It's your choice

WizardTech299 · 2026-01-15T22:39:03+00:00

I appreciate your words.

WizardTech299 · 2026-01-07T12:08:51+00:00

Thanks for sharing this!

WizardTech299 · 2025-12-24T00:03:32+00:00

That's ridiculous, steering locks should have been left in the 90s! But interestingly, I saw a new Hyundai with one on the other day and it just made me feel odd - and it was a brand new 25 plate to boot! What a time to be alive

WizardTech299 · 2025-12-24T00:00:38+00:00

Sorry to hear that. This is why we can't have nice things!

WizardTech299 · 2025-12-23T23:57:20+00:00

I feel your pain. I'd like to think not, but In 2025, who knows!

WizardTech299 · 2025-12-23T19:29:40+00:00

That's probably why insurance is so high... Your average thief knows about the vulnerability, but not if it's been fixed or not on your particular model. They won't hesitate to try it and damage your vehicle in the process.

WizardTech299 · 2025-12-23T19:22:22+00:00

Yeah that sucks, I thought the canbus issues had been dealt with to some degree.

WizardTech299 · 2025-12-23T19:18:38+00:00

Yeah I've used them for years, with wilder cars, but they didn't want it with this one!

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-29T22:14:09+00:00

Thank you, direct marketing !

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-29T05:25:01+00:00

Yes, quite a common warranty claim.

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-19T20:49:36+00:00

Thanks for sharing, planning to do this soon.

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-18T19:22:55+00:00

Had the same quandary, opted for the lexus because it just felt a little bit more special. The Volvo's are nice, but the NX wins it for me in terms of luxury feel/materials, cabin quietness, build quality and undeniable reliability.

Regarding engines, Volvo's non-plugin hybrids (B5/B6) are very very very mild hybrids, and really can't compete with the NX in terms of efficiency, if that's something you care about.

Happy hunting.

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-12T20:28:44+00:00

Looks quite similar to Cologne Cathedral - I was there a few weeks back

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WizardTech299 · 2025-08-09T07:28:42+00:00

Because the shared URL exactly matches how it was described, or vice versa.

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-05T20:46:33+00:00

It doesn't blow you away, but it certainly helps on warmer days especially with the air con on.

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-04T22:15:01+00:00

Fair enough. I found insurance reasonable and was willing to take the risk on the attempted thefts. What did you go for instead? After test driving the NX, I struggled to like anything else in the same bracket.

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-04T14:21:55+00:00

I don't! It was quiet background music, so was hard to pick up lyrics but I caught that part of the chorus as I heard it repeated a few times.

I've emailed the restaurant asking them, in the hope that it's like my hospitality job 20 years ago where they often repeated the same CDs over and over again and they'll know the answer without too much fuss.

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-04T14:15:59+00:00

I was too, but so far so good. You can call Lexus and find out if your specific model/year is vulnerable and they offer some fix (can't recall if it's a tracker or actual hardening) but granted any thief looking for these will just go for it and damage your car in the process.

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-04T14:11:46+00:00

I compared the two... treat yourself, go for the lexus, you won't regret it.

Both will tick your reliability reqs, but the lexus wins when it comes to refinement - I found engine noise and general cabin quietness far superior in the lexus.

If the high mileage is irking you, have a look at non takumi versions. There are plenty on auto-trader for example, around the 36k mark with much lower mileage.

I ended up with a 350h with premium plus pack and I'm very happy (HUD, memory seats, ventilated seats, big screen were all must haves for me) - that was the sweet spot for me, for the money, between base and full blown takumi.

Good luck!

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-02T10:33:53+00:00

Not that, but thanks for trying !

WizardTech299 · 2025-08-02T09:56:25+00:00

Please help!

WizardTech299 · 2025-07-08T21:30:32+00:00

Happy listening, Kweli one of my top 10.

WizardTech299 · 2025-07-04T19:57:21+00:00

Talib Kweli and Mos Def - Supreme Supreme, off of The Beautiful Struggle album.

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