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PGLex, the Crossclimates will last longer, so will be cheaper in the end.

Herbie, I agree, the Good Years are very very good tyres, especially in the wet, but the Michelins are better on dry roads and they last longer.

Michelin Crossclimate SUV. Best year round tyres for your driving style in UK climate. See this test: https://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/Summer-All-Season-and-Winter-Tyres-Tested-at-0c-15c.htm

Update: I bought my first Lexus today! A 2006 RX 400H with 130k miles, full Lexus service history and in very good condition. I will pick it up after the weekend, after it has gotten a new MOT test. Thanks again for your help guys.

Or perhaps pay a lot more and buy at a Lexus dealer. I'll keep on searching.

Thanks 06. I'm shifting towards a 400h more and more. Went to view several 300 and 400h during the last week but until now all of them felt 'dirty'. No complete history etc, despite several stated online that the history was complete. No luck so far. Maybe I should raise my budget a little.

Thank you Herbie.

Thanks to the both of you Dan and Herbie.

The car will be used frequently, just for short trips (say 10 miles).

Do you advise a 300 or rather a 400h for this kind of usage?

Yes, a jump starter would be the solution for me, I will not put the car in my garage as it's full of stuff and I need the storage space.

I'm convinced by now that a 400h might be the better choice for me. Thanks very much again Herbie.

Yes 400h is newer. Today I spoke to 2 Lexus dealers. One of them said that the 400h is as reliable as the 300. The other one even told me that 400h is more reliable because of the electric motors. The petrol engine has less work to do because of them. But this dealer confirmed that the 12V Battery may go flat once in a while, just as Herbie wrote above. At the moment I am reconsidering which one to go for.

Thanks Jason, do you understand my thinking?

Isn't it just more logical for me to go for a regular petrol 300 instead? I have a choice from several 300 and 400h, all for around the same price (400h just a little bit more expensive to buy).

Thanks Herbie.

I found a few good RX 300's with service history. I feel more comfortable to go for one of those.

If I am correct there is just less that can go wrong with these.

Hi Jason,

I'm a bit frightened to buy a 400h, what about the inverter, for example? The hybrid system is supposed to last for 10 years at the least, so it feels a bit scary to buy a 13 years old one. My budget doesn't allow any newer cars. Is there a big risk in buying an 'old' hybrid? Will it be really expensive to repair if the system goes wrong? What should I look for to avoid buying a bad example?

Thank you Herbie. Yet another reason for me to prefer the regular 300.

This means my search for the right car will be a little bit harder though. Until now I found much more 400h than 300's within my budget. Reading more and more on the subject I am starting to think there seem to be obvious reasons for that.

Hi Barry, thanks for your answer.

The car will be used as our second car, my wife will do most of the driving in it. We expect to drive it around 4.000 miles a year.

Our budget is 7.000 to 9.000 euros, so around 7.000 pounds. For these amounts you get circa 190.000/240.000 km (130k/150k miles) examples here in the Netherlands.

I have a feeling that RX 300's will still be doing OK at these mileages. I haven't found any RX 400h's with the traction Battery replaced or rebuilt until now, not for my budget anyway.

So, non-hybrid is the way to go I guess?

Hi all,

I'm looking at RX 300 and RX 400h examples (all without air suspension) from 2004-2006 and I can't decide which version I should buy.

The RX300 non hybrid is rarer than the RX400h in my preferred price range here in the Netherlands.

But I am a little bit anxious to buy a hybrid of that age, because I feel more can go wrong with it than with the 'simpler' pure petrol version. 

Any insights and tips are welcome.

Ok thanks for your help. Bye.

Quick question:

Should I post my questions in a new topic?

Thanks Herbie. Good to hear.

To be clear, it was just a few days ago that I decided to go for a Lexus, so my knowledge of the RX is limited.

I'm looking at cars from around 2005. The reason being the limited amount that I want to spend on any car, say up to 8.000 or 9.000 euros.

For that amount I have a choice of several RX300 and 400H with all the service history complete, and around 200.000 kilometres.

My idea was to buy the RX300 with medium level equipment, which was called Executive here on the mainland ('basic', executive and president were the versions sold here, if I'm correct).

Precisely for the reason you mentioned, to avoid the air suspension. 

Also, I feel it's saver to buy a 300 than a Hybrid, like the 400H, because according to my logic 'the less is on the car, the less can go wrong'. 

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Also I would like to know if my logic is indeed logic or just plain stupid.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks scudney!

Hello all,

My name is Mike and I came here hoping to find information before buying my first Lexus.

I'm trying to get to know more about the 2nd generation RX, and which model to buy.

I'm located in the Netherlands but the local forum is not very active, so here I am.

Hope to talk to you soon.