I'm happy with my call on this. I will post a pic when I get the opportunity, once I pick it up tomorrow.

just to add, yes i know i had mondeo's. The 07 we bought when we had a our first as needed a family car. i bought the other as needed a cheap run around. The 07 has been very reliable and been very good with large boot. with 2 kids we wanted something a little bigger and higher up. i could have thrown another £10k and got a newer model but if i get a few years out of this whilst my girls get a bit older it would be better. then i may just buy new or as nearly new. I do really like the hybrid as for the local running around the mpg is fantastic for the large car. Its nice to be different. anything else you guys think i should try and haggle on the day of hand over? it already has car mats, so would be hard to haggle another set unless they were in bad condition, even then i think they would swap them out. and they have refurbished the wheels. cant remember if there was a bumper protector so will check and try and get that of him. thanks all

Here is the breakdown. lexus twick list price: £18,000 got them down to £16,700 traded in my 2 old mondeos for £2200.00 £14,500 I know i could have got cheaper had similar spec year in reading/croydon for about £800 less. also the main factor here was that one of my mondeo's road tax and MOT runs out end of this month (04 plate). both insurance policies runs out this friday. the other mondeo (07 plate) road tax runs out next month. the 04 plate has really been sitting on my drive and used on fridays to go get a pizza the last year since we moved. the 07 is the main used car bar the wife and me on weekends as we are always out as a family. we only need one car and just felt this was a good time to do the swap before i have to pay out on all the bits for very little return. also time is a factor to get both cars to another dealership to get checked over for P/X. Twickenham is local down the road and i wanted to also establish a relationship for my MOT's/ services etc. so for £14,500 inc years warranty its not to bad. (also he said its had the full 60k service done last month) 04 plate (44k miles) was worth nothing 07 plate (47k miles) many dealerships wer not offer a lot on this even if parkers where saying its worth more. As this was a fast quick deal ahead of road tax/ mot deadline/ insurance deadlines it made sence to bite the bullet and swallow up a bit of a loss on my cars. Also time is a factor, as i dont want to be running around when i took time of to spend with my wife and daughters which was more important. A friend of a family is coming to look at the 07 tonight and may offer about £500 more and so I could save more but its all 50/50. I think generally that the car for us has been a mode of transport and with two kids (1 yr old + 3 yr old) buying new or spending more would be not worth it as car will be a mess in the back weekly. for me it was going up the ladder and didnt really want MB or BMW as they are more common, less reliable and more expencive in maintance. Lexus ticks all the boxes. wife loves it, i love it. keep this for a few years and upgrade to 450h. also we only do about 5k miles a year. I think many people will be in a similar position or understand that its to get the best you can for the money within the timeframe.

all sounds good. few days to wait. thanks for the advice

Hi All, last week i bought our first lexus (RX400h SE,57 plate, 49k miles) my opinions: for any future newbies to Lexus I walked into the lexus dealership on Thursday as the car images had not been posted. Think it only came in a couple of days before. what impressed me was that there was no hard sell like many other dealerships. He gave the car i was driving that day a once over and I arranged the next day to bring the wife to see the RX and he could give the once over on my other trade in. Change of plan with kids being ill so I went on Friday morning. He said dont worry and ill bring the RX to you. that afternoon he came over wife liked the car, we both did the test drive. Sat down did the numbers/ haggle and did the deal. i felt that this has been the best experience with a dealership by far. They literally wanted to do as much for me as they could. I felt that they were not just selling me the car but the brand and the ethos. Ok I could have got a better deal by a grand or more from a dealership further away but it would be hassle and i liked what i just drove. Why cant all dealerships be like this: genuine, honest and no hard selling, no sales tackticks nothing. He knew i could walk at any time even after coming to my house and having the laptop open with similar spec from another lexus dealer being a grand cheaper. hence why i say honest as he said they may not be the cheapest and its really up to you. we have done all this footwork and we talked a little more so he rang his boss and we got another £500 off. I know I pay more from dealsreships with all my cars but its worth it and this guy tops them all. hope they are all like that. will be picking up on Saturday 24th. thought id comment on my experience rather than just jumping into asking q's. i genuinly think now that Lexus is the benchmark for me. Before I sign on the dotted line for handover I will be giving it the once over again and thought ask a few questions to get some better knowledge. 1. I came accross the spec sheet from 2007 and see that there is so little difference between the SE i have bought and SE-L. its been listed as the SE model yet it has the satnav/rear parking and the Mark Levinson unit. it does not have the rear screens in headrest or drop screen from roof which I dont need anyway. so I was thinking that this had some additional optional extras, if anyone can confirm. 2. also we did the deal last week but were trying to get the car the weekend just gone but couldnt as they are having all the alloys refurbed. when he brought it round for the test drive couldnt really see any faults with it as its a used car. is this normal? am i missing something here? Do lexus refurb all the alloys on used cars? should i check for anything? 3. Additionally I have searched posts and other forums regards the baby car seat protrectors and looks like the prince lionheart brand comes up tops and should help protect the leather. Any other recommendations? or advice i cannot wait to get behind the wheel, i know i could have got a newer motor from another brand for the same price. but what i want now, this ticks all the boxes. my wife will be the main driver and ill be a weeknd driver. my two daughters (3 & 1) will be easier to get in and out the car seats due to height etc.. sounds a bit sad to say this but first time I think ive actually bought a Brand than just another car if that makes sence.