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When I was looking to buy my RCF, the salesman/saleswoman never opened the hood to show off the V8 "F" engine of the RCF. I had visited THREE Lexus dealerships in SoCal all in one day before I made the buy at the end of that day.
How can the sales people at Lexus not pop the hood and show the following monster NA "F" engine!!
Originally Posted by Reggie1
I removed my engine covers as soon as the warranty expired and I started doing maintenance myself.
Also, I'm old school (and old as well). I remember the days when new car shopping involved the salesman opening the hood so you could admire the engine.
Today it's checking out the number of cup holders, and the navigation / entertainment systems. My last 6 new vehicles I bought without ever having the hoods opened (Lexus, Mercedes, BMW).. It wasn't until I got them home that I figured out where their hood latches were.
Engine covers came about for aesthetics when motors became less visually appealing. They typically serve zero purpose other than appearance. Some will have minor sound dampening materials on the underside, but very few. Primarily they make your engine look better and a lot of people throw them on the shelf in the garage. Most modern vehicles have enough firewall and internal sound dampening to negate any acoustical benefit of a plastic engine cover. They also provide zero aero/mpg gain. Forget the hood gap, think of the large amount of air coming through the grille, from under the vehicle and wheel wells, and everywhere else there is a gap or seam.
Engine covers came about for aesthetics when motors became less visually appealing. They typically serve zero purpose other than appearance. Some will have minor sound dampening materials on the underside, but very few. Primarily they make your engine look better and a lot of people throw them on the shelf in the garage. Most modern vehicles have enough firewall and internal sound dampening to negate any acoustical benefit of a plastic engine cover. They also provide zero aero/mpg gain. Forget the hood gap, think of the large amount of air coming through the grille, from under the vehicle and wheel wells, and everywhere else there is a gap or seam.
My 200 series engine cover lives in the attic with the 3rd row seats.
