View Poll Results: What Type of Rear Door for the GX?
I like the barn door - leave it alone!
25
30.86%
Just make the barn door into a liftgate
6
7.41%
I want a liftgate and an openable rear window for flexibility
13
16.05%
I want it all - liftgate with push button open and close and openable rear window
37
45.68%
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GX Barndoor poll
#16
Originally Posted by CVsGX470
Yeah, I agree with it being hard to lock and unlock the door. My wife has problems with it too. Anyway, if most of us don't like the barn door, why does Lexus keep it around? Or, better yet, why did they design it like that in the first place. Any ideas? Ease of use? My take would be that they designed it for women who find it hard to pull down on a heavy gate. But if that is the case, it should have been motorized because it is a $55K vehicle.
CV
CV
#17
Lexus Test Driver
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by lexguynj
The rear window feature is nice, but I had this before in my old 4Runner and found that I didn't use it that often or would forget to close it.
I had one on my old Ford Explorer, and I probably used it about 75% of the time instead of the full liftgate. It was light, convenient to drop in a few items, and obvious enough that it was open that I don't think I ever forgot to close it in ten years.
#18
Lexus Test Driver
I didn't care much for the rear window going down in my past 4Runner either. It was useless IMHO:
1) If you drove with it down, you suffocated on the rotten egg smell.
2) You couldn't really pull anything out of the window when it was down so it really didn't save you much time and effort especially when you have the toneu cover closed.
CV
1) If you drove with it down, you suffocated on the rotten egg smell.
2) You couldn't really pull anything out of the window when it was down so it really didn't save you much time and effort especially when you have the toneu cover closed.
CV
#19
Originally Posted by BobsGX
Why does this old post keep showing up as a new post?
#20
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by loflin
Bob, a post that is a poll, will show as updated whenever a person votes on the poll, EVEN if there is no new text postings.
CV
#21
Lexus Test Driver
Thread Starter
CV - I think Bob was referring to the fact that when you come to the GX forum, this topic shows up at the top as having unread posts - but when you go through the thread there is no new post.
As loflin correctly pointed out, that is a function of the board software - if somebody votes in a poll the topic shows up as having a new post to read. I know that happens to me - I look through the whole thread for new posts but there aren't any.
As loflin correctly pointed out, that is a function of the board software - if somebody votes in a poll the topic shows up as having a new post to read. I know that happens to me - I look through the whole thread for new posts but there aren't any.
#22
Originally Posted by loflin
Bob, a post that is a poll, will show as updated whenever a person votes on the poll, EVEN if there is no new text postings.
#23
Originally Posted by SilverLady
CV - I think Bob was referring to the fact that when you come to the GX forum, this topic shows up at the top as having unread posts - but when you go through the thread there is no new post.
As loflin correctly pointed out, that is a function of the board software - if somebody votes in a poll the topic shows up as having a new post to read. I know that happens to me - I look through the whole thread for new posts but there aren't any.
As loflin correctly pointed out, that is a function of the board software - if somebody votes in a poll the topic shows up as having a new post to read. I know that happens to me - I look through the whole thread for new posts but there aren't any.
#24
Originally Posted by CVsGX470
I didn't care much for the rear window going down in my past 4Runner either. It was useless IMHO:
1) If you drove with it down, you suffocated on the rotten egg smell.
2) You couldn't really pull anything out of the window when it was down so it really didn't save you much time and effort especially when you have the toneu cover closed.
CV
1) If you drove with it down, you suffocated on the rotten egg smell.
2) You couldn't really pull anything out of the window when it was down so it really didn't save you much time and effort especially when you have the toneu cover closed.
CV
Just goes to show that everyone's different
#25
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by BobsGX
Thanks SilverLady, that's exactly what I meant.
I was wrong about what you meant. It does seem that others around here do fit into my description however.
CV
#26
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by SilverLady
CV - I think Bob was referring to the fact that when you come to the GX forum, this topic shows up at the top as having unread posts - but when you go through the thread there is no new post.
As loflin correctly pointed out, that is a function of the board software - if somebody votes in a poll the topic shows up as having a new post to read. I know that happens to me - I look through the whole thread for new posts but there aren't any.
As loflin correctly pointed out, that is a function of the board software - if somebody votes in a poll the topic shows up as having a new post to read. I know that happens to me - I look through the whole thread for new posts but there aren't any.
CV
#27
Lexus Test Driver
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by GXPrado
The rear glass on the 4Runner is a great feature. Very convienent in multiple situations. It's a real selling point to many people.
Just goes to show that everyone's different
Just goes to show that everyone's different
Of course this is the same salesguy that demonstrated the sunroof to me in a 4Runner sitting outside in the lot in January. Guess what - the snow did all fall into the car and down my neck and all over. Nice guy for a Toyota salesman, but...
I saw somebody loading a small SUV today, I think a Honda, that had a barn door and a flip up rear window. It looked a bit odd with both open, but seemed a lot more convenient than just the barn door.
#28
Even though my previous 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee had the flip up rear window, I never used it. Seems to me that if you opened it and leaned in to place or remove an item from the back, you would get your shirt or jacket dirty from all the accumulated grime that gets thrown onto the rear liftgate area. Not to mention all the scratches you would accumulate in the paint on the liftgate. It was much easier to just open and close the liftgate.
So on the GX, if it had the power rear window, I would never use it. But even though I don't mind the current barn door, I would rather have a liftgate. Hopefully the next redesigned GX (if they make one), will have a liftgate.
So on the GX, if it had the power rear window, I would never use it. But even though I don't mind the current barn door, I would rather have a liftgate. Hopefully the next redesigned GX (if they make one), will have a liftgate.
#29
I think the barn door setup is fine, just the door opens the wrong way if you are trying to load something in and are parked on the side of the road. It should swing from right to left if they have the barn door style, or have a liftgate.
#30
Barn door doesn't bother me, as our previous vehicle was a Land Rover Discovery with a similar setup... I do think it would be nice if the glass opened (so you could carry long pieces of wood, etc.) although I don't usually carry that sort of stuff in the car anyway... I have a trailer for that sort of stuff... Ocassionally, though, you buy something unexpectedly, and it would be nice to have the option...