Dylanlewis2000

Thread Update Well after a lot of deliberation and many sleepless nights I finally have some news. Last weekend I could get no further - I had seen photos of two cars but photos cannot give you a real understanding of what the car is like. Last weekend the other half suggested that we go away for the night somewhere in-between Stoke and Stockport (both had cars that I was interested in). One of the cars was a silver 2010 plate and the other was a black 62 plate. Last Sunday we visited both dealerships. I have to say that Lexus are very accommodating and found both dealerships lovely. The silver car was nice to drive and needed a little 'tighting' up. It was fresh in from a trade in and therefore had not been valeted so I was seeing the car in its raw format. The one in Stockport instantly reminded me of an old car (Honda) of which I had many years of fun in! After many hours of deliberation and many sleepless nights I brought her home yesterday. She has just had a nice wash and the lovely Welsh weather threw a bit more water over her too. She is a 2012 on a 62 plate, 36,000 miles.

Is this something which Lexus should be able to do??

Did you get it repaired? How much did it approximately cost if so? I don't want to be spending big bucks on a car only to find that the interior will look tired.

Is this something they would do? How would they actually repair this? Would it be obvious that it has been repaired??

OK so I have been looking at a few cars, mostly low milers from Lexus direct however, nearly all the ones I have looked at have wear on the driver's seat. When I say wear I mean that the leather has come off. I can live with a crease or two but not where the leather has come from the seat. Ideally I wanted cream leather however, having seen a few examples looking extremely dirty I have settled on black. My old Passat had a full leather interior and it wore extremely well. Is this a problem with Lexus? I have uploaded an image here.

Difficulty I have is that down here in Wales it seems most of the IS series are 220d or 200d. It's only when you get closer to the midlands so you see more petrol. I would be wary about buying from a dealer far away as if you have problems, where do you go? At least with Lexus you should have some come back?

Yes, it would appear that in 2011 they decided to discontinue the Mark Levinson sound system. You can find it on the 2010 cars and everything earlier but not the 2011 or 2012. It seems silly that they have done this as it's something that BMW (logic 7) and Merc (h&k) have in their series of cars.

Everything and anything to be honest, whatever takes my fancy. Lexus do this lovely bight bluey/purple colour but these seem to be few and far between. There is a nice model on Used Lexus, 2011, cream leather and 25000 miles, it's the same price as the 2012 model which I can't understand why.

Well yes kind of- my rationale was that a newer car would be better than an older one? As much as I like the SE-L a 2009 car would be three years older. I don't have paddles on mine now (Volvo) so I don't know how much use they would be. I suppose you can still knock it into manual mode via the shifter.

Well I thought I had found a good one but it turns out it was just sold! It was a 2012 advance black with black leather on a 12 plate. Back to the search!

IS-F?!? The 5.0 one? I'll have to have a fuel tanker to follow me :-)

I'm just trying to find a mix between something not too old and something which I can buy a warranty on. I don't want to be stuck in 2 or e years time without any options. I really do like the newer versions but they are over budget. I was looking to spend around 12 ish maybe a little more.

Yes I know what you mean. One of the things that bothers me though is with the electric moving steering column, if this moves every time you turn the car on and off how long is it likely to last. What happens when it dies and how much will it cost to put right. I notice that the later Advance spec cars have a lot less on them which means they either did it for reliability or cost saving.

Thanks all for the replies. I'm just trying to work out if I should go for an SE-L 2009 spec or spend more on a newer 2011 advance. I like the look of the f sport but want full leather.

One thing that I have noticed is that cars after 2010 seem to be either f sport or advance models. I would like something with the features of the advance model with the flappy paddles of the f sport. Does this exist or am I looking for something which is non existent. Also, was there an engine change at some point as some are listed as £290 tax whereas others are £265.

AHH the exhaust issue - I was reading up on this today - what does it entail exactly? Where/ what am i looking for. I am a complete novice when it comes to cars and parts and typically looking at the far east as i just want something 'that works'.

So if its around 6 years and 60,000 miles could one 'push' a dealer into replacing these? As you are out in the sticks like me, do you get Lexus to service your car? As i have only had my Volvo 6 months i have not had to service it (its due in 2 months). My Passat was relatively inexpensive at £150 at a local indy. Is the engine similar to the Honda VTEC system where you have a power band in the rev range?

Thanks for the replies both! One thing that is worrying me about these are the bills that it can throw up. Previous to this i had a 54 plate VW Passat with everything on it, nav, leather, heated seats etc... and it just didn't go wrong. I changed it as i wanted to try an auto for a change and guess this is where i am. You say the 60,000 is an expensive service is there any reason apart from spark plugs? Does this get done at 60,000 or in a certain number of years?

Despite what my profile information may say I do not own a Lexus… yet – I’m on the lookout though. Today I visited a Lexus dealership in Cardiff. Quite an unusual experience for me as I never really look at main dealers, instead prefer to use an independent that my family have used for a few years, however they cannot get their hands on a Lexus for me at the present time. I am looking to purchase a IS250 but have a few questions · I would love to have something which is 2010 or newer; is there any benefit in looking for a newer/older car? · What is the difference between all the specs? With all of the other cars I have looked at it’s fairly obvious but with Lexus this seems less so. · What are they like on fuel? · Is servicing expensive? · I did ask about the timing belts/chains and he said that they would not need to be changed on this until 100k miles. Are there any big service items needed? · Is it worth taking the extra warranty? I took out an F sport for a drive as this was the only IS they had there. The car itself was nice enough but didn’t have leather. The dealer let me take it on a fast road for me to ‘put my food down’. I have to say coming from a Volvo S40 D5 diesel the Lexus did feel a bit gutless but I’m not sure if I was used to the turbo of the Volvo whooshing me along. We did have a quick chat about the CT200 but the sales guy did say that it would be a bit tiresome in comparison to the IS (in terms of power). When he checked the computer to see what other options were around he did come up with an IS250, 2011 on a 61 plate. Its the Advance spec with 47,000 miles on it for £12750. Does this seem high? Thanks in advance!