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Replying to: exfrog (May 23, 2005 1:30 pm) |
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I have enjoyed the comments on this forum. I have had my car for about one month and love the 400h The phone: My RZR and my wife's V551 sync perfectly with the car. You can only input a number with the car stopped. Hit the info button and the keypad will appear. You may also for some odd reason access the keypad with the dest. key if you go to PAGE 2. I am getting about 24 mph on short city drives.. This is my wife's car and it has not been on the road yet. We have 750 miles. I like the fact the car is not that different than the 330 but have ordered custom plate hyybrd (all the other Virginia choices are taken). I paid just under $50,000 at Flow Lexus in Greensboro, NC and have heated seats, wheel locks, cargo net and no dvd. I do love the GPS and the rear TV as visibility is limited in the rear view. I like the build quality (I drive a new E 320) and think it is as good or better than my Mercedes. I am a little sorry the in town MPG is not higher on short trips and think the car should have come with mp3 player. Look forward to more comments from other owners
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Replying to: hyybrd (May 27, 2005 6:47 am) |
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| I walked into a Los Angeles Lexus dealership on Saturday morning, picked my favorite from several in stock and drove off the lot. Paid sticker plus $1,500 for rims I didn't really want. Ara took very good care of me throughout the process and I'm very happy with our new Rx. First tank averaged 23.5 mpg... | |
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Replying to: kibble (Jun 02, 2005 8:06 pm)
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Replying to: kibble (Jun 02, 2005 8:06 pm) It is NOT safe to put the Rx330 rims (chromed or not) onto the RX400h because of the higher loads the 400h will place on them. The 400h is heavier and delivers A LOT more toruqe. The difference is that the 330 rims are smooth on the outside of the spokes, while the 400 are dimpled or recessed in appearance. There is a letter from Corporate somewhere on this site that spells out the the dealerships that they are NOT to substitute the rims.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 02, 2005 8:28 pm) |
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Replying to: skyfish400h (Jun 03, 2005 2:16 pm) It is NOT safe to put the Rx330 rims (chromed or not) onto the RX400h because of the higher loads the 400h will place on them. The 400h is heavier and delivers A LOT more toruqe. The difference is that the 330 rims are smooth on the outside of the spokes, while the 400 are dimpled or recessed in appearance. There is a letter from Corporate somewhere on this site that spells out the the dealerships that they are NOT to substitute the rims." I'll check them out, thanks for the heads up! |
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In December, my wife and I bought a new Acura RL. Incredible car. I picked up our new 400h on Monday, and so far I just love it. With respect to the toys and gadgets, it doesn't hold a candle to the RL, but the hybrid system makes up for all of that. I live in a collar suburb of Chicago, and spend much of my commute on the Kennedy expressway in very slow, often stop-n-go traffic. The commute in this morning put my odometer over 100 miles, and I'm doing 24.5 on average so far. And, oh my god, the fuel gauge has barely moved! I bought the car from McGrath, and have nothing but excellent things to say about them. I do have to say that a number of things really bother me about the car though -- no satellite radio, no voice dial with the Bluetooth system, lockout of the navi system (and telephone number pad dial) while moving, no ability to use the Bluetooth phonebook unless you upload numbers from a phone, unavailable Smart Access system (keyless ignition), and smaller things like no "range" display showing estimated fuel miles remaining in the tank, no tire pressure display and, wow, does the AM radio reception suck (upgraded audio with rear entertainment system). If I didn't own the RL, these things probably wouldn't bother me. Overall, I'm thrilled with my purchase, but the vehicle could definately be improved.
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Replying to: _hacksaw (Jun 08, 2005 11:01 am) |
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