Njathind

Thanks for all of your input guys, I think I have made my mind up and as I car I really want one. I just need to work out if I can afford to run it as a daily driver or not. Many thanks Nat

Oh don't worry, I don't expect to get anywhere near the same economy of my 1.4 out of a 2.0 straight six. I just have this nagging feeling that in terms of economy I would be better off with a BMW 320 or even a 325 as these both seem to have slightly better MPG figures. However the Lexus is just a much better car to look at and is a bit more leftfield. I found these figures on autorader: Urban mpg 21.4 mpg Extra Urban mpg 36.2 mpg Average mpg 29.1 mpg Is this pretty accurate or should I expect to see worse fuel economy?

Hi guys, as the title explains I am thinking about buying a Lexus IS200 Manual. My current car is due 4 new tyres and tax so its either buy a new car or fork out the money and keep my current car. I have always wanted an IS since I was a young child, they have always taken my fancy and nowadays the idea of a 6-speed rear wheel drive saloon is very tempting. The only issue I have is fuel economy. My current car (MG ZR 1.4) returns between 39-43 MPG and takes 40-45 Litres to fill up, for that I can easily get 400 Miles. I'm told to expect 29 MPG with an IS200 Manual during normal day to day driving, not going to lie but loosing 10MPG could get rather costly. What do you guys tend to get MPG wise when you drive normally? And how drastic is the MPG drop when you give it a boot full? With my MG if I give it the beans I only tend to loose 50Miles of range from a full tank. I just don't want to be stuck with a car that's going to cost me and arm and a leg to fuel. Many thanks in advance guys. Regards Nat