New 2025 Lexus GX 550 Premium+ owner

[Bret_T]

Hello, I'm new to the forum. After waiting for about three months, I was able to purchase a new 2025 Lexus GX 550 Premium+. I traded in my wife's 2018 Land Cruiser that had 162k miles on it and never gave us a bit of trouble other than burning oil from about 30k miles. I would have purchased another Land Cruiser, but you can't get the new version with three rows of seats and the engine in the one I test drove felt weak. My wife will be the primary driver, but I'll drive it when we're together. I'm in charge of maintenance and do it all myself if it's physically possible. We're looking forward to years of reliable service.

 

[Cajun Heat]

Hello, I'm new to the forum. After waiting for about three months, I was able to purchase a new 2025 Lexus GX 550 Premium+. I traded in my wife's 2018 Land Cruiser that had 162k miles on it and never gave us a bit of trouble other than burning oil from about 30k miles. I would have purchased another Land Cruiser, but you can't get the new version with three rows of seats and the engine in the one I test drove felt weak. My wife will be the primary driver, but I'll drive it when we're together. I'm in charge of maintenance and do it all myself if it's physically possible. We're looking forward to years of reliable service.

Congrats and welcome. We have a Luxury+ with the same exterior color. Stunning!

 

[munkeeboi]

welcome!

 

[Bret_T]

Congrats and welcome. We have a Luxury+ with the same exterior color. Stunning!

I would have got a Luxury+, but my wife steers into curbs frequently. The tire profile on the Land Cruiser was such that it was physically impossible leave a wheel with curb rash. I'm hoping the wheels on the Premium+ won't get damaged, but they appear to be borderline given the tire side wall profile.