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  1. I have the same rattle on both driver and passenger front seat belt pillar mounting points. Rattles only appeared after seatbelt recall was effected. However, I did have the windows tinted at same time, so couldn't be sure of the cause. Lexus was sympathetic and ordered replacement mounting points. These were installed last week...but the rattles are still there I just turn the stereo up loader!
  2. As my IS250 is my first Lexus, I was not aware of how an IS200 drove...until I was given one for 2 days whilst the seatbelt recall was carried out. There IS NO COMPARISON! The IS200 reminded me soo much of my old Toyota Corolla - hard plastic dash, thin steering wheel, rough auto-gearbox with a delayed kick-down. Noise levels were much higher - even the a/c compressor could be felt cutting in and out. I am sure at its release, the IS200 was comparable with other qualtiy cars but comparing it to the IS250 is like comparing an apple to mango. One is refreshing but often eaten on the run when you've run out of other food wheras the mango gets better with each savoured bite - just like my IS250! :D
  3. I average 25mpg on a tank. I commute for most of that and can't see how you can the figure on here unless you never actually use 1st or 2nd gear Not sure what you mean? How do you drive an auto without engaging first or second gear?
  4. I've been doing some mileage tests myself on my IS250 (17,000km's/10,500miles) on the clock. Average so far is 9lt/100kms or 31mpg in a mix of city freeway driving. Decided to use 98 octane fuel (not common place in Oz) in an effort to better this. And guess what? On 4 tankfuls of this petrol (as opposed to the usual 95 octane) on the same daily routes etc, the fuel consumption went UP to 10.2lt/100km or 27mpg. Upon reverting to lower octane fuel, figures returned to 9.1lt/100??Any ideas as to why this would be?
  5. I've had my IS250 auto since Dec 05 and have averaged 9.1 l/100km or 31mpg since new. Nearly all my driving is city based but when a longer trip is taken the tank consumption falls to 7.9 - 8 l/100km or 35mpg. I am very happy with this figure. :D
  6. With only one dealer, going elsewhere is not an option. The rattles were not fixed during the recent service but I was told to return at a time convenient to me and they would investigate further. Time is precious, so I just turn the radio up! :P
  7. Free servicing - was it part of the deal when you bought your car ? Certainly don't get free servicing in the UK, I just paid £174.00 for a 10,000 mile service on the IS220d. No mention of it when I bought the car. just a nice suprise! :P
  8. Thought I'd share this in light of the many negative Lexus dealer stories on this site. Collected my IS250 from the dealer today after its first service (15000km's). The loan car was an RX350 with less than 1000km's on the odo! The car was detailed inside and out to showroom standards (even where the wheel nuts go were cleaned of brake pad dust!) and then the service managered advised me the total bill was.....$0. :D :) :) Is this normal? I was expecting about $400. Friend just had his BMW325i for same service with the bill coming to $900! In 19 years of driving, this is the first time I've left a car yard not feeling like a bunny. :P
  9. The owner is a client of mine who sold his big home to realise his boyhood dream! Kind of cool I think. Out here in Western Australia, the wait list for an F430 is now more than 3.5 years!!! He waited just under 2 years but got lucky when someone else changed their order to the spider. I can't imagine seeing an 18 year old in one :o There are only 2 in WA so far. And yes, any other colour is wrong and I would sell my nana for one (if I had a nana) :D
  10. Whilst I love my IS250, :) I am not buying this pursuit of perfection thing. The photos below and the resulting 3 hr drive (with me behind the wheel for 30mins!!) made me realise how far Lexus or any other car company has to go. I am still grinning from ear to ear :D and will remember that drive till I die! For the techno heads, it is an F430 with steering mounted gearbox, fitted with Pirelli rubber and has just on 1000 miles on the odometer. The noise is incredible, the acceleration unbelievable and the road prescence borders on absurd with people trying to take photos of it whilst driving. Like to say it is mine but...if you look carefully in the background, you will see my is250 which is included in the pictures below after Klasse treatment. Getting into the Lexus afterwood was somewhat sobering... but its still the best car I've ever owned :D http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2342/ferrari2xe7.jpg http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9560/myisbk8.jpg
  11. Thanks for the info folks. Seems like another small noggling issue I will need to put up with... I love the car but am getting a litle frustrated at these issues occuring on a $65,000 car! It's first serice is due tomorrow, so I'll bring it to the dealers attention and report the results. Cheers
  12. Anyone else had the front sealtbelt recall completed only to discover new rattles in both B pillar's? I didn't notice at first due to enthusiastic stereo appreciation, but when the volume is low, it sounds like many loose parts are bouncing around where the seat belt height adjustment function is. Anyone else have this problem?
  13. Yes the squeaky seat issue can be very distracting. After 2 attempts the dealer got them sorted out. Apparently, they simply tightened the seat anchor bolts. Seems hard to believe, but my car is now silent again! :D
  14. yes ahh-aristo is on the money... the ect switch just alters shift patterns for the auto gearbox ... mainly results is each gear being held for longer in normal driving... during very aggressive driving the gearbox runs to redline regardless of the position of the ect switch.
  15. Seems strange that the US cars would be wired differently to the UK models. And I would have thought the cars here in Australia would be the same as those of the UK. I have tried to research where this info originally came from, but could not locate it. Cheers :duh:
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