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118 messages, Last post on Aug 05, 2009 at 6:54 AM
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Replying to: ironman87 (May 30, 2006 7:19 pm) We took my wife's '04 GX470 on only its second long trip ... Tucson to Yosemite and back ... and the cruise control drove me crazy as well. I also found the car/truck to be stunningly unstable at speeds above 70 and with any breeze at all I fought with the car to maintain straight line driving. Actually made me long for the Grand Cherokee we traded in for this "luxury" ride. If I had driven this car on the hiway before buying it I wouldn't have bought it ... it is, IMO, a grossly overrated vehicle. Fancy shmancy, but for $53+K I really feel I made a BIG mistake. My wife loves it, but she's really clueless about how a vehicle should ride. Bart  
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Replying to: ps13 (Mar 10, 2006 1:58 pm) My experience exactly. Our GX470 has horrible road manners at highway speeds ... our old Grand Cherokee was an infinitely better road car ... the Lexus doesn't come close to it. From the posts I'm seeing here it's an inherently poor performer by design. Bart
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Annoying problem. On my GX470, the trip timer does not automatically reset after turning off the engine. You will have to hit the reset button for it to reset to 0 minute. I checked the manual and it is suppose to reset after each time the engine is shut off but I called the dealership and they said all of their 06's are showing the same symptoms as mine. Is this a known problem and a misprint in the manual?
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Replying to: txlexas (Jun 13, 2006 6:55 am) I've had several cars over the years that have the trip timer - E/T, and NONE of them reset automatically. Gotta be a misprint in the manual. It would be silly to have it reset every time you turn the engine off. How long does it take me to get to San Diego? If I stop for gas or a bite to eat I'd have NO idea of my total elapsed time unless I did that with my watch ... and that would totally eliminate the value of the E/T timer IMO. Bart
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Replying to: nedzel (Mar 13, 2006 7:20 am) I'm very disappointed w/ the hiway stability of my GX ... had I been to this board before I bought it, or had the good sense to test it on the hiway, I wouldn't have gone near it. I had a Navigator that was FAR superior on the road, and for that matter my wife's Grand Cherokee was far superior on the road ... not as quiet, not as luxurious, but far easier to drive at hiway speeds. My two daughters had Isuzu Rodeos that were better! Bart
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Replying to: blov8r (Jun 16, 2006 6:45 am) I have GX 2005 with 10k miles: - One thing I agree, the steering feels awkward ... and I have to deliberately attempt to keep it in center, while noticing it is not quite always. I usually dont mind though, cause I thought this is mainly due to height of GX ... consequently steering so much away from wheels. - this truck rides more smoother, more quieter, more buttery than any car, i have ever driven ... so its joyous aspect - when i bought, its wheels were not aligned and I took it to dealer, since then, it drives flawlessly - the truck has tremendous acclerating power, overtaking power with nice braking. On accelerating you literally feel as if rocket just burnt initial fuel and now takin off (and i love the faint sound that GX gives) All that said, I'm these days concerned about gas consumption, 16.1 mpg on my vehicle is too much.
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Replying to: alexmn76 (Jun 24, 2006 5:40 pm)
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Replying to: nvbanker (Jun 25, 2006 11:37 am) alexmn76: I had a Navigator two cars ago and it's hiway driveability was far superior to my wife's GX. I've been very disappointed w/ the way the GX maintains road stability at high speeds, so if you're replacing your wife's Navigator and plan to do a significant amount of extended high speed hiway driving I cannot recommend the GX. It is clearly not the concensus on this thread that the GX is awkward at high speeds, but there are quite a few posters who share my experience. Bart
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Replying to: ironman87 (May 30, 2006 7:19 pm) All in all, I'm pretty happy with the GX though....
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Replying to: jimbo28 (May 23, 2006 3:03 pm) As for the clunk - I do feel that at most stops. I think its actually just the car shifting out of gear. The first few times I actually thought I had been slightly rear-ended. But now...I've gotten used to it. Doesn't seem to be any kind of safety issue, b/c the car reacts quickly and smoothly when the gas pedal is then depressed. So, I'm not too concerned with it. Not sure what your problems were with the LX, but I did have horror story problems with my ES. So...I know your uneasy feeling of concern - the 'did I just get into ANOTHER problem Lexus?' feeling. Anyway...all in all, I am quite pleased with the GX.
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