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no problem
by katzjamr
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Aug 22, 2005 (9:58 am)
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Replying to: hendjaz (Aug 22, 2005 9:39 am)
My 400h has been the most trouble free vehicle i have ever had. Remember that many toyota dealerships can work on a 400h as they are trained for the Highlander Hybrid which shares the same chasis. This gives u a much larger network of potential dealers for emergency service than just relying on Lexus dealers. Also Lexus roadside assitance includes up to three days Hotel stay with daily food allowance if your car cannot be repaired, I think a loaner car can be arranged for also, that exact detail escapes me. More importantly when you are taking a brand new vehicle on the road remember to vary your speed, dont just set the cruise control and drive at one speed. This allows the engine and hybrid components to break in at all speed ranges.
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- #1995 of 2334
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one more thing
by katzjamr
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Aug 22, 2005 (10:07 am)
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Replying to: katzjamr (Aug 22, 2005 9:58 am)
Have a reliable tire gauge with you when you pick up your 400h. For some reason many vehicles have been shipped with tires set at 40 psi, rather than the 30 or 32 that is normal depending on the tires on the suv. The high psi will affect ride, steering and tire wear and many dealers are not catching this during what passes for dealer prep. Also the Nav system will be helpful on your trip so see if they can spend some time getting you familiar with setting it, there is alot to learn just with that item alone. Make sure someone tells you where the key is for the lock nut on your aluminum wheels in case you have a flat.
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- #1996 of 2334
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police forces
by jamessahal
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Aug 22, 2005 (2:45 pm)
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english police forces have now bought a lexus rx400h! more forces are buying after the trial!!
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- #1997 of 2334
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Re: police forces [jamessahal]
by motownusa
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Aug 22, 2005 (3:04 pm)
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Replying to: jamessahal (Aug 22, 2005 2:45 pm)
James, I was checking your profile. You are only 14 ? Wow!! You seem to know a lot about cars. I was in the UK from May 21 through 29th and all the police cruisers I saw were BMWs. I am not sure if a heavy SUV will make a good Patrol car..
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- #1998 of 2334
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WOW!!!
by dewey
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Aug 22, 2005 (3:06 pm)
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My 400h has been the most trouble free vehicle i have ever had.
Problem free for the first few months of ownership! Miraculous, indeed for a Model T Ford, but a 21st century vehicle??
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- #1999 of 2334
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???
by katzjamr
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Aug 22, 2005 (3:29 pm)
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Replying to: dewey (Aug 22, 2005 3:06 pm)
What i meant to say is that he shouldnt worry. This person is picking up a vehicle from out of state and then taking a trip. I have had american cars that were not trouble free in the first few months of ownership, you can go to any forum on here and see testimony to that. To pick one, there is a Ford Exploder thread here where a person posts that their new car broke down before they made it out of the dealers parking lot. Mostly that is the luck of the draw. Some of this technology is new, the vehicles are loaded with features, something is bound to not be perfect. If this forum is meant to help people i dont see where your sarcasm is of any benefit.
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Forces...
by jamessahal
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Aug 22, 2005 (4:56 pm)
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Yep! 14, but i spend my days readin all tha magazines that i got subscriptions with and on the internet. Gonna chage my profile too soon. Lexus RX400h, only read this today actually on a tv channel website that has a car section. Only one force does so yet and its on trial, other forces may follow and apprentyl they ise something like 390,000 litres of petrol a year and so are thinking about the enviromental impact of burning all this fuel. www.channel4.com/4car, go to news scroll down, its on there
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Re: ??? [katzjamr]
by dewey
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Aug 22, 2005 (5:34 pm)
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Replying to: katzjamr (Aug 22, 2005 3:29 pm)
If this forum is meant to help people i dont see where your sarcasm is of any benefit.
Did not mean to offend you. I own cars that are decades-old (mainly family heirlooms) and just the thought of a problem-ridden car during the first months of ownerships imo seems incomprehensible. Then again I do know some VW/Audi owners.
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- #2002 of 2334
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Let's be careful
by pf_flyer HOST
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Aug 22, 2005 (5:49 pm)
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It's so easy for things to be taken differently than you intended when you posted them. Let's not let this deteriorate into a personal dispute please. Thanks!
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Re: ??? [dewey]
by hendjaz
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Aug 22, 2005 (6:39 pm)
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Replying to: dewey (Aug 22, 2005 5:34 pm)
Thanks to katzjamr for your always helpful and informative responses to my inquiries. As they say in the UK, always spot on. Dewey is right too that one can always count on something going wrong, but hopefully in my case it won't happen in the first 2K miles and it won't be debilitating or terribly unconformtable (i.e A/C going out) in any way. A couple minor defects I can handle.
I was wondering whether any trend of issues had arisen that I might get the dealership focused before taking delivery so as to lessen the chances of a problem arising while driving through the outback of the US western states. Due to these fine threads I have already raised the issue of the HID headlights being secured as best as possible. Don't want those ripped off when hundreds of miles from the nearest Lexus dealership. Any other reasonably possible problems of significance that might be unique to the RX or 400h that might jump out if Murphy's Law goes into effect?
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