kris250

Do I need those ones? Can I not go brighter?

Hi all Recently i discovered that my left hand side headlight will randomly turn off after a few minutes of it turning on however I can turn them back on by switching off and on again.. Had a look outside and can see the bulbs are emitting two different tones of light. Not sure whether the owner replaced one with a different brand or just replaced one and left the other in..but it seems like the left one is dying? Anyway - I've never had a car with HID lights before. So basically what kind of bulbs can I get for the car? Do they have to be OEM? Are the lights on the IS250 easy to replace? Looks a bit fiddly to me. Can anyone link any good bulbs they've found and use? Or should I stick to Lexus ones and get them from a dealer? Thanks

Japan definitely does! You need to pay some sort of extra tax to drive a bigger car in some cities...

I've got loads of compliments on the car already - and I've only had it for two weeks! I wanted something that will last. A car that had all the tech of a modern day car, wasn't slow, was reliable all of which was in the Lexus. I definitely considered the A4s, 325i's and C classes but when compared directly to each other - the Lexus has so much more positive points going for it

I may just go for a black roof - which blends into the sun roof. I'm not really a fan of how it contrasts against the cars paint. You're right, the bonnet looks a tad silly - that's gone off me but I'm not sure what sort of alloys would go well with the car. The stock ones are fairly bland and not in great condition at the moment.

Maybe its something that appeals to the younger owners - I'm 20 and I don't think its a particularly good looking car to be honest. Its not ugly - but not the best either.

Thinking of having this done to my gear. Its in a very light blue colour. I've purchased the two spoilers too from eBay and now I'm deciding whether to do the wrap like the car in the picture below. I'll also probably black out that rear windshield with 5% tint as it doesn't look very nice leaving it clear. What do you all think? Should the black stop just after the boot spoiler? Or go further down like in the photo?

I did undo it and redid it before I left the car parked for around an hour or so and came back to check. It went away but two days later has returned.. I ordered an Obd2 reader to see what it is if it sticks around this time. Car's performance seems fine so I think possible faulty sensor or maybe its something to do with the heat? Has been around 32-33 degrees in London the last few days

A week after owning mine - it came on :( 70K miles.

So I parked under a tree last night and didn't notice the bits of tree sap (i think) on my windscreen. They were patches of this white clear substance, unknowing they were there I turned my wipers on and it basically smudged it all over the windscreen -_- this has now dried off and will not come off with water/soapy water/warm water. I hear alcohol is okay? will it be fine on the paint?

Also get illuminated scuff plates, auto dipping wing mirror, AFS in addition to what bob said

I would rather the 320d tbh, I've read so many bad experiences of the months I was searching for my next car from previous owners of the IS220. For the money it seems like a good deal though, but factor in 2 years warranty will be £800 extra from Lexus. What about an Audi A4?

How about the unreliable engine? Repair bills when it goes wrong? Sluggish performance? Tax increase incoming in 2019 and 2020?

Yeah, the scuff on the bumper should be okay to do for them but the lower deeper scuff I'm not so sure as thats actually into the bumper itself. Its tiny and has its so low down its not noticeable. What annoys me though is that there is one brown spot on the hood of the car - not well shown on the picture which has actually "sunk" into the paint if you will. It must be some sort of chemical from a carpark or something that dripped on it but its as if its part of the paint now.

Thanks! Wow what a moron! I thought maybe the software would be different from the US version but guess not

In London! Will update my profile with all the info soon - I was thinking of this company called Revive? They do mobile repairs, bring out a van with a tent and have equipment to match paint colour etc all inside and can do it outside my house which will be great

The light scuff on the upper bumper yes - but bellow there is another one which is slightly more serious. Its actually into the material of the bumper itself so I'm not sure how much that'll be to repair. And less than 5.5K! The owner was private, super nice guy and did me a great deal.

Well my previous car was a Peugeot 207 soo this is like going from a biplane to first class on an A380

So here it is - 2007 Lexus IS 250 SE-L just hit 70K Miles, Full Lexus Service History, MM + Moonroof

I'll put some up tomorrow with all the details :P

Well I suppose it couldn't be an all round perfect car could it!

Hi all - Some of you may have seen me posting recently since I have been in search of my second car and have found it! Just bought myself a IS250 2007 SE-L with everything on it including a sunroof which was hard to find in itself without it having over 130K miles. Only has a few paint scuffs which I've been quoted around £150 to repair aside from that it looks in perfect condition. Could not however get that annoying warning message to go away on start up / reverse on the sat nav - anyone know how?

That's the SE-L? With all the toys? MM pack? Including a sun roof?

So too good to be true?

Hi all I've been scouring the web for atleast 2 months now and have still not managed to grasp the general market value of these cars. They seem to be so inconsistent that I am often telling myself that I could get a better deal for my money. I'm only 20 therefore I don't have a massive fortune to spend. I've found several however came across one that caught my eye and wanted to know general thoughts - 2007 IS 250 SE-L, All options including a Sun roof. The price was listed for 7000 but i negotiated it down to 5500..is this a good deal? Please let me know your thoughts and experiences!