Andyx11

LexMarc sorry I've taken so long to reply, I was on holiday, the tyres were bought from a company in Dumfries called Denton Tyres, they had them off the shelf, my IS220 only has the 205/55R16 rims.

What is the DMF?

Ok 60,000 miles, a couple of weeks ago had terrible brake fade took it into Lexus Glasgow, they de-glazed the brakes under warranty and this sorted it out. With all the snow in Scotland I decided to fit a set of 4 Michelin Alpin Winter tyres, best move I could have made. Kept me mobile even around Aberdeen and Inverness when Scottish roads ground to a halt, the car never faltered and the tyres were great. The Multimedia screen and buttons totally froze the other day, the display screen went blank and pressing the various buttons changed nothing, only the climate button made the message Aircon disconnected or something similar was displayed. Switched the ignition off and back on again and everything was ok again and it's behaved itself since then. So it's in next week for the 60k service let's see what they turn up this time.

Yup 6th gear does tend to lead you astray!

My car has now reached 50,000 miles, and the rear tyres actually managed to last to 50k. I have now replaced the Std issue Potenzas on the rear this time with Michelin Primacy HP's so far the rear tyres I've used has been the original Potenzas to 20k, then dealer fitted replacement Potenzas up to 50k. The original front Potenzas were replaced at 24,000 miles with Michelin Primacy HP's, which at 50,000 miles still have 3mm on them. At the 50k service a front wheel bearing was found to be "grumbling" with a small amount of play found on the wheel so the bearing was replaced under warranty. My fuel consumption remains steady still at 42mpg over the whole 50,000 miles. Still really enjoying the IS220, spent three hours giving it a good MER polish to prepare it for the winter.

Well another year has gone past, the IS220D developed a rattle in the dashboard but I got it fixed and the battery was replaced, both of these fixed under warranty so no great issue really. The mileage is now 43,000 since new, the two rear tyres are fast approaching the legal limit again they were last changed at 20,000 service so definately think it's time to switch from the Bridgestone Potenza std fitment tyres onto Michelin HP tyres. I put a pair of Michelin HP's onto the front at 24k and they still have 5mm tread on them so looking good for at least 30,000+ miles maybe 40,000 if I'm lucky. So two years on and I'm still happy with the IS220D. Ave mpg across the whole 43,000 miles is very stable at 42mpg and thats with progressive driving at 2000RPM in 6th gear and you all know what speed that equates to! After shopping around now getting the 20k services done at Lexus Glasgow for a much more reasonable £300. Thanx for info on the timing chain being better than the older type 200 belts.

10 months from new, 28,000miles, 4 tyres and an average 41.6mpg. Only gripe are the servicing costs £199 for 10k interim and £399 for the 20k service, so the next interim service at 30k will be carried out for £125 using genuine Lexus filters etc at my local garage. When are the timing belts changed is it 40k, or 60k?