Alex-SC

Thanks all, decision made to keep it.

Thank you. It does seem to be worth a whole lot more to me than its market value. You're right, I know the car pretty well - Its never made a single knock, judder, anything... Even the CD player works! I'll probably fix the dents/scuffs, refurb the alloys and keep it, at least until the service in June when I'll ask the dealer to take a good look.

Hello all, I have a 2003 IS200 Sportcross: It has a few dings, bumper scrapes and like all ISs the alloys are a bit of a mess. The inside needs a good clean. All in all its probably worth a grand, so not a lot and I'm very tempted to keep it. I know its a very different beast but I was once tempted to keep a Golf MK2 GTI and it suddenly started to cost me a fortune. The Sportcross has a full main dealer history from new. I bought it five years ago and took out a five year plan (a moment of madness probably). It has done 90,000 miles give or take. It has had very few advisories, brakes which I sorted and a 'leaking ball joint' that I've done nothing about and occasionally but not always gets advised. The screen wash pump hardly works but I changed the actual water pump when I bought it. It has one main dealer service left in the current plan. So, I'm seeking advice and reassurance. Given that the engine will probably last longer than me, what might be the usual expensive problems down the road and how likely are they to happen - gearbox, clutch, aircon, exhaust, suspension that sort of thing? Many thanks for any pointers. I've done a bit of a search but thought I might as well start a thread. Another option is to get rid but I don't fancy any newer Lexus that I could afford, so it would mean a change of brand. The Sportcross really emphasises the 'lifestyle' part of 'estate' so I'd probably have done with it and buy a Suzuki Swift Sport as a replacement; different if nothing else.