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midwest x6 04-05-2011 03:00 PM

My wife has had 4 RX's and each one of them was rock-solid...And I would have been bored in a week driving any of em.

But hey, everyone has their own personal criteria for vehicle needs. If yours matches-up well with what Lexus does (and does not) deliver, you'll be a happy camper.

GL and drive it in good health as my dad would say! :thumbup:

E53is 04-05-2011 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by xoutpostking (Post 816511)
No kiddin! What they expect you to be there for a whole day?

yes because they fail :rofl:

Fraser 04-05-2011 06:58 PM

In most markets outside the US, the Lexus GX460 is sold as a Toyota LandCruiser 150 Series, or Toyota Prado. How Toyota/Lexus can still put a solid, truck axle at the back of these things and still lie straight in bed at night is beyond me. Compared to the dynamics/handling/steering of an E70, the GX460/LandCruiser 150 is back in the horse and cart days.

JCL 04-05-2011 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Fraser (Post 816559)
How Toyota/Lexus can still put a solid, truck axle at the back of these things and still lie straight in bed at night is beyond me.

Maybe they're watching the Ford Mustang, and waiting for Ford to go first.

brian5 04-05-2011 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xoutpostking (Post 816455)

That's one ugly looking SUV :(

Jordo 04-05-2011 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Fraser (Post 816559)
In most markets outside the US, the Lexus GX460 is sold as a Toyota LandCruiser 150 Series, or Toyota Prado. How Toyota/Lexus can still put a solid, truck axle at the back of these things and still lie straight in bed at night is beyond me. Compared to the dynamics/handling/steering of an E70, the GX460/LandCruiser 150 is back in the horse and cart days.

I'm not sure what your saying. A solid axle is a superior set up compared to independent. Well each has it's pros, but for your typical hill Billy that is hitt'en the trail to drink beer and poach deer out of season, a solid axle can support more weight and has better ocolation carictoristics.

So a solid axle is more "truck-ish".

^and yes I'm well aware that my spelling sux.

Fraser 04-05-2011 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordo (Post 816565)
A solid axle is a superior set up compared to independent.

Superior off-road, yes, but not anywhere else. And, how many GX460s will be hitting the trails do you think?

FSETH 04-05-2011 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rufusdedog (Post 816356)
According to owners I met in the service area bullet-proof reliability.

:confused: Were all those people just hanging out there watching movies in the theater or were their broken cars being fixed?

Jordo 04-05-2011 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Fraser (Post 816568)
Superior off-road, yes, but not anywhere else. And, how many GX460s will be hitting the trails do you think?

Oh, oh, oh. I miss understood what you were saying. Yes I agree 100%. They are pushing the luxury image, but have a chevy pick up rear end in it. That handles like one too. (probably because it's cheap) and I think less then 1/10 of 1% will ever venture off a stone driveway.

kthankzbye 04-05-2011 07:57 PM

Lexus is very soft and comfty, kinda like driving on a cloud, which means greater chance of falling asleep.. haha Jk. I was looking at the older GL's, which looks much nicer. But the only thing was the stupid rear hatch. I don't understand why they need to make it open like a door. I live in NYC and people park behind you, bumper to bumper, and it makes it impossible to open if it's a SUV whose behind you.


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