onewackynode

Thanks for all the advice. I appreciate the mpg will not be as good. Shame but never mind. Well, she arrived yesterday. No sign of the rattles, or shaky mirror yet. But then I haven't really driven her yet. She looks good and my wife and daughter like her!

Mileage. Just mileage. The Merc was my first diesel. I was surprised at the performsnace and the mpg. The BMW consistently gives 44-48 as an average (Or so says the system!) and I could easily get 54-57 motorway cruising on a long run. Last year a 1000 mile round trip to the Vendee in France returned 53mpg. The old IS was giving me 28-29. But someone else (the company) was paying for the fuel! Longer between trips to the petrol station, better economy...

Well I had my beautiful IS200SE for 3 years (03 plate, company car) and loved every minute. Changed jobs and got a Merc C220 with the job. Automatic, very comfy but no fun. Then I moved to a Beemer 318D M Sport so no power but lots of M badges. Nice drive, not fast but still got me a few extra DVLA points - oops. Any how... I had the BMW for a year and it's time for a change. So I just had to come back to Lexus. Just placed an order for a new IS220D. No extras, just the stock car (own car, not company now). They reckon 10-14 days, can't wait. So hello to you all, I'm back (Not that anyone would remember me I'm sure)!

Lost 2 family members in Auschwitz and we're not Jewish... just Polish Treblinka was built on land originally owned by my family so this is very close to me. My great grandfather and his brother lost everything - it was a succesful gravel pit and forestry business. The Nazis didn't leave in such a hurry from Treblinka so were able to destroy most of the evidence. There are people living in the nearby village who still remember what happened. I've been researching my family history for a while and as a result the holocaust in general. I watched the TV yesterday and despite being very British and not jewish it was difficult to watch. All those black and white photo's, all those innocent lives.

Had my dealer fitted set for 22 months. No problems and they look great at night!

IS200SE March 03. Had the wheels change due to corrosion. Other than that - nothing. Not even a new bulb.

55,000 miles in 21 months. The alloys corroded but were replaced. Other than that not a single problem. No knocks, creaks, squeeks. Just a big cheesy grin every time i get in it.

Done it!

Same happened to mine. Dealer swapped them - no questions asked.

Betty

Warranty is 3yrs/60k. I'd still ask though. As it's a known problem they may be more sympathetic! Mine went at around 12 months/37k. Swapped out no problem. Didn't matter that one had been kerbed by my wife!!!!

Wife won't drive an IS200 Change the wife :D

1 year, 38000 miles and still got the big cheesy grin. Hope it never stops!

Kept happening to me on the same roundabout. Use a different route now