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Hi,

on Tueday next i take delivery of my first Lexus, a 2005 IS300 Sportcross, dark blue with tan leather and i can't wait. It's an Auto, with 70K miles on the clock. A couple of queries

Timing belt, should i get it done asap?

What mpg can i expect in the real world, country roads and motorway.

Anything i should look out for, i see the CD system is unrelaible, was this only early models.

Having bought car unseen (I know its a crime but these are rare and i just took the plunge on the photos. What tyres should i replace with when i get it? This is my first ever RWD car so not sure what to expect but don't want to wrap it around a tree.

Sorry if these are old queries, my first newsgroup as well.

Thanks for any help

Ed in Glasgow

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By 2005 all problems ironed out.

Timing belt @ 100k miles on the 300.

Real world MPG ~280 to a tank. £75 to fill up with V power.

How much did you get her for ?

Welcome to the club !

Whitey

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By 2005 all problems ironed out.

Timing belt @ 100k miles on the 300.

Real world MPG ~280 to a tank. £75 to fill up with V power.

How much did you get her for ?

Welcome to the club !

Whitey

I pick her up next Tuesday from Kent, i paid £6900 which appears to be great value in my eye for what was a nigh ion £30K car 5 years ago. It has full Lexus history with alast intermediate service in April. For peace of mind i will gett he belt changed, a full service. Is the tyre choice critical on these cars?

I will make a point of using V Power, it certainly helped ny VRV consumption. Looks like similar consumption to my manual 2 litre CRV in the real world then. It's dark metallic blue with tan leather. It appears to be in excellent condition, i will have an opportunity to find out how she is when i bring her up to Glasgow on Tuesday and wednesday. Glad to hear the 2005 model cleared the common issues. Thanks very much for the reply, i suspect i'm in some good company with my Sportcross. Ed

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By 2005 all problems ironed out.

Timing belt @ 100k miles on the 300.

Real world MPG ~280 to a tank. £75 to fill up with V power.

How much did you get her for ?

Welcome to the club !

Whitey

I pick her up next Tuesday from Kent, i paid £6900 which appears to be great value in my eye for what was a nigh ion £30K car 5 years ago. It has full Lexus history with alast intermediate service in April. For peace of mind i will gett he belt changed, a full service. Is the tyre choice critical on these cars?

I will make a point of using V Power, it certainly helped ny VRV consumption. Looks like similar consumption to my manual 2 litre CRV in the real world then. It's dark metallic blue with tan leather. It appears to be in excellent condition, i will have an opportunity to find out how she is when i bring her up to Glasgow on Tuesday and wednesday. Glad to hear the 2005 model cleared the common issues. Thanks very much for the reply, i suspect i'm in some good company with my Sportcross. Ed

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Good to know.

If it doesn't go well come and see mine and you can take mine for £6900 B)

Whitey

I certainly will though i have paid a £500 deposit, hopefully it will work out ok. Yours looks spanking. Thanks for the offer.

Ed

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The later CD players are generally better than the early ones, but having said that mine has recently packed up so it's a problem with all of them.

Other than that these cars are quite faultless so you should be ok if it's been well maintained - good luck!

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  • 2 weeks later...

Brought the car up from Kent to Glasgow, 500 miles dead on a trip via Cambridge, and i did it on one tank - 37mpg. Admittedly i was gingerly driving at 65 on cruise control but it was better than expected. Drops dramatically in town i reckon but i will not do much town driving. Car is creamy smooth and Lexus Glasgow gave it a once over, new pads required at rear sooner rather than later and oddly the previous owner fitted lower suspension to the front only, i will try to get that reverted if not too costly. Have booked it into Glasgow Lexus for a 60K service (it was bypassed in favour of an intermediate and i have been quoted £550 all in for service and timing belt change, seems a good deal to me, the garage only opened last week so maybe trying to get new customers. Arnold Clark Lexus seem to be on the way out? I will probably sign up for the gold servicing package lexus offer at £20pcm for two years servicing, anyone any thoughts? Thanks a lot guys, you have all been very helpful with my new purchase.

Regards

Ed in Glasgow

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Brought the car up from Kent to Glasgow, 500 miles dead on a trip via Cambridge, and i did it on one tank - 37mpg. Admittedly i was gingerly driving at 65 on cruise control but it was better than expected. Drops dramatically in town i reckon but i will not do much town driving. Car is creamy smooth and Lexus Glasgow gave it a once over, new pads required at rear sooner rather than later and oddly the previous owner fitted lower suspension to the front only, i will try to get that reverted if not too costly. Have booked it into Glasgow Lexus for a 60K service (it was bypassed in favour of an intermediate and i have been quoted £550 all in for service and timing belt change, seems a good deal to me, the garage only opened last week so maybe trying to get new customers. Arnold Clark Lexus seem to be on the way out? I will probably sign up for the gold servicing package lexus offer at £20pcm for two years servicing, anyone any thoughts? Thanks a lot guys, you have all been very helpful with my new purchase.

Regards

Ed in Glasgow

Wow 500 on 1 tank is by far the best I have heard of, well done, mine generally manages 400 between fills which pleases me. I so like the Sportcross I could not bear to part with it when I bought the GS450h so kept it and still prefer to drive it over the GS, it feels better quality and more traditional.BTW I never use premium fuel, just cruise control and shut down early for the corners / junctions to avoid heavy braking and black front wheels.

Brilliant car and a warm welcome to the owner's club

Regards Tony

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