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Hi, The short answer is 'yes'. I never noticed them before. ( 2 months in to ownership) Drivers side only like you ! Not sure what to do about it ? Just thought I'd let you know. (:-) Cheers Steve IS250se 2006 MM

I'm very happy with the car, my confidence has been shot to bits due to my previous experience with my clk which broke down 4 times in 4 years and had loads of other electrical problems. I owned it from 38k - 100k. This IS250 is going to be with me through the same mileage cycle. (well nearly - it had 33k when I bought it) At the moment I feel the lexus won't let me down but I'm still nervous. I did haggle, and they knocked £800 off the initial price of £15,995 then we pushed for a years tax, which because of it's age would have been £400 and they gave me a full tank of fuel. Looking at the handfull of Levinson cars around at the time nationwide it seemed a good deal. Thanks for the tip about the tyres, it's running on Dunlops currently.

Picked the car up from Lexus Bolton and almost everything was in order. Having travelled across the M62 to collect it, this was the first time I had seen the car and perhaps made some assumptions based on the approved used literature....only the finest examples...meticulously prepared etc. I would say the 'approved used' description on the official website leaves a little to be desired. There were more chips and scratches than I had expected probably more than on the 10yr old car I was trading in and some bird lime etching on the bonnet which I'm told is impossible to remove. The interior had drips of polish etc stuck in the speaker grills. Rush job ?? I was informed the front bumper had a complete respray due to pitting and to be fair it was an excellent job. I didn't spot the rear passanger door had been resprayed till a few weeks later when I was at a petrol station and the light hit the door at a particular angle. Lexus Bolton where oblivious. Given that there is a long paint warranty I wondered what the implications were but didn't really get an answer. Now the car...I have to say it's a wonderful thing, inside and out. Slate metallic, black leather vented seats. The interior is of the highest quality. As some have pointed out the switch gear can be in strange places, I struggle with the electric window switch placement at times. The levinson audio is incredible but I think it very much relies on you having good source material to get the best out of it. If you cram hundreds of heavy compression mp3 files on to a disc I doubt you'll get the best out of it. Which brings me on to the mp3 side of things, I was under the impression, confirmed by the salesman that you can build a dvd disc full of mp3 files, not so. Only cd's, anyone found a way round that, let me know. I have read about dismantling the dash and re-wiring, I don't think I'd go that far. Perhaps there is a way of compiling the dvd to make the unit read it ? The sat nav is pretty good, I have been a tom tom user and I prefer the different perspective angle rather than the top down approach. I wonder if Lexus will produce an upgrade or option to change the SatNav perspectives ? All in all it works well. The rear parking camera is also a wonderful thing, especially for spotting low down objects, well below rear view level. I won't go into too much detail, except to say, everything just 'works' Which is something I couldn't say about my previous car. I had traded in a Mercedes CLK 230 kompressor ( supercharger ) and the IS took some getting used to. The high clutch release point that some of you have mentioned is one thing I still get caught out with. I am still getting used to that 6 weeks in. The engine is super smooth and almost silent, I swear as you get used to it, you think it is getting more noisy as you become accustomed to the silence. As cabin noise is the biggest factor for me, I was a little disapointed by the tyre roar from the 17inch wheels, I wonder what the 18" sound like ? Mine also suffers from some wind noise around the window at higher speeds, not sure if that is just mine or all IS250's Put it on flat tarmac and the tyre noise problem vanishes but my council (like most I presume) love the old stone chip approach. I think I know why it might eat pads disks ? Just a thought but I find the drag when you slow down to approach a junction / roundabout is so little that as you move down through the gears that car doesn't really slow down much, leaving you with a fairly heafty breaking manouvre. Again, that could be me getting used to the car. Given the way it eats petrol I have driven mine quite sedately and am getting about 36mpg but gets things higher up the rev range and the thing really motors, no complaints there !! I have typed much more than I planned, have still missed loads out and could go on and on. I love the car and at this early stage, would I get another ? errr Yes.

Hi, Cheers, the more I read about this system, the longer Saturday seems to be taking to arrive !!

Hi there ! Cheers Steve

Hi, I pick it up on Saturday 8:30 am !!! ( not that I'm keen to get my hands on it or anything :) Thanks for the info in the ML. I was hoping that was the case. More to follow soon.... Cheers Steve

I cant answer any of your questions but welcome to the site.. and get some pics up when you get the car. Hi, Many thanks, I get the car next saturday, pics will be up after that !! S.

Hi, It's an Apr 06 33k slate metallic, leather with multimedia. I pick it up next weekend. I'll get a pic on the site. I have been searching for about three months for something on budget but the Lexus site shows up only a handful of low mileage levinson cars. The auto adding thousands in some cases. Lexus know demand is outstripping supply. Anyway, it's a manual and given the 3 auto boxes that failed me between 17k - 33k in my previous Mitsubishi Galant 2.5 v6 of a few years ago, I have been driving a manual Merc clk 230 komp for the last 4 years and although the throw is quite long and loose it's been ok. I'm more than happy to take on a manual. From reading the forums over the last couple of months, the diesel manual may be the one to stay clear of ?? I used the manual angle ( higher car tax )at a couple of dealerships but they just came back with 'well that's why it's priced cheaper'. The sales guy gave me a fair price for the merc and knocked £800 off the price of the IS, and will fill the tank and got a years tax. So...for a shade under 15k I think it's not too bad. I'm considering service plans and extended warranty, got good or bad experience of this ? Cheers everyone. Steve ( getting slightly excited now ! )

Hi Everyone, New member here... Just wanted to say how useful this site has been in deciding if I should buy a an IS. The knowledge you guys have is invaluable especially when it comes to questioning the sales staff !! I pick up an IS250 se multimedia next Saturday. I was hugely impressed with the Levinson system but I never heard the 'standard' system. Does anyone know - is it a complete refit for speakers or have they just added a subwoofer ? A couple of things seem to be re-occurring topics in terms of issues - the dash rattle, aircon issues and disk / pad wear. Does anyone know if they show up particular models / years ? Cheers everyone Looking forward to getting involved. Steve