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#166
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You don't want a Car, but a computer on wheels and consequently will have to suffer all the pains that come with technology.
How long is a computer supposed to last compared to a vehicle?!
I wish we could go back to when electronics were limited to EFI and I and ONLY I made decisions on how to drive.
and cars were not bought based on how many coffe-cup holders they had or how they connected to a cell phone or USB.
How long is a computer supposed to last compared to a vehicle?!
I wish we could go back to when electronics were limited to EFI and I and ONLY I made decisions on how to drive.
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I have recently purchased a vehicle no more than 10 months ago. It was the Lexus RX 350 2017.
Sorry to harp but the fact that my car has depreciated at least 15000 that's over 1000 a month. If I wanted an American car new I wouldn't have never gone to the Lexus dealership. I also believe the dealers were aware of this when we bought as well and they can kick rocks too.
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Sorry to harp but the fact that my car has depreciated at least 15000 that's over 1000 a month. If I wanted an American car new I wouldn't have never gone to the Lexus dealership. I also believe the dealers were aware of this when we bought as well and they can kick rocks too.
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it doesn't i sold the piece of crap Lexus rx 2017. By the time i started posting about the issue. The cars value went from dealership offering 30k. The following week 29k (same dealershipeven said 28, they knew then something was wrong), then some 26k. I was able to sell for 30k. At the end of December. We now will buy the new mdx cash. In a way having the car for less than a year made us realize that Lexus sucks when it comes to luxury and technology. We want more from a car company.
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You thought it was worth $30K and you sold it for $30K. I don't understand the claim of diminished value. Good luck with the new MDX; it looks like a nice ride. Presumably it uses the same tech as the 3rd gen RDX and Acura has worked out the defects. 2019 and 2020 RDX owners were plenty dissatisfied with the buggy infotainment system.
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correct. Cars cost a certain amount based on where you live (supply and demand) and it was certified used. The cars were in that price about a year ago. Thats what i am telling you. The 3g issue dropped people started selling their cars so there was alot of them on the market so the price will go down.
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You thought it was worth $30K and you sold it for $30K. I don't understand the claim of diminished value. Good luck with the new MDX; it looks like a nice ride. Presumably it uses the same tech as the 3rd gen RDX and Acura has worked out the defects. 2019 and 2020 RDX owners were plenty dissatisfied with the buggy infotainment system.
3g dependency is not on the 2022 mdx which just hit the market last month. I will wait a couple of months until the bugs are resolved its software
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I didnt say everyone will think like me. But scroll up and even Google it. People are upset i would lie. I dont think a 40 something thousand dollar car that wont have remote start, is what alot of people would pay for.
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I used it to warm the car. Theft isn't the issue the car shouldn't be movable without the key so i dont think crime is the issue. But theft can happen anywhere actually... i too dont really have to worry about crime. It was remote start, emergency services...etc all the things they sold us when we bought the vehicle.
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Good luck to others who are trying to deal with (or avoid) this 3G dilemma...
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Hey guys, the original post was stating an upcoming issue with the 2016 & 2017 RX350 in hopes that we as a group can find a solution. This thread has now turned into a melodrama and bad mouthing Lexus without any proposals of how we can deal with this issue. We all know the impact on our cars and how Lexus have dealt with it. Does anyone know of a fix that we as owners can adopt? No need to restate the obvious. We all know the problem. Please present ideas to this thread. Thank you!
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Hey guys, the original post was stating an upcoming issue with the 2016 & 2017 RX350 in hopes that we as a group can find a solution. This thread has now turned into a melodrama and bad mouthing Lexus without any proposals of how we can deal with this issue. We all know the impact on our cars and how Lexus have dealt with it. Does anyone know of a fix that we as owners can adopt? No need to restate the obvious. We all know the problem. Please present ideas to this thread. Thank you!
There are numerous companies that make third party remote start options which will certainly fill one of the holes left by the retired 3g networks. Some of them I saw work as far as 1 mile away. While I didn't find any on a quick search, I have have heard there are products that work over cellular networks. I would check places like Remote Start Systems | Automatic Starters & Kits — CARiD.com or systems that replace pretty much all of the original Lexus functionality like MoboKey - Access, Security and Car Sharing Platform
Hopefully there are members with more experience with these products or others can provide better insight.
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It's a nonissue only if you don't care about it. This "nonissue" as you call it is one of the driving reasons we are getting rid of two vehicles and replacing them with two others before fall 2022 when 3G Safety Connect is discontinued. One of the replacement vehicles has already been ordered with a deposit. The other can't be ordered until later this year.
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I have seen similar discussions in the NX subforum, as well as the Gen 6 ES subforum. Sadly, I don't think there really is a solution to this problem. There doesn't appear to be an upgrade path for the radio transceiver that is built into the car. To be honest, this was one of the factors we considered as we recently decided to trade in our 2016 NX which was using the older 3g system. Other manufacturers were caught by this too, but some had more foresight and updated their systems earlier.
There are numerous companies that make third party remote start options which will certainly fill one of the holes left by the retired 3g networks. Some of them I saw work as far as 1 mile away. While I didn't find any on a quick search, I have have heard there are products that work over cellular networks. I would check places like Remote Start Systems | Automatic Starters & Kits — CARiD.com or systems that replace pretty much all of the original Lexus functionality like MoboKey - Access, Security and Car Sharing Platform
Hopefully there are members with more experience with these products or others can provide better insight.
There are numerous companies that make third party remote start options which will certainly fill one of the holes left by the retired 3g networks. Some of them I saw work as far as 1 mile away. While I didn't find any on a quick search, I have have heard there are products that work over cellular networks. I would check places like Remote Start Systems | Automatic Starters & Kits — CARiD.com or systems that replace pretty much all of the original Lexus functionality like MoboKey - Access, Security and Car Sharing Platform
Hopefully there are members with more experience with these products or others can provide better insight.