I have a 2019 NX300 on 3 yr lease that has less than 10K miles in excellent condition. Lease ends at end of year. Dealer is willing to swap with a new 2021 NX300 with same features at the exact same monthly lease payment for another 3 years. Seems to be the only change is the android auto which is a good feature since do not have navigation system.

Is that too good to be true? What would be your concerns?

 

The next generation NX is due out later this year....you'll be getting the last of the current gen.

 

With that low mileage, your NX residual value may be very high. Thus, dealer will be able to re-sell it with handy profit. There have been cases when folks could drop off the car at the end of lease and get the difference between residual and market value, applied towards their new car purchase or down payment for lease.

 

Personally, I would do it.

I don't want to scare you, but there is a known issue in the 2019 (and some years earlier) whereby the engine may stop running suddenly, while driving.

There is an open recall on this, and they are working on resolving the issue. As of 2020 there is no issue, however, so the 2021 should not have that issue either.

As long as the cost to do the swap is under like $300, I would do it. Up to you.

 

I would be inclined to take that deal.

 

Well, I took the deal. Swapped the keys and the 2019 NX for the 2021 NX. Don't think I will ever get such a deal again.

 

Do you notice a difference in the engine sound between your 19 and 21 NX? Had a 20 NX loaner while my 19 was in for the recall and the 20 NX was so much smoother and quieter when acceleration compared to mine. Mine has 15k and the loaner had 13k so not much of a difference in the mileage. Mine has never sounded like the loaner from day one.

 

That "smoother and quieter" comment was at the heart of our decision to move back to the RX after 5 years with a 2016 NX. This was the main complaint we had after 5 years of ownership of the NX. Otherwise, our NX was flawless and didn't have a single visit to the dealer for a repair. The problem isn't that it was overly noisy, the problem was that it was noisier than other vehicles we owned and we grew weary of the busy ride quality.

 

I would not do it. Getting a newer model of the same gen for the same lease price is hardly a deal. They want to clear their inventory on what's likely a slow selling model due to how old the car is. Wait for the new generation as said.

 

Considering inflation, if you can get the same car for the same price 3 years later, you are getting the new car cheaper than the old one.

 

Smart move. By end of your new car lease, new NX generation will be bug-free and you can safely buy it.

 

Yeah I had a RX loaner a couple weeks ago and I loved it. It overall felt a step above the NX. I was a bit disappointed that the cargo space looks to be barely bigger than the NX.

 

I agree with your comment on the cargo space. Due to the steep rake of the rear glass, it isn't all that much greater volume. But having owned both a third gen and this fourth gen RX with the NX sandwiched in between, I will say the space difference is a little deceptive. The RX will certainly swallow larger items. However, if greater space is an issue, I would seriously look at the Highlander. The Platinum model has every feature and option available for the NX or RX as standard equipment, but with considerably more storage space and a smarter dash (more upright with more storage cubbies). We were just about to pull the trigger on one when we decided to go back to an RX since it was a little smaller and the third row of the highlander would always be folded down anyway. The RX was also slightly quieter than the Highlander.

 

Do you remember how much of a difference there is in road and wind noise between the '13 RX and '16 NX? I'm considering looking for a used NX and I wouldn't want it to be a downgrade from our '13 RX 350.

 

I didn't find the wind noise to be much of an issue, but there is definitely more road noise. Both were premium package models so it wasn't like I was losing laminated front glass or anything in the model change. The NX doesn't have as good a ride as the RX had, it is just a bit more jostling on rough roads. So yes, the RX had a more composed ride but we really liked the size of the NX. We are very happy that we moved back to an RX, but you also have to consider that we go back and forth between a 2019 ES and now the 2021 RX. The ride quality of the NX felt a little rough/bouncy after driving the NX for a week or two, then jumping into the ES. Now when we transition vehicles between the ES and RX, it is much harder to feel or hear the difference (although the Luxury model ES may be just a touch smoother and quieter). We enjoyed the NX very much and do not regret the purchase at all, but we like the RX platform better. The other challenge we had was that we moved from a standard RX 350 to an NX hybrid. Loved the mileage and the smoother/quieter hybrid drivetrain which did fine in the city, but the lack of power on hills (and I live in a mountain state...) was a bit of an issue.