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Question: How many miles is too many miles on the clock if it has full service history ? How many miles should I have limit... I have a limited budget so initially I was looking at another below 90,000 miles. Now I see a car with 155000 miles sel with spec I like. is that too much ?

Thanks again All. The lexus I hope to buy must have HID, auto wipers , ML navigation system, Body Kit and adjustable electric sterring and seats., auto gearbox with shift peddle. Nice to have will be 18 inch rims, sports suspension and low profile. no later than 2008. Ideal one will have lexus scuff plate's and sport seats (don't care much about leather). Makes me run out of option. Reason being I have a mazda and it has some of these features and I do not wish to downgrade.

ah sad... it's exctly what I wanted to find is250 sport... and I am still tempted if he lowers the price. But for now I will wait and see ... I hope I find something good . I dream about lexus.

thanks is200. I haven't bought the car yet. his asking price is 6500 but he says will well fix a few things including air conditioning. I will need to rest of the stuff myself and I am applying doing that. the car has seen neglect. do you think it is worth the buy ? I will replace the injectors anyway. I don't like unknown sounds.

also what has it to do with oil change ? isn't this injector sound that everyone is complaining about for is250? and isn't the fix to just redo the injectors or just replace them ?

88,000. it's a 2008. Service record is kept bad. called lexis and service history is rill 2010. then dealer says the owner has used his trusty garage. when I first called dealer the guy said there is only one stamp from lexis and no other. said it could be lexis has gone digital and perhaps don't stamp. when I went to see the log saw 3 stamps from a garage and one from lexis. I can call the garage if they have any record. if you notice if I close the bonnet the sound can't be heard so much and nothing can be heard inside... what do you guys think. ... is this car too bad? other things I noticed was the rear brake pads were near done and the brake disc has rust... which suggest brake isn't working. when I started the car I saw brake warning on sat nav telling to go for service. air conditioning was not working. there is wear on front left tire inner side and and font right tire outer side. strangely it has passed not with advisory for slight rust on rear disc brake. there was water in the front right fog lamp and was rusted. I think the car had been in some accident but not sure how severe... seems the front bumper on right side was painted. the engine covers did not have any of the plastic mounting screws. fuse box cover was missing. no battery cover. mounting for engine plastic cover was broken so all the covers were just sitting on top. wheels seemed to be pained again but poor job and not powder coated. this is a 2008 sport and has 18inch with all the kit.

Is this noise normal for a 2008 lexus is250? "Lexus IS250 ticking noise" on YouTube -

thanks all. at the moment I have a choice between a sport that had everything I need but has no service history and would need some work done. the other option is SR which has nothing I hoped for (since I drove the sport one first ) but ha's a service history (I haven't seen the car myself yet)... the other option is to wait for SEL or wait another year for F Sport 2010 price go come down and get an F Sport 2010...

this is what confuses me: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/articles/2008/05/cars/lexus/is/sporty-new-lexus-is-250-sr-announced SR model is based on the IS 250 Sport, but Lexus claims it adds £3,500 of equipment while costing just £1,000 more than the Sport. For those who want an even sportier look, 18-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels are available as an extra. Inside, features include 10 airbags, climate control, cruise control, keyless entry and engine start and LED interior lighting. Sporty touches include aluminium scuff plates bearing the Lexus brand name, and pedals with a racy design. Heated front seats and a leather covered sports steering wheel and gear lever are also fitted as standard. The Lexus IS 250 SR is available in black, grey and silver and it goes on sale from 19 May for £24,990 with a manual gearbox and £25,800 with an automatic.

hmm the sport I looked at had memory seats. also a 1500 pound mazda3 has hid and auto wipers.... A Mazda! :)

toffee ideally I think I need Sport. SEL does not have the body kit or 18inch or low profile looks. SEL is second best option in my opinion.

from the picture I can see square marks on front bumper and it does have a reverse camera. it seems to have projector lights so doesn't that mean it's HID ? I cannot confirm the features and hence relied on this forum rather than see the car in person...

that's a deal breaker if it doesn't have hid and auto wipers and auto lights... that's just an average car then not a lexis at all.

Sel doesn't have body kit and that what attracts me. so Lexus ploy is effective. doll up Base and sell it... my ideal car would have been SEL with BODY KIT and Sat navigation ML and 5 Spoke wheels 18inch. The SR I am looking at now has sat nav with ML and body kit... would you guys recommend SR ? It will be my first Lexus. someone suggest me I should let go the gmiick and stick with Lexus for its reliability. . .

toffee thanks. so it's lower spec than SE and has no features at all? that's rubbish... sadly I can't find a sport one to buy...

Hi I am very confused with SR and Sport. I recently drove a 2008 Sport. loved it. I will skip the story for now... SR 2008 does it have a sport suspension ? does it have auto adjusting steering wheel like sport? does it have dimming rear view, led brake lights, auto adjusting side mirrors on reverse? is it low profile like the sport? does it have the traction off /etc /sport button like sport version has ? does it have hid rain sensor I know they have sat nav and ML audio.. what does it lack? what should I look for when buying a used 2008 SR? thanks all.