kaldoc

I moved from an RX 300 to a BMW 535d. You will not regret the move to an Audi. The ONLY time I miss the Lexus is when it snows. The BMW is much much faster and much more economical to drive. I tested the Audi, it is superb.

sneeze

sorry to hear about your pronlems with your rx,I just hope I am not going down the same road as you .I would be very interested in why you had your brake master and servo units changed ,I am still not happy with the braking on my RX300SEL 2003 .the brake pedal falls away when stopped in traffic and gives the same feeling when coming to a slow stop.I would be very greatfull in your comments. swager ← First the warning light comes on (ie the parking brake light stays on all the time) followed very shortly after by loss of virtually all braking. The brake pedal could be depressed nearly all the way to the floor with no resistance then sudden, I presume emergency, almost not controllable braking in the last 1cm of brake pedal travel. I have now bough a BMW 535d, 0-62mph in 6.5s and 35mpg overall. Kaldoc

Sadly my experience with Lexus hasnt been great. I bought a new RX300 SEL with a wood pack for £38500 in January 2004. Since then I have had a new bonnet (rust), a new master brake cylinder and brake servo unit (major hydraulic failure), and a new wiring loom to the rear susension (suspension failure). Car off road for over 2 weeks. Eventually fed up with the car, you know how it is, I have started to notice the things that niggle about the car. Particulary the range of only 300 miles on a full tank and the harsh engine note on full acceleration. Trading in at age nearly 2 has been a nightmare - offered £22000 against a BMW and £22500 against a Merc - dealers tell me very poor market for big thirsty 4*4's and book price in say parkers guide unrealistic. My advice to prospective buyers - dont buy new unless you plan to keep car for ever (good luck with maitenance costs when out of warranty).

I have an RX 300 se-l 23000 miles and less than 2 years old -it has spent the last week at lexus of nottingham having a new master brake cylinder + ?servo unit (major hydraulic failure), next week it has a further week in nottingham having some warranty work done on 2 bonnet stone chips that are starting to rust. As an RAC loan car I had a Volvo S60 2.0T SE - a very impressive car and much cheaper than my lexus - in 18 months when time comes to change I have a big decision.

Have a look at the video "What Car" road test. http://www.whatcar.co.uk/VideoRoadTest.asp?DL=0&RT=178501

Service + Extras £945 20000 mile service 2 new front tyres Tracking + Camber adjustment Change brake fluid Change front brake pads Change windscreen wipers I love the car but its not a company car and I pay for everything myself. What should my attitude be? Should I think a prestige car will be expensive to run so forget the money or should I be concerned about the very high running costs?

My car is 13 months old and I have now done 20000 miles. MPG varies from 22-23 for ordinary driving to 25'ish on a dual carriagway in cruise at 60 mph. I dont mind the fuel consumption as the car is superb and I knew the mpg before buying it. What I do mind though are the frequent trips to the garage to fill up, I just didnt realise the tank would have such a small range (ie approx 300 miles) - I wish the fuel tank was bigger!

I have just been to France and bought a stick on headlamp convertor from Halfords for a few pounds, very easy to use with good instructions. The kit has full instructions for loads of cars including the RX 300. I also bought a magnetic GB sticker as my original numberplate isnt one that has the GB already on it. Apparently in france you are also required to carry a spare set of bulbs but I didnt bother. Not sure if you have sat nav, but mine worked wonderfully in france.

Not sure if I count as experienced having only done 500 miles in my RX 300 SE-L. Delivery on mine was 2 weeks, I dont think you need more than the camera which is stunning. I took out a demonstrator which had done 2800 miles, it had light leather that looked shabby. I went for the pembroke leather/platinum ice which doesnt look as impressive (the wood is also darker), but I am sure it will wear better. Mine will get some hard use. Difficult to comment on discounts, I used a main dealer and traded in my old car , though I got well over a £1000 more than I expected.