Here is a list of "complaints" that I have been hearing from more than one source:
* Lexus dealer markup is high %
* 7.5 second+ 0-60 time (magazine tests) is worse than the (already marginal) 7.1 second Lexus claim. (Don't race a Nissan Maxima...)
* The car is being built by a distant subcontractor rather than the usual Toyota/Lexus facilities in the Tokyo area.
* The paint chips easily
* The dashboard gets hot (inluding engine heat in the footwell)
* There have been complaints about irregular "body gaps" which are not up to the standards of other Lexus models.
* The e-Shift buttons don't let you select 1st gear.
* Poor fuel economy
* Standard options/configurations are somewhat limited. (e.g. No LD+LS in California)
* Somewhat nose heavy (compared to BMW)
* Poor arm-rests
* Prop rod hood
* Cars with black interiors still have ivory colored interior roof liner
* Marginal quality dashboard plastics
* Frequent tire replacement
* Trunk hinges intrude on storage space
[This message has been edited by TEG (edited August 25, 2000).]
* Lexus dealer markup is high %
* 7.5 second+ 0-60 time (magazine tests) is worse than the (already marginal) 7.1 second Lexus claim. (Don't race a Nissan Maxima...)
* The car is being built by a distant subcontractor rather than the usual Toyota/Lexus facilities in the Tokyo area.
* The paint chips easily
* The dashboard gets hot (inluding engine heat in the footwell)
* There have been complaints about irregular "body gaps" which are not up to the standards of other Lexus models.
* The e-Shift buttons don't let you select 1st gear.
* Poor fuel economy
* Standard options/configurations are somewhat limited. (e.g. No LD+LS in California)
* Somewhat nose heavy (compared to BMW)
* Poor arm-rests
* Prop rod hood
* Cars with black interiors still have ivory colored interior roof liner
* Marginal quality dashboard plastics
* Frequent tire replacement
* Trunk hinges intrude on storage space
[This message has been edited by TEG (edited August 25, 2000).]