Your problem is basic.
If looking for an IS200, you would see the car you now have as a desirable, older, quality car with a reputation for great reliability and a smooth, sophisticated drive - and worth paying a little more.
You are selling into a market which ignores its qualities and is inclined to see it as a 10-year-old, high mileage, thirsty, up-market banger worth peanuts. It is only going to yield enough to buy a slightly more economical, possibly lower insurance car with no reputation for reliability, and old enough for horrible hidden problems to be about to surface.
So as everybody has said, put some work into finding less expensive Insurance so you can keep a car you know is free from nasty problems for the forseeable future.
Your problem is basic.
If looking for an IS200, you would see the car you now have as a desirable, older, quality car with a reputation for great reliability and a smooth, sophisticated drive - and worth paying a little more.
You are selling into a market which ignores its qualities and is inclined to see it as a 10-year-old, high mileage, thirsty, up-market banger worth peanuts. It is only going to yield enough to buy a slightly more economical, possibly lower insurance car with no reputation for reliability, and old enough for horrible hidden problems to be about to surface.
So as everybody has said, put some work into finding less expensive Insurance so you can keep a car you know is free from nasty problems for the forseeable future.
People seem to be looking at running costs they see an IS200/IS300 as a car that is very expensive to run. what they don't realise is that they are very relaible and well built cars that are great to drive, all they see is 2.0 straight six stay away from that. If you can keep your Lexus.