Please, help me understand...
05-23-16, 09:40 PM
#106
Lead Lap
05-23-16, 10:21 PM
#107
Pole Position
Yes, toward the lower end of the spectrum due to some rear bumper damage that occurred accidentally on the day before the trad in. ......long story. We were on a tight schedule so we traded in as is. Probably can get a few grand higher, but it meant we had to deal with insurance and body shop and etc.
That LX470 was beyond reliable. Wife wanted a new batmobil so we got a new LX570.
That LX470 was beyond reliable. Wife wanted a new batmobil so we got a new LX570.
05-24-16, 04:56 PM
#108
Pole Position
I don't have any problems seeing the BSM on the outside mirrors on my Lexus vehicles even in bright sunlight.
Last week I did have a Loaded Volvo 4 door sedan for a rental car for a whole week. I noticed the BSM indicator was INSIDE the vehicle on the inside of door. This is fine. It was just not what I was expecting and looked for.
I did notice that on the Volvo the LDW feature was NOT AS PRECISE as on the Lexus. I will have to cross the lines on the road before it will warn me.
However, the auto stop feature was BETTER vs. the Lexus. There are red dash lights blinking snd BEEPING if the car thinks you are not going to brake and it will brake for you.
Last week I did have a Loaded Volvo 4 door sedan for a rental car for a whole week. I noticed the BSM indicator was INSIDE the vehicle on the inside of door. This is fine. It was just not what I was expecting and looked for.
I did notice that on the Volvo the LDW feature was NOT AS PRECISE as on the Lexus. I will have to cross the lines on the road before it will warn me.
However, the auto stop feature was BETTER vs. the Lexus. There are red dash lights blinking snd BEEPING if the car thinks you are not going to brake and it will brake for you.
what you guys dont get is that torque is higher at same rpm with a turbo than non turbo engine. There is no turbo lags on the new cars. This is true for bmw and the gtr. Go check out the Range rover if you have doubts. Blows away the LX, pun intended. But reliability is the ONLY thing Lexus has got going right now.
Toyota has no choice but to eventually convert all their engines to hybrid or turbo. You already see them starting to do it and it was hinted when the designer of the GSF said that engine will be the last naturally aspirated V8.
And the light for BSM should not be outside, because its only visible when its dark and not on sunny days. I dont feel you should have to turn your head to make a lane change. Takes your eyes off the road.
Toyota has no choice but to eventually convert all their engines to hybrid or turbo. You already see them starting to do it and it was hinted when the designer of the GSF said that engine will be the last naturally aspirated V8.
And the light for BSM should not be outside, because its only visible when its dark and not on sunny days. I dont feel you should have to turn your head to make a lane change. Takes your eyes off the road.
05-24-16, 05:13 PM
#109
Lead Lap
I don't have any problems seeing the BSM on the outside mirrors on my Lexus vehicles even in bright sunlight.
Last week I did have a Loaded Volvo 4 door sedan for a rental car for a whole week. I noticed the BSM indicator was INSIDE the vehicle on the inside of door. This is fine. It was just not what I was expecting and looked for.
I did notice that on the Volvo the LDW feature was NOT AS PRECISE as on the Lexus. I will have to cross the lines on the road before it will warn me.
However, the auto stop feature was BETTER vs. the Lexus. There are red dash lights blinking snd BEEPING if the car thinks you are not going to brake and it will brake for you.
Last week I did have a Loaded Volvo 4 door sedan for a rental car for a whole week. I noticed the BSM indicator was INSIDE the vehicle on the inside of door. This is fine. It was just not what I was expecting and looked for.
I did notice that on the Volvo the LDW feature was NOT AS PRECISE as on the Lexus. I will have to cross the lines on the road before it will warn me.
However, the auto stop feature was BETTER vs. the Lexus. There are red dash lights blinking snd BEEPING if the car thinks you are not going to brake and it will brake for you.
05-24-16, 09:26 PM
#110
Racer
I don't have any problems seeing the BSM on the outside mirrors on my Lexus vehicles even in bright sunlight.
Last week I did have a Loaded Volvo 4 door sedan for a rental car for a whole week. I noticed the BSM indicator was INSIDE the vehicle on the inside of door. This is fine. It was just not what I was expecting and looked for.
I did notice that on the Volvo the LDW feature was NOT AS PRECISE as on the Lexus. I will have to cross the lines on the road before it will warn me.
However, the auto stop feature was BETTER vs. the Lexus. There are red dash lights blinking snd BEEPING if the car thinks you are not going to brake and it will brake for you.
Last week I did have a Loaded Volvo 4 door sedan for a rental car for a whole week. I noticed the BSM indicator was INSIDE the vehicle on the inside of door. This is fine. It was just not what I was expecting and looked for.
I did notice that on the Volvo the LDW feature was NOT AS PRECISE as on the Lexus. I will have to cross the lines on the road before it will warn me.
However, the auto stop feature was BETTER vs. the Lexus. There are red dash lights blinking snd BEEPING if the car thinks you are not going to brake and it will brake for you.
our suburu with eyesight blows away everything on the road and it wont even let u hit the gas when it detects something in front. lane departure is also excellent
05-25-16, 07:04 AM
#111
Lexus Fanatic
I have been lurking in the forum for a long time and a Lexus owner (LS models) for over 15 years. Finally, I took the plunge into the LX club. What took me so long? because LX/GX atrocious gas mileage in its class. Now with gas being cheapest in years I finally pulled the trigger. But virtually every monster SUV in sight---Suburban, Yukon, Tahoe, Navigator, Escalade....----you name it, have much better gas mileage, ie highway of more than 22mpg. That's 30% better than LX570! Now I am not going to complain about the cost of gas. But I want to understand if there is a tradeoff between really poor gas mileage and reliability? If there is, what is the story behind it? If there is not, why does Lexus take us so much for granted?
Your comments about the MPG is not just limited to the LX, almost all large Toyota body on frame SUVs and trucks are not where the competition is when it comes to MPG. Toyota does not use cylinder deactivation, also their body on frame trucks are from the 05-08 generation of vehicles.
05-25-16, 08:02 AM
#112
Pole Position
Which year LX model did you get?
Your comments about the MPG is not just limited to the LX, almost all large Toyota body on frame SUVs and trucks are not where the competition is when it comes to MPG. Toyota does not use cylinder deactivation, also their body on frame trucks are from the 05-08 generation of vehicles.
Your comments about the MPG is not just limited to the LX, almost all large Toyota body on frame SUVs and trucks are not where the competition is when it comes to MPG. Toyota does not use cylinder deactivation, also their body on frame trucks are from the 05-08 generation of vehicles.
05-25-16, 12:15 PM
#113
Needing to switch to Costco gas for my guzzler, as it is about 60 cents a gallon cheaper and still top tier gas.
05-25-16, 12:16 PM
#114
I would rather see and welcome cylinder deactivation and Direct Injection rather than a nasty, nasty small displacement turbo engine in this heavy truck. See the new Expedition - 3.5L TT - highly stressed engine :thumbsdown:
05-25-16, 04:45 PM
#115
Pole Position
X2. I'll take reliability any day.
05-25-16, 04:48 PM
#116
Pole Position
05-25-16, 04:53 PM
#117
Pole Position
On you Suburu, did you have issues when trying to pass and over take another car in multi lane busy traffic?
The system in Lexus seems to get confused sometimes and brake when I really wanted to gun the engine and get going QUICK, but brakes were applied instead!! This was not an issue on the rental Volvo I had for a whole week recently.
The system in Lexus seems to get confused sometimes and brake when I really wanted to gun the engine and get going QUICK, but brakes were applied instead!! This was not an issue on the rental Volvo I had for a whole week recently.
05-25-16, 05:04 PM
#118
Pole Position
Which car(s) do you actually own that you are referring to?
BTW, on my rental Volvo sedan that I had for a whole week recently the inside red BSM light indicators were too bright at night for me for what I was used to. I guess I COULD get use to it over time.
BTW, on my rental Volvo sedan that I had for a whole week recently the inside red BSM light indicators were too bright at night for me for what I was used to. I guess I COULD get use to it over time.
05-25-16, 06:36 PM
#120
Pole Position
Brilliant.
When I and wife are 6 hours up a USFS road at an 8000 foot trailhead, the last thing we need is a "reliability" issue.
I've been using 91 octane no-ethanol for the last 3 years in the LX and since I bought the Cruiser last August. Long haul average gives us about another 1-2 mpg, which I'd expect since you end up with 10% more gas per gallon.
EPA is seeking comments on increasing ethanol percentage past 15%...that would slowly fark-up anything rubber that's part of the fuel system. Without a flex-fuel truck, you may have problems.
I agree. I bought the first '86 Prelude on the SF peninsula. It taught 2 boys how to drive with a manual transmission and was still running at 225K. I like the Ridgeline but still definitely prefer body-on-frame, full-time fwd, locking trans case, not to mention room for stuff.