Chris Jackson

This. After swearing never to buy another black car ever, ever again - they look fabulous when clean, but that lasts about 30 mins! My first Lexus and my first hybrid and so far I'm impressed. Having read the other comments here, I think the shadow chrome wheels and lower trim works well - it's 'subtle'. I think that the plastic wheel arch trim and lower door guards are not only practical, but give the car a slightly more 'streetwise' look. I'm not sure but if 'UX' = Urban Crossover then it is well-attired for surviving prams, shopping trollies and other car doors. I test drove a blue UX with ivory trim and although as a package it was quite striking, the dealer also had a customer car in red (still with protective film on) in the car park. The F-Sport trim and dark interior just worked for me and that was it. Just completed my first decent motorway run and taking it up to the west coast of Scotland this week which will end up as a 1000 mile-round trip during which time I'm sure we'll become better-acquainted.....

@Mr Vlad - Just back from the dealers, where a very helpful techy talked me through trim removal, wire routing and internal fusebox location. I fitted the hardwire kit in the TVR and the BMW, but Lexus trim is at a differ level! Cheers.

@Vlady -I've had 5 BMW's - 530i, 530D, 630i, 640i convertible and latterly the 330D M-Sport. Couldn't fault the cars - comfortable, effortless performance. Dealer experience has been less than ideal and probably best described as 'arrogant', which doesn't work well with me. All they're interested in is selling you a car and, in my experience, both pre-sales and after-sales service is absolutely average, along with their servicing. The only time they proactively contacted me was when I contacted BMW Financial Services to obtain a settlement figure. My experience with Lexus so far has been a breath of fresh air. Personable, not pushy, well-informed sales staff who communicate well and are probably in love with the product they're selling. First impressions of the UX are promising for me. Not as quick off the mark as the 330, but in every other respect, it's ticking boxes. It's a very different experience and my initial 54mpg isn't to be sniffed at. There were a couple of requests for images, so... (The observant amongst you might notice that the blue car isn't a Lexus - this is my other car, so for anyone who thinks that you get 54mpg for 'Driving Miss Daisy', think again. Unlike the UX the Tuscan has no servo assisted brakes, no airbags, no traction control, no anti-lock brakes or the myriad other niceties of Lexus ownership. It does have rocket-ship performance and several scary tendencies. However, driving either of these cars makes me smile - it's all about experiences.) Cheers

Hello everybody. I've just bought a UX F-Sport. My first Lexus, and it follows several BMW's, the last one being a 330D M-Sport - lovely car, economical and deceptively rapid. Will I miss the Beemer? So far, I don't think so. The UX cab is well-appointed with more gadgetry than you can shake a stick at, I'm sure it's all really useful and I'll remember to play with it eventually. They safety features are very reassuring. The ride is good and performance surprisingly pleasing - Just under 50mpg on my first day of ownership looks promising. Setting up internet connectivity is a bit of a faff, although phone pairing and connecting Apple iPlay was pretty painless. I'm sure I'll get there when I feel the need to waste a couple of hours swearing at technology. Next job is to fit my Nextbase dash cam -has anyone found a neat way of doing the that doesn't involve plugging it in to the 12v socket or setting off the airbags?

Hi. I've just bought a new UX and signed up a service plan. By my reckoning in will save around £170 over the agreed term and servicing up to and including 30k miles. This is based on their standard quoted service costs and servicing every 10k miles. It's also price-fixed, as in if they put their prices up or the cost of the consumables increase, your plan remains the same.