AKoch

Toyota sells the 22" wheels in the US because certain portion of the population cares for them, not because it makes sense from the engineering standpoint. They'd be silly to leave money on the table if somebody is willing to drop cash on an item with 90% profit margin.

wernerlx57

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AKoch

I change my break pads myself, it is a 15 minute job that I don't trust the dealership to do. Not sure if it is a safety issue though having to change the pads at 3.6k, more like an annoyance and additional expense (though minimal, pads are cheap).
If you have a flashlight you can actually see how much pad is left without taking the wheel off. Again, not to defend Toyota but it is not that much of an issue usually. Your configuration or driving style is probably different than most. I own other german cars, and one of them is definitely going through the break pads x4 times as often as the LX, break pads being x3 times more expensive. So I am personally not in a position to complain about Lexus.

wernerlx57

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AKoch

Oh yeah, and that german car in question lights up the "break pad worn" light at appx 40% wear (60% left) Seriously, that's what it does - the rotor lip cuts into the sensor contact waaaaay early. So I ignore it and keep checking optically occasionally, to catch when it actually needs to be changed. And it is annoying to have the indicator lit for nor reason on the instrument panel. Little is perfect in this world.