I like the LX600. I don’t get the point of offering the hybrid. But Toyota makes a lot of money on this vehicle

 

CPO NX 300h?

Subaru outback is definitely larger than your RX 330. Longer and wider probably the same height though.

I know. I got new tires for my GS 350 not long ago. It’s so smooth and quiet!

 

New tires have such a huge impact on a car! Now you know why I told you to get them long ago!

Garage carwash time:

 

Yes, that is often true, but, as I see it, it doesn't hide the fact that too many tires (and, particularly, too many OEM's) get too noisy, too quick. With good alignment, one should not HAVE to replace an otherwise good set of tires, with thousands of miles of tread left still on them, just because they are growling over coarse pavement at only 15,000 or 20,000 miles.

 

What brand of tires are on your Buick Encore GX? My guess continental?

 

If you take the time to do a lot of research before you buy tires you won’t have issues with them getting loud.

 

I completely agree. Personally speaking, I find tires with shorter tread wear ratings as better riding and more enjoyable than tires that are all about the tread wear and long lasting wear

 

Same here, the softer the rubber the better and quieter the ride.

 

I like the way new tires ride for the first 50% of their new life.

Then I scrap them and rinse & repeat.
I'm sure the tire stores are reselling my old tires but that's ok.

 

I also ditch tires when they have lots of life left. I probably replace them at 5-6/32nds

 

So the best overlander of them all:

1) Price of entry six figures
2) Lower cargo volume with that crazy battery eating up tons of room. Cant slide 2nd row seats forward or back, and third row power seats are slow (look at the model y)
3) 18 gallon fuel tank
4) no camping mode
5) brings back a starter alternator for backup?


In other news, LS cancelled in UK, and Lexus makes a special LX600 one off for surfers.


At this point I'm more excited for Tesla as a company then Lexus.

 

I don’t know. I did lots of research before I bought my Continentals, all the reviews said they were quiet. They got pretty loud early on in their tread life and remained loud till the end. Particularly on course surfaces.

I realize that all tires get louder as they wear down. But I’m hoping that these Yokohamas stay quiet for a long time.

4/32 for me. Particularly of winter is approaching.

 

You lost me at #1. Lol

 

I ditched my OEM tires at 10k miles. I could have got another 10k out of them if I lived in Florida but that recent cold blast would have been way too dangerous.

 

Lexus keeps pumping out dud after dud. While discontinuing legendary product lines that that put them on the map like the GS and LS. I blame Akio..