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It was with Lexus through the dealer at Chester , it was for 2 years so i'm not covered now, there is this new lexus relax thing but i wont qaulify with my interstella miles.. i was a bit warey as i took one out before years ago when i had a is220D and they just refused to do anything but this Lexus warrenty was different, nothing was a problem.

Hi Bobby I bought my CT 4 years ago this month and it had 115K on it, full history as it was a company car , not perfect to be honest with the odd scratch n scrape but that was ok as i use the car for work. I didn;t buy from a dealer so not bad price at the time.. but had it checked and serviced by Lexus. I have done the wear and tear stuff such as brakes and dics all round, tyres etc. So under the Lexus warrenty which i took it has had the Ubolt in the steering replaced and at 150k it started to use a bit of oil in between services so Lexus agreed to replace the pistons under the warrenty, it was £2500 worth of work if i had had to pay so the car is set for another 178k i hope, everthing still works, its never let me down, i'm on the original 12V battery aparently and the MOT had no adverseries apart frm the nusence heat sheild. I see CT's in the Bradford and around there as taxi cabs which is no suprise because they are so reliable. I need it to be as i do 18-19k a year for work. I would recommend to anyone to not be worried about buying a high miler if its been serviced and take the extended warrenty as that was money well spent for me.

I am on 178K so i'm on the way to the 200K !

Hi Ryan Mine does this too..when breaking hard it groans, I've put it down to one of the charictistics of the car as you may have noticed the CT makes noises anyway which also is part of the braking system i believe. I have a 2013 Advance and i had all the brakes and discs replaced by my local garage over the last 3 years i have owned it, but its always made this noise when as you said break hard, but not hard enough to activate the Abs. Mine is a high miler at 175K now. Hope your enjoying your car after the 1st month!

Hi Fahad yes to both re the plan and warrenty... i had lots done under mine with no quibbles and it more than paid for itself.. I did brakes pads and discs rear at 116k and the front recently at about 160K.. but i dont know if they were the originals but i think they were. , mine was a company car with 116k on it when purchased 3 years ago now. hope that helps 😄

Hi Joro I was very interested to see how many miles are on your CT.. As we all know there are many very high mile Prius out there as many are used as Ubers and cabs. I too have a high mileage CT and was wondering what sort of things have gone wrong or hopefully not within its history!? Has it ever had new pistons do you know due to excessive use of oil? How old is the car to have achieved that sort of interstellar miles!? It fascinates me and I'm a big fan of cars that really can go on forever... I am on 168K now. Thanks

heatshield i think...it happened to me.. easy fix

Hi Shirley Sorry to hear about your experience with your CT and the dealer. I don't think the issue with the oil consumption and piston rings is common no. i believe there was some issues with the Prius (which is the car the CT is based on) in the states, So maybe just a few slipped thro the net and ours were one of them, generally the CT is extremely reliable. Lexus has just come First in recent consumer surveys for reliability etc. As for the dealer you went to and that huge repair bill.. my advice would be that you maybe should have considered getting a quote from a good reliable independent garage before having the car fixed by them. If I had not purchased the dealer warranty that covered me for the new pistons and repair, then I would have just driven the car away after the diagnosis of the problem. Lexus told me the repair cost was around £4k if I was to pay for it myself.. which is just crazy! I could have a bought another car for that ! I was happy to keeping topping up the oil until I could have had the car fixed or, just part exchanged it and moved it on. Now the car is fine and at 168K miles covered and no use of or burning of oil. I hope your car is also running well now. Pete

Hi Mark Emjay82 I agree that due to amazing reliability of the CT I wouldn't think it would have a lasting effect on the car. You could use the patchy servicing as a bargaining tool as previously mentioned. I do around the same sort of mileage as you mentioned of around 18-20K a year for my work in mine. I'm always banging on on here about how reliable they are and I have covered 168K now. I bought with 116K about 3 years ago, Now mine did have the full history as it had been a company car, although sometimes they weren't done exactly on time. For peace of mind I then booked a full 100k service at Lexus Chester after I buying it and asked them to give it the once over and to let me know if there were any issues and there was just some wear and tear stuff. Hope this helps. 😁

Hi Les How does one get the gold membership? I have a service plan with Chester Lexus and they haven't mentioned gold membership before. If it can save a few quid would be great. cheers.

Hi Michal and welcome to the forum 😄 My CT has done 165K now and I bought it with just over 100K so don't be worried about buying high mileage. Look for full Lexus service history if you do buy a high miler as I did. My car has had the usual wear and tear issues that comes with mileage, but it has not gone wrong in 3 years of owner ship. As John has mentioned in his response the battery is not a concern as they are covered by the warranty from Lexus from date of registration , you may struggle to find one for £7000 unless it is private sale and not from a dealer but you might drop lucky as they have been around since now since 2011. I wouldn't buy a Cat S or N either or any other written off then fixed vehicle I would strongly recommend you test drive a CT as they are different to your Golf and can take some getting used to with the CVT gearbox and so on but I love it ! Hope that helps you. Pete

Martin you will love it and i'm a bit jel as it sounds a lovely motor you have bought. I have had Fords, Volvo, Saab and a Mazda over the years and before my CT a diesel Lexus IS220 which wasn't great( see the forums!) but I will stick with Lexus from here on in! My partner has got a 19 year old 2001 IS200 (petrol) still going strong !

Hi Malc yes there are.. I used a place near Blackpool years ago so I am sure there will be local alloy refurbisher near to Rich for what he needs

Hi Rich Have you checked out breakers yards or dismantlers for replacement alloys? Car Transplants in Nantwich are good.. £850 is a lot of money!

Hi John Yes I do about 18-20K a year for work and the car was a company car before I purchased about 3 years ago now. As for what to buy next.. well I can't change for a while longer yet which will mean this CT will go over 200K and then lord knows what sort of value will be left in it. It might be passed to a family member and they can just keep it till it goes no more.. I would have another CT or perhaps a IS 300H and if I could afford it a UX would be really nice having driven one as a courtesy car.. we will see ! cheers Pete

My CT passed its MOT yesterday with no advisories. Just on 165K now, I had to tell you all how chuffed I am.

I just purchased Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance as they came out well in all the ratings for fuel, noise and grip. They worked out at £216 fitted for the 2. I went to my local garage, but Asda tyres online were probably the cheapest when I searched and So far so good

Hi All Good to see Karl is on 180K as I am on 165K now. I have had brakes and discs at the front although I think there was more on the discs from what he said, but had them replaced anyways. My Local garage guy did those for about £165 fitted. Lexus wanted about £270. The infamous heat shield has had a bigger nut put in to stop the rattling too. I had the U or J Bolt on the steering fixed as it was knocking at around 130K and recently the pistons replaced under warranty as I do have some oil consumption. About a couple of litre in between services it was needing and I could have lived with it, but Lexus agreed to do the fix as I had the warranty in place. Chester Lexus did the work and it is running really well and everything works and I'm getting the 50+ to a gallon , more in summer in we all know. The car is incredibly reliable and I would recommend to anyone to buy a high miler. I do 18k a year for work so I cover all types of roads and so on. So to Bhatsunil.. I would keep your CT as like me. you do a lot of miles and the car is clearly capable of it.

I fully agree and Tom is excellent there.. I always give him great feedback on the survey afterwards.

Hi all and thanks for the responses. 😁 John I have heard about the Prius in the US having this issue with the engine and oil consumption and so on. I can imagine that Toyota & Lexus wouldn't want to shout about it. I must admit when I purchased the 0W20 I was surprised at how thin it was.. so when that is hot it must be even thinner. Remind me what the short motor is again? I will of course up date the forum once the repair has been carried out and find out exactly what they do to it. Mark.. oh yes I smile every time I think about signing the dotted line for the warranty I took as, at the time I wasn't sure but so glad I did. It was paid monthly too so I didn't even miss it,It is with Chester Lexus and they have been amazing. They really have looked after me and the customer service so far has been wonderful.. compared to Trust Ford when I had my TDCi Mondeo there's no comparison. There is a UX waiting for me whilst they have mine next week which will be very nice.. Do you guys think I will feel a difference in the performance once its done? cheers

Hi all, I though I would share my latest situation with my CT. A while ago I posted about it using oil and to update the issue.. it is taking about 2litres to top up between services. I had the 160K service done as its on 159K and I told Lexus about the oil consumption and they have agreed under the warranty to fix the problem. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least, as it being a high miler now I was happy to keep topping the oil up. The car is fine and runs really well but on Monday it goes in and it is having new pistons, rings etc and whatever else to fix the problem. Its in for 3 to 4 days. I think I have done well as the warranty which I took out was about £600 and they have already fixed the steering UJ issue and it had a new built in tom-tom Sat Nav fitted when that went faulty. I was always weary of warranties as in the past and from previous experience they always seem to refuse to pay out, but not in this case with the Lexus one.. fantastic. I was wondering what to expect from having the new pistons fitted and your thoughts?

mine has been incredibly reliable and its on 160k miles now.. I use it for my work doing lots of mixed roads and it great on motorways.. so my advice to take a test drive

I Had this issue and Lexus fixed under my warranty however it was a £500 job.. there is a weakness in the metal used in that U joint or something like that. Mine was knocking over rough roads and on full lock.. sounds like the same thing to me. Hope that helps. Mine had done work done at aprox 130K when it happened and its on 158K now.

I wonder if my little CT will do 280K ??….🤔 i'm on 150K now..

Hi Steve wow 22 mpg.. I would weep.. lol. I bet that LS is a lovely drive thou, I have driven Gs300 which was really nice