Looking for RX330 or RX400h
#1
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Looking for RX330 or RX400h
My wife didn't like the RX till she drove it yesterday, we are trying to decide if spending the extra $ on a RX400h vs RX330 is worth it.
We have a fixed budget, but some wiggle if we need it, and the 400 is just outside of what we WANTED to pay, but if the fuel savings are worth it, in the long run it might be worth it.
Any tips, advice, things you would do again if you had the choice to buy a 400 vs 330?
I have a GS400, and am very new to the RX. So very different vehicles. Mine feels like a brute compared!
We have a fixed budget, but some wiggle if we need it, and the 400 is just outside of what we WANTED to pay, but if the fuel savings are worth it, in the long run it might be worth it.
Any tips, advice, things you would do again if you had the choice to buy a 400 vs 330?
I have a GS400, and am very new to the RX. So very different vehicles. Mine feels like a brute compared!
#2
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Here is a three page thread in the Hybrid Forum discussing the mileage per gallon on the RX400h
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hyb...ease-help.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hyb...ease-help.html
#4
On the other hand, both the 2007 and 2008 RX400h have in their Owner's Manual a recommendation for premium fuel.
#5
Intermediate
I'd recommend checking cost for replacing batteries on 400 if you plan on keeping it for a while.
About $5,000 in Sewell lexus. Maybe someone can calculate the future value of that 5 mpg difference and determine the number of years to a break-even.
About $5,000 in Sewell lexus. Maybe someone can calculate the future value of that 5 mpg difference and determine the number of years to a break-even.
Last edited by lex_rx; 04-18-14 at 08:17 AM.
#6
Two other potential expensive failures that can happen to a 400h in rare cases include the electric ac compressor and the ABS system.
A common expensive failure in the 330 is the hydraulic power steering rack. The 400s rack is electric and all of them were changed under a free recall a few years ago.
#7
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We are leaning towards a 330 just because it seems harder to find the 400h's around.
What problems show up with the 330 rack?
Anything else I should be looking closely at on a 330 or 400 (if we find one)?
What problems show up with the 330 rack?
Anything else I should be looking closely at on a 330 or 400 (if we find one)?
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