twinelmskao

I've owned a 2005 RX330 for a little over two years now. Without a doubt, it's the finest vehicle I've ever owned and 30,000 miles later, it runs and rides as well as the day it left the showroom.

However...

My best friend told me recently "You have a great car, but the only people you see driving them are old people and women." Now, I'm a single middle-aged (40+) male and I don't consider myself old yet, so I felt that what he said was somewhat insulting. That is, until I looked around and determined that what he told me seems to be, for the most part, true. The vast majority of the RXs I see are driven by older people or (even more so) by women. Now, when I look at my RX, I think that I would describe the styling as being rather "feminine", albeit very attractive nonetheless.

Even here on the forum, I see a number of posts referring to the RX as "my wife's car". Fellow forum members, what do you think? Who do you think the RX is primarily designed for? What is the target demographic? Did my friend speak the truth?

For what it's worth, after what my friend said I went out and traded my RX for an 07 IS 250 (it's coming in next week). A much more "masculine" car (IMHO) without sacrificing the Lexus quality and luxury I've grown accustomed to. Still, I'm going to miss my RX...must be my feminine side talking :)

Why are you so scared to drive a Lexus RX? I saw men wearing pantyhose,shaving underarms ...

Hello,

My wife's 04 RX330 is nearing the end of the factory warranty. It has about 30K miles. I am looking for a good extended warranty and would like to get some suggestions.

Lexus is offering an extended warranty (7 yrs/ 75K miles) for approximately $1800 (after a $200 off coupon). I am yet to call warranydirect.com and the other warranty companies. I understand inclusionary and exclusionary type warranties etc., and that these things come with a bunch of complications and not covered items.

Any suggestions? good experiences?

Thanks

Kamz

dealers offering an extended warranty for about $1800(7year/75k mile) means that they believe they can make profits with the price offered which means you are more likely to end up losing money.

thanks rx330driver

just got the tips from toyota owners club forum and it worked

1)turn ignition key to ON and press the odometer button until the display reads actual mileage

2)turn ignition key to OFF

3)hold in the same button you used in step 1,

while holding the button in,turn ignition key to ON

the "maint reqd" light should blink and go out

04 RX330 AWD with 66K miles

60K service done

change oil/fluid regularly

maintenance required light on today

why is that?

cant figure that out

opinion/advice highly appreciated

thanks

thank you for your reply and

yes, it wont let me shift down. The lever seems to be blocked until a couple of minutes later. I pulled the lever with force only one time. It's something you dont want to do it again. I bought this car with 60K miles on it, so there is no warranty. Would you let me know how to "remove the safety thing with a coin" thanks

My car is a 2004 RX330. After starting the engine(particularly early in the morning) I usually have difficulty shifting the selector lever from P to R. I have to wait until the engine idle for a couple of minutes. Can anybody tell my why is that? Opinion/advice highly appreciated.

filter box?

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Thanks Mike.

I am going to install a performance air filter to replace the conventional one. The performance air filter is said to be able to help the engine "breathe" better. I know where the air filter box is but I dont know how to open it.

filter box?

Thanks

inoperable; sometimes it works perfectly. why is that? opinion/advice highly appreciated.