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Thanks for your reply Martin. Any idea how long a hybrid battery lasts in terms of km? The used 300h F-Sport is sitting at 67,000km. No change to road tax in New Zealand for hybrid unfortunately.

Hi All, New to the forum. The Lexus IS has always caught my attention and now at an attainable price second hand. I had initially wanted a BMW 3 series but heard good things about Lexus reliability. I am tossing up between 2013 250 and 300h. Planning for the car to be weekend only so relatively little miles. Dilemma: 300h is cheaper than 250 by around 5k NZD. There is a 300h F-Sport going for the same price as a 250 non F-Sport. Q1) Which should I choose 250 or 300h, and what is the difference of F-Sport other than front grille? Q2) is the hybrid battery high cost to maintain in the long run? Not sure if it is more worthwhile to fork out more for a 250. Thanks in advance.