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You’ll have to find out for yourself. Many of us are spoilt by audio systems in other Lexus models. The value won’t plummet if the IS is anything to go off. As above, people very rarely have issues with them. This is one of the only few “newish” cars I’d be comfortable buying out of warranty these days.

This is probably the best solution if you don't want to spend £200 on a CarPlay head unit.

No, sorry. Way too pricy for 16s. There was a set of 17s on eBay for ~£250 but now I checked I can't use them anyway. CT wheels are 5x100 like Prius.

How much mate? Tyres got much tread on them?

Do these not have like "DPF Cleaning" dash light of some sort? Some diesels are good and they tell you when it's cleaning the DPF, some diesels even let you clean it manually like a Land Cruiser.

Just buy it back and buy replacement panels 🙂

Without a read out there could be 1001 guesses. Won't be helpful

For £21k, and still under warranty technically, it's a not an awful deal for today's climate despite the mileage, but it is reaching the age/mileage where you need to start thinking about water pump, alternator etc. "Problem" with these lexus/toyota cars is that even though some are old, high mileage & rough around the edges, they still drive and will continue driving. That's why the prices won't go down as much as other cars.. There's nothing much to choose from these days (New cars), so if you want a well built toy, you'll be looking for used cars with proper engines like those. I don't mind not having those options. It's got M&L and that's enough for me. Radar Cruise is effing annoying, not because it's a bad system, but because even on the shortest distance there's a gap big enough for some c#nt to comfortably get in and your car then keeps slowing down and speeding up resulting in ***** mpgs. I understand the system can't be turned down any more due to safe braking distances, so this is a fault of those who don't keep those distances. As for the diff, I'd take a regular torsen (mechanical) LSD over electric one. Arguably not as good, but less to go wrong when you're looking at 10 year old cars. Applies to many other luxuries.

Now's your time 🤣 https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202310132944563 The prices aren't dropping as much as the mileage is rising unfortunately.

It won't work. It's a different system essentially. And wiring as you already know. I would suggest aftermarket head unit with carplay etc, BUT from the pics you posted I can see it won't work either. This is the back of an aftermarket unit for pre-facelift cars and facelift cars without screen. You don't have the 8pin canbus plug 🙂 There are some units that are supported by facelift cars with a screen, but I can't find it atm. Look online. Retro-fitting won't work between jdm/uk cars. MAYBE on pre-facelift cars.

Sorry, they’ve sold now. Only got the wheels

£695 08 manual 🥲

Regular E10 is £1.46/L by me.. Esso 99+ is £1.55/L. That's ~£5.50 more over 60l tank. I'll stick to Super Unleaded :)

Why not just run E5 then? It makes ~£5 difference to a full tank and you'll get that £5 in mpgs, keep the engine healthier and you'll avoid replacing seals etc..

Hey man, I was in the same boat as you a couple of years ago. Really love the look of them, but after test driving it and I realised it wasn't the car for me at the time. Nothing wrong with the car at all, it's just my expectations were a little too high. It looks beautiful and sporty. I was expecting it to drive like a sports car and while the handling & seating position are brilliant, it's lacking oomph to back up the looks in my opinion. Mind you, it was my mistake expecting it from a hybrid powertrain that's in lots of other lexuses. It's built for comfortable cruising / commuting. It would make a perfect daily, but it's no tarmac ripper. If you don't care about the performance aspect of them I would say you'll be happy with it. I was only unhappy about it because it would be my only car, so I was expecting a little more fun from under your right foot. To clarify, it isn't out right slow, especially in real life conditions (commuting to work etc). The hybrid system gives you a lot of instant torque so it feels quite good until higher speeds. As what to look out for.. there isn't much really. Make sure it's got the basics like full service history by lexus (so it qualifies for the 10 year warranty but not sure if Ireland do this), both keys, see how the boot lid feels to close. I know some people had issues with the boot lid but a little bit of WD40 in the latch solved it. Also make sure to try Sport/+ modes compared to eco and feel the difference in the suspension damping. If you can't feel an obvious difference there is something wrong with the dampers. Also an issue some forum members had. Can't remember exactly what the cause was. Bottom line, it's a great reliable and efficient car for a vast majority of people, but don't be fooled by it's sporty looks like I was.

They'll bump the prices up to retain or increase their profit. Whereas everyone else is out of pocket.. It really f#cks me off when us, regular tax payers, are worse off because a billion pound company "can't" take a bit of a hit on their PROFIT.. it's not like they will go into administration, they're not trying to stay afloat, they're trying to increase their already ridiculously big profits.. 35% increase takes the pi$$. Look at the energy companies, prices went up for one reason or another, yet they're hitting record, billions of pounds profits? wtf. was the increase really needed then? a joke.

I live on the outskirts of Wolverhampton, my mate lives in Great Barr. I pay £480/year full comp. with protected NCB, all mods declared like for like & 10,000 miles. I checked a comparison site earlier, just out of curiosity and the cheapest quote was £2100.. that's assuming my car is "stock"... ridiculous. People need to start ringing around rather than rely on online quotes, it's extortionate. I am not 100% about stickers (I doubt it because cars leave the dealership with stickers in the window) but tints being classed as mod is down to the insurance company. My I.C. (Brentacre) says tints are not classed as mod to them, but my ex from like 10 years ago had an issue with tints (not factory fitted).. A bloke came out to fit a blackbox and spotted the tints so she had to get them removed. Really depends on the insurance company, it's quite dumb that there are no set guidelines for consumers.

Absolutely f*ck all. I reported a bunch before because it pi*sed me off and nothing happened. The best you can do is "Hide" those listings or Block the profiles listing them.

100% it's fool proof if you don't send money to people. Never asked anyone for a deposit nor will i ever send someone deposit (unless it's a legitimate garage ofc)

There was a huge influx in scammers on Facebook in the past few months Vlad. Everything that looks too cheap is a scam. Funny thing is, most of the cars, regardless of age, value etc are all around 4k 🤣 You can filter through easily enough. Facebook marketplace is a very handy place for everything under £10k tbh. Higher value cars are better off on AutoTrader or even eBay classified listings, but you have to pay for those. Makes sense why you'd put a £800 sh1tter on facebook since you don't have to pay £20+ for listing it. I've sold most of my cars on Facebook but that's because they were all low value.

Depends what are I suppose. My mate with a Birmingham postcode pays £500 more than me on the same is250

Put it on auto trader.

All parts that dealers order in come from the manufacturer anyway. It doesn't exist that they "can't" get something for your imported Lexus/Toyota. Doesn't matter where it's from. And for the likes of IS350.. you won't have any issues with parts as the only main difference is the engine and front brakes that are used in other UK models anyway. Parts bin car!

This is a myth. Insurance on imports is not automatically more than on UK cars. It's exactly the same for me. I had multiple imports over the years. There are specialist who will insure it no problem.. IS350 just popped up on fb yesterday. Fresh import, £178 road tax, fully specced SE-L with a sunroof. £8k..

Well, if you've been using any old supermarket E10, and your Tank Average is 40mpg, then it's pretty easy to notice that your Tank average goes up to 42-44mpg by using E5... that's 5-10% increase. MPGs aside, Super Unleaded like Momentum99/Esso99+ (same fuel) has the best cleaning properties for the engine. Just because newer cars can take E10 doesn't mean they won't benefit from E5. Mind you, if you change cars every 2-3 years, you don't have to care about this as we're talking long-term benefits.