owen leleu

LV insured my 2020 RX450 last month for £373 on a multi car policy. Fully comprehensive but with a limited mileage of 5000 miles.

I have been with LV for about 5 years on a multi car policy and this year in November my RX450 insurance went from £250 to £373. I know that I am knocking on a bit, live in rural Gloucestershire and mileage is restricted to 5000 miles, but I didnt think that was too bad. I was expecting a lot worse Owen

I also had mine fitted today on both sides. It took Lexus Cheltenham longer than they thought, it was a good two hours and involved removing the front bumper and headlights. I was shown the plates. It was done FOC and I was impressed with the speed that this was actioned. Car was also cleaned.

I wrote to Lexus UK yesterday morning explaining my displeasure at the number of RX450s being stolen. They replied yesterday afternoon stating that are no design issues and that the thefts were mainly around London and within the M25. I mentioned the fact that whilst we don't all live in that area, we may have cause to visit occasionally. I copied in my local dealer Cheltenham Lexus. Anyway I had a phone call this morning from the service department at Cheltenham saying they were expecting the part on Thursday and I booked in my car for next Monday to have it fitted FOC. I must say I was impressed.

I like the idea of extra security,particularly the Ghost 2 immobiliser, but I have read on other forums that any start/stop device has to be turned off otherwise when one stops at traffic lights, for instance, and the engine cuts out you have to go through the whole starting procedure again ie entering your PIN. With our ICE constantly cutting in and out on the RX ,I wonder how this would work? Clearly you could not enter your PIN every time to restart the engine. Anyone any ideas?

I have recently bought a 2020 RX450 and was wondering whether there would be a problem with connecting the 12v battery to a battery conditioner. I ask because I would just like to clarify that this would not affect the hybrid battery. The car will not be used that regularly and is garaged but I would like to keep the battery charged,particularly during this cold weather. Has anyone any thoughts please? Owen

Hi I finally took the plunge and bought a 2020 RX450h Takumi from Listers ,aka Lexus Cheletenham, to replace my Jaguar F Pace 3.0. So far very pleased and still learning about all the equipment that is on the vehicle. It will not be used that regularly and in the past I have had my car connected to a battery conditioner with good results. Does anyone know if there is any reason why I cannot do the same with a Lexus? I ask because I do not know if the 12v (car)battery is connected to the hybrid system or if it works in a manner similar to a conventional ICE. Thank you in advance for any replies Owen