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Anonymous said...
I believe the previous poster meant "No one said that if you don't get 27 MPG average it is a Lemon. You seem to suffer from some delusion and make things up. Who"probably meant How" long have you been off you(sure poster meant your) medications that causes you to miss interrupt (probably interpret) what someone wrote. I hope this addresses the message as it was intended. The one fact that was not mentioned is "Lexus advertised greater mileage than being experienced". I experience lower gas mileage and theorize that it is because of reduced hybrid battery capacity from bad cells.
Donald said...
The person that wrote the last massage "Based on your reported experience any vehicle which doesn't measure up to 27mpg average would be defective or a "lemon"." is stupid.
No one said that if you don't get 27 MPG average it is a Lemon. You seem to suffer from some delusion and make things up. Who long have you been off you medications that causes you to miss interrupt what someone wrote.
If you drive in the city only in hills like I do in Laguna Niguel then you will get about 20MPG. This is a lot better than most cars that have the power and weight of the RX400h.
I average about 25 MPG city (hills) and highway. On trips to Colorado and back I get 30MPG with the two electric motor model. .
Compared to my ford escape I get great gas mileage and lot more comfort. It was a six and got maybe 14MPG where I live and 22MPG on the freeways.
Lexus most do something right, I see a lot of 400h around here.
Why you tell us about all the cars you owned that got the mileage that was posted on the car. I NEVER had a car that got the MPG that was posted.
First off, the mileage is based on a hot engine, with do weight in the car and level ground. Most people are happy with the RX400H………
Anonymous said...
Based on your reported experience any vehicle which doesn't measure up to 27mpg average would be defective or a "lemon". I would agree. Lexus built many such vehicles which by your description are defective/Lemons. In fact, it appears most comments on this board show their 400h does not meet the standard of 27 mpg average. Maybe your relying on the computer to give you accurate mileage (Lexus cautions against it's reliability). Are you using an IMP Gal or does your vehicle have a mis-calibrated chip? At what speed does your vehicle switch from electric mode to gas engine? Supported by real life questioning of 400h owners most drivers are not lead footing a hybrid and most do not get 27 mpg. Can we deduce that most 400h vehicles are defective/Lemons or your math is questionable? Beverly Hills California
Anonymous said...
I have a 2008 w/ 24k on it and I average 27 mpg. I drive both highway and city. I try to be conscious of my driving via the power consumption readout, but many times I am in a rush so I take full advantage of the 400h's acceleration capability. In addition, I frequently drive with the air conditioning on. From my experience, one would really have to be a lead foot to get any lower than 24 mpg (combined driving). I have used only premium unleaded.
Phil said...
I have a 2006 RX400h. I get about 21.5 mpg with short city trips daily and about the same on long highway trips. I sure wish I could resolve the problem but the dealer and auto techs that have checked my vehicle say it tests fine and they see no problems.
Anonymous said...
The Rx400H is a superb vehicle and gets markedly better mileage than any SUV of its relative performance level.
Fast, plush, silent at speed and loaded with goodies although I like my infinity map better and I am a bit bummed that I still need a physical key.
Im averaging 23.8-24.4 MPG in combined driving over the last 1100 miles sustaining 80+ on the highway loops for hours at a time.
These posts read a little like the "my first car blogs". Since when did any car EVER get what the window sticker said? Ive bought/owned over 10 new domestic and imported vehicles in the last 20 years and none could match the window sticker, so I find it rather amusing to hear so may complaints about this and the rare almost unheard of event - "my salesman lied to me".
I own a
2007 RX400H and at 5000 miles I take it in to be
serviced at Larry H Miller, Lexus, Murray Ut,- oil
change, tire rotations, alignments, etc. Today was the
25000 mile service. Received a phone call from the
service department stating one of my tires was bald and
they could see cables. They wanted me to replace all for
tires for the tune of $1100, that included the alignment
and balance. I asked why my tires would go bad at such
low mileage and I was informed and I quote, that Lexus,
Toyota and even Honda buy all there tires in bulk at
discounted rates, so all our shiny new cars get an
inferior tire.I called Michelin, they said don't allow
them to change the tires and take my car to an
authorized Michelin dealer. It makes no sense to me that
if they've been doing what they say they've been doing
at the dealership, why do I have wear on only one tire?
I've had no problems, no sensor warnings, nothing.
Anyone else?
"Waaah,
I drive like a speeding idiot and only get 23mpg".
These same dopes never checked their mpg in the rx350mpg
which claims 19 but only gets 15.5 when driven the way
they drive. Duah. Even my lead footed spouse easily gets
26.5mpg and I get in the 30's with the AWD version. NO
dummies, you can't drive like Andy Granitelli and get
31.5mpg but jack up the tire pressures into the high
40lbs range, buy an electric block heater, combine all
those wastefull short trips into one trip so that the
engine doesn't have to keep warming up and guess what?
Viola.
I have a
2007 Lexus RX400h that we bought new. Gas milage was
great (about 25 or more miles in the city). My husband
had an accident in it that damaged the right front axle.
After that, the mileage dropped to 22 miles. I'm getting
almost 75 miles less per tank now than before the
accident. We never got the 31 miles in the city that we
were told, but we were close.
sagustaw
On Lexus RX400h, my car, with 91 octane, 24.6 in city,
using 87
octane 21.9 in city. Almost happy with Lexus, very
pleased with Prius.
W. K.
Palm Desert, CA
I own the
Lexus Hybrid & I am disappointed with the gas
mileage. The EPA says 32 mpg Highway. & 28 city. I
was told by the dealer that to expect about 30 highway.
I average 24 MPG overall. If I just do highway I get
about 21 MPG. The Boston Globe did a review on the Lexus
& reached the same results. Now the dealer says that
this is a vehicle for city driving. This auto is not
worth the extra $10,000 over the 330. I am disappointed
that Lexus still stands by the EPA estimate. Now Lexus
is telling the dealers that the car will get better gas
mileage after 15,000 miles. This is a rip-off to the
consumers .
2006 LEXUS
RX400h-----about 25 mpg but less in the cold weather--
mostly stop and go suburban driving
RICK in
ILLINOIS
I just bought a Lexis 400h, and I'm getting exactly what
the official estimated mileage said I should get. The
first day I drove to work (17 miles, including both stop
and go and some highway driving), I got almost 34 mpg;
now I am averaging about 31-32 for that trip. On a long
(3 hour) trip -- all highway through very hilly country,
we got about 27 mpg. I'm loving it.
MLP
We got our 400H in November of 05 and have just over
5000 miles... We've been averaging right around 24 city
and highway. Not what we expected but better than the
RX330. Was it worth 10K more? Probably not, seems like
$10K in gas money would buy alot of miles. Overall, we
are dissappointed with the mileage and Lexus' skirting
the real truth about mileage.
JoJo
I just purchased an RX400h and I am more than pleased
with the mileage and the comfort. I traded in a 2002
Lincoln Navigator which is a beautiful vehicle but a
gas-hog. The RX gives me the same performance,
comparable luxury and uses less gas. What's the
downside?
Coach777b
My 2007 Lexus RX400H only gets 23 mpg
overall and I am disappointed. A plug-in
conversion is definitely on my wish list.
Pete
Long Beach, CA
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We have owned the 400h for > 1 year and have been in the less than satisfied club on quoted gas mileage (~ 23MPG average). We believe that the mileage has been mis-represented by Lexus, are the emission numbers exaggerated also? We wrote a letter to their VP Bob Carter hoping for a response directly from someone in Lexus who cared about the customer experience, pawned off on someone who was quoting the "10 ways to improve mileage". All I can say is this is our last Lexus, they don't care about their customers, even those who paid a $10K premium.
mlp,
We also started out with higher mileage but it dropped quickly. Check back in at about 5K and let everyone know what your status is.
Recently bought Lexus 400h. For the first 3000 miles I got around 24 mpg combined city and highway driving. Now have 6K miles on the car and getting 20-21 mpg in town, probably due to colder weather. VERY disappointed since the gas version gets 19 mpg in town. It is advertised as a vehicle better for city driving, but when we asked the dealer about the bad gas mileage, we were told it is intended for trips at least 15-20 miles - not exactly most city driving. Previously had a Yukon XL that got exactly the mileage printed on the original sticker even after 85K miles. I would take my Yukon back tomorrow if I hadn't just wasted the extra money on this hybrid. Yes, the Lexus is comfortable, but so was my Yukon.