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Hi guys, don't post on here very often but saw the thread and thought i'd share my experience. I originally owned a 2006 220d sport with mm. When the Ipod integration kit was first launched i decided to get it put in by lexus cheltenham. Loved the car itself and all the toys but wasn't very happy with the MPG's i was getting. After several unsuccessful atempts by Lexus cheltenham to try and sort the problem, i eventually decided to trade the deisel in and changed to a 250 se-l auto with mm (they were clever enough to give me a 250 se-l auto as a cuortesy car!!!). The 250 that i traded in for already had an ipod kit fitted so i was happy with that, however, during an extended test drive, i decided to plug my i-pod in and had the same problem that many of you guys are having (i.e. no track names or playlist names appearing on the screen.) On returning to the dealership i pointed this out to the salesman who said he would get one of the service guys to check it out. The bottom line was that if they couldn't sort this one out, they would take mine out of my 220 and swap it for the one in the 250 before i exchanged cars. Anyway, went back a couple of days later and was told by the service dept. that the kit fitted in the 250 was for an old type (ie. is200 vehicle with no multimedial system). The correct system which had been fitted to my 220d was the one which should have been fitted to the 250 as well. In the end, they swapped mine over so i have the correct one in my 250. By the sounds of it, there are two different kits and if you guys are having the same problem, i presume you also have the wrong kit fitted. Hope this helps.

I have a 57 plate is250 SE-L auto with MM. I get between 380 and 400 miles per tank on average. My current average MPG since purchasing the car with 10000 miles on the clock is 31.5mpg. This is based on a daily commute to work of 35 miles each way with about 25 miles on motorway and the rest on a mixture of a-roads and local urban roads. I am very pleased with my car and the mp considering i previously had an 06 IS220 d sport which was giving me an average mpg of 31mpg!!!

Hi All, Been on this site for about a year now but this is my first post. The information on this site has been invaluable and i only wish i knew about it before i bought the deisel!!! A bit of history.......i bought an 06 220d sport back in december 06. The exact model was a 220d sport with mm in Argento Ice. Absolutely loved the car when i test drove it and decided to part with 25k of my hard earned money. Bought the diesel because i do about 25k miles a year and wanted something fairly economical. The sport also looked great with the 18" alloys and had already had the rear quarter windows tinted at the factory. Bought it from Lexus Worcester (now lexus cheltenham). Anyway, after having the car for about a year, the total average consumption over this period was under 30mpg! This was with about 80% motorway driving, 20% town driving!! Took it in for a 40k mile service and mentioned it to the service guy at the dealership. He said they would change the fuel pump as they had done this with the dealer principals wifes car and it had shown a great improvement! Anyway, while they had it in to do the repair (about 10 days) i asked to test drive the is250 auto after reading several positive reviews on this forum. During the couple of days that i had the 250, i fell in love with it! To cut a long story short, following the change of the fuel pump and after being assured that all the relevant mods had been carried out, i was still only averaging about 30mpg max with the diesel sport so decided that it was time to bite the bulet and go for the is250. It was the best decision i have ever made. I am now the proud owner of a IS250 sel-auto with MM, again in Argento ice. Every day i drive into work is an absolute pleasure. The power that the car has available when i need it and the ease of the drive with the auto box is brilliant. And to cap it all off, after about 4k miles since i bought it, the computer is showing an average fuel consumption of 31mpg. At times i have been able to average nearly 35mpg on a tank. So in effect with the cheaper price of unleaded, i am actually beter off in terms of cost of fuel with the Petrol model. All i will say is that if you are not happy with the diesel and are thinking about the Petrol.....don't hink anymore...just do it....its the best decision you'll make.