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HMRC advisory mileage rates are not a BIK.

I’ve owned many German cars and one Lexus. I do feel that BMW and Audi are superior to Lexus in terms of interior quality, range of options available and definitely in car technology. Lexus is a more reliable car by far however the servicing costs are very high, I’d say double that of German alternatives requiring a £200 service every 2 years or 20k Miles. I also feel Lexus has a reputation of being the vehicle of choice for a much older drivers. I rarely see a Lexus driver under 40 on the roads. I would prefer a BMW 3 Series M Sport over a Lexus IS300h however there is also one other very compelling reason to own a 300h - HMRC mileage rates pay 11p for a diesel 3 series but 22p per mile for a 300h - yet they will achieve roughly the same economy.

Didn't realise you don't get a space saver with the ISh - making room for the battery I guess. I have one with my Gen 3 250.

So fed up of the poor Nav and MMI on the IS, have mounted my iPad - works great. 4G version for data, connected to Bluetooth Waze navigation app - the best I've found, saves me hours every week Podcasts and Audio books Messenger and Text pop up alerts It covers the air con buttons but these are all available on the MMI. Put a magnetic mount on the air vents so it just clips off when needed. Ran a lightning cable behind the fascia to the 12v plug in the arm rest.

I am referring to the Gen 3, I have a 2014 IS250. Job st updated my profile. Having come from Audi and BMWs the interior on the Lexus IS disappointing. The glove box is pure plastic and flimsy, the lower door panels are thin plastic which scratches easily. The way it all connects together is solid but the look and feel is low quality - this was a sacrifice I accepted when getting the Lexus, trading interior luxury for overall reliability.

Dislikes: 1. Interior is too plastic and cheap. I can see the screw heads when I turn the steering wheel 2. MMI - shockingly poor, Nav is awful, bugs in system 3. Agree with boot comment, very flimsy Likes: 1. It's exterior look, particularly the F Sport grill 2. Smooth, reliable v6 engine (IS250) 3. Sound system - ML is outstanding

What's stopping someone copying the SD card?

2000 Audi A4 2.4 SE 2006 Audi A4 S-Line Cabriolet 2007 Audi Q7 2006 BMW 7 Series 2009 Audi A5 S-Line Cabriolet 2011 Audi Q5 S-Line 2010 Audi A8 2013 Audi A5 Sportback S-Line 2015 Audi A4 Black Edition Got married / had kids - decided to buy a car to keep a long time: 2014 Lexus IS250 F Sport The rest is history. Plan on keeping as long as humanly possible then will get a GS and do the same and then an LS when I'm an old git :)

Having come from a 2.0T Audi the fuel economy wasn't impressive - as I get a car allowance my company only pays HMRC advisory rates for fuel. As the 200t engine is 1998cc I'd only get 12p a mile (same as the Audi). In my IS250 I get 21p per mile. That was a consideration when getting the car. As the IS300h is a 2.4 you get the 21p mileage rate plus you'll me getting the best economy across the range - huge bonus. I just wanted a v6, the 250 in the later model is quite rare. Took a while to find a black F-Sport. I love it. Just another point against the 200t :)

Thanks for the write up, will be looking into a GS when I'm and Grandad too :)

I bought my car for reliability and with a view towards putting a few hundred thousand miles on it. IS250 all the way. Those turbo's spin at tens of thousands of RPM and are not reliable in the long term. Cant imagine my IS reaching 225mph though 😂😂😂

So you've paid £718 a month pro-rata, that's a lot of money for an IS. I buy cars on straight 5 year loans with very little deposit. The nature of PCP deals means you can't rely on getting any equity back, even if you've put down thousands.

Is there any difference between the normal servicing and the "essential care" servicing at 5 years onwards or is it just a pricing thing?

I'm wondering is my 2014 IS250 2.5 v6 the last Lexus made without Turbo or Hybrid?

I popped mine off to run an iPhone charger cable up to the dash, used a plastic knife and they popped off really easily.

It was an experiment as I didn't believe a brand new car should go 20k before it's first oil change. In the States Audi do an oil change after the first 5k for free. the result of my experiment made me lean towards a used Lexus when I moved away from leasing and bought a car to keep long term. I wouldn't buy an Audi that had been serviced every 20k. even though the oil change was recommended by the lab it wasn't my car and I was following the manufacturer and leasing companies service requirements so why would I pay for the oil change at 10k miles.

I had a brand new Audi, it was on a 20k service interval. At 10k miles I extracted some oil and sent it to a lab to be tested, they found metal in it and recommended oil change be carried out immediately. The cars computer didn't pick this up, the car was leased and had its oil service 10,000 miles later. This is why I moved to Lexus, a service every 10k miles is a necessity in my opinion. Also once your car reaches 5 years old the service costs drop a lot I believe.

Does this work while the car is moving?

I believe once it's on UK soil the dealer can register the car, but not before. That's how Audi worked with my previous cars.

I thought the extra was over 5 years, 🤕

I do 260 miles when I go into work (Is250) I get 37.5 mpg. You could spend more on a hybrid but you'll probably get 10 mpg more - worth looking into whether the cost of the new car is worth the saving in fuel - how many months until you break even?

I have tested it thoroughly over the past 3 months and have no confidence in it. It sends me so far off course it's unbelievable. The whole system is awful, navigation crashes and poor routing, a £50 sat Nav is better than this. i use my phone now with the Waze app - far better.

Every time I enter a destination and request the fastest route (out of the three options) I await my ETA and it is always significantly more time than I'd imagine. Left Birmingham International today to come home, it stayed 1.5 hours, always takes me 45 mins. I went the usual route, against the one recommended by the sat Nav, and eventually it would recalculate the route and bring the ETA down to the 45 mins. What's up with my navigation? It would send me so far away from a logical route it's unreal, never had this with Audi.

Used "hob bright" on mine and it came up a treat!

Just checked mine, 14 plate with 17k miles - very slight signs of wear in that area. Carpet doesn't look like the best quality to be honest, would argue the case for warranty. It appears to all unclip anyway so quite an easy job I'd have thought. Definitely agree with the comments about footwear - have seen cars driven by my wife and the stiletto damages the matts.