•• 2024 GX 550 Discussion
05-24-22, 08:40 AM
#271
I'm in the tech industry --network, systems, cloud engineering and currently doing telecom/smart infrastructure type of work. I build and integrate, from design to engineering to execution (and documentation), of 4G/LTE or 5G robots like John Deere trucks harvesting grapes at wineries, or peanut farms, warehouse robots, etc. This is what 5G was meant to cater to. I've said this in other posts here, but me choosing the '22 GX over the '23 Tundra (or other '23 Toyotas and GX) was influenced by what I said above. I know it's weird that I sound like someone who resists "more tech" and yet I work right smack dab in the middle of the cutting edge of integrating more tech and much closer to our every day lives. Haha.
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05-24-22, 12:38 PM
#272
I've read and heard opinions from people, taken with a grain of salt of course, that due to poor quality and manufacturing, they lead all manufacturers in recalls. I've heard from some that every single Tesla ever made has been recalled at least once. This is also reflected on the JD Power scores where GX and RX dominate year after year. Tesla is constantly LAST place. Coincidentally, around where I live, the roads are dominated by Lexus vehicles AND Teslas. I also see a lot of "Carmax" stickers on many Teslas which always made me wonder how the newer models are already bought used. These are just my observations, which are anecdotal for this discussion at best, and I'm not here to knock on Tesla. I'm curious to hear what y'all thought about that.
Just for context, I've considered buying a Tesla so many times over the years but I never pulled the trigger due to the range anxiety thing.
Just for context, I've considered buying a Tesla so many times over the years but I never pulled the trigger due to the range anxiety thing.
Not defending Tesla here, with that I’ll add that every other automaker has had very large recalls. How about that last large recall for Toyota I just had to have done to my brand new 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime? The recall affected over 460,000 Toyota products. Recalls don’t bother me when it comes to technology because technology as a thing is only as good as the idiot developers are creating the stuff and the monkeys installing it. I see this everyday now that I’m back in the IT and Security services industry.
https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-...us-vehicles-7/
05-24-22, 01:40 PM
#273
FYI, JD Power is a crock of ****. I used to have that client and those research projects at my previous company when I was in market research. Those “awards” and the research used to analyze are a joke. Plus people are stupid.
Not defending Tesla here, with that I’ll add that every other automaker has had very large recalls. How about that last large recall for Toyota I just had to have done to my brand new 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime? The recall affected over 460,000 Toyota products. Recalls don’t bother me when it comes to technology because technology as a thing is only as good as the idiot developers are creating the stuff and the monkeys installing it. I see this everyday now that I’m back in the IT and Security services industry.
https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-...us-vehicles-7/
Not defending Tesla here, with that I’ll add that every other automaker has had very large recalls. How about that last large recall for Toyota I just had to have done to my brand new 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime? The recall affected over 460,000 Toyota products. Recalls don’t bother me when it comes to technology because technology as a thing is only as good as the idiot developers are creating the stuff and the monkeys installing it. I see this everyday now that I’m back in the IT and Security services industry.
https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-...us-vehicles-7/
Having been a tinkerer/engineer pretty much all of my life, I thoroughly enjoy technology (and our progress with technology) as hobbies, but as I get older, I much prefer mechanical stuff over a combination of electrical and automation. I deal with that for work all day long and besides looking at yet another screen while driving, like someone mentioned above, I hate the thought of troubleshooting home electronics (laptops, desktops, etc.) in my own home AND now my car, too. Haha. I already hate the thought of a CEL light and pulling codes as it is. To me, it would suck so much more to ADD to that. (If only I knew what value my grandfather's 40-series Land Cruiser had. Sigh.)
I haven't looked into a Tesla (or done any kind of research) --features, price, reputation, reliability, etc., in a while. The people who I personally know (neighbors and friends) who drive Tesla only bought theirs this year... newer than my 2022 GX, in fact! It's hard to gauge when they're still in the honeymoon phase. The one thing they all can't stop talking about is the speed/instant torque, but that's neither here nor there.
05-24-22, 02:43 PM
#274
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Let's try to keep it on 3rd gen discussion
There is the Car Chat area for other makes
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car-chat-139/
Thanks!
There is the Car Chat area for other makes
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car-chat-139/
Thanks!
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05-25-22, 03:45 PM
#275
I would love PHEV version of the GX so maybe when something comes out in 4 or 5 years I will look to trade in for the 3rd Gen- but Tesla? No Thanks. I work in tech and the very last thing I want to do is have to constantly interact with a monitor and nested menus while driving. For me a car is more like furniture than technology. Under the hood can be electronics but I want the human/car interface to be analog/physical.
05-26-22, 03:32 PM
#276
A bigger gas tank will do it for me. 30 gallons.
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05-27-22, 05:22 AM
#277
I agree. I would love to see the 3rd row optional --making the truck slightly lighter, cheaper, etc., which can also offset the weight of the added fuel capacity.
Would having a switch that can turn off the 4WD and select FWD or RWD help a lot with MPG? Imagine a FWD, RWD, 4HI (what we have now all the time), and 4LO (option we have now). I know that adds complexity to the driveline, but would the added weight and cost would be worth it? I often wonder about that, because I think city-driving in FWD would probably raise the average maybe by about 2-3 MPG. And if that's the case, that would be a total game-changer.
Would having a switch that can turn off the 4WD and select FWD or RWD help a lot with MPG? Imagine a FWD, RWD, 4HI (what we have now all the time), and 4LO (option we have now). I know that adds complexity to the driveline, but would the added weight and cost would be worth it? I often wonder about that, because I think city-driving in FWD would probably raise the average maybe by about 2-3 MPG. And if that's the case, that would be a total game-changer.
05-27-22, 07:07 AM
#278
Just my two cents, but this kind of set up would add a ton of complexity, and/or wear/tear on the driveline. Would either make it more minivan like with a FWD focus, and only shifting power to the rear as needed, or an extremely complex transfer case with manual inputs. One is just like every other crossover, and the over is overly complex.
05-27-22, 08:54 AM
#279
Just my two cents, but this kind of set up would add a ton of complexity, and/or wear/tear on the driveline. Would either make it more minivan like with a FWD focus, and only shifting power to the rear as needed, or an extremely complex transfer case with manual inputs. One is just like every other crossover, and the over is overly complex.
11-06-22, 11:34 AM
#280
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11-06-22, 12:40 PM
#282
Since they struggle with production of the LC300'LX600, and if the new Prado/GX isn't made on the same factory line as the current 150, maybe they can do both lines like Ram did with the classic 1500 for a year or two. Prob makes zero sense from a production and marketing POV but, there is precedent in the industry.
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11-06-22, 03:04 PM
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Come to the conclusion an EV SUV isn’t worth it as much as I want one (like rivian r1s) so whenever it’s announced the V8 BOF GX460 is going away as it is manufactured today, gonna go out a buy another one asap while we still can… will drive that and our 2017 thru retirement , another 25, 30 years….
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