About to buy a RX450h, questions and comments?
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About to buy a RX450h, questions and comments?
If all goes well, we will be trading out beloved Prius for a RX450h. We are looking at 2011 fwd. Is there anything specific I should be looking for? Also will I lose much going to the FWD over the AWD minus the traction? While I do live on the snow belt, I do plan to buy snow tires to eliminate any worries. The car is about 1.7 years old, it has 37K miles on it. What should I be looking out for? Is it worth the $2K to get the extended warranty?
Also with the price i paid, I can probably squeeze a 2010 awd with the certified warranty for about $1K more. Do you think that is worth it?
thx
Also with the price i paid, I can probably squeeze a 2010 awd with the certified warranty for about $1K more. Do you think that is worth it?
thx
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Please tell us what options package(s) you have and how much are you paying for it. For 37k miles then you would need to have new tires/brakes and the 30k or 45k service done....also it only has 11k left on basic warranty so I think spending $1k to have it certified is a good move.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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a shade over 35K. I can do my own brakes. it has a set of brand new OEM bridgestone tires. the certified type warranty runs about 2k. it just has the premium package, parking sensors, cold package, nav, the usual stuff, nothing special
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Please tell us what options package(s) you have and how much are you paying for it. For 37k miles then you would need to have new tires/brakes and the 30k or 45k service done....also it only has 11k left on basic warranty so I think spending $1k to have it certified is a good move.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Here is the scoop. I picked up the car today. 2011 with 37K miles. Car is FWD with the premium package and parking sensor, nothing fancy. I have only driven about 40 miles so far. Here are some comments I have and questions, hope you guys dont mind helping out.
Questions
#1 The engine seems to idle a bit rough when it does cold starts to warm up. Compare to the Prius, there seems to be way more vibration. I am curious to see if the dealer used oil outside of 0W20. I am seriously thinking about taking the loss and just put some fresh 0w20 in there for now.
#2 How do I know if I have the auto high beam? Just curious
#3 I am trying to personalize my key so my seat would get to the right place when I get in, but I cant seem to get it to program properly. I did my best to plow through the 800 pages in the owners' manual, but I must have missed it
#4 I believe my driver's side door sensor is broken as car doesn't know my drivers side door is open.
#5 I averaged about indicated 28mpg in 75% 40-50mph drive.
#6 My seat seems to make a little clunking noise as it slides back on exit. Common issue?
#7 What is the difference between full driver exit extraction vs partial?
Sorry for the dumb questions, very excited about the car and very sleepy.
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#1 The engine seems to idle a bit rough when it does cold starts to warm up. Compare to the Prius, there seems to be way more vibration. I am curious to see if the dealer used oil outside of 0W20. I am seriously thinking about taking the loss and just put some fresh 0w20 in there for now.
#2 How do I know if I have the auto high beam? Just curious
#3 I am trying to personalize my key so my seat would get to the right place when I get in, but I cant seem to get it to program properly. I did my best to plow through the 800 pages in the owners' manual, but I must have missed it
#4 I believe my driver's side door sensor is broken as car doesn't know my drivers side door is open.
#5 I averaged about indicated 28mpg in 75% 40-50mph drive.
#6 My seat seems to make a little clunking noise as it slides back on exit. Common issue?
#7 What is the difference between full driver exit extraction vs partial?
Sorry for the dumb questions, very excited about the car and very sleepy.
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Here is the scoop. I picked up the car today. 2011 with 37K miles. Car is FWD with the premium package and parking sensor, nothing fancy. I have only driven about 40 miles so far. Here are some comments I have and questions, hope you guys dont mind helping out.
Questions
#1 The engine seems to idle a bit rough when it does cold starts to warm up. Compare to the Prius, there seems to be way more vibration. I am curious to see if the dealer used oil outside of 0W20. I am seriously thinking about taking the loss and just put some fresh 0w20 in there for now.
#2 How do I know if I have the auto high beam? Just curious
#3 I am trying to personalize my key so my seat would get to the right place when I get in, but I cant seem to get it to program properly. I did my best to plow through the 800 pages in the owners' manual, but I must have missed it
#4 I believe my driver's side door sensor is broken as car doesn't know my drivers side door is open.
#5 I averaged about indicated 28mpg in 75% 40-50mph drive.
#6 My seat seems to make a little clunking noise as it slides back on exit. Common issue?
#7 What is the difference between full driver exit extraction vs partial?
Sorry for the dumb questions, very excited about the car and very sleepy.
Questions
#1 The engine seems to idle a bit rough when it does cold starts to warm up. Compare to the Prius, there seems to be way more vibration. I am curious to see if the dealer used oil outside of 0W20. I am seriously thinking about taking the loss and just put some fresh 0w20 in there for now.
#2 How do I know if I have the auto high beam? Just curious
#3 I am trying to personalize my key so my seat would get to the right place when I get in, but I cant seem to get it to program properly. I did my best to plow through the 800 pages in the owners' manual, but I must have missed it
#4 I believe my driver's side door sensor is broken as car doesn't know my drivers side door is open.
#5 I averaged about indicated 28mpg in 75% 40-50mph drive.
#6 My seat seems to make a little clunking noise as it slides back on exit. Common issue?
#7 What is the difference between full driver exit extraction vs partial?
Sorry for the dumb questions, very excited about the car and very sleepy.
I never tried the item #3 so can't help, don't know item #6 neither
Item #4 should be addressed to Lexus dealer
Item #5 is about right
Item #7: partial will slight your seat back partially while full move it back fully.
Good luck.
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I definitely don't have the auto high beam, was it a stand alone option? I do have NAV, comfort pkg and HID.
Stupid door sensor is working again, I was hoping to have it replaced.
The squeeking I have been getting is due to a broke plastic trim on top of the one of the rails.
I put another 100 miles on it, works great except the roads here still suck. At mostly highway, we got about 25-26mpg at 75mph
Stupid door sensor is working again, I was hoping to have it replaced.
The squeeking I have been getting is due to a broke plastic trim on top of the one of the rails.
I put another 100 miles on it, works great except the roads here still suck. At mostly highway, we got about 25-26mpg at 75mph
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