GaryC

I must learn to read.....I must learn to read...... Thanks Mudz for the sacrcastic....."I would never buy a HIGH mileage car" ! BACK ON TOPIC. My BMW 5 series ran like a dream on Optimax and I was getting about 12 days between fill-ups as opposed to 9 !!!! It also seemed like a much quicker car !

Eh ? You've driven a car for 100,000 miles with no bass so you ask for advice on this board and then miraculously the rear speaker connection rights itself just by driving ! Are you sure this is not a magic carpet you are riding ?

I don't think it's too dear personally as long as it runs well for the three years I keep it. No one can tell it's done 89,000 miles but me. When people see the condition of the car inside and out they'll think "Wow - how much did you pay for that ? £30,000 ?" . Put it this way most of the depreciation has gone (cost £38,000 new). Perhaps I should have bought a new Mercedes like a colleague at work. Four years ago he bought £34,000 C230 Kompressor. He wants to sell it and now it's worth £8,000 !!! Right boxy load of crud it is too. Do you see my point ? My last Lexus cost £14,000 at 84,000 miles and I sold it at 115,000 for £7500. I didn't complain because I had two years of people coming up to me and saying "Wow what a fantastic car !".

I test drove an X-Type 3.0 SE about a month ago. It was absolutely horrendous. Every time it went over an uneven road there was a loud creak from the back. It was 'orrible to drive - a bit like a bus. I wasn't impressed with the sat nav either - the screen seemed to point towards the passenger ! I then realised the errors of my ways when I sat in my soon-to-be Lexus GS300 Sport Mk2. The quality difference was frightening.

Part ex - they offered £7500 for mine but the car stays at £16,000. Or I can go and sell it privately and then they'll sell the car for £15,000. So I'm going to take loads of piccies of it and stick it on eBay for a week. I'll take delivery in two weeks so if I don't sell it by next week I'll have to accept the dealer trade-in. They didn't throw anything in but I've asked them to make perfect a couple of things I noticed. If they do as promised the car will look as new ! Now I'm ready to sign up for the Gold membership and be really posh !

Deal done ! It's mine !

Well thanks everyone. I just needed confirmation on what I already thought I knew ! I shall ring Chris at Sheffield Lexus in the morning and tell him it's going to be mine ! I remember the feeling of total joy when I bought my first Lexus and never felt the same about any other car. Oh and apologies for being a (temporary) Lexus owners club imposter. I wouldn't have joined if I wasn't going to defo get one again -honest ! Sleepless night I think !......... PS. Like the car Loz ! (wonder if Chris will throw in gold badges ?)

I have just driven from South Manchester to Sheffield (just got there in the nick of time) to look at a W reg GS 300 Sport that has just come into their garage. It is Platinum Ice with Andorra leather. It's the most gorgeous car I've ever set eyes on. The condition inside is like new in the showroom (unused at the back). The dealer said it hasn't even been valetted yet ! The leather on the front seats seems nearly new as well and the dealer said it can be made to look even newer after he has treated it. It has 18" alloys and parking sensors. It is also the sat nav version which I want. I have first refusal on this motor and I have until tomorrow close of business to tell the dealer my decision. It has 89000 miles on the clock and is for sale for £16,000. However he will only give me £7000 for my S reg BMW 523i SE Steptronic (100,000 miles). The previous owner of the Lexus is a Sheff Wednesday director and all he used it for was to travel from Cheshire to Sheffield every day. Please can somebody convince me that I am doing the right thing by committing to buying this car. Also I was unsure (strangely enough) about the 18" alloys and asked him whether it was possible to put the 17" alloys on. The dealer said if I did that he would give me four completely new tyres and alloys ! Am I mad to want him to change the alloys ? I used to own a Lexus GS 300 Mk1 and was so happy with that - I've never felt the same about the BMW (too common and not half as luxurious as the Lexus). Please help ! Regards, Gary Culpan Manchester

I bought a GS300 3 years ago for this price. Surely a mistake.