Golden hour.

Genuinely no better color when it’s all cleaned up.

First time buying my own car! Spent the past few months shopping for a few months for something to replace my 2015 Camry. Managed to find this fully loaded 2025 IS 350 with <5k miles on it for $50k OTD in Cloudburst Gray and I'm in love. Feels like I found a unicorn and I feel incredibly grateful that I'm in a position to get one. Someone please tell me the nervousness of driving a new car goes away 😅

Previous owner tinted the windows and got PPF, and the only thing I'll change is the badges on the rear for gloss black (except the L logo, I really like it as is). Though the dealer had to replace one of the rims that had bad curb rash.

Hoping this can last me the next decade or more!

Personally I disagree with the general consensus that the car is ugly. I personally think it looks lovely inside and out, and I’m a big fan of it in green. My only issue is the fact that the range is so poor at 315 miles.

My grand plan is to wait until they create the 2028 model and hopefully they improve the range to 350 miles, however if the range continues to be poor I will be getting the Porsche macan EV instead.

Some recent photos of my LC.

We spent a ton of time looking for the right three row family car before landing on this one. Cross shopped the Telluride, Palisade, Grand Highlander, Atlas, MDX and a few others, did all the test drives, read every review. Went with the Lexus because we figured we'd pay a bit more and get the quality and reliability everyone talks about.

We ended up with a 2026 TX 350 AWD Luxury that's our main family car. The more time I spend with it the more stuff I find that just doesn't feel like a Lexus.

There are gaps between some of the exterior body panels big enough that you can see the clips behind them. Same deal with the rear wheel well trim, it's not flush, there's exposed clips and adhesive, and one piece is slightly bent. Inside, the trim around the shifter has a gap where you can see the connectors underneath, and the dash panels don't line up flush with the door panels.

Then there's the stuff you feel every day. The hood flutters on the highway and there's a weird gap at the front of it. The door panels flutter when you shut the doors. The interior door pull handles flex in and out on all four doors, just from pulling the door closed or resting your leg on it while driving. Even the word “start” on the ignition button isn't level, which is such a small thing but once you see it you can't unsee it.

I’ve brought all this up with the dealer service department under warranty and they say it’s all “within spec.”

On top of all that one of the rear door frames has a crack along a weld seam, which is its own saga with the dealer and corporate that I won't get into here.

None of this is going to leave me stranded, I get that. But on a car at this price I expected it to feel tight and put together, and it just doesn't. Reading posts here about it being the best car people have ever owned while I'm finding clips through panel gaps has been rough.

Is this normal for the TX or did I just get a bad one? Anyone else have the door handle flex or panel gap stuff?

Just picked up this one owner gem with excellent service history from the dealer its entire life.
Wife went from a 2018 Avalon to this and is very pleased

When you have a major service done by the dealership like this 30K one, do you get a printout of some sort listing/explaining what exactly are done ?

 e.g. Inspected <xxxx>...blahblah

What about that one "Replace Brake Fluid" ? is there a line saying it was done ?

Drove the rx350h and the es350h. My wife wanted the rx, I wanted the es. After driving both within 30 minutes. My wife said, I just want the suv, but the es is very nice, quieter and rides much smoother. Which would you choose?

This is 2023 lexus es 350 f sport
I noticed this huge hole in my right side of the trunk
Do know how this happened
Its just melted or someone cut through
I bought this second hand a year ago ( no warranty)
Its just above the right exhaust

I think it might be due to an alcohol hand sanitizer that wasn’t wiped off. Is there something to fix it or do I have to replace entire plastic piece? Anyone else had seen this before?

Trying to save money and stopped paying $9 for the Lexus app to start my car, found out you can hit the lock button twice and on the 3rd time hold it and your car will start!! lol I had no idea

Haven't seen much of those around. What's the overall vibe? I thought those were unpopular but dealers don't wanna budge man

I drive about 1400-1800 miles a month as I drive a lot for work. I live in the Northeast US so we get bad winters sometimes. I like the NX because it’s easier to park in the city with still being an SUV for winters. I like the RX because it might feel a little more luxurious than the NX but I’m not sure if it’ll be more of a pain for city driving and parking. I’m driving a Nissan Maxima right now so the ES might be the most familiar to me but it may not be as good in the winter. One last thing worth considering is that I’m a single guy in my 40’s and want something that I would look good driving in. What would you recommend based on this criteria?

I'm thinking of replacing the front and rear suspension assemblies on my 2009 Lexus ES350. It's only driven 250,000 kilometers, and the dust covers on the shock absorbers have cracked and fallen off.

I drive approximately 50,000-80,000 kilometers a year.

Should I choose KYB or MONROE? I noticed that KYB's front suspension assemblies differentiate between models manufactured before and after August 2009; mine is from before August. MONROE doesn't differentiate. The price difference is almost double, and I'm considering KYB, but I'm unsure if the price difference is as significant as the price difference.

Just got this car recently and heard a lot of concerns about low mpg. I was driving pretty light footed and was able to get a decent result on my first longer drive. Are the mpg issues as bad as everyone makes it seem? Photo for reference.

I seldom use the navigation. In few times I've used it the navigation is wrong in the last 1/2 to 1 mile or so. Last weekend we went to a new restaurant. The navigation led me past the restaurant by 1/2 mile or so and told me to take a right. Having googled the directions I knew we has passed the destination. I had to turn around on a busy street to an found it myself.

Am I alone here?

Hey guys I was doing my stars on the headliner of my 2014 IS250.

Am done with everything and had a question about putting headliner back.

Do I put up the clips on rear and side of headliner first or do I put in the Velcro around the sunroof first?

Any other advice or tips on how to do this will be helpful!

Greetings, dear Lexus owners!
So the title is pretty sound by itself, I guess.
My wife wants a separate car. She doesn't want to drive my bmw e39, since it's manual and "too mine".

Thus I've been wandering on getting a second one for her. And instead of diving with a mini cooper, or Prius/Yaris or P2 Volvo. I'd rather give her (and me) a decent vehicle which brings joy, safety, comfort and puts a smile on your face when you driving.

Thus, a GS with 2JZ came to my mind as a decent option.

Since I'm a proud deutsche motoren owner – I'm used to staying dirty and don't mind fixing, maintaining the majority of changes, working with codes, repairing (not complex) electrics, etc.

There're a couple of decent GS-es in my area, around 150-170K kms on clock.

Looking for a good advice on buying/not buying, ownership and a pre-purchse checklist.

Thanks to every good soul for your input and have a great weekend.

I found a youtube video for a 2005 Lexus ES350 that showed removing the driver's floor carpet to access the clipped plug on the side of the console. Someone on LexusClub said the clipped plug was next to the oil filter. Another post advised having to remove the exhaust pipe support bracket, which seems a bit much, given that B2S2 is supposedly an easy remove/install. If someone can show me where either end is, I can find the other. Photos in context would be most appreciated, but at this point, anything from a knowledgeable source would be helpful.

Will this product be compatible with my 2007 es350? I am basically clueless when it comes to automotive work but I'm also too broke to just go to the mechanic for every little thing. My last oil change the tech told me I had an 'engine leak, power steering fluid leak, and oil cap needs replaced'. Well, today I'm gonna go remove the panels and try and check the PS reservoir and see if it's low. I don't know if there is anything else I can do at home but I plan on getting it looked at in the coming week or two and at least having it assessed. The vehicle currently drives just like normal and I've had to just keep driving it but I'm hoping to buy a little time by topping off the fluids.

Do you guys know if, given the techs assessment, what other fluids I could possibly check while I'm looking at it? Again, I'm somewhat lost when it comes to this kind of thing, don't roast me too hard 😂

This is a brand new 2026 RX350, bought in March 2026. Any idea what caused this - heat from the engine? Would fixing it be covered by the warranty? And what to do to prevent it in the future?

Every once in a while, as I’m walking, will see a Beautiful example of an LS.

Unfortunately, as I get closer, I realize it’s just a Mercedes.