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Ian I totally agree with you about the boot-lid which feels really flimsy compared with that on my old C-Class. Thankfully the doors feel substantial enough! Also had the re-fuelling issue, took ages to fill up like you say with the pump constantly clicking and stopping grr. Had to pull the nozzle right out and tease the fuel into the tank. Overall I'm averaging 41 mpg which is disappointing, if I really focus and use every techniques I can think of I can get over 60mpg on my journey home. Have been playing a bit with the paddles though which really hurts the consumption. Also gave the heated seats a whizz for the first time today, very nice :-)

Wow, really focused on my journey home tonight. Used Eco mode when traffic crawling and also got up to speed quickly as advised. The result? An mpg of 60.1! Kept up with the flow of traffic, heater on and tunes cranked up. Very pleased indeed

Thanks David, number plate now suitably blurred out. Going to be fun keeping these wheels clean!

Well I finally got the car on Tuesday (sleepless night on Monday from which I have only just recovered haha). I absolutely love it, took me a while to get everything sorted especially programming the radio - the DAB bit not being intuitive at all. I didn't go for nav and so have the rotary controller which is brilliant and really easy to use, pretty much the same as I had in my Mercedes. Driving it is a delight and all these moans about the noise of the revs rising when you put your foot down are a nonsense. Yes the revs rise but it's hardly offensive, from the press reports you'd think they would be deafening but in reality its no big deal whatsoever. I've posted elsewhere that initial fuel consumption is disappointing but another member has given me hope that this will improve. Anyway, here is a pic. I've got the rose leather interior so will try and get some more at the weekend. Had nothing but admiring glances and everybody at work has commented positively.

Thanks for the reassurance David, driving is mainly on motorways which are pretty awful at this time of year so will try and implement the pulse and glide technique you refer to

Had my F-Sport for 2 days now and driving gently (compared with my Merc C250 CDi) I'm struggling to get 40MPG. My route to work is very hilly so maybe that is having a very bad effect? Also eco mode is scary, absolutely no acceleration whatsoever so kinda sticking with Normal mode for now.

Got my shiny black F-Sport and even though it's the non-Nav version its plagued with audio issues. DAB refuses to do anything atall. AM is full of presets that just seem to be random frequencies (rather than actual stations) which I can't override and the iPod function is useless as it constantly freezes and won't let me change track, browse or do anything. Have to disconnect it manually then re-attach constantly. Is there any sort of reset facility does anybody know?

Another black F-Sport on the road from Tuesday . Personally I've seen a white F-Sport on the M60 which looked really cool and then a grey Luxury in Oldham which looked a bit dull. It's a shame that Lexus only do one solid, would have been nice to have had at least some choice!

You guys are really worrying me now. Get my F-Sport a week tomorrow and as a company car I don't have the option of fitting Winter tyres. I know all RWD cars are rubbish on snow and ice but is the IS worse than the others? Had my current car, a C250 CDi Merc for 4 years and I've just about managed!

Camera only standard with nav. I haven't ordered that on my F-Sport so will have to make do with the sensors

Thanks for the reassurance Logan. I might have a trip to another Lexus dealer and see if they have any in now. Where did you get yours from?

I'm sure the E-Class Coupe is very nice Haf. My C-Class Saloon has been awful. It's a 59 plate Blue Efficiency model, returns 39.8MPG (although it does like to be driven quickly whenever that's possible), has a stiff clutch, countless rattles, bulbs blowing... Maybe even Mercedes can produce Friday cars! Better than the A3 Sportback I had previously. Was the 170BHP S-Line and during the last year (of three) caused me nothing but grief (damn limp home mode). The BMW I had before that got stolen so I'm saying nein to German motors and going Japanese. Actually had the first gen IS200 and I loved it if it was a bit thirsty

Hey Haf, you get quite a bit more than just the leather seats when you select this option. Are you aware of that? David (DJP) your car is stunning. That is exactly the colour combo I would have selected had the cost of metallic paint fallen within my company car budget :(

Thanks for the replies guys. At least mine will be a rare old beast. Really frustrating that there are not more options of solid colours. At first I thought the white would be but alas its pearlescent. Haf yeah, I've read your thread. I test drove the car back in the middle of our heat wave and the ventilated seats were a delight. The colour was stunning too! Still get the same display etc without the sat-nav (which looked a bit naff if I'm honest) although will lose the rear view camera, DVD player and a couple of speakers. Gaining the electric steering column, easy access/egress, memory seats, auto-folding and electrochromatic wing mirrors which suit my particular needs. Another factor for me was that an all black interior on all balck car is a bit much. The rose colour breaks things up. Of course this is all down to individual preference. Hate the Merc though, although very quick it's certainly not a great car

Hey, just joined having hovered around the forum for a few weeks now. Currently driving a Merc C250 but have an F-Sport on order which is due into the dealer on 26th November but as a Company Car Driver I'm not due to receive it until 21st December - nice Christmas pressie for me. With a specific whole life cost budget I had to choose between the Rose leather with the ventilated seats and all the extra electrical bits or the sat-nav. Plumped for the former as am used to using Google maps on my iPhone for getting around and to be honest was not a fan of the mouse controller, much prefer the rotary affair on offer with the lower spec system. The main point of my post however is that those very same budget restrictions meant that a metallic colour was out, I had to go with solid. Well basically that means velvet black as there are no other options which is a shame. I notice that nobody ever considers black as an option when discussing colours on here. I haven't seen one in the flesh, the car I tested was a grey Premier but they did have a white F-sport (IS250) in the showroom. I'm hoping that the black with the rose interior will look pretty good, has anybody seen one in the flesh? Cheers!