RX350 - Long Drive, Performance, MPG, Failure etc
Would like see if anyone took their RX350 for a drive longer than 500 miles per trip.
Did anyone experience any performance issues, what was the MPG, did any unexpected repair/maintenance needed to be done? Was it covered by warranty or not?
After your first such long trip, would you do a similar trip again?
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Did anyone experience any performance issues, what was the MPG, did any unexpected repair/maintenance needed to be done? Was it covered by warranty or not?
After your first such long trip, would you do a similar trip again?
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It's quite comfortable to drive the RX350 on long trip. It
is no any issue during the long trip,too. If you have unexpected situation, just call the roadside service. They
will handle for u.
Georgia mountains in October of last year two months after purchasing it. It was a dream to drive and I even got up to 30 mpg's at one point, probably while driving through the hilly roads with no A/C on and lots of coasting. But I believe overall the mpg's for the trip averaged around 26 mpg's. I've also made two trips to the Florida Keys, as my family lives down there.
I'll probably have to scale back on the long
trips until my one year mark as I am leasing
the vehicle, and after seven months it has almost 10,000 miles on it and I'm allowed 15k
a year for my miles. I've had no problems so
far, but I would expect this from a Lexus/Toyota product, especially since the car
is still new. I've always judged a car, in my
opinion, as far as being a reliable, trouble-free car if it is trouble-free for at least the
first three or four years. If it stays that way even after four years, that's even better.
I've had good luck with the cars that I've driven over the past 18 years. I've driven
a Mazda, two Nissans and now the Lexus. Let's hope the good luck continues!
too great, mpg-wise. According to the readout, I'm getting between 16 and 17 mpg around town. I've seen much better mileage when driving on longer trips, 26 to 28 mpg, even up to 30 mpg at times. But I haven't taken the car on any long drives in the past three or four months, so mostly it's been city driving. Luckily, I only live approximately 6 miles from downtown Tampa where I work most of the time, with a few trips around Tampa attending depositions and such. I try to fill up on the same day of the week, so when I go to fill up on my designated day, I usually have a quarter of a tank left still.
I've been putting "regular unleaded" gas since almost the beginning when I bought the car, and the car drives perfectly fine. Even the service guy at Lexus said it would be okay to put "regular unleaded." I don't know if that's affecting my gas mileage or not, but around here, there's a 20 cent difference in price between regular gas and premium unleaded
gas. Maybe when gas prices come back down again, I'll pop a tank of premium every so often in my car.
The first tank of gas(came with the car)lasted for about 280 miles and when I filled in it topped in after the pump stopped at 16 gal. I know that the capcity is 19.2 gal but the rest is reserve I guess. Can anyone clarify what is the reserve gas on a 2008 RX 350? Also, when you refuel the tank to its full capacity, what does the computer read-out say for "crusing range"? Some people on this forum have reported more than 300 miles but I never got to 300 anytime.
Does anyone know if there is a "break-in" period for the new Rx 350 and mpg improves after running a certail mile marker?
approximately 5 to 6 miles from work. I generally don't get more than 17 or 18 mpg's driving around town. But when I take longer trips, such as I just went up to Northern Georgia almost a month ago driving from Tampa, Fl to
Blairsville, GA, and I got up to as much as
28 mpg's. So the highway mileage is definitely
better than the city mileage.
Neither does he! Mario only drove that way on the track and has always been a sane, respectful and law abiding driver on the road.
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Should we use High octane gas or Regular gas ??
Does it matter ?
Thank you.
Lou
"Mario Andretti", I was comparing how there are
a lot of people on the public roads today who
drive as if they're on a race track!!
RX is brand new bought back in Feb of this year. I had no mechanical issue nor did I expect any. I make this trip often. Used 91 octane.
Any more detail what are the good and bad parts you like about this car.
What do you guys suggest if buying a RX wait for the new RX sometime next year or get this.
Lexus seems to be not telling anything about the next RX.
I have a strong feeling the new RX will be much more advanced than the current
My favorite things I like is the power back door, rain sensing wipers and the standard sound system is excellent. Also I got 26 mpg with the cruise set at 73 mph. I have AWD and this is much better than the advertised hwy mileage.
The current RX is still setting the curve as far as popularity and sales compared to other luxury entry SUV' s. I bought my 2008 in February knowing that there were no differences in the 2009 models other than a few color changes. I tend to keep vehicles for 10 years or longer to get my money's worth out of them. Waiting for the 2010 model is up to you. You can probably still get a good deal on the 2009 but expect to pay close to MSRP for the 2010 if they make a complete body change.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
When I'm lead footed and in a hurry accelerating like I'm on my motorcycles going for the diamond lane (to keep from getting run over on the bike), it drops to 14-15 actual mpg.
Typically I average about 20 suburban, and 25 all highway by keeping my Mich Cross-Terrains at about 42 psi (ride is a little harder) keeping the speed to about 65, coasting to (avoid) stops, and accelerating gently, letting up on it for early upshifts. I never leave the car idling just for A/C, the way I see so many do. I'm usually riding my motorcycle these days (compare to 50-60 mpg and far more involving), so when I get into my overly benign RX, it's easier for me to drive with consumption of our natural resources in mind, and therefore less wastefully.
These days I wouldn't miss the extra power and smoothness; a torquey but fuel conscious 4-cylinder with more transmission gearing would work better for me. Too bad it hasn't evolved as an option, instead of making the RX bigger, fatter, and more powerful like all the other vehicles.
Oh, and on RX300 models, REMOVE THE CROSS BARS for the luggage rack, except when you're using them. It's so easy to do. What's with all the unused racks anyway? :confuse:
The wife seems to like to be constantly on/off the gas. Can't seem to just drive smoothly... At least, like so many, she does not speed up to a red light. I love the pinheads who get frustrated as you coast up to a red. They try to pass, honk and accelerate to a stop! Smart...
Use the XBars for our ski rack, but you're right. I should remove 'em in the summer...
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
about 18 mpg's in the city. I haven't taken the RX on a trip in a while, but I believe on my last trip from Tampa, Fl to the Florida Keys, I got up to about 25 to 26 mpg's. When I first got the car in 2006, my first long trip with it to the mountains of North Georgia, I got up to about 28 mpg's. The onboard computer even showed gas mileage of up to 30 mpg for about 3 or 4 minutes!
So it definitely does well for long trips.
You tend to keep your vehicle for 10 years :surprise:
Yes I know that there wil be no change for the 09 model but what I was trying to say was sometime in late 09 the 2010 will probably be available.
Yes I do know that there wont be much discount for the new redesign.
I wonder when lexus will at least show the redesign which be in 1year time but they are not giving any hints about it.
I've been driving my RX since August of 2006.
I hadn't taken the RX on a lengthy trip since last August, so last
week I took a trip from Tampa, Fl to the Florida Keys, to Marathon, to be exact. The trip computer started at 17 mpg's which has been my usual start off for driving back and forth to work six miles each way, usually 17 to 18 mpg's.
I started off the first hour setting the cruise control at about 71 miles per hour. Then for the next four hours, I intermittantly set the cruise control at 75 miles per hour, give or take, due to more traffic when I would hit areas such as Ft. Myers. Alligator Alley,
although a little more crowded this time, is almost a dream to drive because there isn't very many cars on that stretch, except beware of Florida State Troopers!!
By the time I got to the beginning of the "18 mile" stretch that starts into the keys, the computer readout had gotten up to 26 mpg's. Now, once you start driving through the keys, you really aren't able to drive past 60 miles an hour, since the speed limit most of the way is between 45 miles per hour and 55 miles per hour. (Once again, gotta beware of those Monroe County Sheriffs!)
By the time I arrived at my brother's residence in Marathon, the mpg readout had gotten up to 30mpg's!! Not too shabby for a
CUV!!
Jump forward to a week later and driving around the City of Tampa, the reality has set back in and the mpg readout has already fallen back down to 20 mpg's. (Sigh.) Oh, well. I still feel the RX is one of the best SUVs/CUVs out there for fuel economy, even considering that you've got the 400h out there.
Drove like a dream. No overheating. No problems. It's been a year since and the car has still had no issues. Likely the most reliable car I've ever owned.
meet up with my family for the Labor Day holiday. My brother always wants to drive the car and really likes how it drives as have other people. I still get a lot of compliments on this car. :shades:
Curious to know your thoughts on these two cars.
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Gardis in CT
Gardis72@gmail.com
dealership just did not have its act together like the Lexus dealership did. I felt like I was treated much better at Lexus. But I really liked the TL. I thought the 2004-2008 model was a beautiful car.
Certainly, the BMW is going to be a better handler than the RX when you take into consideration that it is an SUV, taller ride height, and being a Toyota-based car, the RX is gonna have a softer, cushier ride. But that cushier ride has nice benfits too.
I actually feel like the RX 'soothes my soul' when navigating these
"Wild West" highways that we have to drive in!
I'm still considering buying my RX when my lease ends; it's that good of a car. But either way, you really can't go wrong no matter what choice you make. Good luck!
Insofar as I know BMW has NEVER built a FWD nor F/AWD vehicle and their obvious good sense would seem to indicate that they NEVER will.
I have driven both the X3 and the X5 R/AWD BMW SUVs and the driving dynamics vs the RX are unbelieveability diffrent. Let off the throttle in the BMW and you get a definite "feel", a VERY definite feel, of engine compression braking.
IMMHO there is no SAFE FWD or F/AWD vehicle in the marketplace fro driving in wintertime conditions. Maybe the sole exception being the Honda/Acura SH-AWD system, maybe....
Think about why it is that NO over the road trucker would ever consider no installing tire chains on the rearmost axle of the trailer in conditions that are adverse enough to require chaining up.
And now consider that the only viable way to use tire chains on a FWD vehicle is at the front, or both. Dangerous, huh..??