The Raven Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Anyone own one? have owned one? Looking to get one for the mrs when i have saved enough money. Test drove the hybrid and it was very nice indeed. However they are asking nearly another 10k on top of a normal RX due to the hybrid drive. Which adds about 10mpg... So i worked out that buying a normal rx and dumping lpg in would be cheaper all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreaseMonkey Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I don't own one, but I work on Lexus /RX`s (MCU35) RX 300/ (GSU35)350/ (Hybrid MHU38) 400H and are quite good cars with lots of toys as standard. My Dad has a Black RX400h SE-L which he thinks is a fantastic car. On a recent trip to Cornwall from Hampshire we averaged (according to the trip computer) 36 mpg which think is good for a car with thre aerodynamics of a brick, fully loaded/5 up. With just him on a long journey he's seen 39 mpg, but can drop to 20mpg if gunned everywhere, lol. Also being Hybrid it's Congestion charge free for London. and the road tax is cheaper than the 300/350 models. If I was to buy one (Other than the hybrid) I'd go for the (MCU35) RX300 SE W/SAT NAV. I wouldn't bother with SE-L RX300/350 as the Air suspension is a bit gimmicky IMO and the height sensors on the Air suspension have a habit of siezing up making the supension drop unevenly (like a dicey looking Low Rider lol!) or the Air Compressors can pack up/ get noisy and can be expensive to repair. I'd Ignore the RX350 as there arent many about as most people went for the 400h when they came out so resale maybe better on 300/400h IMO and to be honest all I ever service are the 400h/300. IMO Don't even get me started about LPG lol!pita. Nice Idea, but I'd avoid at all cost IMO on these as had too many experiences of rectifying faults on these engines from my experience . i.e burned out valves/pistons/ cats/ oxygen sensors/ ECU's etc..because of the LPG conversion. IMO the engines dont like these conversions and spit there dummies out (Although someone on the Lexus owners forum will correct me wrong!) . Plus the how long it would take to recoupe the money saved from the coversion to benifit, and again resale value IMO. So in short, IMO I'd wait that little longer and spend the extra on the 400h bearing in mind Resale Value/demand. Servicing/ running costs on the 400H maybe cheaper as the 300 & 350 eat front Discs and Pads every 10-15k approx and require differential oils front and rear every 20k/ Higher roadtax/ fuel mpg unlike the 400h. But another add is that all RX`s eat tyres especially front on the inner and outer edges which is normal and see 10-15k approx average, more if just motorway driven (Again IMO another don`t get me started response on how the tyres on an RX should wear lol!). Just keep an eye out as they have been around a while and there are a few dogs out there that have been used and abused. IMO, Full lexus dealer service history is a must, especially on the 400h. Apologies if you lost the will to live for this long blog, lol!. Any questions ( Dunno how usefull my answers will be if asked?) Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 Cheers mate I might bounce a few ideas off you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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