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Hi Jan, Thanks for the tryout, regarding the gear shifts that wil improve, I´ve done now 4k and it goes smooter but I find the 1st gear to short. Did you informed the dealer about the vibrations ?? and what was his reply? I dont have the problem with the clutch sound, there is non. For the rest the car is great but the vibrations are very annoying. Hans

there is a fix for the thrummmm,its a redesigned bush for the rear axle.my dealer said its afour hour job and it works. Thanks for your reaction, when I contacted (by Phone) the dealer about this problem he said "dont use the 6th gear, but use 5th, it makes no difference in the fuel consumption", of course I do not agree because its still there in 5th gear. Anyway I will request to have a look at it.

Jan, Its good to know that more people drive the Lexus IS, I never saw one in Belgium. I'm from Holland with my Business in Belgium, but this model is very popular in Holland. I have a (long) vibration when i'm doing 135 in 6th gear. Are you experiencing any vibrations ?? Hans

Dear Jan, Which version do you have (Executive, Sport or other), I'm driving the Executive version and have the same problem with shifting between first and second gear, I've read some comments about this on this forum and the shifting will improve if you done more kilometers. I've done now 3500 km and it is improving altough I find the first gear to short. Which dealer you bought it ??, I've bought mine in Wijnegem near Antwerp. My usage with "cheap" diesel was 8,2 ltr/100km, since I start to use Total Excellium i'm doing 7,6/100km, but not going above 130 km/ph. Hans