V8johnboy

Thank you for all your help. I parted with my car yesterday, very sad day, following an enquiry via Autotrader. Sold it to a really nice lady who has been trying to get her hands on an IS250 for a long time. It has gone to a good home.

I'll give it a couple of years and start looking again. Going to try for an RX400h next I think. Good family car.

Well done mate car was a credit to you by the looks of it. Sure she was very pleased. :)

Yeh as stu says pistonheads is great , I've sold two cars on there and it's cheap too and telephone safe .its a lovely car you have .sport too which is a seller , how much are you looking for by the way .

Just over 5 grand (stalked it on Autotrader haha) which is a bargain imo. If he wasn't so far away i sure as heck would have been tempted surprised Mark's struggling to shift it really.

Good luck, it sounds like a good one mine has full lexus history and has been great!

keep your eye out for bubbling rims I saw a few when looking for mine.

Thank's pal, lol funny you say that mate it was one of the first thing's i asked the dealer. I remember how awful the alloys were on my old IS200 . He tells me there's a little sign of corrosion on one of the spokes which i can live with tbh. Always the option of a refurb later on i guess. Iv'e got a set of car seat covers waiting in my eBay watch list that beige interior looks like its asking for trouble with my 2 kids!!

All booked in for a test drive Saturday morning.................... weird but feel nervous!!

Hi im going to buying a is220d BUT I heard that the breaks are awful, which is surprising. Can anyone advise me as im going to be going up on Friday and don't want to waist my money. cheers.

Did you take the plunge Luke? Were off too look at a 220D sport Saturday so guess we are in a similar position right now.

Yikes not for me what a thing to do to a Ferrari!! Were they throwing out there old carpets of something?!!! :shutit: :yack:

I second Davids post, if you are fortunate to have found a good reliable local garage who value your custom and your motor i'd part with your hard earned there. :)

Thanks for that Martin looks like i'll be blaming you then sir :winky: Seriously though iv'e done some more digging today and the dealer tells me it has a full Lexus service history from birth. From what i can gather the original owner (there was only one) sounds like he looked after it very well. The salesmen even rang Lexus today for me to see if there was any warranty work done or recall stuff outstanding on the car and there wasn't. If i can negotiate enough px for my Cupra R it looks like i'll be climbing back on the Lexy ladder. The "Sport" model looks mighty sexy tbh!

Thanks for that Martin looks like i'll be blaming you then sir :winky: Seriously though iv'e done some more digging today and the dealer tells me it has a full Lexus service history from birth. From what i can gather the original owner (there was only one) sounds like he looked after it very well. The salesmen even rang Lexus today for me to see if there was any warranty work done or recall stuff outstanding on the car and there wasn't. If i can negotiate enough px for my Cupra R it looks like i'll be climbing back on the Lexy ladder. The "Sport" model looks mighty sexy tbh!

I can hear her now "Since when have Corsas been expensive". :winky:

Thank's for your help Steve and the friendly welcome :D I'm going to email Lexus UK and see if the age of the thing is an issue or not based on your info. I spent all day yesterday trying to convince the wife that the auto petrol model has a flappy padel thing just like an F1 car how good is that i said! All i did was make things worse she replied F1 huh hmmm sounds expensive.............sigh

Hey All,

I'm reaching out for a little advice and piece of mind in all honesty. We are seriously pondering over the purchase of a 2006 220D Sport with 72000 miles one owner full history blah blah. I would probably have gone and bought the thing Saturday if it wasn't for what i read on this forum in all honesty some of the recurring problems scared the life out of me!! Having owned a 2002 IS in the past and enjoyed 5 years bullet proof reliability i was both shocked and disappointed with what i read about this particular model.

Obviously there's the odd lemon with every manufacturer i get that but assumed i was safe as could be with a Lexus

Bottom line is i'm at a crossroads stick with the car i have or take the plunge with the above, It's diesel or nothing wifey won't entertain the petrol models even though i try and tell her their better!

Any advice/pointer's as to yes or no would be great i really am a little stuck.

Thanks in advance for your time,

John.