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I'm wondering if other LX owners have noted more than their fair share of parking lot malicious damage? Thing like dings, scrapes, keyings, and such.
My LX has received far more damage than my similarly aged and driven GM pickup truck. As a retiree living in a rural area, my parking lots are largely skewed towards places like Lowes, Home Depot, Harbor Freight, and Tractor Supply. Do those parking their LXs in more upscale areas have a similar experience, or is it just my southern rural setting?
I'm wondering if other LX owners have noted more than their fair share of parking lot malicious damage? Thing like dings, scrapes, keyings, and such.
My LX has received far more damage than my similarly aged and driven GM pickup truck. As a retiree living in a rural area, my parking lots are largely skewed towards places like Lowes, Home Depot, Harbor Freight, and Tractor Supply. Do those parking their LXs in more upscale areas have a similar experience, or is it just my southern rural setting?
We're in a very rural area in SW Idaho. That scat doesn't happen here, and I don't hear about it in the Boise area in general.
Looks like we shop in the same stores...horses (including pregnant mare), tractors for hay field, etc.
Reggie1, what year is your LX ? I have a 2014 and I don't think it attracts any attention i love the look, but most people probably have no idea what an LX570 is and just think it's another GX460 and in Denver there are thousands of GX's I see them everywhere.
Now if I had a 2016+ LX then that design does really stand out and I think would draw attention, I love the look of the 2016+ too, but my wife thinks they look too Range-Rover'ish and doesn't like the aggressive styling.
It is probably just a factor of my relocation 2 years ago to the rural deep south. The Lexus dealer is 80 miles away, and Toyota around 40 miles. It's rare to see any brand car in the local Lowes, HD, and TSC parking lots that isn't a GM, Ford, Ram, or Jeep. Tundras are barely tolerated. We have more tractor dealerships than car dealerships in town.
I know what you mean. My RCF is at work with me in the "deep South". There is no other RCF for some two hours radius that I've seen in the last three years. No "premium brands" car dealerships in town. People come up to me at gas stations and stores asking me what car this is. Even the local LEOs (the new recruits. The old timers know me so I tell the new recruits to just radio in) stop me to check it out. My loud aftermarket exhaust does not help.
As far as vendalism is concerned, I don't have that. I watch where I park and for overnight or extended parking situations.......I park in a monitored secured area.
Originally Posted by Reggie1
It is probably just a factor of my relocation 2 years ago to the rural deep south. The Lexus dealer is 80 miles away, and Toyota around 40 miles. It's rare to see any brand car in the local Lowes, HD, and TSC parking lots that isn't a GM, Ford, Ram, or Jeep. Tundras are barely tolerated. We have more tractor dealerships than car dealerships in town.
No problems here. We're in a suburb of Houston but often day trip to every small town in Texas. It's what we do for fun...pick a tiny town on the map and spend the day driving there, checking it out, and going home...with a good diner meal somewhere along the way. Not sure why anyone would target a specific vehicle these days. I do find myself wishing the LX was lower profile in the front (less flashy). I like low-key. The side and back are low key, but the front screams HEY LOOK! Our Escalade is also flashy, which is one of the many reasons I refuse to drive it. It spends 99% of the time in the driveway.
It's funny LX5280, I find my wife's Range Rover less aggressive styling than our LX. Although the limo-length rear door on the LWB catches some astute observers' eyes from time to time.
i don't notice vandalism when parked, but for some reason my black lx attracts negativity from fellow drivers. both my wife and i get cut off fairly often when driving it, and get quite a few middle fingers for no reason. kind of bizarre. we do not get a similar reaction when driving our other cars.
i don't notice vandalism when parked, but for some reason my black lx attracts negativity from fellow drivers. both my wife and i get cut off fairly often when driving it, and get quite a few middle fingers for no reason. kind of bizarre. we do not get a similar reaction when driving our other cars.
I'll assume you do not sit in the far left lane doing the exact speed limit and no more. That said, I cannot recall getting flipped-off while living either in Texas or currently in Idaho. The old saying that an armed society is a polite society imo does hold true.
Never any problems. To most people its just another SUV, they probably have no idea what it is.
Honestly I always thought the 200 series kind of had Chevy Trailblazer lines from the side. I like flying under the radar, it definitely doesn't stand out like a G-Wagon does!
Good heavens Tundras are built here in the USA, designed for the North American mkt, and are far and away better petrol trucks than the big 3 can churn out...
Spray paint a rebel flag on the hood - that'll do it.
It sure would help the LX blend in. I actually think it's the strange spindle grille that draws the eye of the redneck. Maybe I could come up with a stars and bars overlay for the LX's grille - it's the right general shape.
Confederate flags are pretty common here. This was one I saw at Lowes today. Last week there was another red truck with the same tailgate decor at Lowes also flying dual swaskika flags. In the interest of my personal safety I did not attempt to get a picture of it.
LX Attracting Unwelcome Attention?
