I have just bought a 51 IS200 Sport...... Really happy!!!!!!

The garage is taking my Pug 206 in PX so hopefully collecting tomorrow as he is going to give it a full valet and put 12 months MOT on.

I have just found out that there is an IS200 Estate..... This is fantastic news as my Husband loves the IS200 but needs an Estate for our dogs, Bullmastiff & German Shepherd.

Are the Estates any good, what kind of boot space do they have and I take it they share the same parts like brakes, exhaust etc as the saloon?

The Sportcross (the name for the estates) are good cars as far as i know,

Though they are more popular in the 3L IS300 variety.

And yes they share a lot of the same parts.

stav

Yep the sportscross should be pretty similar to the saloon partswise, it came out in 2001 I think as IS300 only, and then the 200 version was launched a bit later (probably around 03 I think)

With the seats up I think they actually have a smaller boot than the saloon bizarrely, but obviously the folding seats and the extra height make the space a lot more usable.

heres a spec sheet for the Sportcross:

[url="http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/knowledge/index.php?page=index_v2&id=15&c=5"]http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/knowledge...p;id=15&c=5[/url]

Compared to the saloon here:
[url="http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/knowledge/index.php?page=index_v2&id=14&c=5"]http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/knowledge...p;id=14&c=5[/url]

just a really weird shape im afraid.........ugly even...doesnt even look that practical..for dogs get something 'normal' (would you really want to put dogs in a Lex... )

they look fine....you dont see alot of them.

[quote name='asi' post='649604' date='Mar 26 2009, 11:43 PM']they look fine....you dont see alot of them.[/quote]

I have one since Wednesday. An IS200 Sportcross. They are very rare in Belgium.
Not very practical for dogs in the boot as height is limited. The floor can be lowered about 15 cm or use it to hide all kinds of stuff (charger cables etc. ) underneath.

You can fold the rear seats so longer objects fit in.

Yeah the sportcross for me i love the car if you have dogs you need a good bootliner [url="http://www.hatchbag.co.uk"]HERE [/url]
and tell them you are a LOC member and you get 15% off

this is mine

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[img]http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/jimitop/2007_0721is2000003.jpg[/img]

Best of luck

Nothing ugly about that my friend!!

With a Bullmastiff & German Shepherd you might be better off with something a bit bigger. The SportCross isn't huge.
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looks fine mate.

Marmite im afraid and just weird.