NorthTexasLexus

Lexus owners and enthusiasts group in and around North Texas. We are not a dealership.

[Dangerous Thoughts @DangerousThinkg]

Pay attention to the gas you put into your gas tank

Your engine life depends upon it

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Mass surveillance is here

You see this black line above the steering wheel on this Lexus? It might not look like much but that’s the new Diver Monitor System

If you set your camera to the right frame rate, you can actually see the 2 red dots used to monitor and track your eyes

These invisible red dots are always watching you

This is the start of a mass surveillance state that can control your driving

The Lexus Driver Monitor System uses a small infrared camera and sensor

It detects drowsiness, distraction, or sudden medical issues. If you don’t respond to warnings, it can issue escalating alerts, slow the vehicle, or bring it to a stop

Now imagine if the government got a back door into these systems

Think about it this way too, this data could be shared with law enforcement or the government against your will

These systems should not be allowed on vehicles. We’ve lived fine without them for decades

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Factual

[Facts About Texas @FactsAboutTexas]

Not a suggestion 🤠

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The Most Underrated Lexus Sleeper You Can Buy Today https://t.co/fUgXQgRq1k
[Maybe steer clear of LS460s, no matter how wonderful they are]

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The Inline-Six Engine That Became A Global Legend https://t.co/6tfl6vUf1Q

[Dub Dublin @DubDublin]

ALWAYS avoid Toyota and Lexus V6s. Fours and eights are great. Sixes are poison.

My mom's got a 2019 RX350, and at under 70K easy miles, it got hit by the shockingly common Toyota V6 timing cover leak. (Check Google/YouTube.) Leak is an understatement, it drenches the whole engine bay in oil, in this case, bad enough to destroy the alternator and brake booster, too.

The fix is an engine-out service. Total bill: nearly $10K, and over 3 MONTHS in the shop at Lexus of Austin, who also managed to do $4600 worth of body damage to it that they so far are refusing to cover. (Still haggling with them, just had to start over with a new service manager, whose going in position is that they might split it, at best. Not OK.)

Since the repairs took so long, their system has conveniently "automatically" deleted the photos that would prove it was undamaged when we brought it in there (though we have 3 people there at the time saying it wasn't damaged and the dealer's own intake form does not note any damage.) I thought Lexus was a safe choice, but this entire experience has been terrible, other than that they did at least provide a loaner for the whole 3 months. But they've also lied to me and blown me off repeatedly throughout the process, and given me a huge runaround and lies about the damage and the photos. No one at the dealer cares.

Fortunately, Mom bought the extended warranty against my advice, which covered everything, eventually - though endless hours on hold were required to get through to schedule inspector visits.

My conclusion: ALL new cars, including "luxury brands" are absolute garbage that the mfr and dealer WILL refuse to stand behind whenever something expensive goes wrong. (Yes, I include Tesla in that - I've seen truly dreadful build quality on friends' Teslas - and they seem to have super fragile suspensions and thermal systems from hell.) My newest car is my wife's, a 2012, and when we decide to replace it, we'll probably dial the year backwards.

I NEVER again want another new car or "dealership/manufacturer experience" - I've had ONE good one, out of the dozens of new and used cars we've owned that involved dealer "service".

Life is just too short for new car and dealer bullshit.

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Addressing The End of Coffee Walk
https://t.co/UcpsAiJLeC via @YouTube

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What Makes This Lexus LS460L A Mechanic's Nightmare?
https://t.co/QtKvW0rfwl via @YouTube

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Toyota Is Keeping A Secret In Tokyo And Nobody Is Talking About It
https://t.co/Cy7BjBe6OD

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Japan's Inline-Six Engine That Made European V8s Look Weak https://t.co/IX2atzOkRO

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10 Most Reliable Cars Built By The World's Most Reliable Brand
https://t.co/bpVC8TTtq5

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The Ultra-Reliable Sports Car No One Is Paying Attention To
https://t.co/l3TuQMEsHU

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Why Lexus Beats All Other Brands In Dependability https://t.co/r5DaaLxZHE

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This 15-Year-Old Lexus Has More Power Than A Corvette C8 https://t.co/DlggxjOibD

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

47 years ago today, The Dukes of Hazzard premiered on CBS.

And Waylon Jennings gave us this banger.

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Woman Says Dealership Deal Left Her With Two Car Loans https://t.co/g5JgR4MTY3

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Used Car Prices At Highest Level In 18 Months
https://t.co/R9Cq1wSLj1 via @CarProShow

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This Lexus GX460 Was Built To Go Anywhere And Look Good Doing It
https://t.co/XhCl1zmV6K

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"Forgotten Sleeper: The 400 HP Lexus Coupe No One Bought"
https://t.co/oToPvKb2UZ via @HotcarsOfficial
["400 HP"?!? Fact check. Erroneous title, but a brilliant beautiful vehicle!]