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[tommythejoiner]

Hi there to eveyone on here,

i am looking for some info, i have been looking to buy my first IS and have roughly 10k to spend, the problem im gettting is alot of cars i seem to be finding have really high miles on them most are 95000+.

i would like to know what people on here think of this , have any of you got an IS with this amount of miles and what do u think of buying one . im finding it really hard to find one in my price range with lower miles

thanks

[discus]

Hi & welcome to the club. The IS is one of the most reliable cars you will find & as long as it has good service history you should not have a problem. There should be plenty about with Lexus history as it seems that more owners than average stick with dealer servicing.

Obviously consumable items like the clutch & dampers may need replacement soon, also the bottom ball joints are prone to go (check for wear on the inside edge of front tyres).

The only common faults are corroding of the alloy wheels (might be still under warranty) & an 'err3' message on the CD player which Lexus extended the warranty to 4 years for.

Mine is 5K past its 60K service & the oil is still a golden colour which speaks volumes for the quality. I believe the 100k service might be an expensive one (search elsewhere on this site), but become a gold member & save around 15% & also look at the Lexus pre-pay scheme.

They are great cars & you will be smiling every time you drive & you won't even mind polishing it! Lastly, have you looked on E-Bay?

[marcus]

Hi mate and welcome to LOC, :D there are 3 or 4 IS's for sale on hear take a look in buy & sale part off the forms :winky: and i think ones up for about 8/9K

[Parthiban]

Welcome to LOC :)

There are a few cars on here for sale, which is a good place to look as they will be very well looked after examples

Otherwise have you looked on the Lexus website? Not sure what age/spec you're looking for but there are some nice SEs for less than 10k (2000 models) with much lower mileage :winky:

[MacRS200]

Hi Tommy welcome to LOC.

Like the guys have said there are some nice cars on here and for 10K you can defo get a nice IS. Older and lower miles say 2000/01 sort of age.

For instance the What Car valuation for my 200 Sport, 2000/W with 60,000 miles is £8,500 private or £9,100 from a dealer.

[Straight-Six]

Welcome to Loc mate :winky:

Just done a quick search on Autotrader and there are quite a few between 8-10k with 30-40k on the clock on w plates

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW/cars_...rch_full=SEARCH

I read a post recently of someone selling there IS for 6.5k with fairly low mileage,wanted a quick sale for some reason...can't remember the name of this person though..sorry

[Scorpion]

You can buy mine for 9.5k

2000 Sport,black with TTE front bumper,front tints,18's,45000 miles,FLSH just passed MOT today.

[tommythejoiner]

Thanks for all your help everyone, went to see this one the day

what do u think

its the forth one down 33,000 miles looks really good, prob doing deal 2morrow

CANT WAIT!!!!!!!

[Mr Morse]

Whoa....another white one

Does this mean competition for the Monster?

[Colin P]

hey nothing wrong with white, or atleast there wasn't until the bodyshop got hold of it

[Colin P]

sames as mine actually, white with beige interior, buy mine instead!

[tommythejoiner]

i really need to go to a dealer, cause i made a mistake many years ago and bought a ford focus and im still paying it back , so need to go to a dealer to pay of the hpi on the focus, i dont know any other way round it

[Colin P]

that's cool. Can't decide what to do with mine at the moment anyway!

do you know if it's Riviera White or Chamonix White?

[tommythejoiner]

na sorry mate i dont just said Pearlesant White to me, im still not 100% sure im going for it, going to sleep on it the night, the thing thats throwing me is its an automatic but i really really like it

[tommythejoiner]

just a wee update, went to see the IS today, the guy told me it was £8995 but when i was sorting out finance he decides to tell me he has made a mistake with price of car and tries to add a grand on the price, so told him were to stick his car, was a bit gutted i never got it, but i havenow found a is 200 se on a 52 plate, 32000 miles looks superb £12000 going to take a bettter look 2morrow

[EZZ]

i reckon as long as its got full Lexus service history it should be cool even with a high millage. To give you an example my friend has just brought an 02 Plate with 90,000 FLSH absolute great body and a few minor scratches on alloys for £8500, but he only drives round localy(does about 5k a year). if your gonna be doing lots of driving then definatly consider lower millage. just look out for the usual probs as the guys have mentioned before me.

good luck. :)

[Robin H]

Welcome to the LOC

as for hi millage cars I'm not your man but do look in the buy / sell forum as thats where I found mine and I'm lovin it good luck

[tommythejoiner]

thanks for your help everyone, just back from looking at the 52 plate for the third time :D , deals done i pick it up a week today, if my number plate gets changed on time. i cant wait only 160 odd hours to go