Old Sandy

Thanks guys it makes interesting reading. I am currently with LV and the policy was £486 last year, but the renewal with them came out at £780. I expected maybe fifty extra but 300 extra I though was taking the P. The best quote of £464 is with General Accident which is part of Aviva these days, which I think wins the day. It really does show the unjustified disparity between insurers. Thanks for all the replies and I reckon it shows we are just held to ransom by these companies.

I am in that quagmire of getting various comprehensive insurance quotes. So far they range from £460 to £1552 (I kid you not) ! That's a clean licence and always been a good boy. There's no real common pattern to the quotes, the next one down from £1552 is £850. Just wondering if the £464 is a real bargain price that I think it maybe. It's a major insurer and includes, legal, extra loan car cover and protected no claims. Or is there something better out there?

Having heard good reports about the UX I sat in one in the showroom the other week and it seemed more car like and a bit claustrophobic. I didn't bother with a test drive that they offered. Going to keep an open mind on the future, but looking at historical success in the EV market Tesla seem to be the leader. I have had a look at one of the Hyundai/Kia EV forums in the past and there were long threads about prop shaft balance causing problems. It will be interesting to see how quickly Lexus get their act together with BEVs. With their experience of hybrids I thought they would have been farther ahead in the development of pure electric vehicles by now. Looks like I am just going to have wait and see. In the meantime my RX glides me around serenely lol.

I think without doubt I am going to have to seriously look at a BEV in the future. It really is very difficult to judge what the market is going to be like. There's not that much solid data available yet on long term reliability or longevity of BEVs yet, but another two years should make the information more reliable. I had an NX before my RX and it is a well built car, but the current setup of the NX frustrated me too much, a good engine married to the wrong transmission which I found irritating at times. Plus in comparison the NX suffers badly from road and tire noise and is nowhere near as relaxing as the RX. Trust you're till enjoying your RX.

I just hope that when I pass on my RX eventually she finds a really good caring owner like you !

Looks like you've got a beauty there Thomas, nice vid.

I've always found RMB Lexus Teesside an excellent dealership to deal with.

Nicholas Parsons was born there too , and his father was the local doctor who it is said may well have delivered the baby Thatcher, and that baby then blighted our lives for a decade and more.

That looks like an absolute beauty for the money, I'm trying to think of an idea why I shouldn't go after it 😉

Exactly the same colour combination as mine, she looks good Luigi

After much deliberation I've just moved up from the NX to the RX450h for the interior elbow room and relaxing drive. So I've voted Sonic Titanium as that's the colour of my new motor and I like it. I'm also keen on Mercury and I have a fettish for the very dark blue even though it's not quite dark enough for me.

Thanks very much Les, I certainly didn't know that was the cut off date for the higher tax. Had already thought the period between Xmas and New Year might be a good week for a better price. Cheers Jon

Bit short notice but just arranged a test drive of 17 plate RX450h tomorrow as I'm contemplating moving up in size from the NX. Just wondering if there is anything that I should really concentrate on looking out for during the test drive. All cars seem to have some common foibles that can annoy some people. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys

It looks like I shall be the next one to say bye bye Lexus. I've tried for a year and a half to adapt to it but after downsizing from the Touareg i just find it too cramped for me. If anyone is interested she's a March 2018 NX300h luxury trim in mercury grey with power tailgate and wireless fone charging, 17,500 miles. Ivory interior , very light usage and bodywork very clean serviced by Lexus Newcastle. . PX values seem very poor and it would likely retail £28-29K. If anyone is interested then by all means pm me. She's a brilliant car but doesn't fit my body, it's a shame.

Unless I dreamt it and I believe I read it on a US site, there is an EV version of the NX coming soon to Europe.

Presumably your car is garaged overnight or you use another method of removing the ice.

It certainly seems a vast improvement looks wise than the old model, mpg looks very interesting compared to the NX and the sat nav looks simpler. It's a very interesting alternative as people search wider to avoid the £40K tax barrier.

Now that sounds interesting. I often have a variety of well known hand gestures that I would like to make at the satnav and the car at times.

I priced up the cross climates let week. Asda came out best at £135.98 . I've had tyres from them before and they work on the same principle as blackcircles https://www.asdatyres.co.uk/225-60-18?speed=h&load_index=100

Could I borrow somebody's Mother as mine would be one hundred and ten by now ?

It's just an off chance, but could there be a manufacturing fault with the seat and replace it. Would Lexus consider swapping the seat to provide you with a seat with some lumbar adjustment. Unlikely I expect as there could well be mechanical differences. Hopefully Lexus would own the problem.

I completely agree with you. I assumed that a theoretically nigh on forty grand car would have lumbar adjustment and made the same mistake. I still get repercussions from back injuries and sciatica, however luckily I have found the correct seat adjustment to suit my body, and I find her a comfortable drive.

Despite the fact that I think it is very dangerous to be constantly distracted by continuous audible and visual flashing warnings for thirty minutes whilst trying to drive safely in seriously bad weather, Lexus just blamed it on the weather conditions. Which I believe is wrong. No explanation for the cause of any of the electronic problems except for the weather. They have uploaded lots of software updates which hopefully may cure some of my problems. The brake warning maybe be spurious, however there was nothing in the conditions at the time that you would expect may set the warning off. Otherwise everything else was champion.

There was no audio warning and I was just driving leisurely at a steady pace up the hill without any sudden acceleration. Hopefully Lexus will have some answers this week. My only problems have been intermittent electronic problems mainly with the infotainment system. I'll post any comments or solutions from Lexus on here Dennis.

I must admit that in my first week I thought I'd adjust the lumbar support, only to be shocked that there was no adjustment. It's the first motor I've had for twenty years or so not to have lumbar support. I had just assumed it would have and never thought to check. Quite disappointing for a premium car.