Challo

Just now, Delphius1 said:

The nav being out may be something as simple as a blown fuse. The interior fuse box is up under the glove box under a cover and is notoriously hard to find if you don't know where it is. 

But that suspension is the killer. It will fail and it will cost £600 per corner. When I was looking I deliberately sought out the SE model with springs.

The price of the car on eBay is around what a good one would go for with everything working. My 2004 RX300 SE-Nav cost £2.5K over 2 years ago. So it's not really much of a bargain considering the lack of the Nav unit. If it's the Nav unit itself that's faulty, it's not a cheap item even second-hand. I don't know if it's coded to the car, I've never had to swap one thankfully.

It depends if you want to roll the dice, how much of a gambler are you?

 

Thanks for the information. My current car was bought as a mini project and while its been fun, its ended up costing me more than I wanted.

I'll give this one a miss and keep an eye out for an SE next year. 

Cheers for all the help. 

Thanks for the comments. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-rx300/333831787778

This is the add for the car, looks pretty clean otherwise but I have read about the air suspension being an issue. I was wondering if the Nav unit could just be swopped with a secondhand one? 

Owner seems upfront with the issue, but due to work havent been able to take a look. History with lexus sounds promising?

Hello All, 

Im a newbie and looking to buy a RX300. I have seen a 2005 SE-L model local to me, but it has an issue in which the Nav system has stopped working. Apparently the system stopped suddenly, and now it has no Nav, or Heating Controls. 

Could this be an easy fix with a replacement unit, or does it need to be coded to the car? 

Thanks

Chris