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That's the one!

It certainly is dark blue!

Thanks for the advice fellas but I decided not to risk it....INSTEAD I JUST BOUGHT A GS300 FROM A LEXUS DEALER!!!!! I don't pick it up till Tuesday though which is very annoying for someone with my low level of patience. Its a 1999 with 77k on the clock and it has the desired Sat Nav. Everything on it works as it should and there is of course the warranty and, of course, the back up of the Lexus dealership. The decider was that they offered a fair price for my old Rover 75 (despite them spotting the clutch was going - fair play to them for that) and I managed to haggle 12 months tax and a tank of fuel and signed the deal. So come Tuesday I will officially be a Lexus owner. Do I get a special badge or something?

All points duly accepted. However, if I bought it and loved it and lasted as long as it should then it would make me smile...and the more I smile the more I am willing to pay for it. Comes a point when blatant and unbridled happiness over-rides the restrictions of market value and a frigid cheque book. That said, I am currently looking at LS's on Ebay!

Point taken. Perhaps because this is the first Lexus I had looked at I hadn't shopped around enough. Truth is I'm a sucker for a factory fitted sat nav system!

Hi everyone, only just registered so thanks in advance for any advice I get. I bought a Rover 75 Conn SE about 16 months ago (the one with the TV/Sat Nav, etc.) and fell in love with it. Unfortunately it had been cherished by a little old lady and I immediately put an extra 30,000 miles on it and the old thing really couldn't handle it. Cut a long story short it now needs a new clutch, new breather pipes, few other bits and bobs and I also need to top up the oil after every trip on the motorway. Shame, but it's time to look for something more rugged and reliable. I went to test drive a Jaguar S-type at a local garage and it felt pretty good...perfect history, immaculate condition and I was going to do a deal when I saw a Lexus GS300 parked alongside. Now I've always thought Lexus was a good car but too pricey but this was a Y reg 3.0i SE with the built in Sat Nav and all the gadgets (I'm a sucker for the gadgets). I test drove it and I can officially delcare that I am now a Lexus fan! Seriously, it was the best car I have ever driven. But here's the problem: everything worked fine with the car - all the electrics, the brakes, the handling, even the air con was super cold - but I spotted the engine light was on. When I took it back to the dealer after the test drive I mentioned it and he was happy to admit that it had been tested and it was the air mass intake sensor and he pointed it out under the bonnet. He said they had already ordered the part and they would fix it and have the diagnostics redone afterwards. Now I'm not a techie so I have to trust people like car salesmen and often I end up buying a great looking car with a dog of an engine. Plus, the little I do know is all about Rover 75's and Ford Galaxys (my other car). This is a Y Reg GS300 with a perfect history, no recorded accidents, 67k on the clock, bodywork is 95% good (couple of small bumper scrapes), the alloys have just been fully refurbished and the price is £5,250. Does this air mass thingy sound reasonable and likely? I hope it does because I honestly cannot wait to get this car!!!! Thanks in advance.