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I am a satisfied Lexus ES330 owner. I am now in the market for a second Lexus. It would be used for winter driving in the Northeast and summer vacationing near the beach. I have looked at the GX450 and know that it would serve my purposes but I like the styling and performance of the RX350. I would be taking the car on the sand (probably 6 times a year). Can the RX350 withstand that type of driving?

If you remember this is just a tall ES350 but with better ground clearance and not bad approach/departure levels, you'll be OK. MY RX350 just today went across a newly-cut farm field with some mud with no problems. You can get anything stuck, including a Jeep Wrangler, so respect for the environment you'll be driving in and the capabilities of your vehicle should be right up front. The RX350 is lower cost, quieter and better handling IMHO.

Depends..on hard sand like Daytona no problem of course...but on soft sand you're taking a chance..even with AWD you're risking getting stuck if all of the wheels start spinning....I've seen a lot of AWD vechicles stuck in sand, and while even a "real" 4WD with locking differentials does occasionally get stuck (most often due to knucklehead drivers) it is much less common...if you try it with an RX just make sure you are in an area with good samaritans or be prepared for a very expensive tow bill...I've been in deep soft sand with my Sequoia that I know my wife's RX would never get through.....

My 08 rx350 recently returned from the local dealership with all tires at 36 psi. cold. I checked the door panel and and they are supposed to be at 30 psi when cold. Bad dealership or am I missing something?

Thanks

Door placard typically shows pressure for maximum comfort/smooth ride. If you want better fuel economy and can handle a more firm and bumpy ride you can inflate to the max pressure shown on the tire sidewall.

Bad - we are talking about the ES 350... not the IS.. and that is not the entire verbiage in the owners manual for the ES 350 as relates to octane.

OK. I understand that, I couldn't find the "exact" verbiage for the ES 350. Do you by chance have it? Can you post it here?

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