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@katosandog 2 сағат бұрын
I assume the camera still saves 60 second clips consecutively to a micro SD card. Can you tell me how big each individual file is?
@wonderboy1998 13 сағат бұрын
One of the best EV car out there and folks tend to skip is the Nissan Leaf and Bolt , cause one thing for sure, Ill not support Tesla dude getting richer and richer
@scooby591962doo 13 сағат бұрын
EXCELLENT REVIEW
@wonderboy1998 14 сағат бұрын
Maybe when you retire you can do full YT reviewer...for the gas money and for that sugar watery drink that Starbucks sells. Well no value...we as viewers disagree ...11k strong and growing. Im not subbed to many car reviewers cause some of them annoy the ish out of me. Savagegeese/The Thoper/Topher drives/TCCN and You were the last that I subbed because I was watching The topher and I saw your name in the comment section(before you update to the new name), I clicked in your profile when you were just a couple hundreds subs and sub right away because you a Toyota/Lexus type of person. Nigella .... the famous micro waver phrase ,her ex husband did her wrong(trifling mf).
@wonderboy1998 15 сағат бұрын
Since Akio Toyoda step down as a chairman...Toyota/Lexus went downhill in being refined like they used too. Not a Porsche fan...its meh...actually German cars in general, im not into them like that. ...Volvo...ion what I feel abt Volvo,my uncle owns one XC90 2024...and I did not like the driving experience and comfort...the back seats are to hard for my taste. Nissan new models are cute, to bad their reputations as a reliable car went downhill with merging with them French people. Between Nissan and them Koreans, I'll take Nissan.
@1MarkKeller 15 сағат бұрын
This Passport/Trailsport will sell very well ... hopefully the Ridgeline/Trailsport will share the same skin and DNA.
@afzalshaikh2128 16 сағат бұрын
A lot of great great nuggets in this video. I despise the dealership experience, to the point that I won’t buy a new car because of it. I can’t stand snake oil salesman lying to your face knowing your going to forking over thousands of dollars
@OSUAIPerson1 16 сағат бұрын
Really appreciate the tip on the tires. I was leaning Toyota Prius no - longer. Thanks
@BigdogLarry 23 сағат бұрын
Thank you Josh for sharing the other side of your life. This was a great Q&A! Keep up the good work with your videos, love them all! 🙌🏻
@NoeC-b4i Күн бұрын
Hi Josh, thank you for another nice video. great knowing more about you. so much to learn about choosing cars and dealing with dealerships. you are right about they are not your friends and dont be afraid to say “no”. we are currently looking for our next car as our last one was a lemon.
@BimmerGuyFL Күн бұрын
Your content is great because it shows you’re very genuine, kind hearted, you’re authentic , speak from the hearted, point out truths about cars and build quality. Keep up the good work and stay like the beautiful soul that you are. ❤
@billyrock8305 Күн бұрын
Congratulations Josh!! 🎂 Topgun honest and factual advice on the best cars made in the world. 🇯🇵
@FranckOlivier712 Күн бұрын
As a fellow senior leader in tech, I appreciate your candor Josh! You're just an awesome person! Keep up the good work creating great content for us to watch.
@tarpatel Күн бұрын
thank you for sharing! Question : how do you seemly flip cars so often without losing your shirt at the dealer? you must be a negotiation guru haha.
@bngr_bngr Күн бұрын
I just bought a Toyota LandCruiser FJ60. I’m glad it fit in my garage. I had been looking for a while and it just popped up the other day. I’m loving it. I’m not going to document my ownership on social media🙈
@jcmon1 Күн бұрын
Thanks Josh for an informative & entertaining video and congrats on exceeding 10K. Only additional topic I'd have liked to have seen is recommendation on whether to go hybrid or gas. Cheers.
@bavardage Күн бұрын
Congratulations Josh, and many many thanks for all of the great videos and honest and unique perspectives you bring to us!!- 🎉
@ivankorth4458 Күн бұрын
Please review Nissan Armada 🌈
@PWCDN Күн бұрын
"make a gasoline that does not pollute" Not sure if you're referring to e-fuels. Like Hydrogen, currently it is expensive/inefficient to produce and needs electricity (power to liquid process). However e-fuels do still have emissions, but they're net-zero emission because they draw CO2 from the air as part of its manufacturing process. It just spits it back out once you burn it. The biggest problem in the future will be technologies competing for electricity, between requirements needed for AI and requirements needed to generating renewable fuels (such as hydrogen and e-fuels). I have a feeling battery electric vehicles are the way of the future as it gets rid of the whole conversion process in-between for fuels.....unless someone somehow unlocks the power of nuclear fusion.
@FatalAnimal Күн бұрын
Congrats Josh! You are honestly one of the few KZbin creators I watch on consistent basis anymore Thanks for brightening my day =)_
@TEQLC Күн бұрын
Awesome vid Josh. Great to know more about you and John. I died laughing on the chapter about annoying things other KZbinrs do! 🤣 Panhandling! You are so right. Congratulations to the channel.
@andychen8725 Күн бұрын
No wonder you look like David from automotivepress 😂you guys should do a video together!! I’m an Asian myself, proud of you!!
@phillyfathead Күн бұрын
Really!!
@kurtburkhardt5862 Күн бұрын
I do like the dashboard and the smaller screen with the actual physical buttons. I'm waiting for a 4Runner Trailhunter though. Wish it had this dashboard. The Tacoma carryover dash is cheaper looking. I like everything else. We'll see.
@SteveCee-t8v Күн бұрын
Great Q&A! Keep up being open honest and facing the haters head-on !
@Real_Natural Күн бұрын
“I have a job”. Refreshing.
@JarmelSingsKaraoke Күн бұрын
🔥Congratulations🔥
@GotNoMoneys Күн бұрын
Congrats!
@almeller Күн бұрын
I have the same impression as everyone else - my new 2024 RX350h feels pretty loud accelerating. Interestingly enough, when I measured the noise level with a meter, it was not bad:60-65 db with typical acceleration and up to 66-68db full throttle. These measurements are actually lower than on my beloved old 2015 RX350 V6. But somehow the new RX350h FEELS louder. Maybe this is because it is better insulated for higher frequencies and low frequencies feel more pronounced? Another interesting observation is 2024 RX450h+ with an identical engine sounds much quieter. I am not sure if this is due to more powerful electric motors taking the load off the engine. Wonder if anybody had similar experience and can comment
@joshjamescars Күн бұрын
Toyota’s A25A engine is more gruff than the V6 and has an unpleasant noise profile in general (and I say that as someone who owns a car with it) where the V6 just sounds so nice when it’s revving. As for the 450h+ you’re spot on there. I own a RAV4 Prime which shares the same powertrain with the RX450h+ and the electric motors are much larger since they have to be able to move the car all on their own all the way up to 85mph so in the Prime and RX450h+ the gas engine isn’t needing to work nearly as hard to move the car.
@usercoimbar 2 күн бұрын
I must say this is a great review.
@charleybarley914 2 күн бұрын
Torn between the "heavy metal" grey with that red interior or the Ocean Gem with black inside. But that front grill is awesome in the Ocean Gem...it looks like a modern art sculpture of a ocean wave
@joshjamescars Күн бұрын
Those are both great colors! I love the red interior so I’d probably go with heavy metal. The red just looks more special to me. But the ocean gem is absolutely spectacular too!
@davepaturno4290 2 күн бұрын
How about car videos? My guess is that the 310 would be preferred, although the Insta360 at 8K may be a better choice.
@joshjamescars 2 күн бұрын
Action cameras have a tendency to overheat especially if used for prolonged periods and or in direct sunlight, where this Garmin does not, so in that case it might be worth it!
@HUSSAINABBASI 2 күн бұрын
Do the 47/67w also record continuously? I am looking for a cam to connect to the car and record all events. Also, do you need to manually safe the footage or does it stay on the camera for a while? In case of an incident, can we go later that day to fetch the video? Thank you 😊
@joshjamescars 2 күн бұрын
All the cameras can record continuously if connected to the OBD2 adapter and if it’s set to constantly record. In essence, whenever there is power supplied to the unit it will be on and recording. And yes, the camera fills up the memory card and when it is full, it automatically deletes the oldest clips first to make space for new recordings. So how long your footage is available on the card depends on how much capacity the card has. I recommend at least 128GB.
@crazyelf1 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video. One thing around 26:45 - yes there is a lot of homogenization around EVs. Where they distinguish themselves seems is on interior materials, infotainment, range, and of course, price. It's disappointing that Lexus seems to be diluting their brand and becoming more Toyota like.
@joshjamescars 3 күн бұрын
Agreed on price, but material wise they’re all very similar. Very few of the premium ones use real leather (except for like a Taycan or RS etron GT) and all cars at every price point seem to have a lot of hard plastic these days. The LX included. And most infotainment systems these days are running on the Android Automotive platform. Honda/Acura, all of General Motors, Volvo/Polestar, Audi/VW, Ford/Lincoln, and Infiniti/Nissan all use Google’s OS and Toyota/Lexus uses Google Maps as their source of nav data. Plus all cars except GM’s EVs have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. So really there isn’t a ton of differentiation there beyond screen size.
@Steve-z9w 3 күн бұрын
I had the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2 for a couple of years. It was a couple of extremely frustrating years. Had the first replaced due to very poor connectivity to the Garmin Drive App. Many disconnects and random powering off. I switched from hardwire to the expensive OBD 24/7 wiring kit. Problems still persisted. I had to reinstall the dash cam to the app every couple of months. I hated this piece of junk with a passion. Download the videos to the Vault took forever then save it to my iPhone photos. It literally took 30 minutes to accomplish this. I honestly wasted a bunch of money and replaced it with a Vantrue dash cam which is in all areas so much better than the DC Mini 2. I didn’t want to sell it to anyone and put all the frustrations on them so I actually put it in my vise and crushed it into garbage. Good riddance!
@michaelknight8459 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the review, I have a question do either of these offer a spare tire?
@joshjamescars 3 күн бұрын
RAV4 does, NX does not. :)
@michaelknight8459 3 күн бұрын
@@joshjamescars Thanks that is what I thought. Looks like you can buy a spare for the NX but will take up some room in the back.
@joshjamescars 3 күн бұрын
@michaelknight8459 It will, and the cargo area in the NX is already PUNY.
@michaelknight8459 3 күн бұрын
@@joshjamescars I think ill probably go with the RAV4, that is important to me.
@JT_0n 3 күн бұрын
Josh, with what you see on the market, what would you consider a worthy GX460 replacement?
@joshjamescars 3 күн бұрын
It’s unfortunate but there really isn’t anything like it on the market. The only remaining truly luxurious body on frame SUVs are full-sizers like QX80, Escalade, and LX600. Though only the last-gen QX80 and Escalade can have a V8. And those are all going to be between $90-$100K. For a midsize SUV you’ll have to go with a unibody crossover like the MDX but that will also only have a V6 (the TX is absolute garbage so skip that all day long). So yeah… the GX460 was the last of its kind.
@JT_0n 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for putting a name on those sways and nosedives GX550 and Land Cruiser have... they've cut out the KDSS(Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System) and it's bad
@joshjamescars 3 күн бұрын
Totally agreed!!! I’ve since driven the Land Cruiser and 100% agree… neither are a great on-road experience.
@Tommy-Eagle-USA 4 күн бұрын
Not having physical buttons for common features on the rx and nx is the reason I'd chose the es. I traded in my es350 V6 because it's atrocious on gas and the automatic transmission was annoying with it's gear hunting and poor acceleration unless you floor it. The ultra luxury model is on another level with road noise. 300h is the way to go, a turbo adds a layer of complication and maintenance.
@thatkat31 5 күн бұрын
I was pretty much set on a Prius until I compared prices at a local dealership. The Camrys were a few thousand cheaper than the Prius. Now I see this video??? Clear and concise!!! I have made up my mind! Thank you for a wonderful video that explains everything I needed to know! I had to wade through quite a few videos of people mumbling about stuff that doesn't matter before I found this one!
@joshjamescars 4 күн бұрын
Haha! You’re very welcome, I’m glad this was helpful to you! And yeah, it’s really odd to me that what is objectively a better car is cheaper… and like you say, by a large amount. I’ve also seen a ton of discounts on Camrys out there but very few on the Prius.
@steverogers7211 5 күн бұрын
There is definitely a noticeable difference in feel between Nuluxe and Toyotas Softex. Maybe they're replacing it now too on Lexus..
@joshjamescars 5 күн бұрын
There are also different versions of NuLuxe. What’s in the ES, IS, and older RX could very easily pass as leather. What’s in the new NX, RX, TX, and GX is immediately discernible as a synthetic plastic product. And finally, what’s in my older GX is engineered to be more durable but still really nice to the touch version of NuLuxe.
@tbecon 5 күн бұрын
This is one of the best reviews I have seen and I have seen probably near a thousand. Thank you for being detailed and honest. I have seen a GX in person and was shocked at how cheap the interior was, not unattractive, just cheap. I see no reason to buy any of the versions of this platform, it I were to it would be the cheapest version of the land cruiser, at $58K the 1958 would make a little sense but that body roll rules that out altogether.
@joshjamescars 5 күн бұрын
Thank you! And I agree 100%. I’ve also since driven the new Land Cruiser and the 1958’s interior is absolutely appalling for a $58K vehicle. Makes this GX look like a handcrafted Rolls Royce. And the new 2.4 turbo+hybrid engine in the Land Cruiser isn’t great either. Like you say, there’s no reason to buy any of the versions of this new Prado/250 platform.
@tbecon 5 күн бұрын
@ I guess the change of demographics is moving from intelligent buyers looking for the highest quality at a good value to umm, the opposite of that.
@tuomasholo 5 күн бұрын
Excellent review as I’m looking to buying one.
@joshjamescars 5 күн бұрын
I would wait and see how the 25s drive. This drivetrain (engine+hybrid+transmission) simply does not drive to my liking. It needs a lot of refinement to get it to a point where it will feel seamless and smooth.
@barrackpotter 5 күн бұрын
Great video. I just got a GX 550 and appreciated the information.
@JoeHan268 6 күн бұрын
That's a lot of plastic for a Flagship Lexus. Don't let Toyota get away with this!
@Mochilover268 6 күн бұрын
Just test drove ‘24 Atlas, Cx-90, and Rx 350h. Used my decibel meter same day same highways and the Lexus was still the most quiet in the cabin.
@joshjamescars 6 күн бұрын
I would expect that result given that two of them are mainstream non-luxury and Lexus is a premium brand.
@Mochilover268 5 күн бұрын
Agree and yet the price isn’t that far apart.
@joshjamescars 5 күн бұрын
Yes but that’s also because CX90 and Atlas are technically a size class above the RX350h. The former are larger midsize 3-rows, the RX is a smaller midsize 2-row. The comparable Lexus would be a TX which definitely sells for more.
@Mochilover268 5 күн бұрын
@@joshjamescarsyou’re right. I initially thought I wanted 3 rows and then when I actually sat back in them I realized they aren’t good for much. No foot room even for kids.
@joshjamescars 5 күн бұрын
@Mochilover268 If you do want a usable 3-row, the Grand Highlander is fantastic for it. It’s MASSIVE, and definitely comfortable for adults in the back. It’s basically a Sienna but in SUV form. A fully loaded Hybrid Max Platinum is about $55K.
@Danyxxan 6 күн бұрын
Considering only the FHD resolution, is the image better in quality and sharpness with the 30FPS HDR setting or 60 (X210) / 120 FPS (X310)?
@T8T- 6 күн бұрын
Appreciate the video! I'm probably going to pick up an X210. I'm curious, have you ever tried out the collision warning, and if so, was it any good?
@joshjamescars 6 күн бұрын
I have on older models… all the alerts seem to happen about a second later than I would want them to which to me makes them semi useless because by then I’d have noticed things myself. It doesn’t feel as well calibrated as the systems that are built into most cars these days.
@notsodelusional 6 күн бұрын
I think if one understands the purpose and the function of a car like an ES 300H, then it shines even more. Thanks for sharing!
@remkoe3418 6 күн бұрын
If the view is 180 instead 140 it would be better :( its high price why 140
@joshjamescars 6 күн бұрын
Completely agree!! It’s a miss on the 310 for sure.
@remkoe3418 5 күн бұрын
@@joshjamescars but im about to buy it , is 140 good enough to have a clear road view capture ?
@joshjamescars 5 күн бұрын
That’s for you to decide. There’s a comparison clip in this video. You can still find the old Dash cam 67W if you’d rather have the 180 view.
@TheLanard 6 күн бұрын
Great review, Josh. You lightly scratching your nail on the material around the shifter is the reason I prefer to visit car lots over just going off of photos. I like to feel interior materials. You doing that showed me it’s just textured hard black plastic. Thanks.
@joshjamescars 6 күн бұрын
YES. Completely agree, I would never buy a car sight unseen. They can doctor photos so much that a Lexus looks like a Mulliner. But… in real life not so much. 😅