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Thanks Colin, sorry totally lost me on this one 🙂 but yes, noise disappears immediately after releasing the acceleration

Thanks Linas, on the 2nd point, yes exactly as you've described... great machine, love the sound and feel!

Hi Brechin, no noise when revving engine neutral and yes, noise disappears when lifting off the gas

Many Thanks Linas.P Picked up the car today... a real beauty. First lexus and glad its the is250 auto... smooth, quiet and powerful, living to it's reputation. However there are a couple of things that are causing me slight worry/concern which I want to share for any guidance/reassurance if anyone can help. 1. There is a slight humming noise coming from under the gearstick when accelerating, not there when idle. Was noticible when on the motorway, probably as the rest of car is very quiet and I had my foot on the gas pedal consistently. The mechanic who inspected before the purchase did mention it in his report "Very faint noise transmitted form transmission tunnel area but not enough to be of great concern" and we spoke it too where he said it wasn't too much of a concern, but I'd be lying if I said it hasnt got me worried, particularly after doing some googling on the topic (appreciate googling has great potential to increase ones paranoia). Any ideas on this please? Its hard to describing, a bit of a mix of whinning/humming... 2. Also, how 'nippy' can I expect the is250 to be. Or how quick off the mark? its not sluggish by any means and a lot quicker when in sports mode but otherwise not hugely great on the pickup unless you get you 3000 revs or above. Is this normal? My previous car was a Golf GT-TDI 150 bhp so I guess I might be comparing it to that... Many thanks

Ok peeps, many thanks for the feedback - even though this went off topic, but that was natural. I didn't realise the F-Sport didn't have cooled seats which was a cool feature (literally! :-)) I thought when I came across it... I was still debating between the 2 cars (SE-L and not SE in the end) or the F-Sport and the decision is... *** Drum Roll *** Going for the F-Sport! Had someone from clickmechanic.com carry out a pre-purchase inspection today and all came back pretty good, aside from a few minor bits. For the year, mileage and price I feel its good buy... hopefully won't be back here soon asking for advice following car trouble *touch wood* Regarding some of the other topics on here, quite comment on how useful the sat-nav is... I totally agree that its useless (ok not useless) compared to phone apps that importantly track live traffic... I would probably never use the built-in sat nav. However, there are the other nice uses for the screen (media/ventilation etc) that give it the added touch that i feel is well worth going for... there's my 2 pence on the topic! Will keep you posted on the new car!

Hello Club Members, first time posting in this lovely forum. I recently took the decision to avoid the Manual IS250 and go for the Auto instead, credit to the many posts and views I came across in this forum. No doubt I also test drove the Manual which only confirmed the general (unanimous?) view. It certainly does move like a mini truck in comparison to the auto in my humble opinion 😜 My next hurdle however is whether to go for the SE or F-Sport. I'm looking at a 2008 SE version and a 2010 F-Sport at the moment. F-Sport looks a much nicer machine with the additional trimmings, although the 2008 has lovely beige interior that i'm sure to miss out in the SE. Question I have is the drive - i'd never thought about this before but with slightly lower suspension (?) and slightly larger wheels, does anyone know whether the F-Sport drives a little 'rougher'? Also, which one of the 2 would you recommend? With the F-Sport slightly higher in price, is there much of a difference in terms of spec inside and out? Thanks in advance...