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SUVs Lexus RX 300/330/350 RX350 - Long Drive, Performance, MPG, Failure etc
30 messages, Last post on Dec 17, 2008 at 12:38 PM
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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? Thanks |
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Replying to: jako1 (Mar 16, 2007 9:56 am) 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. |
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Replying to: jako1 (Mar 16, 2007 9:56 am) 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! 
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I was interested in an RX330 or 350 and I was wondering how well it does on Gas? How every so often does it take to fill up on avg. driving? Why can it not take Regular Unleaded. There is no difference. 
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Replying to: renzo07 (Jun 05, 2007 12:41 am) 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. |
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| I just yesterday returned from a 1300 mile round trip from Boynton Beach FL to Marietta GA. 2007 RX 350 FWD with about 2500 miles on it. Set cruise control on 80 mph and aimed the car up the Florida turnpike and Interstate 75. 25.4 mpg, no problems. | |
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I have had my 2008 RX 350 for little over 2 weeks and I love it. However, I have been getting, on an average 17-18 mpg with a combined driving of City and freeway. It is 80% City and 20% freeway. I live about 2 miles away from work and there are numberous stop lights in between. I guess that may be a bid factor in the low mpg that i have been getting. I have been trying to be as gentle as possible on the gas and I try to coast as much as I can. So, the low mpg is not due to hard driving. 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?
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Replying to: env_engr (Aug 23, 2007 4:29 pm) 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. |
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You guys must drive slow or my wife drive's like a nut, I just fill up my tank today for the first time since it was done at the dealership 3 weeks ago when we brought our RX 08, only driven 227 mile since and fill up at 17.610 gallon, that come's out to less than 14 mile a gallon between 50% city and freeway. That don't sound good at all. Anybody think I should call the dealership and ask them if something is wrong? also the low gas light came on already, so I guess there must be at lease 2 gallons in reserve if the tank is at 19.2 .
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Replying to: giantsfan2 (Sep 16, 2007 4:18 pm)
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