Unhappy With Rx450h, Poor designs and ergonomics Options

[KrazyLexus]

There is one here at CarMax (not CPO though) for $37,998 loaded with everything with only 24k miles. So I am hoping 34-35k by January might be possible!

The cheapest GS 450h I've seen was 38k with 43k miles on it.

Well the 07 GS350's can be had around 28-32k with 40k mile range. The G37 is in the 36k+ new range. And IMHO, I am done with Nissan/Infiniti's. I had two G35s back in 04/05. I really want to switch to a different car manufacture and be happy!

So that is the year I am looking at. I would love to have a GS450h if I can find one for under 34k CPO. Never know when January comes around when I am ready to make the switch, there might be some.

Sales do not equate which car is "better" it could all be a matter of perception. The RX is one of the cheapest luxury SUVs you can get(the non hybrid model). The high end highlander (hybrid and non hybrid) sells more than the RX, so does that mean that the Highlander is better (edmunds thinks so).

When we are talking about whether people are comparing the Murano to the RX and if you insist they are, then why are so many more peoplen choosing the RXs? Of course, you can't always equate sales to quality, but many sales trends do point to this as being the case. The Honda Civic, Toyota Prius, etc all show very high sales figures, and for good reason.

Many are choosing the RX because they want a Luxury Crossover. And you get all the loaner cars, more warranty, and stuff that comes with a Luxury car. Nissan, Toyota, and so on you do not. Plus the RX is the cheapest of the batch if you compare the other Luxury crossovers, so yes you will get more people buying them.

That is what I was trying to get at. many people will see the price tag between the two and say I can get a Lexus!!!!! many people do the same between a g35 and a (new) maxima

Same here. I looked at the Maxima, and a full loaded one was like $40k. I was like forget that. I can get a Lexus! Reason why we are looking at a new ES350 and a slightly used GS350 for me.

what year GS350 are you looking for? You could get a G37 brand new with awd for the same price as a used GS350. If you haven't test driven a G37, do it before you make your decision

[Gryphon]

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You have just earned the "Lexus Owner's Club Shortest Post Award."

Tom

[lemon]

Thanks. I'm trying to stick to my 'done with this thread' mantra, and I couldn't find any way to delete the post. I'm sure the '.' will offend someone, though.

[SW03ES]

Yeah you can't win LOL

[RX400h]

Thanks. I'm trying to stick to my 'done with this thread' mantra, and I couldn't find any way to delete the post. I'm sure the '.' will offend someone, though.

All you had to do was ask!

[SOMEONE ELSE...]

Okay, I had to pull out my Consumer Reports auto edition for you two Nissan fans......

According to CR, both the Highlander hybrid and Highlander gas outscore the newly designed Murano, with the Highlander hybrid trouncing the Murano's average fuel mileage by 5 MPG.

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So what kind of nutjob car company would name a car, "Murano" ?!?

Murano ... er, that's spanish for dirty, stupid, filthy pig.

[KrazyLexus]

Okay, I had to pull out my Consumer Reports auto edition for you two Nissan fans......

According to CR, both the Highlander hybrid and Highlander gas outscore the newly designed Murano, with the Highlander hybrid trouncing the Murano's average fuel mileage by 5 MPG.

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So what kind of nutjob car company would name a car, "Murano" ?!?

Murano ... er, that's spanish for dirty, stupid, filthy pig.

At least it's a name instead of just some letters and numbers that mean nothing.

Oh and there is no spanish meaning for Murano. I think you just made that up.

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There is no translation for murano from Spanish to English. What language is this? *ChaCha*

[fogcutter]

Hi everyone -- my first post.

I have 1100 miles on my RX450 and I really like the thing. After driving two BMW X5s and a Benz ML over 8 years, the Lexus is like a dream.

No matter how the Germans try to sport up their SUVs, the machines are still SUVs. IMHO their main mission is to 1) haul people and things 2) go in snow.

I appreciate the Lexus approach of providing decent electronics and enough road feel to not be completely numb. It is not a sports car and isn't trying to be a sports car. Wisdom itself.

At first I thought locking out the phone and nav features while moving were a defect, but when the controls came back when I stopped it became clear that this was by design. And yes, it is annoying.

I am really thinking about having the after market module placed that ends this nonsense, but I'll live with it for a while and
see how it goes. I'm not eager to pull the dash on a brand new machine.

I'm averaging 28.5-29 MPG in my day to day driving, up from 18 MPG on the X5, and I'm burning midgrade Shell.

Have to wait a few more weeks to see how it does in snow.

And yes, I miss my Garmin, but I'm getting onto the Lexus Nav. I'm finding it more different than defective, but from some of the posts there may be trouble ahead as I use it more. We'll see.

With any luck they'll listen to the complaints and have a software fix before long, and hopefully before I spring for the module.

Anyway, I like the 450 quite a lot and plan to run the wheels off the thing.

[SW03ES]

At least it's a name instead of just some letters and numbers that mean nothing.

Oh and there is no spanish meaning for Murano. I think you just made that up.

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There is no translation for murano from Spanish to English. What language is this? *ChaCha*

Its a joke buddy...lighten up.

It is a pretty unflattering name LOL.