GGinPA Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Greetings from Eastern Pennsylvania! I have a 2006 RX 400h which replaced a '99 RX 300. Been buying Toyota cars since 1985. I also have a '98 Camry which will be swapped for a plug-in hybrid when available. I love the 400h and got great mileage on an 8500 mile cross-country drive in 2008 (over 27 MPH). I have a couple of issues with the car: the first is price of the GPS update disk (which I refuse to buy at $300+). I have found that using the Nav system as a road map is mostly okay, but I wouldn't trust it to plan a route. The second issue is the lack of a back-up warning beeper option. The latter is especially needed in a hybrid which is virtually silent to pedestrians walking behind the car in parking lots. The Prius has a backup beeper, but it only sounds INSIDE the car. What's the point of that? The dealer wanted over $200 to install a 3rd-party beeper. I finally found a cheap solution at a AAA store. It's a device you stick on the backup light lens which detects when the light goes on and then starts beeping. Price was $8. I also have stopped using Lexis dealers for service. One local dealer's price schedule showed 60K major service for $1,150. The same service at my Toyota dealer was $450. That's a big difference for the free bagels at Lexus! Okay, enough ranting. I look forward to getting acquainted with the group and contributing to the discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfish Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Welcome to the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1985 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Hello and welcome to the forum.I am also new here.Its nice to know you.I hope you are having a good time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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