SNOBOAT1

I am on my 2nd Lexus RX since Jan 09. I bought a 07 RX400h in Jan with 30k on it. I ran into nothing but trouble and ended up giving it back to the dealer. The main reason that I finally made them take it back was that they had added a tow package to the car which had the Dynamic Cruise Control. In reality that is a major safety issue, because adding the weight of a towed object changes the height of the sensor for the cruise, thus opening a door for possible accidents. At the time that this problem occurred the 2010 RX was just coming out. I decided to try it,along with some other class compoetitors. the difference from the old RX , the others and the 10 was huge. The comments in the other blogs on this site, mention many design issues , which I agree with, some of these just do not make sense. But after looking at many other cars in this class, the 10 was the clear winner. I have been driving this car since May, the gas mileage is slowly getting better, as the motor breaks in. The towing is great I have a ski boat with dual wheel trailer, weighing in close to the max weight, it tows as if it is not even there. The handling and comfort are really good, the leg room fine even for over six footers. I have a friend with a ML500 that he paid over $100k for and he likes riding in my car. A lot of the tech features work fine and the mouse once you get used to it works well. As far as the Nav, it works, not perfect but does work well enough to get there, most of the time. DO NOT FRET OVER NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES ON THE NAV WHILE MOVING, GET USED TO THE AUDIO. I have a BMW that had a crash because someone was messing with the NAV while driving and got distracted. One issue that has come up and may become a fight with Lexus. I took my car to the car wash, someone there, probably cleaning the interior windshield, pressed down on the cup holder bezel and broke the hinge. The cost to replace is over $800, Lexus is not warranting it at this moment. Luckily the car wash is paying this time, but i feel there must be some design flaw that allows this to break that easily. Before I got my Lexus in Jan I had a Yukon Denali, which was a great snow car, since I live in Tahoe I am looking forward to seeing how this car handles in heavy snows. So far the difference from the older RXs and the 10 is definitely worth the change. I hope you are enjoying yours