New CT200H owner in the East Midlands

Krs1958 · September 9, 2017

Good afternoon, I bought my first Lexus in mid August from the Local Derby Lexus dealer. I wanted to move from a diesel SUV to a hybrid or EV vehicle and had been interested in changing for a while. I bought a used 2014 F Sport in white with 27000 miles on the clock.

So far my impression of the car has been impressive. Even in my late fifties I thought I was tech savvy. However I have had to actually read the owners manual to find out all bells and whistles of the incar tech. The sales rep who sold me the car did a run through of the functions but it would of taken hours to show me all of the short cuts and features but he did get me up and running. Having driven the car for 3 weeks now I’m really enjoying the hybrid experience. Most of my mileage is local commuting on rural roads to my place of work as well as longer trips for pleasure. The first day I collected the car I drove it to the East Coast for a shakedown run.

I find the car very economical averaging 55 mpg. (Brim to brim measurement) which is better that the car tells me it’s getting. So far I’m glad to have made the swap from my old Mitsubishi Outlander diesel auto which at the very most got 35 mpg.

I’m looking forward to being a member of the forum. As a bonus I find other Lexus owners wave to you and seem a friendly lot.