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Any "Guys" Driving the RX as their Primary Car ?

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Old 09-30-15, 01:08 PM
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I'm a dude in the 50's age group The dudette I bought it for drove it for awhile, but then kids changed schools and commute much farther, Got Camry Hybrid as the school mobile and I "inherited" the Rx. as getting 19-20 mpg for Rx vs 36 for TCH ...TCH wins for the long school commute. I love the Rx, smooth, quiet (especially with new Pirelli Scorpian Verde's): It's nice to drive a "luxury" vehicle although the GMC truck was nice, Rx is nicer. I don't have to haul as much stuff around for work anymore so RX works fine. You asked, we answered...not really caring if dudettes drive it more than dudes (although I did add K & N filter because that's what old motorhead dudes like me do).
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That female stuff is nonsense, the RX is popular with guys.

Heck, Bruce Jenner bought one way back and he still drives it today.
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Originally Posted by Raoul
That female stuff is nonsense, the RX is popular with guys.

Heck, Bruce Jenner bought one way back and he still drives it today.
LMAO.
Old 09-30-15, 05:52 PM
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I'm a male , 31 years old , I had Subaru Legacy 07 , after married and having my baby girl , I thought of buying an SUV, so I'v been looking around and decided to buy a new RX 350, 2015 ( was in offer , cost me arround 43200 USD )
I don't care if its a female car or not , coz females are not allowed to drive where I live unfortunately. But even though if its a female car, I would be proud to have it , coz females always have such a good taste.

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Old 09-30-15, 06:07 PM
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Male and 54. Bought it for both of us as we typically carpool together. On days we can't carpool (usually just days I have a dentist appt), I drive the RX and she drives the sedan. My opinion is if you like it, buy it. I couldn't care less what anyone other than my wife thinks about it. I was equally amused at a recent comment I saw that suggested the ES is an old person's car. I consider a car as transportation, with a bit of style and comfort. Many people consider their car some kind of statement, that also provides transportation. We all buy for our own reasons, but it should be your reasons and nobody else's. Forget about what anyone else thinks. Just my .02 cents worth (and probably change left over)

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Old 10-01-15, 02:24 AM
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The 2015 RX350 is my wife's dream car. I have to admit I enjoy driving it. My car is a C6 Corvette. I'm 69 years OLD.
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Here you will only get the ratio of self-reported folks on a fan site. I suspect that this population differs from "out in the wild."

The Lexus is for my wife and daughter but I love driving it too. I get the Prius with 90k miles on it for commuting and they get the Lexus for things in town.

Every once in a while when it is really cold or snowy I can take it to work
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31 male. Upgraded to the RX from a Venza. I enjoy the vehicle, I don't let the wife drive it.
Old 10-01-15, 05:31 PM
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Drive the car you like. Since you asked, I see mostly female in RX and even more female than male in GX/GS where I live. I see more a lot more males in German sedans. We had a 2nd gen and now a 15. It's her car and she refuses to drive my GS and vice versa. When we go out as a family or go far, we take the Rx. Although I agree it's a nice vehicle and as I age I actually start to like the feel more than my GS, I find all reasons to not drive hers. I just prefer to be in my GS.

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Old 10-01-15, 06:12 PM
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I'm a young 74 year old male who likes sporty cars. My car before this one was a 2001 BMW Z3 that was getting too difficult to climb out of.
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I don't look at drivers so I've never noticed. I do notice a TON of RX330s, RX 350s, etc. around here. I'm a 50 y.o. woman in Oklahoma City. I upgraded from a sedan because I needed something that sits up higher. I'm tall and long legged -- the RX350 is the perfect height for me.
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I'm a male and I started driving my 2010 RX in 2012 when I was 22 years old. I handed that down to my sister who drives it now as I got me a 2013 GS350 a few months ago. I still drive it from time to time. Let me say that the RX was not my choice as I had to get rid of my 2010 Chevy Camaro for a more practical car. The RX is so popular here it seems like everyone has one. I do mainly see females driving it though.
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My wife is a 50 year old professional, and not the slightest bit interested in masculine things. I'm certain that when the marketers were designing the RX350, they had her picture on the wall. She loves it.

I drive hers occasionally if we take it on a trip, but it's much too soft for my tastes. I'd much rather take our PSD Excursion on trips, so we more or less take turns.

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Old 10-04-15, 07:35 PM
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Male 23 got my RX when at the age of 20, i was very against it when switching from my old ES, thought it was more feminine car, really wanted to upgrade to a newer ES or 2007-09 GS model, but out of curiosity decided to test drive RX and i fell in love with it.
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We bought the RX as my wife's primary vehicle, between the two of us she drives it 60% of the time and me 40%. If I had to I would have no problem using as my DD, but I am sure my wife would.. LOL

Never thought about this before, but in regards to the ratio of male to female in general. I would have to say that I see it here as a 50/50 ratio.. We had two ML350's before the RX and I would rate those the same 50/50 ratio as the RX.

However, one thing I have noticed is that I see more men driving older (2008, 2009 etc) RX's while women are driving the newer models..

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