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Thank you @SSUR. There are definitely more IS models to choose from compared to a limited supply of GS models. I need a car soonish so I may not get much of a choice if I cannot finalise a deal on a GS! It's great to hear you've had 6 years of problem free motoring and I hopefully look forward to experiencing something similar. I am still leaning towards the F sport as I do believe it will still be more than comfortable enough with the benefit of a slightly more engaging drive.

Completely agree regarding the main dealer side, you can't just blindly trust them. The benefit you have from a main dealer I guess is they tend to be easier in most cases to get things rectified. I am looking for a 300h, not to keen on red but don't mind the other colour options. Ideally F sport but with the current search on auto trader very limited with options and around the £19000 mark. So it's almost like finding a needle in a haystack!

Thank you for your quick response @Shahpor That calculator is very handy! It doesn't show much difference in the IS and GS. IS is marginally better but its impossible to predict future values! Having contacted the dealer for the F sport I was unfortunately put off that the car. It hadn't been serviced since 2019 and the dealer couldn't give much of a reason for it. There aren't many cars to choose from and so I may have to see if I can get a deal on the luxury instead via a main dealer.

Hi I am new to the forum and looking at purchasing my first lexus. I am looking at second hand 2014/2015 versions of either the is300h or gs300h. The main reason why I have been attracted to lexus is wanting something different to the usual German options. I am also wanting comfortable and reliable motoring and as far as I am aware no one else will come close to what lexus has to offer. I would appreciate if I could get advice/help in choosing what would be best for my scenario. Main criteria: 1) reliability 2) comfortable driving. I am less interested in how the car handles, I just want to get to a to b in ease. 3) long term residual value. I plan on keeping the car for at least 2 years and I want to limit how much I lose on the car. The GS being sold in less numbers I wonder if this would result in greater depreciation? I don't NEED the extra space the GS has to offer but it can come in handy. The GS has better standard equipment/larger screen/comfier set up which you would expect of a larger car. I have my eye on a gs300h luxury and an F sport trim. So from going through the forum what I understand is: GS and IS are both reliable, both will have the lexus relax warranty. GS will be the more comfy car but the IS is more than good enough? Residuals wise I'm leaning towards the IS? I am also looking from a future perspective with the hybrid system benefit in comparison to the other marques diesel alternatives. I'm terms of the gs300h luxury vs f sport - the f sport seem to hold their value better if I'm not mistaken? And from trying to find out the difference between luxury and f sport am I correct in assuming it's mainly cosmetic, bigger brakes and additional sports + setting? There is a low milage luxury 2015 (65) model and I am comparing to a similarly priced 2014 (14) f sport model which has 10k more miles. Is the f sport worth the same value as a newer lesser milage luxury? Should I be looking at the is300h instead with the points I've raised? Sorry for the long post but would appreciate any feedback I could get! Thanks in advance!