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Thanks for the reply, Flukesofhazard, much appreciated, and it is good to hear your endorsement of the 2010 RX350, which is exactly what we ended up with. Our local used car dealer (CarShop - formerly Carsense), had several used ones, but a 2010 with just 75,000 miles on it stood out to me. It had all the signs of light use and good care, looked and felt great. A week later, we are very happy with it. Thanks again.

Hey Folks - My wife and I love our "new" 2018 ES350, which replaced our beloved 2011 ES350. (Traded up last month while the older car still looked great and had no problems.) Now, as our old 2003 Ford Explorer continues to show its age in expensive ways, we're moving towards ditching that in favor of something newer and more luxurious but that can still haul a substantial amount of stuff. Friends have raved about the RX350, and we like the look of it. There are a number of used examples in our area. Here is my main question - should I rule out anything with more than 100k on it, or is that not such a terrible number with these cars? Note that I do understand that the actual mileage # is not as important in itself as real wear & tear, service history, abuse, etc. I'm talking about a car that will be driven about 5k miles a year at most, and does not need to be as fancy as our main car, and needs a decent cargo area (though we probably don't need as much as we had with the Explorer.) We have bought our last three cars at CarShop, which is near us and has as assortment of used RX350s, including a few with around 100k, or 110k, and that are 2012 - 2014 models or thereabouts. At present, I'm attracted to the idea of spending less than $18k or $20k on something that would be a heck of a step up from an '03 Explorer. I'd welcome any thoughts, particularly on the age/mileage concern. Thank you!

Thanks for chiming in, Bykfixer. Appreciated.

Jim - thanks very much for the response and the link, much appreciated. - Dean

Good day folks - I am on the verge of trading in our beloved 2011 ES350 for a newer (used) model, and find myself considering a hybrid for the fist time. Specifically, I am looking at two 2018 models that a local dealer has on hand at the moment - an ES350 Navigation and an ES300h Navigation. My instinct is to go with the standard V6, mostly based largely on my ignorance of hybrids, but I want to give the 300h a fair consideration. My largest concern is the scary stuff I read about hybrid battery replacement cost being in the multi-thousands of bucks. Can anyone tell me what the factory warranty would cover for the 2018 model year? And taking that further, how often in general, do these batteries actually need to be replaced? One example I'm aware of is that my neighbor has a 2008 Camry that still works great for her, and she says the only maintenance she's done has related to the gasoline engine part of the car. Thanks in advance for any comments.