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Hi Roland I have a 2015 sonic white Lexus is200t F sport with premier pack for sale, car is tidy with full service history and 73000 miles on the clock

Hi all I am looking at purchasing an is300h, I drove one today which I found to be a nice pleasant drive and had good fuel economy too, I’m just wondering what the reliability is like on the hybrid system, I know the rest of the car would be good. Has anybody had any catastrophic expensive hybrid repairs? cheers 👍

Thanks all for your feedback, I think I am still going to look for an is300h (despite some people’s negativity about it), I’m not after performance I am just after better fuel economy. I have seen that there are lots of these for sale with 90k+ miles on them, should I be weary about buying a 300h with this sort of mileage on it? Regarding the power of the vehicles I think that they are partially under powered compared to other vehicle ie bmw/Audi but the variant of the Lexus models I feel doesn’t mean that they compare to that power ratio (ie 250 as these cars are based on the engine size hence the is250-2.5 litre, is200-2 litre, gen 1 is300-3litre, unfortunately Lexus cars are heavy vehicles so give a poor power to weight ratio hence the reason they are slower than their competitors, but I guess they are well equipped with leather/sound deadening which compromises this problem.

Hi Linas Thanks for the reply and feedback, I currently get around 30mpg in the 200t so will like to hope that I would get 40+ out of a 300h, as per your feedback I think I will stay away from the ct200h, and stay away from a potential remap as I don’t really want to be ripped off plus I won’t be paying for an upgraded turbo or ecu, it’s a shame that car manufacturers build different variants for different markets, I’m guessing it due to emissions related, what did you move to from the rc200t? Was the reason because of fuel economy ?

Hi John How soon are you looking into getting into an is250? The reason I ask is because I have a 2015 is200t f sport which I am currently deciding whether to sell, I believe these are an even rarer car than the is250

Hi I’m currently an owner of a 2015 is200t Fsport and I have been looking at potentially swapping for an is300h, as I would like a bit better fuel economy. How are the is300h on fuel economy I do mostly fast driving A roads to and from work? Or do you think it would be better for me to get my car mapped for better fuel economy ? How many people have had their is200t mapped? Have they had any issues after doing this? I have also thought about the ct200h, how is the reliability of the hybrid system on the 300h/200h? Any feedback will be appreciated.

Hi @m4rkw to be honest I haven’t checked my tyre pressures yet I have been meaning to though, I have been doing abit more town driving so is probably a mixture of reasons, I have got an obd reader so I shall check, I was just wondering as to whether there are common problems causing this and what sort of fuel economy others with is200t’s were getting out of theirs, I no that the fsport also makes a difference over a standard is, thanks for the reply

Hi all, I own a 2016 Lexus is200t fsport which I purchased in december, when I first bought the car I noticed that the fuel economy seemed to be pretty good managing to get between 380-400 miles to the tank, however since around March the fuel economy has gone down to around 300-300 mile to the tank I no that having air con will decrease the fuel economy by roughly 10% but I am unsure as to why the fuel economy has dropped by this much, does this fuel economy seem right for this car? Also are there any common issues that could cause this?

I do about 30-35 miles everyday to and from work, in this journey I do atleast 10 miles on fast roads including a motorway, I’m not really bothered about fuel economy just would like something that is nice and comfortable to drive. I used to have a gen 2 is250 so definitely would like another Lexus, I thought I would ask about the is300h as I wanted to no abit more information on them first before I looked at one

Have you had any battery/hybrid issues with it, I just don’t want to have any big repair bills if I went for a hybrid. Also with the hybrid what speed does the hybrid go up to. Ie can you drive in hybrid mode at 70 mph?

Hi All, I am in search of buying a 3rd generation IS, I have already driven a 200t which I really liked the drive of, I used to have a 2nd generation IS250, I am unsure of which variant to look for out of a 200t, 250 or a 300h, I am looking around a 2016 plate. What do you recommend the only thing i no is that it needs to be an F Sport model. Any advice will be appreciated.