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sorry to hear that chris,hope something will turn up for you must admit i'm suprised,because yesterday morning ,a millionaire,ex public schoolboy ,told me everything was now ok ,and how much better off financially i am in the last year,i was pleased he brought this to my attention,because i'd missed it

I picked up my car today. 2006 SE-L with MM. Grey. I'm delighted. I have to say the service from Woodford Lexus was excellent. What a drive I had from Woodford back to Tonbridge. Now comes the settling in and exploring phase. I have a few mods planned but won't go mad. On the list is. Interior LEDs Wrap the wood trim Install dab unit Possible K&N filter. But first some getting to know you time.

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Intake is staying. Went out just now and really isnt intrusive at all. Even the wife is happy with it. All the clips are doing the same route for like for like comparison. Really really pleased with it. Pete- happy to do ride along. It is nicer sounding in the flesh. Keith- same as me. I drove there and took a train home. Did food shopping day before drop off. I don't use car during the week. Stu

Spotted a late model in central London last week, but you're right not many around now. I will probably try some crystals, as my garage space has now been given to my classic, so the SC is spending more time outside, which is not ideal :(

Just clocked up 100k. MOT in December and sailed through. 100k service yesterday - done by a mate who works for a prestige marque. Whilst in the servicing bay he gets lots of positive feedback on the looks and standard of build of this awesome car. All I've done is put on tyres when needed. Replaced discs and pads on front, pads on rear and a water pump in that time. I bought the car in 2010 with 40k. Service every 10k. Still a great car. Fuel consumption a bit higher than some of the other cars I have owned, mostly 2000cc. I am happy with the whole package overall! Good luck on your search for your IS200 - check out the 'What to look for' threads on this friendly, helpful and informative Forum.

You must be amazed that its got to £90 already! You can get brand new E18 2014 Western Europe for £65

think i found the problem here after a damp or wet night,get inside and look at the roof hinge,its metal and they get so cold they are covered in condensation we need some sort of cover for them in the winter i will make one and report back

I'm pretty sure mine is the door rubbers as if I put down the window and then bring it back up, it comes up wet :( Boot is totally dry.

its a very common problem am sorry to say but will be worse if the car is not driven everyday not sure what is the problem yet,but my money is on the boot seal

Hi Tony, I have this problem also in my 2002 car. Have noticed slight mould on rear seat and damp boot area so maybe mine is worse. Obviously in my case there must be water getting in (perished rubber trim possibly) . If you have a damp/wet area you will get condensation after leaving a warm car after use. Like Paul G I will check it out in summer. Like the idea of the crystals etc.

I get exactly the same when I leave the car outside in the rain, no problems under cover. I was thinking the door window rubbers were leaking as there is a water noise as I pull off. Was planning to look at this in the summer!

The time scale for the deterioration of synthetic materials from which the can belt is manufactured (its also a reinforced belt) is measured in units that don't apply to natural rubber. We are talking more like 10 decades, not ten years. The fact is regular inspections after a certain time are more than safe in enough and can, in the main be carried out by almost anyone who has a bit of common sense. The scheduled interval for this item was certainly initially never measured in time, just in miles of use. While I was looking for a 430SC 18 months ago I considered buying a 2002 430sc the fan belt had not been changed. The owner had it confirmed by a particular Lexus Dealer that it did not need changing as the vehicle had only covered 38 000 miles the belt had been inspected and was considered as good as new. Now while some who are not engineers and have little experience, may well think 10 years is a long time. It just isnt for most modern composite materials (The belt is a modern composite reinforced belt) . I work for an engineering consultancy that has contracts all over the world and my focus is on reliability. Changing the belt on a car that's has done less than the 'recommended' 100,000 miles and has been inspected is just giving money away. Many dealers need a kick for recommending work that doesn't need to be carried out but then that's quite common as most drivers haven't got a clue about what they are driving and its a national sport for dealers to make money from them. Let me explain a little about the interaction between time and use. To make this point clearer. Materials that have some tendency to degrade over times do so proportionally to temperature over time. In other words temperature speeds up any degradation. (Actually time isnt the main problem temperature and wear is) During say 10 years of use a belt will spend a particular part of that time at much higher temperatures while being used than when being still. If the car was run continually for 100,000 in a few months I would expect to see a belt that had suffered considerable wear as the times spent at high temperature's would be significant ensuring that small deviations in belt construction could produce deterioration. Of course in more demanding environments the risk is greater. 100,000 miles is a very, very conservative interval. As you would expect from a company like Lexus or in fact most companies these days. These belts will not fail suddenly without deterioration unless there is a serious flaw in manufacture of materials control. In that effect they could fail when new so its a pointless consideration. So any sensible owner would inspect the belt (you can see it by lifting the bonnet) when its done 50000 miles or so. personally I shall change mine at between 80000 miles and 100000 miles or if its show any signs of wear or damage. At present its done 62000 miles and it looks like new. The car is nearly 8 years old. Many people pay out for items they don't need to buy out of fear or ignorance or poor advice or insecurity.. That's what these forums are good for but unfortunately many individuals who don't know what they are talking about give poor advice and spoil it.