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  1. You can always use google advanced search and limit the search to the site lexusownersclub.com. Or just type: turtle wax ice site:lexusownersclub.com as your google search.
  2. Oddly, it seems that rights to the patent 5,081,171 were purchased in 1993 by Enercy Conservation International. http://www.secinfo.com/dUU93.9k.htm That SEC 10-Q form identifies "Vision Marketing Group" as a former name of "Energy Conservation International". Well, if you like conspiracy theories, VMG LLC is a company that trains and supports the finance departments of car dealerships ... the guys that sell you paint sealant treatments... http://www.vmg-llc.com/products.html And here is a statement about the patent by 5 Star Shine: http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-detailing...ne-answers.html
  3. Don't take it hard, though. I ended up with Cilajet from the dealer. It does look nice, but there is little to justify the very high price. I've been compiling a list of the vendors of these paint sealer products that dealers sell: http://www.cilajet.com/ http://www.royalshield.com/ http://www.colourshield.com/ http://www.5starshine.com/ http://tropic-shield.com/ http://xzilon.com/ And here's a detailer that sells multiple different paint sealants and has a paint sealant FAQ: http://www.clean-image.co.uk/paintsealant/index.htm http://www.clean-image.co.uk/articles/paint-sealant-faq.html Though the skeptics among us will choose to read it as an advertisement rather than fact. I think the most real info is probably in the patent mentioned on the 5starshine.com site: http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5081171.html And some information on PTFE, the main chemical most of these sealants claim to use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytetrafluoroethylene
  4. Year: 2010 Model: RX450h MPG: 28.4 Location: California Current Temp: 50-80 F % City Driving: 30% % Highway Driving: 70% Average MPH: 37 Gas Type: 91 AWD/FWD: AWD I've gotten as much as 36 mpg when I drive carefully in mixed highway and urban traffic. I'm pretty sure I could get over 40 on country roads if I drove under 40 mph and there weren't many hills.
  5. According to: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/11/lexus-announces.html The RX450h uses exhaust heat instead of coolant storage. The exhaust heat recovery system used in the RX 450h is simpler and less expensive to construct than the coolant heat storage system (CHSS) uses on Toyota’s current Prius, which employs a stainless-steel 3-liter coolant heat storage tank, two electric coolant pumps, and a motorized coolant valve assembly to carry out similar functions.
  6. Or you can use voice command and ask for "guidance louder".
  7. On the Tundra I traded in for my Rx2010, the cargo light over the pickup bed would stay on for about 10-20 seconds if the truck was unlocked. It was very handy to be able to look back after walking away to verify that the light was out and the truck was locked. On the Rx2010, I peer in through the window to make sure the lock on the opposite door is locked. This isn't nearly as convenient as the Tundra's light.
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