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It's been awesome. The OEM Lexus infotainment is useless, and was actually a reason I was considering selling the LX570 and going with something else. The carplay addon was a great addition, works really well, and got me to be happy with the car...

This. And your kids are going to beat the crap out of it. Crackers, baby food, formula, and puke. My 5 year old gets car sick and puked all over the interior of our expedition. Vented seats are great until you try to get puke out of em. Buy...

The pricing on Land Cruisers is absolutely stupid. I bought a 2018 LX570 with 50k miles for ~$51k If it were me, I wouldnt pay that much for the LC and would get the Sequoia if those were the only two options. Also, if you don't plan to offroad...

If I did not offroad I would not own a 200 series. It is great all-around, but the cargo room is basically equal to a 4Runner. For a small family, plan on a roof box on road trips. I run a roof box and two hitch boxes when traveling with 2 kids...

How you like that CarPlay add on?

https://www.jbautoupholstery.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=wix_google_business_profile&utm_campaign=12568766914065973404 They did my 1993 HDJ81 4 years ago in the original Alcantara fabric and did a fantastic job.

My lx570 needs some work on the driver side seat bottom. Any local upholstery folks in the area?

If you have the coin, a LRA aux gas tank would be a nice upgrade. I wish I added the 12.5 tank on mine during covid. 21inch rims are not my favorite, so tundra rims with some at tires would be a nice upgrade as well. I love the heritage bronze...

We wanted a GL450 years ago but we were expecting our second born and I wanted something I didnt have to worry about post warranty so we bought our 2016 GX460 new and its been a dream to own. Glad to finally realize this dream and see how the...

How does it ride vs the stock 20’s you used to have?

Other than lowering/raising the spare, it’s no extra work to do the 5 tire thing. My spare is always sandy/muddy from my travels, so a rotation is a good chance to clean it up. I do my own rotation anyway because it’s a good time to get...

Honestly, the price was fair, it was just over what I wanted to pay. And they wouldn’t take my old truck in on trade, and it was 2.5,hours away.

https://www.facebook.com/share/TvhLxhgMpFeXR5U4/?mibextid=79PoIi Here is a nice looking LC in Charlotte NC. 2019 navy blue with black interior. 33k miles, $66k asking. I thought hard about it but ultimately bought a different vehicle.

there's been a few times I've pulled the tire down myself, throwing it in the back, knowing it was going for a 5 tire rotation, then just put it back up myself. Don't know if they appreciated it or not.

Thread bump. I have my mechanic rotate tires. Do you think they resent the fact that I have them do a 5 tire rotation? I’m also annoyed the 5th tire is all dirty

I love my proclip mounts and have used them on the past 6 vehicles I’ve owned. As far as the actual holder, my favorite is the pro clip holder with the MagSafe charger. It’s pricy, but super quality. I’ve had zero issues with it mounted in...

I’d buy another battery. Modern cars are so weird about voltage. Batteries are cheap, electric gremlin troubleshooting is expensive.

It actually shows on the dash if your car is in park.

Driving today, I had these lights on. Eco mode, BSM, and RCTA, and then auto lower. First car I can remember with a blind spot monitoring dash light. IMO it’s unnecessary and makes the dash display too busy. Couple other thoughts. The center...

Lol Interiors are a real problem though (lx 600). I also gave up finding a discontinued Benz with anything other than black and red guts in dark exteriors. Your wife knows whats up fr.

Are you blonde, small, and cranky?

That’s the color scheme! Hard to find in the wild. My wife is the type that doesn’t care about anything else other than the exterior and interior colors. Makes car shopping for her frustrating, especially with car makers all going to black...

There are aftermarket systems but none as nicely integrated as the factory ones. The ones I'm familiar with install sensors in the rear bumper corners under the cover, and have wires routed to somewhere in the trunk for the brain. Then two LED...

The mirroring only goes on to the seatback screens, not the dash (if that's what you're looking for).

I bought an HDMI to USB dongle, and just plugged it into my HDMI input. Then select HDMI on the Lexus infotainment screen and boom.