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Haha! Yea, it's not the most active of forums compared to some! Cute dog by the way! 

My Bluetooth occasionally won't connect but a reset of the Bluetooth on my phone always sorts it out. Never experienced it dropping though. I have an Iphone 6S. 

if it's saying it's connected on your phone, I'd definitely try a different phone to see if you still get the same problems as it sounds like an issue with the Bluetooth on the car to me. 

On 23 July 2016 at 3:36 PM, rayaans said:

You can use 95 all the time. Premium unleaded refers to the US which is equivalent to uk 95 octane.

Super unleaded (97 UK) has additives but no point using it. It may gain mpg but may not and never enough to warrant the cost.

It's like diprobase and olay. Both do the same job, actually diprobase is better 

Depends on the cost premium of the fuel I guess. it's 5p more a litre here, which equates to about £3 a tank and I'm currently getting better MPG and likely to get nearly 40-50 miles more from the current tank, so that would make it worth the extra cost. But only time will tell. I'm going to try it for 2 or 3 tanks before making a decision about which to use on a permanent basis. 

On 11 July 2016 at 11:03 PM, rayaans said:

The RX ran 26k on front tyres so I'd expect around that much for the NX too. 

I changed the rears out at the same time though, they had about 4.5mm on them. 

Good to know. My Mondeo chewed through tyres - replaced the fronts every 15k or so!! at £150 a corner for middle of the road tyres, it got very expensive!!!  

16 minutes ago, DJP said:

I agree with Rayaan's post above. Admiral wanted me to use their approved repairer and I flatly refused, in fact I took it straight to Lexus before even contacting Admiral. Lexus rustled up a courtesy car, which my policy doesn't provide unless you use their repairers. There was a row over the labour rates until Lexus proved Admiral had previously agreed them on other claims, and Lexus provided the photos. Admiral eventually agreed and the work was done without any grief at all.

I doubt the approved repairer had even seen an NX, never mind replaced a front bumper and all that goes with it.

My renewal has just come up and I have a 4 car multi policy with them. The premium for all the cars went through the roof and I was able to switch all the cars to Aviva and reduce the premiums compared to last year, let alone comparing to the renewal premium.

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This is good to know as I'm with Elephant, which is the same company as Admiral effectively, so pleased to hear that I don't need to shell out for Lexus' insurance to ensure I get my car repaired by Lexus directly, if it ever came to it. 

9 hours ago, Goggy said:

I did a 350 mile round trip at the weekend. Roughly 50% motorway, 50% 'A' Roads. A few hold ups, but not many. Managed 41.5 mpg for the trip. I know my NX does 38 mpg at speed on a motorway, so I must have been up to the mid 40's on the 'A' roads to have a combined 41.5. Maybe the fact that the 'A' roads were mostly in very flat Norfolk and Suffolk helped. Not bad at all I thought. :)

On my latest tank, according to the onboard computer, we're up at 40mpg (fluctuates between 40.1 and 40.7 depending on driving conditions), which I really cannot complain about. Mostly in Eco mode, as I'm in no rush to get anywhere - but had it in Sport and Normal when the situation has called for it. 

I'm going to stick in an extra 14 litres tonight to simulate the tank size of my Mondeo to get a closer comparison as to how long a tank will last (not 100% accurate, I appreciate; averaged a fill up every two weeks in the Ford unless we had any planned long trips)...so we won't be far away - which for a car which weighs nearly 500kg more than the Mondeo, is perfectly acceptable. :) 

8 minutes ago, Nelsthebass said:

Wouldn't trust the range figures on the trip computer - I've yet to get more than just over 400 miles and as many people say, I get the higher range of mpg than most due to the miles I pile on it - I've covered 19000 miles since early December and the real tank to tank average is currently running at 39.47 since day one - recent averages have actually been higher - more like 41 as the car loosens up and the weather warms up......

If I can get anywhere near those numbers once we've found the knack of driving an auto/hybrid more efficiently, I'll be super happy! 

400 miles a tank equates to around 510 in my old car, so the difference is negligible and the pay off is the fact it's a much nicer/newer/safer car...so no complaints there.

are those numbers driving in Normal mode for the most part? 

2 hours ago, DJP said:

 

TBH traffic on the motorway is quite helpful in terms of mpg, providing she's not flooring it and then braking sharply of course. The battery is more helpful at the lower speeds and with the "pulse and glide" technique electric only can used a fair bit. I also think the ECO mode is a waste of time, the trade off in responsiveness of the accelerator is not reflected in mpg improvements, I'd keep it in Normal myself. MPG at 80 is not going to be pretty either...

 

 

She has a heavy right foot, so I suspect she was! Good to know re: the ECO mode. It's certainly ridiculously unresponsive! 

Could be a lot worse from some of the things I've read on here, so not too worried (yet). Also done some more calcs on what we used to get in the Mondeo - the lifetime average (according to the car) was 45.0mpg - that would mean we'd be getting around 700 miles out of a tank, which I don't think we EVER did in over 5 years...more realistic (optimistic) figures are 600miles a tank, which would equate to roughly 38.5mpg actual...so I'm feeling a bit better about the whole thing. Was concerned our fuel bills would jump up massively, but I think we'll only be spending a bit extra each month...and we get to drive round in luxury; everyone's a winner. 

Wife took the car on it's first proper run up north this weekend (300+ mile round trip) and the MPG reality check has hit us...the range when she left was 550 miles - when she got back, it was less than 100...so we got 400 miles out of a tank...which equates to 35ish mpg. She tells me she "never drove quicker than 80mph" and was in ECO the whole time...she did have a lot of traffic to contend with on the motorway though, which won't have helped. Not great, but not completely terrible....

and some quick comparison maths with the Mondeo, in which we would average about 550 miles a tank (70 litres) suggests that if the tank was the same size as the Mondeo, we'd only be about 40-50 miles worse than it...so I'm not too upset! I suspect we can creep it up to around 40mpg after we've put a few more miles in it. 
 

Lexus quoted me £1100 for a policy when I called up for my 3 day drive-away insurance. 

I'm currently paying just over £300 with Elephant (with an accident as well - although I have protected no claims) for my 300h - my policy expires in Sept and I had to pay £17 to change from my Mondeo to my NX - that includes an £18.50 admin fee...so my premium is actually less, somehow!

Will be interesting to see what my renewal will be.

I've been with Elephant for the last 9 or 10 years - they always offer the cheapest rate and I've never had a problem with them. 

35 minutes ago, rayaans said:

Make sure you get a software update done when you go. Itll be free of course!

Should improve the whole system too

I've requested it, but my Dad (who works at the dealership) took it in on my behalf to save me wasting time - so it's in his ever capable hands! 

7 minutes ago, rayaans said:

Hmm odd. Never had a GPS issue with the nav, even on the IS which supposedly had awful infotainment but so far has been spot on. 

Might be worth going to the dealer for a software update.  These cars usually have the oldest software on them for whatever reason.

On a side note, be careful with that bin!! 

Already sorted/moved! :D

It's going in tomorrow to be sorted, so not too much drama - just a faff more than anything else.

3 hours ago, DJP said:

That's good to know. I noticed that the volume needed to go up with the bluetooth'd music (for whatever reason) - but was worried that when I switched it back to radio (for the wife), it would be at ear deafening volumes. 

My useage has been limited so far, so I'll no doubt get infuriated with the lack of intuitiveness as time goes by, but so far it's no worse than any others I've ever used.

I feel like just going to sit in it for half an hour instead of actually doing some work. 

 

Re the Bluetooth volume adjustment, how much you have to turn it up in the car depends on how high or low it is on the device.

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Well....I spoke to soon! First issue with the Nav system - it's not picking up a GPS signal at all! Exhausted the user manual(s) and can't see what on earth would cause this - and google not turning up much om the way of answers! 

14 minutes ago, DJP said:

That looks very nice indeed glad you are pleased. I think most of the bugs in the infotainment system and been ironed out, it's just not the most intuitive system. One thing I like though is how the volume remains at the previously set level. E.G. if you are listening to bluetooth music and crank it up a bit, when you switch to the radio it reverts to whatever the volume was the last time you were listening to the radio.

Happy motoring!

That's good to know. I noticed that the volume needed to go up with the bluetooth'd music (for whatever reason) - but was worried that when I switched it back to radio (for the wife), it would be at ear deafening volumes. 

My useage has been limited so far, so I'll no doubt get infuriated with the lack of intuitiveness as time goes by, but so far it's no worse than any others I've ever used.

I feel like just going to sit in it for half an hour instead of actually doing some work. 

12 minutes ago, C Mclean said:

Oh dear, according to the Lexus site, the powered tailgate is part of the convenience package "http://carconfig.lexus.co.uk/gb/en/?NX/b97a7ca8-ebde-44fd-a025-64baedbc2cb7/configure/options" . Cue checking all the docs relating to the purchase and a gorilla gram to the dealership !!!

Haha! I can't complain too much. I didn't order one with the convenience pack, and got a handsome discount off the car in the first place. 

Just now, C Mclean said:

Ahh, didn't realise that you had the speedy manual option instead of the slow electric one..

I do, much to the wife's despair! 

I did get a bit excited when I was signing the various forms yesterday as it said "Model: NX 300h Luxury (Nav) (Convenience Pack)" - thinking they've somehow sent the wrong one and we'd have a power tailgate, but no such luck.

1 minute ago, C Mclean said:

Tailgate opening height can be adjusted, can't remember how it's done but I think it's fairly easy.. Looks nice in white...

Even if it's a peasants manual open/close tailgate? I'll have a gander in the manual! Cheers. 

10 hours ago, Goggy said:

Yes, that seems a reasonable mpg for an 2.5 litre SUV. A diesel may have bettered it slightly, but not by a huge amount and it would have been noisy. :)

The Rav4 Diesel sounds a lot like a tractor...I've never known Diesel engine noise like it to be honest! put us right off! 

Took delivery of my NX yesterday afternoon! First impressions are nothing but positive. The rubber boot liner they threw in was a nice touch (especially with the dog!)...Only done a couple of short trips so far, but it's as comfortable as I remember from the test drive. The colour is absolutely stunning, glad the wife trumped me and chose white over black. I've yet to see another white one in the flesh too, which is nice. 

Reading through the manual, it would be nice to have some of the features the Premier comes with, but all around we have everything we will need/want. We even have the pre-crash warning thing, which I didn't think we would have. 

The infotainment system is OK - was expecting the worst after some of the things that have been said on here, but it's absolutely fine for my needs. Plays audio via Bluetooth from my phone (big thing for me), phones were paired very easily and the DAB stations were already pre-programmed. The NAV seems ok and no less fiddly than what I've experienced with BMW and Merc's systems. 

If I have one "complaint", it would be that the tailgate doesn't lift as high as I'm used to, so I've hit my head on it twice. 

No clue on the fuel economy as of yet, obviously, but it had a full tank of fuel and 13 miles on the clock, with a range of 535 miles when we got it - If we get anywhere near this or even as low as 450 miles from a tank, I'll be pretty happy. We averaged about 600 miles in our last car (MKIV Mondeo 2.0 diesel), which is a 70 litre tank. I believe the NX is a 50 litre tank, so 450 miles would be perfectly acceptable. 

On 18 June 2016 at 10:14 AM, lee789 said:

The RAV 4 I have been loaned is an Excel 4WD with Toyota Safety Sense pack. According to the figures, it's slightly quicker than the NX to 60 too, but it's the 60% improvement over the NX's urban and extra urban figures I usually achieve that is so significant. Maybe Lexus ought to fit smaller wheels and tune the NX differently if it makes that much difference. I would give one serious thought if it weren't shaped like a brick, as the hybrid system works a lot better than in the Lexus. It is relatively easy to get up to A road speed without the engine cutting in, and the battery recharges much more quickly.

We looked at a Rav4 before we ultimately decided on the NX...It if wasn't so ugly both inside and out, we would have probably gone for it! 

1 hour ago, Bluesman said:

The reason your last thread disappeared was because you duplicated the thread.

Did I? Apologies if so! Thanks for the clarification 

11 minutes ago, DJP said:

Let's see if my reply, which was also deleted last time sticks .

Mine's Sonic White too, it has a great sheen to it and hides the dirt pretty well. TBH I don't think Lexus do a bad colour these days. Mine's the F Sport and most of my journey's are less than 5 miles in outer suburbia, so pretty grim from an mpg point of view. I'm 7000 miles in and lifetime average mpg is 35.1

Welcome to the club and look forward to the pics

I wasn't sure about White as I know it's the current fad! We had a choice of White or black if we wanted the car now with the current promotion they were running with deposit contributions etc...plus it was timely as our car will shortly be giving up the ghost and is due a service, MOT and new tyres by the end of august...

but having seen your white one (and a few other pics), the white looks chuffing marvellous so I'm glad we went for it. 

there's a couple of things that I wish the luxury had that the F-Sport/Premier has (electric steering wheel rake adjustment and dipped wing mirror when reversing being the main two), but they are more "wants" than "needs" and the spec for the Luxury is more than ample; though having read some of the posts about the Navigation, I'm not so excited about the infotainment system now )! They were even kind enough to throw in the rubber boot liner as part of the delivery which will be useful with a spaniel that loves water/mud! (although I'm pretty sure we've just absorbed the cost rather than it being a freebie!)

Lets try this again...after my original post last week was mysteriously deleted?! 

Currently waiting (im)patiently for the delivery of my new Sonic White Luxury - due to pick it up on the 23rd June. After years of loving my Dad's last 3 Lexus' (IS250, GS300h and GS450h)...he started working for them and persuaded me and the wife to buy a brand spanking NX over others in the category we were looking at. the smaller space, compared to our MK4 Mondeo will take some getting used to, but there's only two of us and the dog, so shouldn't need too much space!! 

Hoping we can achieve at least 35mpg once it's run in, so that my wallet won't take too much of a hit compared to the relatively frugal Mondeo which has given me 45mpg over the life of the car (last 6 years).

Pics will follow once we've taken delivery. Hope the wife lets me drive it :(