Recent content by RickBullotta

While I only have 8000 miles thus far, here's mine: 2025 Land Rover Defender V8 One trip to shop for an overnight to have an airbag sensor wire replaced - fixed in under 12 hours $0 spent beyond purchase price 2025 Lexus GX 550 Trip to dealer to investigate transmission clunk - no fix Trip to...

I hope you don't use Google for healthcare decisions... Land Rover makes lots of different models, and the new Defender is pretty dialed in, particularly the mature and well proven supercharged V8.

Here we go again...I thought I could lie dormant for a while but no.... My 2025 Defender 110 V8 has been ROCK SOLID. Way fewer issues in 7500 miles than my GX 550 had in 1500. One warning light fixed same day (airbag sensor wiring). Older LR's were nightmares - more recent builds of the...

It's a bug/design flaw in the Toyota/Lexus implementation. As mentioned above, it works correctly with the built-in voice agent, but doesn't work correctly with CarPlay. Issue is easily fixable if enough people complain.

And it's not an iOS/CarPlay issue - it's with the implementation of the bridge between the systems on the Toyota/Lexus side. The dealer and regional folks "acknowledged" the issue, but never agreed to a "fix".

Very much so...except when I fill up the tank. Oof.

As one who has gone from a GX to Defender, it's worth a look, particularly the V8 Defenders. That said, the V8's are pricy compared to the GX 550, so not a 1:1 comparison.

Quite a few Toyota models experience the same thing. Ironically, the built-in voice agent correctly lowers volume as needed...go figure.

Did they also fix the issue where the volume doesn't adequate reduce when Siri is active?

Definitely use the remote start option to help pre-heat in cold weather.

Take a look at the rear spoiler. Grab it and try to move it up and down. Mine was very loose.

Ha! Not hate at all - disappointment. I've owned many "Lexi" over the years - LS's, IS's, ES's, RX's and GX's. All were basically trouble free, a couple well into high miles. My GX had many issues, quite a few of which had no known resolution. I did not have the patience to wait months for...

So far so good - a little over 5000 miles in and amazingly not a single issue yet. To be fair, it's not an even comparison - the Defender is a top spec V8, but for what I need it's perfect. My off-road adventures would be minimal - just wanted something great in snow and such, and I prefer the...

Glad it worked out for you Dave. I ended up getting a similar deal in the trade for my Defender. While I didn't get $5k above sticker, I did get exactly what I paid for my GX in trade value, even with 1700 miles on the odometer. It speaks well to Lexus value preservation and demand. While I...

https://www.jalopnik.com/2053922/why-lexus-fell-three-spots-consumer-reports-reliability-rankings/