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Now, if I can get him to agree about the crossbars staying....he thinks the Rex looks better without them, I think it looks better with them. From the front of the vehicle (Silversport, black), I agree with him, it's awesome. But from the side, it just doesn't look right, IMO.
Anyone care to offer their opinions on Rex's with and w/out the luggage crossbars?
We are very close to buying an RX-300 2wd. I'm in N.Cal and have been quoted $34,052 plus tax/lic/doc. ($600 over invoice)
I was told 2002 will go up in price as they always have, but I thought I read here that 2001's went down?
At 52, This is our first new real vehicle and I want to do it right. We were all ready to buy The Highlander, but a test ride in the Lexxy took care of that
thx!
bob
Pete
HID... Only available from Lexus as complete assembly for almost $1000/side. Aftermarket upgrades are available but will not have the auto-leveling systems required by law.
Crossbars... Took mine off becuase I thought the RX looked better without. Roof started doing "hollow rumble" on rough roadbeds so I re-installed.
If so, who/how?
Allan
ladylisa if you like the current styling of the RX and think the reliability of the RX will suffer when production is moved to Canada (refer to previous posts) buy now, deals can be had. If your in no hurry, one thing to consider is that the ES300/Camry platform was redesigned and will be out in Oct., thus a new RX should surface within a 1yr (speculation).
spakchar my driving patterns (speed) are quite similar, But I'm not to concerned with 110mph or 0-60 times. What I want is 90 to 65 in about 1/2 second to avoid those state troopers.
Nav system- I'm still having a hard time justifying purchasing a vehicle with one. If you drive locally and considering that if you lease, the Nav doesn't have a residual (so your paying for it all) and your a male and never get lost save the $$$ and by a map or better yet visit mapquest.
Cross bars- definetly looks better with than without IMO.
01--if you plan on keeping this for a long time the depreciation doesn't matter much, get a better price. get the nav--hope it is touch screen like my ls430
02--dealers always say "it will go up in price" so you buy now, they get more incentives to sell left over 01's
03????--i feel the rx is due for a redesign in 03 and my guess is that it will be bigger with a 3rd seat. but probably more $$$ and high demand.
02--if you can wait till after jan the chance of getting a similar deal on an o2 is there with this stinking ecomomy
How about this--can you wait till after jan?, what changes for o2 Get Nav regardless. does the 01 have a touch screen? if the 02 has this get the o2
the subtle differences make the deal. there will be changes to make the o2 buyer feel like they didn't get stuck with the last year before a major design change. what about a yr 00 used and then wait till the new one comes out?
As compitition heats up with this economy, deals will abound after the newness and new models ware.
But at this point, personally, I would wait for a 2002 model. And I bought the Nav ONLY because I wanted the HID and it was "bundled" with the Nav. Maybe HID will be standalone in 02.
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My guess is your dealer either ordered loaded NAV's or base FWD and AWD models. My dealer thinks a little different, they figure the person buying an RX wants it loaded more often than not and simply looks at the NAV as an unnecessary option. The NAV and no NAV models are basically identical for the most part...
Jfetter
There is a SUVs for Beach sand discussion topic that you may want to stop by.
Have fun!
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Should have bought out of town, but didn't know better at the time.
Just in case, I'll keep my eyes open for any recalls due to leaking navigation systems. Had to do it - sorry :-)
Your going to have condensation drip as long as it's humid air that your vehicle is traveling in.
Our RX dripped the whole time while traveling through hot/humid areas. The RX was taking in for the 15,000 mile check up during this long drive, and came back with a clean bill of health. It dripped before the check up and after the check up.
Within a month of purchasing my new Lexus two people opened their car doors hitting the side of my RX. One of the dents was on the gas cap cover and the other was on the door. I had the gas cap door replaced. The part was under $50 and painting is was no big deal at an auto body shop. For the second dent, my dealer contacted a paintless dent removal company. For $90 they removed the dent within a hour. If I look very, very carefully I can see where the dent was, but it was about 10" long. Overall, no complaints about this repair.
To those readers who have not read previous posts, I added back up sensors which I purchased from Autotoys.com. since I was having difficulty parallel parking. The sensors indicate when I am eight feet from anything behind my car, and give a readout every foot down to one foot. They were very easy to install.
I would like the RX to have two front map lights that have adjustable angles. This way the passenger could turn on a light without causing glare for the driver
Auto door locks would also be nice when the car is placed in drive.
Lincold/Mercury etc. cars have, as an option, a key pad by the driver's door so that you can lock or unlock any of the doors without a key or key pad. This is very useful when you are carrying bundles. It saves you from having to put down the bundles to "free up" your hands, find the keys to the car in your pocket or pocketbook. I miss this featerure a lot.
I miss, as part of the information computer system, knowing how many more miles I can drive based on gas remaining.
Overall, I really enjoy my Lexus a great deal
Has anyone else noticed this as it does not make sense to me? Every other vehicle I have owned (including an ES300) have agreed with the police monitoring system.
Don't worry about the odometer being off the same amount as the speedo. While they may use the same sensors, the odometer doesn't have variances of a needle, a printed piece of plastic with numbers, etc. that a speedometer has. The odometer is usually within 1% of actual.
Just as a side note. If the rule of accuracy is 10%, then when going 100, it can be off 10mph, but going 10, it can only be off 1mph. Do the test at 10mph and have the Lexus dealer recalibrate it.
-Craig
Why Lexus thinks an eyeglass container is more useful than a "real" set of map lites is totally beyond me. But then the "map" lites in the original LS are just as useless.
I guess it boils down to being able to deal more on the 2001 (another reason for doubts about changes to the 2002 is the '01's had quite a few things changed about it. They usually don't do big changes after only one year.) One thing that might make it worth waiting out the 2002's is to see what new color will be introduced.
A few weeks back, I purchased a Silversport with chromes and Bridgestones (I paid a couple hundred extra to make them swap the Goodyears that were on the vehicle--important to get the Bridgestones or even better, Michelins out of the deal.)
and paid $35,200+ttl. It broke down to $500 over invoice + 1050. for the chromes- *850./invoice + 200 for the tire change. Since it was my request to be done, I felt I should have paid for it. I prolly could have made them drop the amount, but it wasn't worth the haggle. I'm in SoCal and it sounds like you are getting a good quote out of them. Good luck with whatever you decide.
It has the nav, the wood steering wheel, moonroof, etc. MSRP is $42,418. If it's a great deal, I'll get it.
DON'T GET THE CAR!! Go check carsdirect.com. A NEW RX300 AWD w/Nav (fully loaded) is available for ~$37,000. I would think that 10,000 miles would have depreciated the car more than $2,500. Plus, it's a used car. You should get a much better deal than that!!
I have 2000 RX with 6400 miles on it. At about 70 - 75 mph my RPM is at 3000. Is that normal. I just want to have some info before I call service department.
Thanks.
I am looking @ a non-Navi, 4wd, premium, hid, heated seat, etc. The vehicle comes this way "standard" from what I have seen.
Any good dealers, sales people names, etc. would be helpful. I bought my RX in PA, and call the dealer there. They quoted $37,000 +TTL. Is the $500 loyalty rebate still on?
Any idea on what the my 1999 RX is worth in trade? Edmunds quotes ~$27,900.
Thanks!
I forgot to mention reason for my concern.
My 1998 Toyota corolla has 56000 mile and at the same speed the RPM is at around 2200 - 2400. So for 6-cylinder car 3000 RPM to me seams little high. I wonder at 100 - 110 mph what would it be.
RPM is determined not only by the engine's own specs, but also by the transmission configuration, drive line, and final gearing at the axles. That's why two different cars with the same engine can have different RPM readouts at the same given vehicle speed.
I suspect that the RX revs a little higher at that cruising speed in order to squeeze a little more torque (for towing) out of the 3.0L V6.
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Generally, 5 speed autos don't necessarily have a higher overdrive gearing.....the first 4 gears merely make better use of a given engine's torque and horsepower curves with 5th usually being the only overdrive. If you have enough torque (eg, big enough or forceinducted motor), extra gears not really be necessary.
Confused?? Me, too. Time for my medicine.
EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS over the next ten years for increased business with minority suppliers and increased hiring of minority workers. They thus avoid a threatened boycott by J.J.'s Rainbow-PUSH Coalition.
We'll pay even more for future Lexus ( and Toyota) vehicles.
I do have a question though. It appears the front license must be installed by drilling holes into the bumper. I hate to deface this beautiful car like that. Can the license be mounted underneath somehow? Any thoughts or suggestions?
Since all the RX's are manufactured in Japan, aren't they all built by a minority?
Never pay ransom to an extortionist!
On the positive side the interior is very impressive, and the reclining rear seats a real plus. I can see why owners would be proud of the RX300.
I have test driven just about all of the luxury SUV's in this price range. and also the BMW X5. I plan to post my observations in the future.
I can't believe how many car buyers don't carry their own pen-type tire air-pressure gauge, the correct presure is published on the inside jamb of the driver's door (on any car model). Tire over-inflation is one of the most common things that ruins a good test drive on any brand. The tires are typically over-inflated while on the transport truck or train. Sometimes the dealer prep folks forget to set the right pressure.
About the only thing they did to try and get me a better price was try and sell me a similar model with no heated seats. They had it in the showroom and were trying to move it I suppose. Anyway, I ended up buying at $38,545 and love it, by far the best ride of any auto I have ever been in. This is probably your closest dealer and if you stop in, ask for Jim Hain, he was a very nice guy and a good salesman (details)...
Jfetter
I picked it up on Tuesday, it's been in the high 90s and low 100s each day since, and amazingly, the noise is gone. The service advisor was out today, but I left him a voice mail for details on the fix (and my enormous gratitude).
When I spoke to the tech prior to the fix, he suspected that there were "spacer" clips left on during assembly in the factory that were flexing against the sunroof. It's plastic against metal, and he thought that was what caused the noise. He planned to take them out and add additional padding (felt, weather stripping?).
Again, if I can get better details on Monday, I'll post them. Several people at the dealership know that I planned to post the results.