sweeno69

Sorry to hijack the thread. I'm in a similar position with my 2008 IS250. Aircon was not working when I bought the car back in May. Took it to be re-gassed and it was ice-cold for about 2 days before returning to blowing luke warm air. Took it to a local indy on Friday who said it seems my condenser is leaking and quoted me €650 for supply and fit a new one. Does that seem like a reasonable price? Given the cold weather is fast approaching, I'll probably wait until next Spring to get the job done anyway.

Sent an email to Lexus Ireland this morning to ask about the spec. "Executive" spec is the correct trim level for the car. See brochure attached. Looks like the original owner added the optional "Premium Pack" also (incl electric rear sunshade). The Lexus rep also mentioned two outstanding recalls on the car - passenger side front airbag and fuel sensor. Must say, the speed and quality of the response from customer service guy was fantastic! Pages from IS brochure 2007.10.pdf

Thanks all. Sounds like my car is similar to the UK SE-L spec, but may not be exactly the same based on Dec's comment above.

Cheers for the welcome! The comment above about reliability issues with the ML stereo makes me feel a little better 🙂 I had a look inside the drivers door above the tyre pressure recommendations, but sadly I didn't see anything related to the trim.

Bought privately from a guy on Adverts.ie There really is a shortage of these cars available for sale in Ireland (I counted only eleven 2007+ examples as of last week nationwide). Mine has everything I wanted - heated, cooled, memory seats, rear sunshade etc. However, it does not have the Mark Levinson radio, which is a shame.

Hi All, Just bought a 2008 Lexus IS250. This forum was a fantastic source of information during my search. There are some really useful posts on here, so thank you! In the past week I have had the headlights refurbished, aircon re-gassed, full valet, new front brake pads, new N/S/F brake caliper. Car is driving great now - it could do with a new set of (proper) tyres as there is a budget set on it now. I did have one question. I am based in Ireland and the car is an original Irish car. I'm trying to figure out what trim level the car is. When I add the reg into a car check type website (or even our online car tax system) it is coming up as Lexus IS250 Executive. Tried looking on Parkers (link below) and I see no reference to "Executive" spec. https://www.parkers.co.uk/lexus/is/saloon-2005/specs/ Any ideas how to confirm this?