paulrnx

Maybe stick to driving and making/receiving the odd call whilst driving and then leave all the texts and emails to another time and when not driving?

Nice car, very nice

Old tyres can go 'out of round' ie not fully circular any more. I've had this on two cars in the past 15 years. One car, an Audi A4, had Avon tyres and the other, a Jaguar XF, had Dunlops. Both exhibited a droning noise almost as if a wheelbearing was on the way out. Both resolved with new tyres and never had any problems with the replacement tyres. Wonder if it's this?

Thanks. I'll be test driving one as soon as I can get to a dealership to try one out. I was going to test drive one a while back but convinced myself I'd keep the hybrid. It will go once I can work out what to have next

New ones seem fine, no squeaking

Interested to know how many have got an NX200T. Also interested in knowing how the car is in terms of economy, performance and refinement please. I had an IS200T before my NX300h and based on my experiences with this one I would think an NX200T would make a nice car. I'm also wondering what the traction is like because I guess these are front wheel drive only given no electric motors on the rear axle. Seen a lot of nearly new RX200T for sale but NX200Ts are like hen's teeth

I'd always be looking at the total costs. Dealers have a habit of hiding the true costs of trading up. Do the maths properly and look at total amount to pay of the new deal, be that all cash, part cash and part finance or whole finance (with deposit coming from the existing car trade-in). Then compare this to the total amount to pay of the current deal. £5k seems a reasonably good deal because this represents a hit of about £4k per year. Not bad on a nearly new to a new car.

If you don't mind the extra size of an RX I'd go for this over an NX personally

Travelled up to Manchester last Friday morning via M42, M6T, M6 and A556. All at about 75MPH, no holdups, occasionally 80MPH when I had to accelerate into the outside lane to pass two lanes of slow moving trucks. Whole journey took just over 2 hours and saw an indicated 35 mpg at journey end. Same journey back down but slower this time due to volume of traffic, breakdowns and periods of crawling towards the various roadworks. I also never exceeded 75 and mostly cruised at an indicated 70 when clear but often 50-60 in the busier sections. Whole journey took about 3 hours and saw an indicated 44 mpg at journey end. Much better. 44 sounds good but I've done the same journey in similar conditions in an Audi A5 2.0T 211 BHP Coupe and seen the same mpg figure. I've also done it in a 5 litre V8 XF and seen over 33mpg. I've done the same journey in a 3.0D S XF and seen 50+. Years ago I got high 50's from an Audi A4 TDI for the same journey. I know you can't compare different cars on different days and this is not that scientific but my gut feeling is that an NX hybrid is just pants on a motorway. Possibly enough to make me get rid but we'll see how the next 2-3 months go, I'm not going to make a quick decision. Sublime refinement and economy in urban conditions and 40-50 MPH runs is so at odds with how uncouth and uneconomical this car is at motorway speeds in free flowing traffic. The amount of accelerator pedal movement required to elicit even modest acceleration on a motorway, with the engine thrashing away at very high revs, irritates me every time even after 10 months of ownership.

In almost all previous cars I've experienced better fuel economy, as much as 10% better, using BP Ultimate and Shell V-Power. In each case, what was very noticeable was how much more responsive the cars were lower down the rev range and pick up was also better. These were all what I'd term as performance cars. I don't see the same with my NX300h though. There is no noticeable difference in performance or economy. Initially I thought there was a difference but more recently I've tried some back to back tests with full tankfulls or both 98/99 RON and 95 RON fuel, only from BP and Shell outlets, with the same mileage patterns each time and I haven't seen a difference. If anything, the engine appears to run slightly better on 95 RON fuel. This may well be down to the engine being tuned for economy and not for performance and the ECU not being able to alter the tuning map to suit the more knock resistant 98/99 RON fuel. Not a set of scientific tests I know but I'm disappointed that the drivetrain is so set up for economy at the expense of power and torque. I'm now seriously considering using only 95 RON fuel. It makes quite a difference to my wife's Mini Cooper 1.5t but seems a waste of money in mine.

Yep. Tried this on mine and it does release the handbrake.

Wish I'd known this beforehand. In all cases OEM wipers have always been better on all my previous cars. I'll bear this in mind for the future though. My new wipers are performing much better than the old ones so not all is lost

It depends where the damage is on the screen too. As Malc has said, take it to a professional windscreen company and get their expert opinion. Most insurance cover now includes glass repairs for a minor outlay because repair is cheaper than replace. They'll come out to where you live or work too. Best to get it done asap though because the cold weather makes damage worse over time. I've had a number of windscreens replaced over the past 15 years and never had any damage caused by the replacement.

Had mine MOT'd today at Lexus Cheltenham. Brilliant service as usual. Decided to replace the front wipers at same time because 3 years old and clearly not working as well as they once did. Headlights adjusted too - I'd been flashed a few times - and they showed up as being just at the top end of the max height allowed. The dealership set them a touch lower so we'll see how that goes. The auto self leveling function was checked and found to be working ok. One of the joys of owning a modern Lexus is the customer service, streets ahead of Jaguar and BMW in my experience anyway. Also had a good look round an RX450h too. Very very tempting especially as I could do with a little more get up and go. I think I'll wait until the new gen comes down a little in price as an approved used car and then take the plunge. Had a good look round a Toyota CH-R Hybrid at the Toyota dealership next door, this might well be wife's next car and another hybrid in the family.

had this on just about every automatic I've ever owned. Try leaving the car in Park without the handbrake on to see if that makes a difference. That said, don't know if you can do that on an NX, I haven't tried dis-engaging the handbrake after it's been auto-applied. Just ignore it Steve. If they work ok when moving then there isn't much wrong with them. Does your car get plenty of use - higher speed cross-country runs with plenty of braking? Might be worth a good old Dagenham tune up!! As Honest John would say

Nice one! Merry Christmas

I'll see how mine goes over the next 3 weeks of mostly motorway trips with the odd bit of urban commute. I may be selling mine if it's as bad I think it's going to be

Done another motorway trip this weekend, about 80 miles up the M42, M6T and M6. Never exceeded 80, plenty of time at about 75, 4 adults in the car. 34mpg. Only 35.9 back down today. Both figures include the bits before and after the motorways. My weekly journeys are about to include more motorway mileage so we'll have to see how it goes. There is so little part throttle response from the engine and drivetrain and it does frustrate me on motorways. If only that spongey throttle response and lack of get up and go provided mega mpg returns...

I thought about Michelin Lattitude Sport 3's too

Sorry, can't make it now. Family event on the Saturday night necessitating an overnight stay. Gutted

I've found a cure for the poor ride quality over short sharp ridges. I replaced the front Yokohamas with Goodyear Efficient Grip SUV tyres. the change is startling. Will change the rears in the new year too. Night and day difference, really pleased

The difference between the Yokohama OE tyres and the Goodyear Efficient Grip SUV tyres is night and day. I'm really impressed. A lot of the bump thump and poor ride over short sharp ridges has gone. I'll be replacing the rears in the new year too. So much quieter too. Wet grip is beyond comparison too, so much more grip in cold wet conditions. When I ran my Jaguar XFs I always had winter tyres on from November to March. Don't feel I need to do this in my NX now that I have decent tyres fitted. Quite a difference in torque and performance mind

Yep, the inside bottom of the door is a pain. Just have to make sure to wash there every time. Crap design really I suppose

I like them. The NX is a bit slab-sided and they take this away a bit. I like 'em

Did a 150 mile drive to South Wales last weekend myself. M5 and M4. 80mph most of the time. Got 33.9 mpg. Pathetic really. I used to get 31mpg from a 5 litre V8 Jaguar XF at 75-80 on a long motorway cruise. The one thing that might force me out of my NX is if my Monday to Friday journeys become lots of motorway driving instead of local commutes. I think the NX300h is pants on the motorway to be honest and most of the time I drive in sport mode so that I have a reasonable level of performance available when needing to accelerate into the outside lane. I agree that the noise of the engine is intrusive in this situation and it's out of all proportion to the amount of go. There is very little part throttle performance to be honest and it's the one thing that often makes me think about swapping it for something with a bit more go and a much more linear relationship between throttle, performance and engine noise. Then I pull off the motorway and glide along between 40 & 50 and it's sublime.