JDM-Fiend

Thanks for all of your comments.

I have mixed feelings about the possible impending purchase from reading your comment, appreciated nonetheless. The IS250 on the whole seems reliable, but also if something goes it will be pricey.

I'm buying this car as my daily commuter to work and back, so I'll do about 300 miles a week, so a minimum of 12k a year for work plus all the other mileage I'll end up doing.

It doesn't help that I've come from owning Honda's, which aren't as luxurious in my opinion but they are shamelessly reliable in my experience if you have the right model and it's been looked after.

So, I'm concerned that perhaps it's not the right car as a commuter car due to the amount of mileage I'll do. Petrol isn't an issue, but things outside of servicing and normal/preventative maintenance can be an issue on my cashflow. I'm wondering if this goes back to a phrase I have of buying the decent car is the easy part, keeping it decent is the hard part.

Thoughts anyone?

3 minutes ago, steveledzep said:

Here you go :

https://d3rvezpmgp265q.cloudfront.net/lexusone/lexgbenv11/Lexus-Extended-Warranty-Terms-and-Conditions_tcm-3157-1184113.pdf?_ga=2.192733737.206863879.1513090314-1522756123.1513090314

 

I had it on a couple of IS250s and the claims exceeded the premiums each time, only just though.  I've taken it out on my RX too.  Good luck in your search, they're lovely motors.

Thanks, I'll have a read!

48 minutes ago, normski2 said:

Noobie has put a (very good it is too) list encompassing the whole range of years really.

There will be little differences from year to year when facelifts occurred. For example from 09 to 10 the facelift had a USB in the armrest and sat nav changed from disc to HDD.

Some items are continuous though.

The good old calipers need to be checked regularly. Lexus don't include these on their servicing schedules...they just expect you to fork out for new ones every so often. My advice would be do it yourself or get a reliable indy to do it for you. Yep the alloys are naff for longevity...had mine redone a while back (18 months or so) and now they are perfect. Well , apart from my nick on the front wheel in a underground car park in France....Grrrrrr.

I doubt you'll see any exhaust problems on a car that young in miles, but, hey ho you never know.

The 250 section is full of helpful folk who enjoy their cars. Fine cars they are too. Like mine very much indeed.

Best of luck with your search. Take your time and get the one you want.

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I'm getting a 2010 for the USB as quite a big reason, might sound silly but I listen to most of my music in the car.

I'll factor in the calipers too, I know a decent indy near me. I'd probably get them refurbed from Lepsons who are quite near me and are excellent.

RE the exhaust you never know! I've read so many threads about the aftermarket ones droning etc, so if I did get the Tanabe I hope it's decent.

Definitely taken my time so far, so fingers crossed.

35 minutes ago, Shahpor said:

Hi Chan,

I think the thread you mentioned pretty much sums up all the issues you might possibly face.

I too have had my alloys refurb'd as they were in a dire state.  I have also managed to curb one of my fronts since then. 

As far as i am aware, none of the issues mentioned in that thread have been resolved for the facelift models.  The calipers certainly haven't.

Since you plan on having it serviced at Lexus, have you considered putting an extended warranty on it?  The IS250 is a well built car, and with that age and mileage I wouldn't expect many problems, but you never know.  At £895 for 2 years it is pretty good value for money, especially when you factor in the fact that it includes top level AA cover as well.

Great, appreciate that.

In regards to the extended warranty, what's the criteria? £895 isn't bad if it covers a lot of things, I'd like to see the list of inclusions/exclusions.

I remember I had an extended warranty on a Z4 coupe I had, which was about £40 a month. The only condition was that the vehicle had to have been serviced by BMW only at the correct intervals.

Hi all,

I've been browsing the site for a little while and I'm currently looking at purchasing a 2010 Lexus IS250 F-Sport.

I've had mostly Honda's and have always liked Lexus but haven't been able to afford one.

I've had a good read of this thread - http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/108747-what-to-look-out-for-lexus-is250-2007-model-year/

Were any of these issues fixed in a later 2010 model that I'm looking at possibly? Or was it an exhaustive list for this model, regardless of the year?

The only other thing I'm factoring in is the alloy wheel refurbishment which seems inevitable and also the exhaust which would be replaced by a Tanabe exhaust I think as the standard replacement is so expensive.

Any other advice apart from what I've read in that thread?

The car I'm looking at buying has full Lexus History and has under 50k mileage. I would look to carry on the Lexus servicing as it appears as though they have fixed price servicing.

Thanks,