Hi guys and girls, as some of you may know, from my post in the new members area, i have just acqired a 2008 IS220D and i have to say that so far i am loving every minute of it! My regular commute of 36miles each way a day has just got so much more bearable,I find the car a real pleasure to drive. OK the gear shift took a day or two to get the hang of, but other than that its smooth, quiet,loads of toys(love the Mark Levison stereo and reverse camera)seems to improving in mpg every day,and gets very admiring glances being black!
The other car we have (dare I say it) is an E39 BMW, and although i racked up 30k in a year in it,with no dramas, it still drives lovely,its not a patch on the Lexus.
I'm definately a convert!

Nice to here Mark
i too am well impressed with my 220d and as you say the mark levinson system is superb
one of my mates at work wanted to here the sound system, so he bopught in a ACDC Cd
(which i hate) but i must admit the sound was superb and you could here every instrument being played
He was also well impressed with the car and the oh so cumfy Leather seats
but then another work mate come over to here what the noise was, my mate said you should hear that
to which he replied i know i have a 8 speaker system in my Skoda fabia........ we just looked at each other and said
NICE
Mine is the caxton Slate with 17" wheels and it looks the Muts nuts at work
and it is suprising that there is a guy there with a BMW Z4 & the general Manager has a New Merc C Class
Accountant drives a Dodge caliber (OH SO UGLY)
But everyone comments on the Sleekness of the Lexus

Happy Driving